List of equestrian statues in the United Kingdom

This is a list of equestrian statues in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands.

England

London

• Charles I (1633) by Hubert Le Sueur, at Charing Cross.
• William III (1807) by John Bacon Jr., in St James's Square.
• George III (1835/6) by Matthew Coates Wyatt, in Pall Mall.
• George IV (1840s) by Sir Francis Chantrey, in Trafalgar Square.
• The Duke of Wellington by Sir Francis Chantrey and Henry Weekes (1844), in front of the Royal Exchange.
• Richard Coeur de Lion (1856) by Carlo Marochetti, outside the Houses of Parliament.
• Prince Albert (1874) by Charles Bacon, in Holborn Circus.
• The Duke of Wellington (1888) by Sir Joseph Boehm in Hyde Park Corner.
• Saint George defeating the dragon, Cavalry Memorial (1906) by Adrian Jones, in Hyde Park.
• Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (1907) by Adrian Jones in Whitehall, opposite the Old War Office.
• Physical Energy (1907) by George Frederic Watts in Kensington Gardens. Replica of part of the Rhodes Memorial in Cape Town.
• Field Marshal Lord Wolseley (1920) by Sir William Goscombe John, in Horse Guards Parade.
• Field Marshal Sir George Stuart White (1922) by John Tweed, in Portland Place.
• Edward VII (1924) by Sir Bertram Mackennal, in Waterloo Place, near St. James's Park.
• Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar (1924) by Harry Bates, in Horse Guards Parade.
• Ferdinand Foch (1930) by Georges Malissard, near Victoria Station.
• Field Marshal Lord Haig (1937) by Alfred Frank Hardiman, in Whitehall.

• 
  Richard I outside the Palace of Westminster
• 
  King Edward VII Memorial at the Waterloo place
• 
  Physical Energy in Kensington Gardens
• 
  Ferdinand Foch at Victoria

Former:

• George I (c. 1716), which stood in Leicester Square from 1784 until 1872.

Banbury

• Equestrian statue of "The Fine Lady" at Banbury Cross.

• 
  The statue of the "fine lady" at Banbury Cross

Birmingham

• George I (1722) by the workshop of John Nost the Elder, in front of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts. Originally commissioned by the city of Dublin in 1717; sold to the Barber Institute in 1937.^[1]

• 
  George I outside the Barber Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Birmingham

Bristol

• Equestrian of King William III by John Michael Rysbrack at the Queen Square, 1736.
• Equestrian of John Wesley with the John Wesley’ Chapel behind.

• 
  King William III in Bristol
• 
  John Wesley in Bristol

Chester

• Equestrian Statue of Viscount Combermere by Carlo Marochetti at the end of the Grosvenor Bridge, opposite the entrance to Chester Castle.

• 
  Viscount Combermere in Chester

Chillingham

• Equestrian of Field Marshal Viscount Gough just 25m inside the grounds of Chillingham Castle, by John Henry Foley. Erected in Dublin in 1980, was hurled down in 1957, re-erected at new place in 1990.

Coventry

• Equestrian of Lady Godiva (or Godgifu) in city centre.

• 
  Lady Godiva in Coventry

Derby

• Equestrian of Bonnie Prince Charlie at Cathedral Green.

• 
  Bonnie Prince Charlie in Derby

Exeter

• Equestrian of Redvers Buller at Hele Road

Gloucester

• Equestrian of the Emperor Nerva on Southgate Street. A replica of a Roman statue found in the remains of the South Gate.

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  Emperor Nerva in Gloucester

Kingston upon Hull

• Equestrian of King William III.

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  King William III in Kingston upon Hull

Leeds

• Equestrian of Prince Edward on City Square by Sir Thomas Brock.

• 
  Edward the Black Prince in Leeds

Liverpool

• Equestrian of George III by Richard Westmacott on London Road.
• Equestrian of Prince Albert by Thomas Thornycroft in front of St. George's Hall.
• Equestrian of Queen Victoria by Thomas Thornycroft in front of St. George's Hall.
• Equestrian of Edward VII by William Goscombe John at the Pier Head.
• Equestrian of "Christ upon an ass" by Brian Burgess at St. Nicholas Church.
• Equine statue of Red Rum by Philip Blacker at Aintree Racecourse.
• Equine statue "The Great Escape" by Edward Cronshaw on Church Street.
• Equine statue "Waiting" by Judy Boyt outside the Museum of Liverpool.

• 
  George III in Liverpool
• 
  Prince Albert in Liverpool
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  Queen Victoria in Liverpool
• 
  Edward VII in Liverpool

Mells

• Equestrian of Edward Horner (who fell at the Battle of Cambrai in 1917) by Sir Alfred Munnings inside Church of St Andrew.

• 
  Edward Horner in Mells

Newcastle upon Tyne

• Saint George defeating the dragon by Charles Leonard Hartwell, part of the Newcastle War Memorial in Eldon Square, unveiled by Earl Haig in 1923.

• 
  The War Memorial, Newcastle upon Tyne

Petersfield

• Equestrian of King William III.

• 
  King William III in Petersfield

Windsor

• The Copper Horse. Equestrian of King George III on the on Snow Hill, Windsor Great Park.
• Equestrian statue of Elizabeth II by Philip Jackson in Windsor Great Park

• 
  The Copper Horse in Windsor
• 
  Elizabeth II in Windsor Great Park

Wolverhampton

• Prince Albert on Queen Square, by Thomas Thornycroft

• 
  Prince Albert in Wolverhampton

Northern Ireland

Belfast

• Equestrian statue of William III by Harry Hems, on Orange Hall in Clifton Street

• 
  William III in Belfast

Scotland

Edinburgh

• Equestrian of Charles II. Parliament Square
• Equestrian of Duke of Wellington.
• Equestrian of Field Marshal Douglas Haig, in Hospital Square, Edinburgh Castle.
• Equestrian monument to the Royal Scots Greys at the Princes Street Gardens.

• 
  Duke of Wellington in Edinburgh
• 
  Royal Scots Greys monument in Edinburgh

Galashiels

• Equestrian of one of the Border Reivers, historically active in this area

• 
  Border Reiver statue at Galashiels

Glasgow

• Equestrian of Queen Victoria at the George Square.
• Equestrian of Prince Albert at the George Square.
• Equestrian of Duke of Wellington outside the Gallery of Modern Art.
• Lobey Dosser with Rank Bajin on El Fidelio, Woodlands Road. This monument to Bud Neill is claimed to be the only two-legged equestrian statue in the world. For further images see Commons:Category:Lobey Dosser.
• Saint George defeating the dragon outside St George's Cross subway station.

• 
  Queen Victoria in Glasgow
• 
  Duke of Wellington in Glasgow
• 
  Lobey Dosser in Glasgow
• 
  Saint George in Glasgow

Wales

Cardiff

• Equestrian of Godfrey Morgan by Sir Goscombe John at Gorsedd Gardens, 1909.

• 
  Godfrey Morgan in Cardiff

Corwen

• Owain Glyndŵr (2007) in The Square.

Harlech

• The Two Kings (1984) by Ivor Roberts-Jones. Representing Bran the Blessed and Gwern from the Mabinogion.

Jersey

Gorey

• Equestrian of Sir Hugh Calveley (The Perfect Knight) in the Middle Ward of the Mont Orgueil Castle.

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  Sir Hugh Calveley in Mont Orgueil Castle

References

External links

Media related to Equestrian statues in the United Kingdom at Wikimedia Commons