Cast in Stone

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• Equestrian statue of Frederick Roberts, Glasgow
  Duplicate of a statue erected in Kolkata, sculpted by Harry Bates. The original statue in India was inaugurated in 1898.
• Equestrian statue of Prince Albert, Holborn
  Accompanied by two bronze relief panels, titled "The Prince laying the first stone of the Royal Exchange, Jan 17, 1842", and "Exhibition of All Nations, 1851, Britannia distributing awards", and two bronze allegorical girls representing "History" and "Peace".
• Statue of David Livingstone, Glasgow
  Livingstone is shown holding a bible in his left hand and his hat in his right hand. By his left foot lies a sextant, an astrolabe and an ankle shackle.
• Statue of Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood
  Accompanied by two additional bronze figures: On the left side of the statue, the first figure depicts a turbanned Indian warrior sitting on a tiger. On the right side of the statue, a second figure depicts a Canadian hunter sitting on a moose. Both figures symbolise the Marquess' career as a colonial administator in India and Canada.
• Statue of Joseph Pease
• Statue of Mungo Park
  The statue of Mungo Park is accompanied by four bronze statues on each corner of the plinth, as well as two bronze reliefs on either side. The original statue of Park was created by Andrew Currie in 1859, while the bronze figures and reliefs were added by Thomas John Clapperton in 1913. According to the commission, the four figures were designed to symbolise 'the four tribes with whom Park came in contact in his travels in South Africa'. They supposedly represent "Peace", "War", "Slavery", and "Home Life in the Niger".
• Statue of Queen Victoria, Brighton and Hove
• Statue of Queen Victoria, Carlisle