Statue

Boadicea/Boudicca/Boudica

Erection date: 1902

Inscription

{On the front of the plinth:}
Boadicea, Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni who died AD 61 after leading her people against the Roman invader.

{On the right, river side:}
Regions Caesar never knew, thy posterity shall sway. {A quote from William Cowper's 1782 poem "Boadicea, an ode".}

{On the left, road side:}
This statue by Thomas Thornycroft was presented to London by his son Sir John Isaac Thornycroft CE and placed here by the London County Council, AD 1902.
 

The horses look totally out of control to us; no wonder the two daughters look so worried.

Site: Boadicea/Boudicca/Boudica (1 memorial)

SW1, Westminster Bridge

At one stage this statue was intended to be placed on Parliament Hill. Here was a tumulus, supposedly Boudicca's burial place and when, in 1894 the LCC decided to excavate it, a Thornycroft proposed this statue for the site. However the findings caused the Society of Antiquaries to consider the legend disproved and the statue was placed here in Westminster instead.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Boadicea/Boudicca/Boudica

Subjects commemorated i

Boudicca / Boadicea / Boudica

Queen of the Iceni.  When the Romans arrived in AD 43 her husband, Prasutagus...

Read More

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Boadicea/Boudicca/Boudica

Created by i

London County Council

Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...

Read More

William Cowper

Poet and hymn writer.  Born Berkhamsted.  Spent his early years at Westminste...

Read More

Sir John Isaac Thornycroft

Civil engineer.  Son of Thomas and Mary Thornycroft.  Born Rome.  Studied and...

Read More

Thomas Thornycroft

Sculptor. born Cheshire. Came to London in 1835 where he was apprenticed to J...

Read More

Morris Singer Foundry

Founded by John Webb Singer as the Frome Art Metal Works. Cast many of the be...

Read More

Nearby Memorials

British Library - Newton

British Library - Newton

NW1, Euston Road, British Library

Bronze, 12 foot high (and he's sitting down).  Via Facebook Henri Hudson has provided two references: one the full title of the 1790s Wil...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Michael Bond steel statue

Michael Bond steel statue

W2, St Mary's Terrrace

At the southern end of St Mary’s Terrace, beside the bike track, these statues are extremely difficult to photograph, Turing in particula...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
King George I statue, WC2 - lost

King George I statue, WC2 - lost

WC2, Leicester Square

A gilded statue of George I was created for the Duke of Chandos in about 1716. Modelled by C. Buchard (or C. Buchan, depending on source)...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
V&A façade - Cosway

V&A façade - Cosway

SW7, Cromwell Road

Excluding the allegories (such as Knowledge) there are 36 statues on the two public façades of the V&A Museum, on Exhibition Road and...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Robert Raikes statue

Robert Raikes statue

WC2, Victoria Embankment Gardens

There is a copy of this statue in Gloucester and another in Toronto.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator