Statue of Robert Stephenson

The Statue of Robert Stephenson is a bronze figure depicting the railway engineer standing with an unrolled document in his right hand. It sits on a red granite plinth in the forecourt of Euston Station in London.

The monument was commissioned by the Institution of Civil Engineers following Stephenson's death in 1859, with sculptor Carlo Marochetti completing the work before 1867. It represents one of the few surviving elements from the original 1870 station complex.

The statue depicts Stephenson dressed in period clothing that reflects his standing as a prominent railway engineer of his era. His pose holding an unrolled document emphasizes his role in shaping transportation infrastructure through careful design.

The statue stands in the public forecourt of Euston Station and is easily accessible to visitors passing through the area. It was temporarily removed in 2020 for High Speed 2 railway construction work and will be reinstalled once work concludes.

The monument survived as the sole visible remnant of the original 1870 station layout long after the structure was largely rebuilt in the 1960s. This temporal continuity makes it a rare physical witness to the Victorian railway era that once defined the site.

Location: London Borough of Camden

Inception: 1870

Creator: Carlo Marochetti

GPS coordinates: 51.52786,-0.13259

Latest update: December 13, 2025 11:47