Marquess of Londonderry Statue, Durham

The Marquess of Londonderry's Statue is the most prominent landmark in Durham Market Place. It is often referred to as "The Horse" by locals. The copper and plaster statue was sculpted in 1854 by Raffaele Monti, an Italian sculptor, author, and poet.

The double life-sized statue of a military-looking gentleman on a horse represents famous cavalryman Charles William Van Stewart, the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry. He served in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic wars. The statue, commissioned by Marquess's wife, was installed on December 2, 1861.

Originally located in front of St Nicholas Church, on Market Place, the Marquess of Londonderry's Statue was moved to the southern entrance to make foot traffic more fluid in 2010.

A legend about the sculpture states that the artist promised to reward anyone who could identify the tiniest mistake. When a man discovered the horse had no tongue, a devastated Monti committed suicide. The legend is not true as Monti did not end his own life, and the horse does have a tongue, but it continues to persist by insistent locals.