List of public art in Denbighshire

This is a list of public art in Denbighshire in north-east Wales. Denbighshire's borders were established in 1996 under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 and differ from those of the historic county of the same name. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums.

Map of Wales with Denbighshire highlighted

Betws Gwerfil Goch
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationWikidata Notes
War memorial Maerdy Road, Betws Gwerfil Goch Obelisk on pedestalGranite [1]

Bodelwyddan
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationWikidata Notes
Canadian soldiers memorial Parish Church of St Margaret, Bodelwyddan 1919W. Mansley & Son, monumental sculptors Cross on pedestalRed sandstone [2][3]
Obelisk Bodelwyddan Castle ObeliskStone
Medieval knight Bodelwyddan Castle 1840 c. 1840 Statue in nicheStone

Bodfari
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationWikidata Notes
War memorial St Stephen's Church, Bodfari Statue on pedestalGranite [4]

Carrog
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationWikidata Notes
War memorial St Bridget's Church, Carrog Wall-mounted tabletRed marble on stone wall [5][6]
Celtic crosses St Bridget's Church, Carrog Celtic wheel crossesStone [7]

Corwen
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationWikidata Notes
Preaching cross SS Mael and Sulien's Church, Corwen c. 9th–12th centuries Stone Q17739976 [8]

More images		 Owain Glyndŵr Corwen 2007Colin Spofforth Statue on pedestalBronze on stone4.5m high [9]

Denbigh
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationWikidata Notes
Evan Pierce memorial Denbigh 1872Martin Underwood (column), W & T Wills (statue) & Mario Raggi (panels) Statue on pillar with relief panelsMarble, limestone and bronze15m high Grade II* [10]
War memorial St Marcella churchyard, Denbigh Celtic cross on pedestal [11]
War memorial Crown Square, Denbigh 1923Charles Leonard Hartwell Statue of winged Peace on pedestalStone3m high Grade II*Q29500708 [12][13][14]
Henry Morton Stanley Outside Denbigh Library 2011Nick Elphick StatueBronze [15]

Glyndyfrdwy
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationWikidata Notes
War memorial Beside the A5, Glyndyfrdwy Celtic cross on pedestalGranite [16][17]

Llangollen
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationWikidata Notes

More images		 Pillar of Eliseg Llangollen c. 9th centuryCyngen ap Cadell PillarStone Grade IQ3090852 [18]

More images		 War memorial Bridge St., Llangollen Celtic wheel cross and plaqueGranite [19][20]

Prestatyn
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationWikidata Notes
Pochin's fountain High Street, Prestatyn FountainGranite [21]
Coat of arms Former Council Offices, Nant Hall Road, Prestatyn Relief plaqueRed brick
War memorial Christ Church, High St., Prestatyn 1920Leonard Barnard (architect) Eleanor Cross on stepped basePortland stone6.0m high Grade IIQ29502678 Masons: RL Boulton & Sons.[22][23][24]
Mother and child Near High Street, Prestatyn SculptureBronze
Beginning and End Prestatyn 2009 SculptureMetal Marks the northern end of Offa's Dyke path.[25]

Rhuddlan
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationWikidata Notes
Sir William Shipley Conwy memorial St Mary's Church, Rhuddlan Celtic crossStone
John Lunt memorial St Mary's Church Rhuddlan Statue on pdestalStone Memorial to John Lunt, 1825–1884, sculptor.

Rhyl
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationWikidata Notes
War memorial Garden of Remembrance, Rhyl 1904Herbert Chatham Statue on pedestal and 2 miniature cenotaphsCarrara marble statue, granite pedestal Originally constructed as a Boer War memorial, subsequently expanded and relocated.[26][27]
Clock tower Rhyl Clock towerStone & limestone
1853 Lifeboat tragedy Promenade, Rhyl 2013Mike Owens SculptureOak [28][29]
Belgian refugee memorial Garden of Remembrance, Rhyl 2015 Sculpture [30]

Ruthin
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationWikidata Notes
Peers Memorial St Peter's Square, Ruthin 1883John Douglas Clock towerStone Grade IIQ7160462 [31]
Gorsedd stones Ruthin Stone circleGranite
War memorial Ruthin 1925Harold Hughes Celtic crossStone3m high Grade IIQ29507901 [32][33][34]
Tom Pryce memorial Ruthin 2009Neil Dalrymple Relief panelBronze resin2.5m by 1m [35]
Lion Ruthin Castle StatueStone
Plas Meddyg mural Ruthin Maggie Humphry Mural

St Asaph
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationWikidata Notes

More images		 Bible Translators' Memorial

William Salesbury
Richard Davies
William Morgan
Gabriel Goodman
Edmund Prys
Richard Parry
John Davies
Thomas Huet

 St Asaph Cathedral 1892Middleton & Prothero Octagonal tower, loosley derived from the Eleanor crosses, with statuesStone Grade IIQ29481806 Unveiled 22 April 1892.[36][37]
War memorial St Kentigern and St Asaph Parish Church, St Asaph 1920s Celtic cross on pedestal [38][39]
Henry Morton Stanley St Asaph 2010Gary and Thomas Thrussell PillarMetal4m high [40]

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