Erection date: 1867
{On base of monument:}
Colin Campbell, Field Marshal Lord Clyde, born 1792, died
This is a rather grand memorial: the statue with Campbell resting his telescope on a palm-tree stump, being atop a fat pink marble pillar, at the base of which sits a life size allegorical woman, Britannia, lounging on a reclining lion. Glasgow has a copy of the statue, without all the add-ons.
SW1, Waterloo Place
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Colin Campbell
Field Marshal. Born Glasgow as Colin Macliver but his maternal uncle financed...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Colin Campbell
Born Turin. Lived in France most of his life but escaped to London in 1848. B...
Statue unveiled by the Prince of Wales. The figures of the soldiers were cast from twelve French cannons captured by Wellington's forces ...
Statues Hither and Thither has been invaluable in identifying some of the busts and most of the statues. The statues are not labelled and...
This seatless statue belongs to the select group of seated London statues - see Peabody.
The inspiration for the statue was the sculptor's daughter Kate skipping in the garden. It was created to celebrate the opening of the ne...
This square, the site of an ancient reservoir, was set out in 1716 on land owned by Sir Nathaniel Curzon and originally known as Devonshi...
