Greenwich’s “Nelson Room” is to be being restored

A small but important room off the side of Greenwich’s famous Painted Hall that most people don’t notice is there is about to become much more noticeable. The room, originally a small records office, is now known as the Nelson Room because of something that happened there one night in 1805.
On Christmas Eve 1805, on a cold night, the body of Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson arrived at Greenwich Hospital, now known as the Old Royal Naval College. Following his death during the Battle of Trafa