Trafalgar Square capital. Building work on the south side of the square in the late 1950s revealed deposits from the last interglacial. Among the findings were the remains of cave lion, rhinoceros, straight-tusked elephant and hippopotamus. The site of Trafalgar Square has been a significant location since the 13th century. During Edward I's reign, the area was the site of the King's Mews, running north from the original Charing Cross, where the Strand from the City met Whitehall coming north from Westminster. From the reign of Richard II to that of Henry VII, the mews was at the western end of the
Trafalgar-class submarine France and Spain in 1805. The "Trafalgar" class were designed in the early 1970s during the Cold War as a refinement of the preceding "Swiftsure" class. Including , the "Trafalgar" class are the fifth class of nuclear-powered fleet submarines to enter service with the Royal Navy. The first of the class, HMS "Trafalgar", was ordered on 7 April 1977 and completed in 1983. The last, HMS "Triumph", was ordered on 3 January 1986 and completed in 1991. All seven boats of the class were built and completed by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering at the Barrow-in-Furness shipyard. In 1982, "Jane's Fighting