List of public art in Solihull

This is a list of public art in Solihull, in the West Midlands county of England. This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork in museums.

Town Centre
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More images		 Family Outing Mell Square

52.413455°N 1.775802°W / 52.413455; -1.775802		 1985 (1985)John Ravera statueBronze Solihull Metropolitan Borough CouncilQ47490619
Pyramid Mell Square

52.413450°N 1.775965°W / 52.413450; -1.775965		 2010 (2010)Zantium Studios Mosaic pyramidmosaic Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council It replaced a chess board [1] Temporarily removed while a Christmas ice rink was in Mell Square. From November 2015 to January 2016. Possible gone into storage as the Taste Collective is being built on the site of the former Costa Coffee in Mell Square, due to open January 2020 [2]

More images		 The Horse and Horse Tamer Group Malvern Park

52.411113°N 1.771022°W / 52.411113; -1.771022		 1874 (1874)Joseph Boehm statueBronze Grade II listed[3]Solihull Metropolitan Borough CouncilQ47490855 Originally in the gardens of Tudor Grange (nearby Solihull College). Donated by Oliver Bird to the Borough of Solihull in 1944. Presented to the council in 1953. Vandalised in 2012. Restored by donations by the end of that year.
Waitrose sculpture Waitrose, Herbert Road, Solihull

52.413107°N 1.782575°W / 52.413107; -1.782575		 2016 (2016) Sculpture Waitrose
Solihull Interchange sculptureBronze West Midlands Network Outside Solihull Station until at least 2009. Since Chiltern Railways did the station up around 2012, the interchange sculpture seems to have gone!
Conduct Outside the Chapel at Solihull School

52.414412°N 1.769163°W / 52.414412; -1.769163		 2015 (2015)Matthew Lane Sanderson SculptureSteel5 metres tall and 3 metres wide Solihull School In the chapel forecourt [4] [5]

Bickenhill
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More images		 Take Off Roundabout on Bickenhill Lane on the approach to Birmingham Airport

52.4466°N 1.7300°W / 52.4466; -1.7300		 c. 1989 (1989)Walenty Pytel sculptureSteel Birmingham Airport Commemorates 40 years of peace in Europe[6]

More images		 Beyond All Limits Near the Pendigo Lake, National Exhibition Centre

52.450265°N 1.718868°W / 52.450265; -1.718868		 2012 (2012)Luke Burton Sculpturerecycled material aluminium, stainless steel and titanium National Exhibition Centre Commissioned to commemorate the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics dedidcated by John Burton to Help for Heroes. [7]

Chelmsley Wood
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The Bogey on a Stick Meriden Park, Chelmsley Wood

52.481461°N 1.736160°W / 52.481461; -1.736160		 1981 (1981) Sculpture Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Removed in 2009. It could return after being restored. [8]

Dickens Heath
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More images		 Sculpture near The Customs House Near The Customs House, Rumbush Lane, Dickens Heath

52.383208°N 1.835741°W / 52.383208; -1.835741		  () SculptureSteel and stone blocks Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council [9]

Elmdon
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Twitters Elmdon Park, Elmdon

52.441224°N 1.768112°W / 52.441224; -1.768112		 2003 (2003) SculptureWood Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council It is carved from a tree that was removed from the park. It resembles an owl

More images		 Elmdon Park Totem Pole Elmdon Park, Elmdon

52.442358°N 1.771462°W / 52.442358; -1.771462		 2004 (2004) TotempoleWood Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council The totem pole was created from ideas put forward by local schools, after an Oaks and Shires event in 2004.

Olton
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More images		 Saxon King on Horse Olton railway station

52.438151°N 1.805046°W / 52.438151; -1.805046		 John McKenna StatueSteel West Midlands Network

More images		 Edith Holden owl sculpture Kineton Green Road, Olton

52.433807°N 1.812178°W / 52.433807; -1.812178		 March 7, 2020 (2020-03-07)Robot Cossey Wooden sculptureWood Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Was carved out of a tree stump that was already on the site. It is in honour of Edith Holden who lived on this street over 100 years ago, an "eco-warrior" of the Edwardian era. [10]

Shirley

Haslucks Green Road / Stratford Road
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coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Shark Haslucks Green Road, Shirley

52.411330°N 1.835440°W / 52.411330; -1.835440		 1990s SculptureFibreglass and bricks Comdean Ltd Was a scuba diving shop here [11] As of 2017 it is missing (has been taken down)

More images		 Poppy Island Stratford Road, Shirley

52.415421°N 1.829108°W / 52.415421; -1.829108		 2017 (2017)
  • GRP Building Products
  • SR Davis Architects
 Sculpture Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council On the roundabout near Haslucks Green Road, Stratford Road and Olton Road. [12] A tribute to the fallen soldiers of World War I [13]


Shirley Park
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Donkey Derby Shirley Park – Shirley

52.410686°N 1.828087°W / 52.410686; -1.828087		 2014 (2014)Zantium Studios Circular pavement MosaicGlass tiles2m diameter Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council [14]
Native Butterflies Shirley Park – Shirley

52.410369°N 1.830933°W / 52.410369; -1.830933		 2014 (2014)Zantium Studios Circular pavement MosaicGlass tiles2m diameter Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council [14]
Maze Shirley Park – Shirley

52.41027°N 1.830337°W / 52.41027; -1.830337		 2014 (2014)Zantium Studios Circular pavement MosaicGlass tiles2m diameter Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council [14]
Giant Tortoise Shirley Park – Shirley

52.410843°N 1.828441°W / 52.410843; -1.828441		 2014 (2014)Robot Cossey Wooden sculptureOak Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Carved from oak trees felled from the park[15]
Wildlife Totem Pole Shirley Park – Shirley

52.410843°N 1.828441°W / 52.410843; -1.828441		 2014 (2014)Robot Cossey Wooden sculptureOak Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Carved from oak trees felled from the park[15]
Training Shoe Bench Shirley Park – Shirley

52.410529°N 1.828543°W / 52.410529; -1.828543		 2014 (2014)Robot Cossey Wooden sculptureOak Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Carved from oak trees felled from the park[15]

References
  1. "Pyramid". Zantium Studios.
  2. "New shops to visit in Solihull and what's opening in 2020". Birmingham Mail. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. Historic England. "Statue of Horse and Horse Tamer in Malvern Park  (Grade II) (1342851)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  4. "Chapel Sculpture Unveiling". Solihull School. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. "School unveils Matthew Lane Sanderson sculpture in grounds". Joseph Ash. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. "PMSA". pmsa.org.uk. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015.
  7. "Solihull sculptor creates art from rubbish for Marco Pierre White's restaurant at The Cube". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  8. "Why a sculpture known as 'The Bogey on a Stick' could be making a return". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  9. "Parkridge Developments". International Art Consultants. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  10. "Striking sculpture honouring 'eco-warrior' unveiled in Solihull street". Birmingham Mail. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  11. "PMSA". pmsa.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015.
  12. "Poppies appear on roundabout". Shirley, Solihull - Parkgate Diary. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  13. "Lest We Forget - A Timely Tribute to Fallen Heroes". GRP Building Products. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  14. "Shirley Park". Zantium Studios.
  15. "Shirley Park, Solihull". Robot Cossey. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.

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