Statues of Robin Hood and his Merry Men

The Statues of Robin Hood and his Merry Men are a group of three stylised sculptures unveiled in 1952, designed by James Arthur Woodford. They are made of cast-bronze and are set on stone plinths.

The sculptures include a cast-bronze figure of Robin Hood, which stands on a rusticated stone plinth. This stylised figure is approximately 2 metres tall and is depicted in an archery pose, with his bow and arrow directed north-west towards the gatehouse of Nottingham Castle. To the south-east of Robin Hood is a group of two reclining figures, which may represent the young minstrel Allan a Dale and Will Scarlet, also set on a cast-bronze base with a rusticated stone plinth. To the south-west of Robin Hood is another group of three reclining figures, likely depicting Friar Tuck, Little John, and possibly Much the Miller’s son, situated on a similar base and plinth. Each bronze base is inscribed with ‘JAMES WOODFORD / RA / 1951’. The entire group of sculptures is positioned on an elevated hardscaped platform above the infilled outer ditch of Nottingham Castle, which is listed at Grade I, and Castle Road.