Statue of Field Marshal Earl Haig

The Statue of Field Marshal Earl Haig is a Grade II* listed bronze equestrian statue set on a pedestal made of Portland stone. The statue depicts Haig, who is hatless and dressed in an open greatcoat over his uniform, holding a scroll in his right hand while seated on a powerful horse. The horse stands with its hind legs parallel and its left foreleg raised, its neck arched and head drawn in on a short rein. The statue is mounted on a rising bronze base that features anthemion decoration at the front. It is signed ‘Alfred Hardiman 1936’ on the front.

The pedestal, which is rounded at the north end, has an inscription on the front that reads FIELD MARSHAL / EARL HAIG, / COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF / OF THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE / 1915-1918, beneath a cartouche displaying the Haig arms, surrounded by the Order of the Thistle and topped with a coronet. On the rear (north) end, there is the inscription ERECTED BY PARLIAMENT.