Views of Nottingham

Prudentia on the Prudential Building

Prudentia on the Prudential Building

The statue on the front of the Prudential Assurance building is Prudentia, one of the four cardinal virtues.

Prudentia is more commonly depicted with a mirror, but Alfred Waterhouse, the architect, preferred snakes.

The Roman numerals translate to 1848 – the year that Prudential Assurance was founded