Statue of Oliver Cromwell

A statue of Oliver Cromwell stands in front of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster. He was Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland between 1653 and 1658.

A statue of Oliver Cromwell stands outside the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in Westminster, London. Oliver Cromwell was Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland between 1653 and 1658.The statue was designed by Hamo Thornycroft and erected in 1899. It has divided opinion, both before its erection and since, due to Cromwell's opposition to the British monarchy and his role in the conquest of Ireland. Cromwell stands accused by some of war crimes, religious persecution and ethnic cleansing on a dramatic scale against Catholics in Ireland.The statue is one of five public statues of Cromwell in the United Kingdom and is Grade II listed for its architectural merit

Those saying the statue should be in a more prominent place probably aren’t too concerned about the secretarian genocide he was responsible for in Ireland, the statue commentating this puritan religious zealot despot would have been vandalised if it wasn’t situated behind the security perimeter of Westminster palace.

This statue of Oliver Cromwell stands outside the House of Commons. You can't really get too close without getting through the gates, but you can see enough through the gates anyway.The statue was sculpted by Hamo Thornycroft, and depicts Oliver Cromwell standing holding a sword in his right hand with the point of the sword resting on the ground. In his left hand, he is holding a copy of the bible. The statue stands on top of a pedestal with a lion rest at the foot.Nice statue and definitely worth a look.

It's a joke that we honour this monster with a statue at Parliament. Regardless of his achievements in disbanding feudalism and empowering democracy, he was a prejudiced, barbaric, crazed ethnic cleanser.

Oliver Cromwell was a monster who is responsible for the mass murder of thousands of Irishmen and Catholics in his religious and ethnic cleansing of England and Ireland. He is not someone for Britain to be proud of.

A visually stunning statue of a man famous for many reasons good & bad that I was unable to gain access to, due to the current construction work taking place at the houses of Parliament.

Imposing but you can't get close to it from pavement owing to security restrictions.

Loved so educational

Germany doesn't keep any statues of Hitler up. Russia doesn't honor Stalin. Why is this any different?