By John Glenday

Greenpeace has secured the attentions of the media and public after a pair of agile supporters scaled Nelson’s Column to attach a symbolic gas mask to the war hero’s likeness.

The co-ordinated protest led to the arrest of eight people but not before tourists and passers-by were able to snap the historic landmark’s contemporary makeover, alongside 16 other monuments.

The audacious 170ft ascent was completed by climbing a ladder to the plinth before climbing a lightning conductor to the top of the iconic column.

Other famous figures targeted in this way included a prominent bronze statue of Oliver Cromwell located outside Read full story ›

Source: The Drum