Crowd turn up for long-awaited return of the Anne Boleyn Statue
*News* A large crowd turned up to see an award-winning sculpture of Anne Boleyn unveiled – returned to its rightful place after a 14 year absence. It was 11am on a Monday morning and some had even taken the morning off work to take a look. The day marked 489 years since Boleyn’s execution at […]
Full details on the return of the Anne Boleyn statue to Carshalton
*News* Sutton Housing Partnership have just announced when the much-missed Anne Boleyn statue is due to return to her plinth. There will be a grand unveiling on Monday 19 May 2025 at 11am. It will take place at Church Hill in Carshalton village. The statue has been gifted to Sutton Housing Partnership by the family […]
Restored Anne Boleyn sculpture to be exhibited at the historic St Nicholas Church in Sutton
*News* Something for the history and art fans! This new exhibition will celebrate the work of sculptor Dennis Huntley (1928 – 2021). It will be held in the vibrant heart of Sutton Town Centre at the charming St Nicholas Church, built 1862-64. This will be a chance for local people to see the amazing artistry […]
*Online Exclusive* First official look at the re-painted Anne Boleyn sculpture and more about her return to the Carshalton plinth
Here’s an update on the missing Anne Boleyn sculpture in Carshalton village, the latest in our ‘Brilliant Boleyn’ series. Anne will be brought back! Many of you may not remember this colourful and eye-catching sculpture. It once stood in Carshalton overlooking Anne Boleyn’s Well and Carshalton Ponds at the junction of North Street, Pound Street […]
Kings and Queens of Carshalton – Uncovering 500 years of Royal visits and connections
This is the famous well in the heart of Carshalton village that may be named after Tudor Queen, Anne Boleyn. She possibly stopped at Carshalton, perhaps on the way to Carew Manor in Beddington, where she met King Henry VIII for four days of ‘pleasure’. From Diana, Princess of Wales to the Duke and Duchess […]
Brilliant Boleyn – The Artist and the Architects
Quick Links: The Artist / The Legend For those of you relatively new to Carshalton, you would never have seen the wooden Sculpture of Tudor Queen, Anne Boleyn at Church Hill. The empty plinth is where she once stood, and for nearly 50 years this prestigious sculpture has overlooked the site of Anne Boleyn’s Well. […]
Brilliant Boleyn – The Carshalton Legend of the Anne Boleyn Well
Historians believe that the Anne Boleyn’s Well in the heart of Carshalton village, was never named after the Tudor Queen, but is purely a mis-spelling of an earlier name. However, they are agreed that there’s a possibility she did visit. Quick Links: The Artist / The Legend Every aspect of Anne Boleyn’s life is controversial. […]