With reference to the article in the Wiltshire Times on the arrival of the Magna Carta Baron statue of Henry de Bohun. (January 15), I would like to clarify some details.

The statue is actually the maquette which was used to produce the metal statue of Henry de Bohun, which still stands in the House of Lords.

The life-sized bronze statues of barons and bishops actually present at the sealing of Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215 are positioned above the assembled legislators, each one set between two of the windows of the Lords’ Chamber.

Their metallic gaze is a stark reminder to the members of the Houses of Parliament that Magna Carta is widely regarded by many as the foundation of our law and democracy.

Henry de Bohun was therefore an important national figure as well as a very major local figure.

The maquette and thus the statue were sculpted by Thomas Thorneycroft, who also created the famous statue of Queen Boudicca in her chariot which stands on the Embankment in London.

It is good that Thorneycroft’s work can now be studied at ground level, as opposed to a more distant view in the House of Lords.

The display of the statue of Henry de Bohun is one of the centre pieces of the Trowbridge Magna Carta celebrations, which also include a conference held in the Civic Centre in the town, entitled King John and Magna Carta England: The Reality Behind the Myth, on April 25, 2015.

A presentation on Henry de Bohun will feature among others by notable experts on the period.

It is intended that the conference is for interested members of the general public. Leaflets on the conference are available at Trowbridge Museum, the Information Centre and local libraries.

Information is also available on www.trowbridge.gov.uk.

Andy Milroy, Bellefield Crescent, Trowbridge.