Statues in England

This memorial depicts the unlikely team that won England the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

A memorial to American oil drillers who volunteered to travel secretly to England in 1943 and work in the U.K.'s only oil field.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

Flying high, this unusual hornet statue celebrates the local soccer team formerly owned by Elton John.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

This tribute to a beloved cricket umpire is a magnet for risqué pranksters.

A tribute to the women who quietly kept the local steelworks alive during both world wars.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

A fitting tribute to a beloved local boxing coach that's produced four world champions.

Monuments and plaques commemorate the local man whose invention shrunk the world.