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

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
More images	Family Outing	Mell Square 52°24′48″N 1°46′33″W / 52.413455°N 1.775802°W	1985	John Ravera	statue	Bronze			Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
	Pyramid	Mell Square 52°24′48″N 1°46′33″W / 52.413450°N 1.775965°W	2010	Zantium Studios	Mosaic pyramid	mosaic			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.
	The Horse and Horse Tamer Group	Malvern Park 52°24′40″N 1°46′16″W / 52.411113°N 1.771022°W	1874	Joseph Boehm	statue	Bronze		Grade II listed[2]	Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	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.
	Solihull Interchange				sculpture	Bronze			Centro	Outside Solihull Station until at least 2009. Since Chiltern Railways did the station up around 2012, the interchange sculpture seems to have gone!

Bickenhill

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
More images	Take Off	Roundabout on Bickenhill Lane on the approach to Birmingham Airport 52°26′48″N 1°43′48″W / 52.4466°N 1.7300°W	c. 1989	Walenty Pytel	sculpture	Steel			Birmingham Airport	Commemorates 40 years of peace in Europe[3]
More images	Beyond All Limits	Near the Pendigo Lake, National Exhibition Centre 52°27′01″N 1°43′08″W / 52.450265°N 1.718868°W	2012	Luke Burton	Sculpture				National Exhibition Centre	Commissioned to commemorate the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics dedidcated by John Burton to Help for Heroes.

Elmdon

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
	Twitters	Elmdon Park, Elmdon 52°26′28″N 1°46′05″W / 52.441224°N 1.768112°W	2003		Sculpture	Wood			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°26′32″N 1°46′17″W / 52.442358°N 1.771462°W	2004		Totempole	Wood			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

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
More images	Saxon King on Horse	Olton railway station 52°26′17″N 1°48′18″W / 52.438151°N 1.805046°W		John McKenna	Statue	Steel			Centro

Shirley

Haslucks Green Road

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
	Shark	Haslucks Green Road, Shirley 52°24′41″N 1°50′08″W / 52.411330°N 1.835440°W	1990s		Sculpture	Fibreglass and bricks			Comdean Ltd	Was a scuba diving shop here[4]

Shirley Park

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
	Donkey Derby	Shirley Park – Shirley 52°24′38″N 1°49′41″W / 52.410686°N 1.828087°W	2014	Zantium Studios	Circular pavement Mosaic	Glass tiles	2m diameter		Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	[5]
	Native Butterflies	Shirley Park – Shirley 52°24′37″N 1°49′51″W / 52.410369°N 1.830933°W	2014	Zantium Studios	Circular pavement Mosaic	Glass tiles	2m diameter		Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	[5]
	Maze	Shirley Park – Shirley 52°24′37″N 1°49′49″W / 52.41027°N 1.830337°W	2014	Zantium Studios	Circular pavement Mosaic	Glass tiles	2m diameter		Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	[5]
	Giant Tortoise	Shirley Park – Shirley 52°24′39″N 1°49′42″W / 52.410843°N 1.828441°W	2014	Robot Cossey	Wooden sculpture	Oak			Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	Carved from oak trees felled from the park[6]
	Wildlife Totem Pole	Shirley Park – Shirley 52°24′39″N 1°49′42″W / 52.410843°N 1.828441°W	2014	Robot Cossey	Wooden sculpture	Oak			Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	Carved from oak trees felled from the park[6]
	Training Shoe Bench	Shirley Park – Shirley 52°24′38″N 1°49′43″W / 52.410529°N 1.828543°W	2014	Robot Cossey	Wooden sculpture	Oak			Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	Carved from oak trees felled from the park[6]

References

1. "Pyramid". Zantium Studios.
2. Historic England. "Statue of Horse and Horse Tamer in Malvern Park  (Grade II) (1342851)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
3. "PMSA". pmsa.org.uk.
4. "PMSA". pmsa.org.uk.
5. "Shirley Park". Zantium Studios.
6. "Shirley Park, Solihull". Robot Cossey.

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