8 Monuments & Statues in Bedfordshire That You Shouldn't Miss

January 7, 2022 Layne Dawes

Discover the best top things to do in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom including Bedford War Memorial, Bedfordshire Boer War Memorial, John Bunyan Statue, Luton War Memorial, Archbishop Trevor Huddleston Bust, John Howard Statue, The Meeting Sculptures, Reflections of Bedford.
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1. Bedford War Memorial

Riverside Walk, The Embankment, Bedford England http://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/120682
Excellent
71%
Good
14%
Satisfactory
14%
Poor
0%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 7 reviews

Bedford War Memorial

2. Bedfordshire Boer War Memorial

Corner of A6 and The Embankment, Bedford England http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Bedfordshire/BedfordBoerWarMemorial.html
Excellent
50%
Good
38%
Satisfactory
13%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 8 reviews

Bedfordshire Boer War Memorial

3. John Bunyan Statue

Ardor House 2 The Broadway, Bedford MK40 2TH England
Excellent
47%
Good
47%
Satisfactory
7%
Poor
0%
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4.5 based on 15 reviews

John Bunyan Statue

Reviewed By therichastill - Stevenage, United Kingdom

The statue of John Bunyan is at the end of the High Street at the junction with Dame Alice Street and it's worth checking out if you are investigating the history of Bedford and it's most famous author.

4. Luton War Memorial

St George Street Luton Town Hall, Luton LU1 2BQ England
Excellent
22%
Good
78%
Satisfactory
0%
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Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 9 reviews

Luton War Memorial

5. Archbishop Trevor Huddleston Bust

Silver Street, Bedford England http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM3447_Archbishop_Trevor_Huddleston_1913_1998_Silver_Street_Bedford_UK
Excellent
25%
Good
50%
Satisfactory
25%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 4 reviews

Archbishop Trevor Huddleston Bust

Reviewed By futtock21 - London, United Kingdom

This bust of Archbishop Trevor Huddleston is the work of sculptor Ian Waters and was first unveiled by the Bishop of St. Albans in 1999, a year after Huddleston’s death. The plinth records Nelson Mandela’s comment that no white man did more to fight apartheid than Huddleston. Mandela himself re-dedicated the sculpture on a visit to Bedford in 2000. The sculptor Ian Waters went on to create the statue of Mandela in Parliament Square and the memorial to the International Brigades in Jubilee Gardens.

6. John Howard Statue

St Paul's Square facing the High Street, Bedford MK40 1AN England
Excellent
30%
Good
40%
Satisfactory
30%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 10 reviews

John Howard Statue

Reviewed By CJTravelerTexas - Texas, United States

While in Bedford, I had the privilege to see the memorial to John Howard, the noted penal reformer and philanthropist. In addition, Bedford also has a house once used by John Howard and his chapel, which is now a night club. Persons interested in criminal justice issues would enjoy seeing this important influence on correctional history and practice.

7. The Meeting Sculptures

Harpur Square, Bedford England http://virtual-library.culturalservices.net/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib/0.digitised_resources/statues_bedford_book_meeting.htm
Excellent
14%
Good
57%
Satisfactory
14%
Poor
14%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 7 reviews

The Meeting Sculptures

Reviewed By futtock21 - London, United Kingdom

The Meeting a work dating from 1996 by sculptor John Mills stands in front of the stone facade of Bedford’s Harpur Centre. It shows a father, with the family dog beneath his legs and a youngster on his shoulders, collecting three other children from school. This is a theme appropriate to a spot which used to be the front playground of Bedford Modern School.

8. Reflections of Bedford

10-36 Silver Street, Bedford MK40 1SU England
Excellent
38%
Good
15%
Satisfactory
15%
Poor
15%
Terrible
17%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 13 reviews

Reflections of Bedford

Reviewed By 700daisyb

I went to the unveiling years ago. The faces light up at night. The brick and lace details are beautiful. Would have been cool of they could have been placed a couple of metres further apart, so that you could properly walk through them

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