List of public art in Worcestershire

This is a list of public art in the Worcestershire 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.

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Bromsgrove

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coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes
A. E. Housman High Street, Bromsgrove

52°20′09″N 2°03′35″W / 52.335756°N 2.059679°W / 52.335756; -2.059679		 1985 (1985) Kenneth Potts Statue Bronze Statue: 225cm high approx. Base: 300cm high x 150cm wide approx. Bromsgrove District Council [1]

More images		 Dryad and Boar (cast of) Outside Post Office, High Street, Bromsgrove

52°20′11″N 2°03′32″W / 52.336330°N 2.059006°W / 52.336330; -2.059006		 1983 (1983) Louis Wiegartner & Terry Simons Statue, sculpture Bronze Bromsgrove District Council A figure of a small curly haried boy wearing only a loin cloth. [2]

More images		 Green Man Walking Sanders Park, Bromsgrove

52°20′02″N 2°04′18″W / 52.333775°N 2.071606°W / 52.333775; -2.071606		  () Sculpture Bronze Bromsgrove District Council Three pieces of an artwork, if you stand in the right place, an image of a man will be in the middle

Droitwich Spa

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More images		 Saltworkers Victoria Square, Droitwich

52°16′02″N 2°09′00″W / 52.267133°N 2.150007°W / 52.267133; -2.150007		 1998 (1998) John McKenna Statue Bronze 240cm high Droitwich Town Council and Wychavon District Council It depicts a family of saltworkers involved in the process of manufacturing salt [3]
Saint Richard of Droitwich Vines Park, Droitwich

52°16′10″N 2°08′53″W / 52.269563°N 2.147963°W / 52.269563; -2.147963		 1935 (1935) Statue Stone Droitwich Town Council and Wychavon District Council [4]

Evesham

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coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes
The Penny Whistle Abbey Park, Evesham

52°05′26″N 1°56′41″W / 52.090489°N 1.944592°W / 52.090489; -1.944592		 2007 (2007) Tom Harvey Wood carving sculpture Wood Wychavon District Council Made to celebrate the start of the first Music Festival in Evesham in July 2007

Kidderminster

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coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes

More images		 Rowland Hill Junction of Vicar and Exchange Streets

52°23′13″N 2°14′55″W / 52.386835°N 2.248483°W / 52.386835; -2.248483		 1881 (1881) Thomas Brock Statue Sicilian marble (statue) and Cornish grey granite (Pedestal) 2.45m high x 1.1m wide x 1.1m deep (statue) and 3.3m high x 1.9m x1.5m (Pedestal) Grade II listed[5] Wyre Forest District Council [6]

Malvern

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Buzzards Rose Bank Gardens

52°06′36″N 2°19′50″W / 52.1098657°N 2.3305801°W / 52.1098657; -2.3305801		 2013 (2013) Walenty Pytel Statue metal Malvern Town Council [7]
Enigma Fountain / Sir Edward Elgar Belle Vue Island

52°06′42″N 2°19′48″W / 52.1115679°N 2.3298681°W / 52.1115679; -2.3298681		 2000 (2000) Rose Garrard Statue and Fountain [8]
Malvinha Belle Vue Island

52°06′40″N 2°19′47″W / 52.1111268°N 2.3298500°W / 52.1111268; -2.3298500		 1998 (1998) Rose Garrard Fountain [9]
Hand of Peace British Legion Barnards Green Garden of Remembrance

52°06′30″N 2°18′44″W / 52.1084679°N 2.3123406°W / 52.1084679; -2.3123406		 1999 (1999) Rose Garrard Statue Portland stone [10]

Redditch

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coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes

More images		 Fountain with Female Figure Church Green, Redditch

52°18′29″N 1°56′26″W / 52.308032°N 1.940664°W / 52.308032; -1.940664		 1883 (1883) Fountain Cast iron, painted green, cream and gold 600cm high approx Redditch Borough Council [11]
Unicorn Unicorn Hill, Redditch

52°18′25″N 1°56′32″W / 52.306825°N 1.942348°W / 52.306825; -1.942348		 1998 (1998) Panel Sandstone, crown and cahin gold 240cm high x 125cm wide x 3cm deep Redditch Borough Council Depicts the rearing Unicorn of the Royal Coat of Arms [12]

More images		 Holocaust Memorial Market Place, Redditch

52°18′24″N 1°56′26″W / 52.306786°N 1.940470°W / 52.306786; -1.940470		 2005 (2005) Andy DeComyn & Chase Lloyd Sculpture Concrete 2 Metres high Redditch Borough Council Chase Lloyd conceived the sculpture while still at school [13]
Allegorical Figures Smallwood House, Redditch

52°18′30″N 1°56′28″W / 52.308262°N 1.941082°W / 52.308262; -1.941082		 1895 (1895) Panel Stone 180cm high x 350cm wide approx Redditch Borough Council Above the former Smallwood Hospital [14] Formerly the Redditch General Hospital (later known as Smallwood Hospital), it opened in 1895 and closed in 1986. It is now known as Smallwood House and is still used by the NHS. [15]

Upton-upon-Severn

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More images		 Admiral Sir William Tennant Site of the Old Church, Upton-upon-Severn

52°03′51″N 2°13′03″W / 52.064114°N 2.217446°W / 52.064114; -2.217446		  () Bust Bronze Upton upon Severn Town Council

Worcester

Foregate Street and High Street

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coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes
Queen Victoria Shire Hall, Foregate Street, Worcester

52°11′48″N 2°13′21″W / 52.196687°N 2.222545°W / 52.196687; -2.222545		 1887 (1887) Thomas Brock Statue Grey granite plinth and white marble statue Grade II listed[16] Worcester City Council Commemorated 50 years of the Queen's reign
Steam locomotive Worcester Foregate Street Station, Worcester

52°11′43″N 2°13′18″W / 52.195277°N 2.221566°W / 52.195277; -2.221566		  () sculpture Bronze Worcester City Council

More images		 Sir Edward Elgar High Street near Lychgate, Worcester

52°11′23″N 2°13′13″W / 52.189766°N 2.220341°W / 52.189766; -2.220341		 1981 (1981) Kenneth Potts Statue Bronze Statue: 2.44m high. Pedestal: 1.18m high, 93cm x 92cm Worcester City Council [17]

More images		 Worcester Guildhall High Street, Worcester

52°11′28″N 2°13′14″W / 52.191175°N 2.220670°W / 52.191175; -2.220670		 1724 (1724) Thomas White Building with statues Stone, some gilding and red paint Grade I listed[18] Worcester City Council Features statues of Charles I, Charles II and Anne [19]
King John Copenhagen Street, Worcester

52°11′27″N 2°13′16″W / 52.190815°N 2.221158°W / 52.190815; -2.221158		 1966 (1966) Anita Lafford Statue plaster painted black 2 x 1.47m Worcester City Council Local historian Michael Grundy suggested it maybe of Leofric King of Mercia. King Richard I has also been suggested. King John is buried in Worcester Cathedral [20]

Worcester Cathedral

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South Africa War Memorial Worcester Cathedral - College Yard, Worcester

52°11′21″N 2°13′14″W / 52.189264°N 2.220468°W / 52.189264; -2.220468		 1908 (1908) Robert Colton War memorial Bronze Grade II* listed[21] Worcester City Council A memorial of the Worcestershire lives lost from the war of 1899-1902 in South Africa

More images		 Statues on North Side of Worcester Cathedral North side of Worcester Cathedral

52°11′18″N 2°13′16″W / 52.188266°N 2.220977°W / 52.188266; -2.220977		  () Redfern Statues Stone Grade I listed[22] Worcester Cathedral

Other areas

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coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes

More images		 Needle Point Worcester Shrub Hill Station - Worcester

52°11′38″N 2°12′37″W / 52.193952°N 2.210204°W / 52.193952; -2.210204		 2001 (2001) Paul Juillerat Sculpture Stainless steel 5m high Worcester City Council It is a symbol of Worcester past and present. Installed in August 2002. Made in Bristol. [23] [24]

More images		 Swan of Kleve Kleve Walk near the River Severn, Worcester

52°11′23″N 2°13′24″W / 52.189733°N 2.223368°W / 52.189733; -2.223368		 2001 (2001) Dieter von Levetzow sculpture Column: stone. Swan: Bronze alloy, natural patina, dark bronze colour Column: 2.04m high, 45cm diameter. Swan: 50cm high, wingtip to wingtip measurement 1.2m approx. Worcester City Council Statue of a swan presented to Worcester by the citizens of Kleve [25]

References

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  1. ↑ "A. E. Housman". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Dryad and Boar (cast of)". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Saltworkers". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Saint Richard of Droitwich". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Statue of Sir Rowland Hill  (Grade II) (1100054)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sir Rowland Hill (1795–1879)". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. 1 May 1990. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Duke of Gloucester unveils Malvern Buzzards sculpture". BBC. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "THE ENIGMA FOUNTAIN 1999 - 2000". Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "MALVHINA" 1997-1998". Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Peace & Other Monuments Using the Symbols of Hands & Handshakes". Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Fountain with Female Figure". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Unicorn". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Holocaust Memorial". www.publicart.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Allegorical Figures". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Smallwood Hospital, Redditch". The National Archives. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  16. ↑ Historic England. "Statue of Queen Victoria approximately 15 metres to west of Shire Hall  (Grade II) (1389833)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "Edward Elgar". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  18. ↑ Historic England. "Guildhall  (Grade I) (1389921)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  19. ↑ "Worcester Guildhall (including Statues of Justice, Charles I, Charles II and Queen Anne)". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  20. ↑ "Statue to King John". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  21. ↑ Historic England. "South Africa War Memorial  (Grade II*) (1389731)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  22. ↑ Historic England. "Cathedral Church of Christ and St Mary Cathedral Church of St Mary  (Grade I) (1389728)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  23. ↑ "Journey begins for Worcester Retail Scheme sculpture". St. Modwen. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  24. ↑ "New Bridge and Sculptures enhance Worcester 'Gateway' retail scheme". St. Modwen. 30 September 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  25. ↑ "Swan of Kleve". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
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