List of public art in Warwickshire

This is a list of public art in the Warwickshire county of England. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artworks in museums.

Alcester

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Peace on Earth Globe Globe Roundabout, Alcester

52.213870°N 1.872325°W / 52.213870; -1.872325
1996 (1996)Severn Lamb Ltd Sculpture Alcester Town Council Marks 50 years of peace after the end of the Second World War in 1945. Presented to the town of Alcester by Severn Lamb Ltd.[1][2] It was erected on the site of the former Globe Hotel [3]
The History Stone Roman Alcester Museum - Seggs Lane, Alcester

52.213942°N 1.873251°W / 52.213942; -1.873251
1969 (1969)Walter Richie Sculpturestone Alcester Town Council There is six panels including Needle and Spring, a Goose, a Roman Soldier, a Lady on a horse and a Man carrying a heavy sack.[4]

Atherstone

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Atherstone Ball Game The Co-op, Station Street, Atherstone

52.577563°N 1.550799°W / 52.577563; -1.550799
Michael Disley SculptureStone North Warwickshire Borough Council Based on the Shrovetide Ball Game

Bedworth

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Celebrating Bedworth's Heritage Corner of Rye Piece Ringway and King Street, Bedworth

52.479399°N 1.469209°W / 52.479399; -1.469209
2004 (2004)Graham Mitcheson SculptureStone Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Celebrates Bedworth's industrial heritage. Formed to resemble stacked discs of wound ribbon (local ribbon industry), each disc commemorates an industry with a particular significance to Bedworth's past. [5]

Dunchurch

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Lord John Scott Rugby Road, Dunchurch

52.337084°N 1.289449°W / 52.337084; -1.289449
1867 (1867)Joseph Durham StatueLimestone2 metres high Grade II listed [6]Rugby Borough Council

Fillongley

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The Family Nuneaton Road and Coventry Road, Fillongley

52.482776°N 1.588252°W / 52.482776; -1.588252
2011 (2011)Graeme Mitcheson SculptureKilkenny Limestone North Warwickshire Borough Council At a crossroads, not far from Nuneaton and Arbury Hall [7]

[8]

Henley-in-Arden

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Market Cross High Street, Henley-in-Arden

52.292943°N 1.779799°W / 52.292943; -1.779799
15th century Market CrossLimestone Grade II listed [9]Stratford-on-Avon District Council

Kenilworth

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Millennium Globe Abbey End, Kenilworth

52.343939°N 1.579811°W / 52.343939; -1.579811
2001 (2001) Kugel fountain Warwick District Council and Kenilworth Town Council

Leamington Spa

The Parade

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Queen Victoria Town Hall, Leamington Spa

52.288521°N 1.535215°W / 52.288521; -1.535215
1901 (1901)Albert Toft StatueSicilian marble on red Aberdeen granite pedestal3 metres high statue on a 4 metres high pedestal Grade II listed [10]Warwick District Council and Royal Leamington Spa Town Council Is a similar statue to this in Worcester at the Shire Hall

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War Memorial Parade, Leamington Spa

52.288116°N 1.534672°W / 52.288116; -1.534672
1922 (1922)Albert Toft War memorial StatueBronze Grade II listed [11]Warwick District Council and Royal Leamington Spa Town Council

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Firemen and a Manual Pump RA Bennett & Partners, Euston Place, Leamington Spa

52.287891°N 1.534067°W / 52.287891; -1.534067
1965 (1965) SculptureMetal, painted100cm high x 120cm wide approx. Warwick District Council and Royal Leamington Spa Town Council Two figures, wearing helmets and fireman's uniforms, are either side of a cart. Moved to Euston Place in 1965. It was the premises on Locke and England. The emblem was previously at 166 Parade when it was 33 Lower Parade (the firm moved there in 1875).[12]

Bath Street

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Blue waves Outside the Jug & Jester – Bath Street, Leamington Spa

52.285871°N 1.532934°W / 52.285871; -1.532934
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The Jug & Jester Jug & Jester – Bath Street, Leamington Spa

52.285529°N 1.532897°W / 52.285529; -1.532897
2010 (2010) SculptureBronze JD Wetherspoon The Jug & Jester opened in November 2010 [13]

Jephson Gardens

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Dr Henry Jephson Jephson Memorial, Jephson Gardens, Leamington Spa

52.288558°N 1.530897°W / 52.288558; -1.530897
1848 (1848)Peter Hollins StatueMarble Grade II listed [14]Warwick District Council and Royal Leamington Spa Town Council

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Elephant Circle Jephson Gardens, Leamington Spa

52.287187°N 1.531487°W / 52.287187; -1.531487
1988 (1988)Nicholas Dimbleby SculptureBronze Warwick District Council and Royal Leamington Spa Town Council Originally outside the Royal Priors Shopping Centre, it was moved to Jephson Gardens in 2008 [15]

Nuneaton

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Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot) Newdegate Street, Nuneaton

52.523251°N 1.467079°W / 52.523251; -1.467079
1986 (1986)John Letts StatueBronzeStatue: 130cm high x 120cm wide x 120cm deep. Plinth: 120cm high x 120cm wide x 120cm deep Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council [16]
Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot) George Eliot Hospital, Eliot Way, Nuneaton

52.510563°N 1.476029°W / 52.510563; -1.476029
1985 (1985)John Letts StatueBronzeStatue: 130cm high x 100cm wide x 100cm deep approx. Base: 100cm high x 120cm wide x 120cm deep approx. Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Unveiled in 1996 [17]
George Eliot Hospital Trust Logo George Eliot Hospital, Eliot Way, Nuneaton

52.509703°N 1.475613°W / 52.509703; -1.475613
1994 (1994)John McKenna Brick statueBrick8m wide by 3m+ high Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council The Trust logo is derived from the brick statue at the front of the hospital which represents the family surrounded by 'caring hands'.[18][19]

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Boer War Memorial Riversley Park, Nuneaton

52.519956°N 1.465913°W / 52.519956; -1.465913
2008 (2008)Alan Beattie Herriot StatueBronze Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council The original memorial was unveiled in 1905 and was sculpted by Adolphus E L Rost. That was stolen in 2006. This copy was made in 2008 [20]

Rugby

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Rupert Brooke Jubilee Gardens, Rugby

52.374868°N 1.260501°W / 52.374868; -1.260501
1988 (1988)Ivor Roberts-Jones StatueBronze Rugby Borough Council Poet born in Rugby [21]
Thomas Hughes Rugby School, Rugby 1899 (1899)Thomas Brock Statue on pedestalStone [22]

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William Webb Ellis Rugby School, Rugby

52.370037°N 1.264400°W / 52.370037; -1.264400
1997 (1997)Graham Ibbeson StatueBronze229cm high Rugby School and Rugby Borough Council The inventor of Rugby football in 1823 [23]
Rugby's Industrial Heritage Side of public toilets, North Street, Rugby

52.373949°N 1.262398°W / 52.373949; -1.262398
1999 (1999)John McKenna FriezeBrick110cm high x 500cm wide Rugby Borough Council Depicts Rugby's heritage, from canals to railways, to jet engines etc [24][25]

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Life Saved Rugby Fire Station, Corporation Street, Rugby

52.374534°N 1.265352°W / 52.374534; -1.265352
2002 (2002)Paul Margetts SculptureMild steel5 metres high Rugby Borough Council Outside Rugby Fire Station. Represents a fire fighter saving a child [26]

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Echo Caldecott Park, Rugby

52.377256°N 1.262283°W / 52.377256; -1.262283
2009 (2009)Hilary Cartmel Sculpturestainless steel, bronze and cast glass3 metres high Rugby Borough Council Replaces a Victorian sculpture that disappeared in the middle of the 20th Century [27]

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Frank Whittle - Father of the Jet Engine Chestnut Fields, Park Road, Rugby

52.375076°N 1.262618°W / 52.375076; -1.262618
2005 (2005)Stephen Broadbent SculptureBronze Rugby Borough Council Frank Whittle did much of his research and development of the jet engine in Rugby

[28]

World Rugby Hall of Fame World Rugby Hall of Fame and Rugby Art Gallery Museum & Library, Little Elborow Street, Rugby

52.371772°N 1.264367°W / 52.371772; -1.264367
2016 (2016)DT Granthams Signs Sculpture sign World Rugby Hall of Fame In the shape of a W.[29]

Stratford-upon-Avon

Town Centre

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Arden Quarter Mosaics Station Approach, Stratford-upon-Avon

52.193711°N 1.715153°W / 52.193711; -1.715153
November 12, 2019 (2019-11-12)Rob Turner MosaicUnglazed ceramic mosaic tiles1.5m in diameter Stratford on Avon District Council There is five mosaics between Stratford-upon-Avon Station at Station Square and Alcester Road, on Station Approach. Depicts the history of the town. Including: The Cattle Market, Stratford's Historic Spine, The Stratford Canal and River Avon, The original Memorial Theatre and The Riverside Heritage Trail.[30]

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The American Fountain Junction of Wood Street and Rother Street, Market Place, Stratford-upon-Avon

52.192880°N 1.709818°W / 52.192880; -1.709818
1887 (1887)Jethro Cossins & Robert Bridgeman & Sons of Lichfield Drinking FountainStone Grade II* listed [31]Stratford on Avon District Council Donated to the people of Stratford by George W. Childs (when there was no suitable memorial to Shakespeare in England at the time) [32]

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Sun Sphere Stratford Leisure Centre Stratford-upon-Avon

52.194936°N 1.700350°W / 52.194936; -1.700350
 () sculptureSteel It's on the roof, and can also be seen from the Leisure Centre Car Park
Figure with Shield ('Everyman') Above Shipton & Co - Sheep Street, Stratford-upon-Avon

52.191626°N 1.706620°W / 52.191626; -1.706620
1964 (1964)Fred J Kormis StatueBronze A statue of a young man in medieval dress supporting a shield. The shield is that of the former Stratford Borough. After the local government reorganisation of 1974 the arms of the former Stratford Borough were transferred by the Earl Marshal to Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council.[33]

Bancroft Gardens

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The Gower Memorial Bancroft Gardens, Stratford-upon-Avon

52.192148°N 1.702385°W / 52.192148; -1.702385
1876 (1876)Ronald Gower StatueBronze Grade II* listed [34]Stratford on Avon District Council Statue of William Shakespeare surrounded by characters from his plays. Unveiled in 1888.[35] It was outside the Royal Shakespeare Theatre until it burned down in 1926. It was moved to its present site in 1933.

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William Shakespeare Bancroft Gardens, Stratford-upon-Avon

52.191354°N 1.703242°W / 52.191354; -1.703242
2016 (2016)Lawrence Holofcener StatueBronze Stratford on Avon District Council The American artist gave the statue to the town to mark the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death [36]

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Hermaphroditus or Youth at the Stream Bancroft Gardens, Stratford-upon-Avon

52.191872°N 1.703578°W / 52.191872; -1.703578
1844 (1844)John Henry Foley StatueBronze Stratford on Avon District Council Cast in bronze by J.A. Hatfield in 1851 for the Great Exhibition. Alfred Bullard donated it to Bancroft Gardens in 1932.[37]

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Country Artists Fountain Bancroft Gardens, Stratford-upon-Avon

52.191529°N 1.703748°W / 52.191529; -1.703748
1996 (1996)Christine Lee FountainMarble and Stainless Steel450cm high x 250cm wide x 250cm deep Stratford on Avon District Council Commemorates the 800th anniversary of the granting of market rights to the town of Stratford-upon-Avon by Richard I.[38]
Peace Memorial Bancroft Gardens, Stratford-upon-Avon

52.191374°N 1.702429°W / 52.191374; -1.702429
1995 (1995)Hornton Quarries, Brent Hayward with Darren Hayward, Trevor Brown and Naomi Hamer. SculptureHornton Stone (Limestone with Iron content).250cm high x 87cm wide x 23cm deep x other dimensions (irregular shape) Stratford on Avon District Council Marked 50 years of peace since the end of World War Two in Europe in 1995 [39]

Henley Street

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William Shakespeare Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon

52.19360159441268°N 1.7077663324268388°W / 52.19360159441268; -1.7077663324268388
2020 (2020)James Butler StatueBronze8 foot Stratford on Avon District Council Donated by local Stratford businessman Tony Bird OBE. Installed in July 2020 on the refurbished Henley Street.[40] The artist made it in 2016 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death but it took four years to find a permanent home.[41]
The Stratford Jester Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon

52.194412°N 1.709096°W / 52.194412; -1.709096
1994 (1994)James Walter Butler StatueBronze Stratford on Avon District Council The character of the jester or fool appears in many of Shakespeare's plays [42]
Untitled Abstract Relief The Shakespeare Centre, Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon

52.194060°N 1.708309°W / 52.194060; -1.708309
1964 (1964)Douglas Wain Hobson ReliefBronze150cm high x 200cm wide x 35cm deep approx. Shakespeare Birthplace Trust The sculptor intended to represent Shakespeare's greatness.[43]
Eagle The Shakespeare Centre, Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon

52.194048°N 1.708344°W / 52.194048; -1.708344
1964 (1964) SculptureBronze Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Studley

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Needles Studley Island, Studley

52.274596°N 1.894700°W / 52.274596; -1.894700
Planet Art SculptureMild steel3m x 3m Studley Parish Council A centre piece for Studley Island. Uses the heritage of the town's needle making industry [44]

Warwick

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Guy and the Boar Traffic island, Coventry Road, Warwick

52.289798°N 1.578960°W / 52.289798; -1.578960
1964 (1964)Keith Godwin StatueCast concrete, set on a stone plinth and concrete base Warwick District Council Depicts Guy of Warwick. Commissioned by the Annol Development Company and presented to Warwick Council.[45]
Randolph Turpin Market Place, Warwick

52.281969°N 1.590978°W / 52.281969; -1.590978
2001 (2001)Carl Payne StatueBronze Warwick District Council

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The Herons and Fishes Warwickshire County Council, Market Place, Warwick

52.282571°N 1.590355°W / 52.282571; -1.590355
2000 (2000)Rachel Higgins SculptureSteel Warwick District Council Millennium pond sculpture. It reflects the rich wildlife of Warwickshire


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