The statue of Queen Victoria outside Kensington Palace. The sculptor was Victoria's daughter, Princess Louise.

This is a list of statues of British royalty in London.

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Boadicea and Her Daughters
Boudica
Near Westminster Pier

51°30′04″N 0°07′26″W / 51.5011°N 0.1238°W / 51.5011; -0.1238
1856–1883 Thomas Thornycroft and William Hamo Thornycroft Grade II [1]

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Statue of Alfred the Great Trinity Church Square, Southwark [2][3]
Statue of Alfred the Great Palace of Westminster 1869 John Birnie Philip [4]
Statue of Edward the Confessor Westminster Scholars War Memorial

51°29′58″N 0°07′45″W / 51.4995°N 0.1292°W / 51.4995; -0.1292 (Westminster Scholars War Memorial)
1861 John Birnie Philip Commemorated here as the re-founder of Westminster Abbey.[5][6]
Statue of William the Conqueror Palace of Westminster 1869 John Birnie Philip [7]
Statue of the Empress Matilda Maughan Library (King's College London), central tower 1866–1867 Farmer & Brindley [8]

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Statue of Richard I Outside the Palace of Westminster 1851 Carlo Marochetti [9]
Statue of Richard III Palace of Westminster 1869 John Birnie Philip [10]
Statue of Henry III Westminster Scholars War Memorial

51°29′58″N 0°07′45″W / 51.4995°N 0.1292°W / 51.4995; -0.1292 (Westminster Scholars War Memorial)
1861 John Birnie Philip Grade II Commemorated here as the rebuilder of Westminster Abbey.[5][6]
Statue of Henry III Maughan Library (King's College London), gateway on Chancery Lane 1891–1896 Farmer & Brindley [11]
Statue of Edward I 114 High Holborn 1903 Richard Garbe Grade II [12]
Eight statues of Eleanor of Castile Queen Eleanor Memorial Cross, forecourt of Charing Cross railway station 1864–1865 Thomas Earp Grade II* [13]
Statue of Edward III Palace of Westminster 1869 John Birnie Philip [14]
Statue of Edward III Maughan Library (King's College London), gateway on Chancery Lane 1891–1896 Farmer & Brindley [11]
Statue of Henry V Palace of Westminster 1869 John Birnie Philip [15]

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Statue of Henry VIII Above the entrance to St Bartholomew's Hospital 1702–1703 Francis Bird [16]

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Statue of Anne Boleyn Church Hill, Carshalton 1967 Dennis Huntley [17]
Statue of Edward VI Guildhall Early 17th century Attributed to Andreas Kearne From the porch of the Guildhall Chapel.[18]

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Statue of Edward VI St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth 1682 Thomas Cartwright Grade II* [19]

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Statue of Edward VI St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth 1736 Peter Scheemakers Grade II* [20]
Statue of Elizabeth I Guildhall 1622 c. 1622 Nicholas Stone Commissioned for the Royal Exchange but rejected, and installed in the porch of the Guildhall Chapel during the sculptor's lifetime.[21]

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Statue of Elizabeth I St Dunstan-in-the-West, Fleet Street 1670–1999 ? [22]
Statue of Elizabeth I Royal Exchange 1844 Musgrave Watson [23]
Statue of Elizabeth I Westminster Scholars War Memorial

51°29′58″N 0°07′45″W / 51.4995°N 0.1292°W / 51.4995; -0.1292 (Westminster Scholars War Memorial)
1861 John Birnie Philip Grade II Commemorated here as the founder of Westminster School.[5][6]
Statue of Elizabeth I Maughan Library (King's College London), central tower 1866–1867 Farmer & Brindley [8]
Statue of Elizabeth I Palace of Westminster 1869 John Birnie Philip [24]
Statue of Elizabeth I Old Guildhall Library, Basinghall Street 1873 c. 1873 J. W. Seale Grade II* [25]

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Statue of Elizabeth I Kimpton Fitzroy London Hotel (formerly the Hotel Russell), Russell Square, Bloomsbury 1898–1900 Henry Charles Fehr Grade II* [26]
Statue of Elizabeth I Harrow School, south tower of Speech Room 19th century; installed on current site in 1925 Richard Westmacott
Statue of Elizabeth I Little Dean's Yard, Westminster 2010 Matthew Spender Commissioned to mark the 450th anniversary of the founding of Westminster School by Elizabeth I.[27]
Statue of Mary, Queen of Scots Queen of Scots House, 143–144 Fleet Street

51°30′52″N 0°06′26″W / 51.514311°N 0.107181°W / 51.514311; -0.107181 (State of Mary, Queen of Scots)
1905 ? Grade II [28]
Statue of James I Temple Bar Gate, Paternoster Square 1670–1672 c. 1670–1672 John Bushnell
Statue of James I Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey 1861–1864 Thomas Thornycroft Intended for the Palace of Westminster.[29]
Statue of Anne of Denmark Temple Bar Gate, Paternoster Square 1670–1672 c. 1670–1672 John Bushnell
Statue of Charles I Guildhall Early 17th century Attributed to Andreas Kearne From the porch of the Guildhall Chapel.[18]

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Statue of Charles I Charing Cross

51°30′26″N 0°07′40″W / 51.50732°N 0.12770°W / 51.50732; -0.12770 (Charles I)
1633 Hubert Le Sueur The earliest English equestrian statue. Originally commissioned in 1630 by Charles I's Lord Treasurer, Sir Richard Weston, for his house Mortlake Park in Roehampton. Erected on the site of the Charing Cross in 1674–1675, when the pedestal was carved by Joshua Marshall.[30]
Statue of Charles I Temple Bar Gate, Paternoster Square c. 1670–1672 John Bushnell
Statue of Charles I Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey 1671 John Bushnell Intended for the Royal Exchange.[31]

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Statue of Charles I Royal Hospital Chelsea 1676 Grinling Gibbons [32]
Statue of Charles I Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey 1861–1864 Thomas Thornycroft Intended for the Palace of Westminster.[33]
Statue of Charles II Temple Bar Gate, Paternoster Square 1670–1672 c. 1670–1672 John Bushnell
Statue of Charles II Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey 1671 John Bushnell [34]

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Statue of Charles II Soho Square 1681 Caius Gabriel Cibber
Statue of Charles II Western vestibule of the Old Guildhall Library 1683 Artus Quellinus III From the former College of Physicians in Warwick Lane.[35][36]
Statue of Charles II Royal Exchange 1789–1791 John Spiller [37]
Statue of Charles II Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey 1865–1871 Henry Weekes [38]

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Statue of James II Trafalgar Square 1686 Peter Van Dievoet working in the studio of Grinling Gibbons [39]
Statue of William III Bank of England Museum 1734 Henry Cheere Commissioned by the Bank of England, which received its royal charter from William III in 1694.[40]

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Statue of William III St James's Square 1807 John Bacon the Younger [41]
Statue of William III Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey 1862–1867 Thomas Woolner [42]
Statue of William III Palace of Westminster 1869 John Birnie Philip [43]

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Statue of William III Outside Kensington Palace 1908 Heinrich Baucke [44]
Statue of Mary II Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey 1862–1868 Alexander Munro [45]

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Statue of Mary II Kimpton Fitzroy London Hotel (formerly the Hotel Russell), Russell Square, Bloomsbury 1898–1900 Henry Charles Fehr Grade II* [26]

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Statue of Queen Anne Market House, Kingston upon Thames 1706 Francis Bird

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Statue of Queen Anne Queen Anne's Gate, Westminster 1708 at latest Francis Bird
Statue of Queen Anne Maughan Library (King's College London), central tower 1866–1867 Farmer & Brindley [8]
Statue of Queen Anne Palace of Westminster 1869 John Birnie Philip [46]
Statue of Queen Anne Old Guildhall Library, Basinghall Street 1873 c. 1873 J. W. Seale Grade II* [25]

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Statue of Queen Anne Outside the west front of St Paul's Cathedral 1886 Richard Claude Belt [47]
Statue of Queen Anne Kimpton Fitzroy London Hotel (formerly the Hotel Russell), Russell Square, Bloomsbury 1898–1900 Henry Charles Fehr Grade II* [26]
Statue of George I At the top of the spire of St George's Church, Bloomsbury 1730 Unknown [48]

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Statue of George II Golden Square, Soho 1720 John Nost the Elder [39]

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Statue of George II Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1735 (unveiled) John Michael Rysbrack [49]

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Statue of George III The quadrangle at Somerset House 1780 John Bacon [50]

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Statue of George III Pall Mall 1836 Matthew Cotes Wyatt [51]

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Statue of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Queen Square, Bloomsbury 1775 c. 1775 Unknown [52]

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Statue of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany Duke of York Column, Waterloo Place 1832–1834 Richard Westmacott [53]

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Statue of George IV Trafalgar Square 1829–1843 c. 1829–1843 Francis Legatt Chantrey [54]

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Statue of William IV Greenwich, by the National Maritime Museum 1844 (unveiled) Samuel Nixon [55]

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Statue of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn Park Crescent, Marylebone 1824 (unveiled) Sebastian Gahagan [56]
Statue of Queen Victoria Palace of Westminster 1855 John Gibson The enthroned Queen is flanked by personifications of Justice and Clemency.[57]
Statue of Queen Victoria Westminster Scholars War Memorial

51°29′58″N 0°07′45″W / 51.4995°N 0.1292°W / 51.4995; -0.1292 (Westminster Scholars War Memorial)
1861 John Birnie Philip Grade II [5][6]

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Statue of Queen Victoria with the attributes of Peace Friary Park, Friern Barnet

51°37′06″N 0°09′39″W / 51.61842°N 0.16079°W / 51.61842; -0.16079
1862 Joseph Durham Grade II [58]
Statue of Queen Victoria Maughan Library (King's College London), central tower 1866–1867 Farmer & Brindley [8]
Statue of Queen Victoria Old Guildhall Library, Basinghall Street 1873 c. 1873 J. W. Seale Grade II* [25]
Statue of Queen Victoria St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth 1873 Matthew Noble [59]

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Statue of Queen Victoria Temple Bar 1879–1880 Joseph Edgar Boehm [60]

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Statue of Queen Victoria Imperial College London 1888 Joseph Edgar Boehm
Statue of Queen Victoria Royal Exchange 1891–1896 Hamo Thornycroft [61]

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Statue of Queen Victoria Kensington Gardens, outside Kensington Palace 1893 Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (with Joseph Edgar Boehm) [62]

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Statue of Queen Victoria New Bridge Street (near Blackfriars Bridge) 1893–1896 Charles Bell Birch [63]

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Statue of Queen Victoria Carlton House Terrace 1897–1902 c. 1897–1902 Thomas Brock [64]
Statue of Queen Victoria Kimpton Fitzroy London Hotel (formerly the Hotel Russell), Russell Square, Bloomsbury 1898–1900 Henry Charles Fehr Grade II* [26]

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Statue of Queen Victoria Outside Croydon Town Hall 1903 (erected) Francis John Williamson [65]

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Statue of Queen Victoria Woolwich Town Hall 1905 F. W. Pomeroy [66]
Statue of Queen Victoria Victoria and Albert Museum, entrance façade 1905–1906 c. 1905–1906 Alfred Drury [67]
Statue of Queen Victoria Victoria Memorial, outside Buckingham Palace 1911 (unveiled) Thomas Brock [68]
Statue of Queen Victoria Victoria Square 2007 Catherine Laugel

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Statue of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge Whitehall 1907 Adrian Jones [69]
Statue of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Royal Exchange 1845–1847 John Graham Lough [70]

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Statue of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Memorial to the Great Exhibition, Prince Consort Road, South Kensington 1863 Joseph Durham [71]

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Statue of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Holborn Circus 1869–1874 Charles Bacon [72]

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Statue of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Albert Memorial

51°30′09″N 0°10′39″W / 51.502560°N 0.177454°W / 51.502560; -0.177454 (Prince Albert)
1871–1876 John Henry Foley and Thomas Brock Grade I [73]
Statue of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Victoria and Albert Museum, entrance façade 1905–1906 c. 1905–1906 Alfred Drury [67]

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Statue of Edward VII as Prince of Wales Temple Bar 1879–1880 Joseph Edgar Boehm [60]
Statue of Edward VII as Prince of Wales Royal College of Music 1891 Count Gleichen The Prince was the college's first president, from 1882 to his accession to the throne in 1901, when he became its patron.[74]
Statue of Edward VII 114 High Holborn 1903 Richard Garbe Grade II [12]
Statue of Edward VII Victoria and Albert Museum, entrance façade 1906 William Goscombe John [67]

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Statue of Edward VII Outside Tooting Broadway tube station 1911 Louis Fritz Roselieb, later Louis Frederick Roslyn [75]

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Statue of Edward VII Waterloo Place 1921 (unveiled) Bertram Mackennal [76]
Statue of Alexandra of Denmark Royal College of Music 1891 Count Gleichen Princess Alexandra is shown wearing the cap and gown of a Doctor of Music from the Royal University of Ireland, a degree she received during a state visit to Ireland.[77]
Statue of Alexandra of Denmark Victoria and Albert Museum, entrance façade 1906 William Goscombe John [67]
Statue of Alexandra of Denmark Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel 1908 George Edward Wade [78]

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Statue of George V Old Palace Yard, Westminster 1947 (unveiled) William Reid Dick [79]

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Statue of George VI King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Memorial, The Mall 1954 William McMillan [80]

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Statue of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Memorial, The Mall 2009 (unveiled) Philip Jackson [81]
Statue of Elizabeth II Royal Albert Hall, South Porch 2022 Poppy Field [82]
Statue of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Royal Albert Hall, South Porch 2022 Poppy Field [83]

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Statue of Diana, Princess of Wales Kensington Palace 2021 (unveiled) Ian Rank-Broadley [84]


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References

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  1. ^ Ward-Jackson 2011, pp. 340–343.
  2. ^ Archived copy. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2009.{{citation}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Statue of King Alfred the Great, britainexpress.com, accessed 28 March 2021
  4. ^ Alfred the Great 849–901 Reigned 871–901. UK Parliament. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d Ward-Jackson 2011, p. 13.
  6. ^ a b c d Crimea and Indian Mutiny memorial. Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  7. ^ William I 1027–87 The Conqueror Reigned 1066–87. UK Parliament. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d Ward-Jackson 2003, p. 303.
  9. ^ http://news.parliament.uk/2009/08/conservation-of-richard-the-lionhearts-statue/
  10. ^ Richard I 1157–99 Reigned 1189–99. UK Parliament. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  11. ^ a b Ward-Jackson 2003, p. 305.
  12. ^ a b Edward I (1239–1307) and Edward VII (1841–1910). Art UK. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  13. ^ Historic England. "Queen Eleanor Memorial Cross (1236708)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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  15. ^ Henry V 1387–1422 Reigned 1413–22. UK Parliament. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  16. ^ Ward-Jackson 2003, p. 349.
  17. ^ Lloyd, Potkin & Thackara 2011, p. 308.
  18. ^ a b Whinney 1988, p. 435, n. 19.
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  20. ^ Historic England. "Bronze statue of Edward VI at north entrance to ward block of North Wing at St Thomas' Hospital (1080372)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  21. ^ Whinney 1988, pp. 74–75.
  22. ^ Ward-Jackson 2003, p. 129.
  23. ^ Ward-Jackson 2003, p. 325.
  24. ^ Elizabeth I 1533–1603 Reigned 1558–1603 Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. UK Parliament. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  25. ^ a b c Ward-Jackson 2003, pp. 187–188.
  26. ^ a b c d Statues of Four Queens, and Four Politicians. Art UK. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
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  28. ^ Ward-Jackson 2003, p. 436.
  29. ^ Ward-Jackson 2003, p. 71.
  30. ^ Statue of Charles I – Westminster – Greater London – England | British Listed Buildings Accessed 8 October 2011
  31. ^ Ward-Jackson 2003, p. 68.
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  33. ^ Ward-Jackson 2003, p. 72.
  34. ^ Ward-Jackson 2003, p. 69.
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  36. ^ Whinney 1988, p. 119.
  37. ^ Ward-Jackson 2003, p. 324.
  38. ^ Ward-Jackson 2003, p. 76.
  39. ^ a b "George II". societe-jersiaise.org.
  40. ^ William III (1650–1702). Art UK. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  41. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  42. ^ Ward-Jackson 2003, p. 74.
  43. ^ William III 1650–1702 Reigned 1689–1702. UK Parliament. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  44. ^ "William III, statue outside of Kensington Palace – Your Archives".
  45. ^ Ward-Jackson 2003, p. 75.
  46. ^ Queen Anne 1665–1714 Reigned 1702–14 Daughter of James II and Anne Hyde. UK Parliament. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  47. ^ "UK – London – The City: Queen Anne's Statue at St. Paul's Cathedral". Flickr. 10 November 2006.
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  49. ^ Matthews 2012, pp. 198–199.
  50. ^ Ward-Jackson 2011, p. 253.
  51. ^ Ward-Jackson 2011, p. 32.
  52. ^ Matthews 2012, p. 183.
  53. ^ Ward-Jackson 2011, p. 385.
  54. ^ Ward-Jackson 2011, p. 293.
  55. ^ Matthews 2012, pp. 199–200.
  56. ^ Ward-Jackson 2011, p. 180.
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  61. ^ Ward-Jackson 2003, p. 327.
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  63. ^ Ward-Jackson 2003, p. 275.
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  76. ^ Ward-Jackson 2011, p. 405.
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