Statue of Sir John Fox Burgoyne
| Sir John Fox Burgoyne | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Statue of John Fox Burgoyne, in London | |
| Artist | Joseph Edgar Boehm |
Completion date | 1877 |
| Subject | John Fox Burgoyne |
| Location | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Statue of Sir John Fox Burgoyne |
| Designated | 5 February 1970 |
| Reference no. | 1066144 |
The statue of Sir John Fox Burgoyne is a Grade II listed statue on the western flank of Waterloo Place in central London.[1] A work of the sculptor Joseph Edgar Boehm, it was unveiled in 1877. It is one of several statues on the street.
John Fox Burgoyne was a British Army Officer who served in the Peninsular and Crimean War, later becoming a Field Marshal in 1869.[2] The statue's inscription includes a quotation from Shakespeare's Coriolanus, "How youngly he began to serve his country, how long continued",[3] reflecting Burgoyne's extensive career in the army, serving just shy of seven decades.[4]
References
- ↑ "Statue of Sir John Fox Burgoyne, Non Civil Parish – 1066144 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ↑ Baker, Margaret (2002). Discovering London Statues and Monuments. Discovering series (5. ed., revised and updated ed.). Princes Risborough: Shire Publications. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-7478-0495-6.
- ↑ Matthews, Peter (2012). London's Statues and Monuments. Shire library. Oxford: Shire Publications. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-7478-0798-8.
- ↑ Blackwood, John; Irwin, Caroline, eds. (1989). London's Immortals: The Complete Outdoor Commemorative Statues (1. publ ed.). London: Savoy Press. pp. 264–265. ISBN 978-0-9514296-0-0.
External links
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