Monuments & statues in United Kingdom
Detourmap maps 170 monuments & statues worth the detour in United Kingdom — memorials, colossal statues, triumphal arches. The best known is Charing Cross. The 150 most notable are listed here; the rest are on the map. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Albert Memorial
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Notable
Memorial to Prince Albert in Kensington Gardens, London
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Victoria Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Notable
Memorial to Queen Victoria in London, England, UK
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Monument to the Great Fire of London
Monuments & statues · 17th century · Notable
Monument in the City of London
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Wallace Monument
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Notable
Tower standing on the summit of Abbey Craig, near Stirling in Scotland
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Scott Monument
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Notable
Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott
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the Unknown Warrior
Monuments & statues · Notable
Unidentified British soldier killed in the First World War
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Ravenhill Stadium
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Notable
Rugby union stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Fountain in Hyde Park, London
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National Monument of Scotland
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Monument in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Tomb of Karl Marx
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Tomb in Highgate Cemetery in London, England, United Kingdom
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Monument to the Women of World War II
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
British national war memorial situated on Whitehall in London, UK
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Cleopatra's Needle
Monuments & statues · 15th century BC · Hidden gem
Ancient Egyptian obelisk in London
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Statue of Edward Colston
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Hidden gem
Former public statue in Bristol, England
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Memorial to the Engine Room Heroes of the Titanic
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Monument in England
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The Royal Mausoleum
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Grade I listed building in Windsor and Maidenhead, United Kingdom
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Younger Memnon
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
One of two colossal granite heads from the Ancient Egyptian mortuary temple called the Ramesseum at Thebes
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Statue of Amy Winehouse
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Statue in Camden Town, London
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Another Place
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Installation artwork by Antony Gormley
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Statue of Oliver Cromwell
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Hidden gem
Statue in Westminster, London, by Hamo Thornycroft
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Our Lady of the Isles
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Statue in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
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National Covid Memorial Wall
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Mural in London, Greater London, England
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Royal Artillery Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
War memorial on Hyde Park Corner, London
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Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
War memorial in London
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Wellington's Column
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Monument to the Duke of Wellington in LIverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Statue of David Bowie
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Sculpture in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
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Statue of Sherlock Holmes
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Statue in London by John Doubleday
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Statue of Winston Churchill
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Statue in Parliament Square, London
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Hamilton Mausoleum
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Hidden gem
Mausoleum in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
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King Doniert's Stone
Monuments & statues · 9th century · Hidden gem
Celtic illustrated stone in Cornwall
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RAF Bomber Command Memorial
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Memorial in Green Park, London
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Welsh National War Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Grade II* listed building in Cardiff. World War I and II memorial in Cardiff, Wales
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Titanic Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Memorial in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Hidden gem
Memorial in Postman's Park, London
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Statue of Millicent Fawcett
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Statue in Parliament Square, London
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Statue of Nelson Mandela
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Sculpture in Parliament Square, London, by Ian Walters
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Statue of Charlie Chaplin
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Outdoor bronze sculpture in London, England
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Titanic Engineers' Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Grade II listed sculpture in Southampton, United Kingdom
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Nelson Monument
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Hidden gem
Monument in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK
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Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
German War cemetery in Brocton, Staffordshire, England, UK
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Tower Hill Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Group of two war memorials (WW1 and WW2) in Trinity Square Gardens, in London, England
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Polish Air Force Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
War memorial in South Ruislip, London Borough of Hillingdon, United Kingdom
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Royal Air Force Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
War memorial in Westminster, London, England, UK
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National Firefighters Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Memorial sculpture in London
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Equestrian statue of the Duke of Cambridge
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Statue in Whitehall, London
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Statue of Paddington Bear
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Statue in Paddington station, London
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equestrian statue of Charles I
Monuments & statues · 17th century · Hidden gem
Statue in Charing Cross, London, England, UK
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Wellington Monument
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Hidden gem
Triangular obelisk on a point of the Blackdown Hills, Somerset, England, UK
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Dugald Stewart Monument
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Monument in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Political Martyrs' Monument
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Hidden gem
Monument in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Wallace's Monument, Ayrshire
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Hidden gem
Church in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
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Statue of Robert Milligan
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Hidden gem
Sculpture by Richard Westmacott
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De Grey Mausoleum
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Grade I listed building in Flitton, Central Bedfordshire, England, UK
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Scottish National War Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
World War I memorial in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Devon County War Memorial
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
World War I memorial in Exeter, Devon, England, UK
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Great Western Railway War Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Railway company war memorial in London, England
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London Blossom Garden
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Memorial garden commemorating the COVID-19 pandemic in London
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Air Forces Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Memorial in Englefield Green, Surrey, England, UK
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Plymouth Naval Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Grade I listed cenotaph in Plymouth, United Kingdom
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Portsmouth War Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Memorial in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
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Machine Gun Corps Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Memorial in Hyde Park Corner, London
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Michael Faraday Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Memorial in London to Michael Faraday
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Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Hidden gem
Memorial in Piccadilly Circus, London, popularly known as "Eros"
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A Conversation with Oscar Wilde
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Memorial sculpture in London by Maggi Hambling
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Statue of Florence Nightingale
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Statue in Westminster, London, England, UK
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Statue of George Orwell
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Statue outside Broadcasting House, London
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statue of Emmeline Pankhurst
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Bronze sculpture in St Peter's Square, Manchester depicting Emmeline Pankhurst
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Statue of James II
Monuments & statues · 17th century · Hidden gem
Public sculpture in Trafalgar Square, London, England, UK
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Greyfriars Bobby Fountain
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Fountain in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Statue of Simón Bolívar
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Sculpture in Belgravia, London, by Hugo Daini
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Statue of Yuri Gagarin
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Statue in London after a work by Anatoly Novikov
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Wellington Monument
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Hidden gem
Sculpture in London by Richard Westmacott
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Obelisks of Nectanebo II
Monuments & statues · 4th century BC · Hidden gem
Ancient Egyptian artifacts (c. 350 BCE)
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Steble Fountain
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Decorative fountain, Grade II* listed, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Exeter Cathedral astronomical clock
Monuments & statues · 15th century · Hidden gem
Clock in Exeter, Devon, UK
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Mausoleum of the Duchess of Kent
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Grade I listed mausoleum in Windsor and Maidenhead, United Kingdom
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Scar boat burial
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Viking boat burial site at Scar, Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
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Lancaster Gate Memorial Cross
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
War memorial in Westminster, London, England, UK
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Crimean War Memorial
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Hidden gem
Memorial in London to the Crimean War
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Guards Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
War memorial in Horse Guards Parade, London
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Battle of Britain Memorial, Capel-le-Ferne
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
WWII memorial in Kent, England
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Commonwealth Memorial Gates
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Memorial in London to Commonwealth soldiers in the two World Wars
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Royal Fusiliers War Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
War memorial in Holborn, London, England, UK
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Arch of Remembrance
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
War memorial in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
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Norwich War Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
War memorial in Norwich, England
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York City War Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
War memorial in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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Hove War Memorial
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
War memorial in Hove, East Sussex, England
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7 July Memorial
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Memorial in Hyde Park to the victims of the 2005 London Bombings
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Joseph Sturge memorial
Monuments & statues · Hidden gem
Memorial statue in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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Kindertransport – The Arrival
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Sculptural group outside Liverpool Street station, London
