List of public art in Staffordshire

This is a list of public art in the Staffordshire 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.

Burton upon Trent

Shobnall

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
More images	Michael Arthur Bass	Outside Burton Town Hall, King Edward Place, Burton upon Trent 52°48′28″N 1°38′44″W / 52.807737°N 1.645503°W	1911	Frederick William Pomeroy	Statue	Bronze		Grade II listed [1]	East Staffordshire Borough Council		[2]
More images	Barrel roll structure	Burton on Trent Station 52°48′20″N 1°38′34″W / 52.805683°N 1.642746°W			Barrels				East Midlands Trains

Town Centre

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
More images	The Burton Cooper	Coopers Square shopping centre, Burton upon Trent 52°48′08″N 1°37′56″W / 52.802089°N 1.632218°W	1977	James Walter Butler	Statue	bronze	1.5m high		East Staffordshire Borough Council		Was in the open air from 1977. It was moved to its current location in 1994.[3]
More images	Burton on Trent war memorial	In a garden - Lichfield Street, Burton upon Trent 52°48′02″N 1°37′52″W / 52.800441°N 1.631031°W	1922	Henry Charles Fehr	War memorial sculpture	Bronze		Grade II listed [4]	East Staffordshire Borough Council		A war memorial of an angel with laurel wreath in one hand and a sword in the other. Was restored in the year 2000.[5]
	Malt Shovel	Corner of High street and New Street, Burton upon Trent 52°48′04″N 1°37′53″W / 52.801162°N 1.631326°W	2001	Andy Hazell	Sculpture	Stainless steel	30ft high		East Staffordshire Borough Council		A 30ft shovel with a 9ft bottle-shaped opened in the blade [6]
	Brewing motifs	Magnet Kitchens, Union Street, Burton upon Trent 52°48′07″N 1°38′07″W / 52.802030°N 1.635268°W	1985		Brick Motif	Brick			Magnet Kitchens		People power helped to save the motif on the former Comet store in 2015 [7]
More images	Reel Ale	Worthington Way, Burton upon Trent 52°48′16″N 1°37′53″W / 52.804483°N 1.631373°W	2000	Students of Burton College	Barrels sculpture				Burton & South Derbyshire College
More images	Burton College Sculpture	Burton & South Derbyshire College, Abbey Street, Burton upon Trent 52°48′00″N 1°37′54″W / 52.799904°N 1.631664°W	2003	Students and staff of Burton College	Sculpture	Stainless steel			Burton & South Derbyshire College		The Earl of Wessex opened the college building and unveiled the sculptures in 2003 [8]
More images	Burton College Bench	Burton & South Derbyshire College, Lichfield Street, Burton upon Trent 52°48′00″N 1°37′53″W / 52.799989°N 1.631420°W	2003	Students and staff of Burton College	Bench	Stainless steel			Burton & South Derbyshire College		The Earl of Wessex opened the college building and unveiled the sculptures in 2003 [8]

The Washlands

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
More images	Monumite	Near Burton Library, Burton upon Trent 52°48′09″N 1°37′36″W / 52.802572°N 1.626781°W	2010	APS Masonry	Sculpture	Portland stone			East Staffordshire Borough Council		Sculpture of a jar of Marmite. Nicknamed 'Monumite' [9]
More images	Watching the Washlands	Andressey Island, Burton upon Trent 52°48′07″N 1°37′36″W / 52.802035°N 1.626529°W	1993	Hattie Coppard	Sculpture	Steel, concrete, ceramic tiles, mirror mosaic			East Staffordshire Borough Council		The sculptures resemble Indian wayside icons which guard the boundaries of villages from evil [10]
More images	Bathtime 2-by-2	Andressey Island, Burton upon Trent 52°47′58″N 1°37′42″W / 52.799540°N 1.628471°W	1995	Stuart Bastik	Sculpture	Portland stone, painted timber, stone			East Staffordshire Borough Council		It looks like a large slice of toast cut into four 'soldiers'.[11] Has a bit of damage at the top.
More images	Saint Modwen	Andressey Island, Burton upon Trent 52°47′53″N 1°37′44″W / 52.798091°N 1.628880°W	1995	John Fortnum	Statue	Steel, wood, brass			East Staffordshire Borough Council		A statue of St Modwen without limbs [12]
More images	Land and Water	Andressey Island, Burton upon Trent 52°47′55″N 1°37′35″W / 52.798717°N 1.626252°W	1994	Rosemary Terry	Sculpture	Timber, natural stone			East Staffordshire Borough Council		Sculpture of a Viking ship near the River Trent.[13] Also known as Land and Water [14]
More images	The Heron Bench	Andressey Island, Burton upon Trent 52°48′11″N 1°37′23″W / 52.803171°N 1.623132°W	1995	Nigel Hobbins	Bench	Semi-seasoned oak, varnish			East Staffordshire Borough Council		Circular bench divided into three sections.[15] The bench has been removed leaving only the base

Anglesey

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
More images	Metal cowl in the shape of a goat	Clarence Street, Burton upon Trent 52°47′59″N 1°38′34″W / 52.799694°N 1.642904°W	1883	Scamell & Collyer of London	Sculpture			Grade II listed [16]	East Staffordshire Borough Council

Lichfield

Market Square

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
More images	Dr Samuel Johnson	Market Square, Lichfield 52°41′01″N 1°49′40″W / 52.683609°N 1.827775°W	1838	Richard Cockle Lucas	Statue	Ashlar	Statue: 2m high. Pedestal: 2.4m high x 1.37m x 1.37m	Grade II* listed [17]	Lichfield City Council		[18]
More images	James Boswell	Market Square, Lichfield 52°41′02″N 1°49′39″W / 52.683894°N 1.827433°W	1908	Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald	Statue	Bronze		Grade II listed [19]	Lichfield City Council		[20]
More images	King George V & Queen Mary	Guildhall, Bore Street, Lichfield 52°40′59″N 1°49′38″W / 52.683039°N 1.827292°W	1910	Robert Bridgeman & Sons of Lichfield	Medallion busts	Portland stone	each 60cm in diameter	Grade II listed [21]	Lichfield City Council		Commissioned to commemorate the mayoralty of Godfrey Benson and the accession of George V.[22]

Lichfield Cathedral

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
More images	Charles II	South side of Lichfield Cathedral 52°41′07″N 1°49′48″W / 52.685231°N 1.829985°W	1669	William Wilson	Statue	Sandstone	3.9m high	Grade I listed [23]	Lichfield Cathedral		Commissioned shortly after the restoration. Was near the west front from 1669. In 1877 it was moved to the North West tower. Moved to current location in 1986.[24]
More images	Statues on the West Front of Lichfield Cathedral	West front of Lichfield Cathedral 52°41′07″N 1°49′52″W / 52.685256°N 1.831096°W	1876	Robert Bridgeman, Mary Grant & Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll	Statues	Stone		Grade I listed [23]	Lichfield Cathedral		113 statues on the west front. Of biblical figures, Kings and Queens [25]

Beacon Park

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
More images	Captain Edward Smith	Museum Gardens, Beacon Park, Lichfield 52°41′01″N 1°49′59″W / 52.683525°N 1.833129°W	1914	Kathleen Scott	Statue	bronze, on Cornish granite pedestal		Grade II listed [26]	Lichfield City Council		[27][28]
More images	Edward VII	Museum Gardens, Beacon Park, Lichfield 52°41′02″N 1°49′56″W / 52.683840°N 1.832266°W	1908	Robert Bridgeman	Statue	Ashlar		Grade II listed [29]	Lichfield City Council
More images	Erasmus Darwin	Museum Gardens, Beacon Park, Lichfield 52°41′02″N 1°49′57″W / 52.684026°N 1.832457°W	2012	Peter Walker	Statue	Bronze			Lichfield City Council		Statue unveiled on the 12th December 2012. Timed to mark Darwin's 281st birthday.[30]
More images	Chancellor Law's Fountain	Museum Gardens, Beacon Park, Lichfield 52°41′01″N 1°49′57″W / 52.683691°N 1.832550°W	1871		Fountain	Ashlar & Iron		Grade II listed [31]	Lichfield City Council		Commissioned by the Chancellor James Thomas Law [32]
	Sailor	Lichfield Free Library and Museum, Bird Street, Lichfield 52°41′03″N 1°49′56″W / 52.684155°N 1.832307°W	1905	George Frederick Bodley	Statue	Ketton stone	1.35m high		Lichfield City Council		Sailor from the Boer War (1899-1902). Given to the city by Robert Bridgeman.[33]

Garden of Remembrance

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
More images	War memorial	Garden of Remembrance - Bird Street, Lichfield 52°41′04″N 1°49′53″W / 52.684319°N 1.831347°W	1920	Robert Bridgeman & Sons of Lichfield	War memorial statue	Portland stone, Ashlar and Westmoreland slate		Grade II listed [34]	Lichfield City Council		[35] A war memorial with a Portland stone figure of St George in the middle [36]

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
	Queen Victoria	Queens Gardens, Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme 53°00′44″N 2°13′29″W / 53.012337°N 2.224758°W	1903	Charles Bell Birch	Statue	Bronze	4m overall	Grade II listed [37]	Newcastle-under-Lyme District Council		The statue originally stood in Nelson Place from 1903. It was moved to Station Walk in 1963. But it was frequently vandalised there. It was later restored and was moved to Queens Gardens in 2001.[38]

Rocester

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
	The Fossor	JCB headquarters 52°57′10″N 1°50′32″W / 52.952774°N 1.842187°W	1979	Walenty Pytel	Sculpture	Steel	Height: 45 feet (14 m)				Made entirely of digger parts. The name is Latin for "digger".

Rugeley

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
	Miners’ memorial	52°45′29″N 1°56′12″W / 52.75818°N 1.93668°W	September 2015	Andy De Comym	Sculpture	Concrete	Height: 9 feet (2.7 m)				Four statues dedicated to the miners of Lea Hall and Brereton collieries. One damaged badly, when a vehicle collided with it, November 2015[39]

Stafford

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
	Isaak Walton	Victoria Park, Stafford 52°48′15″N 2°07′16″W / 52.804042°N 2.121146°W	2000	Peter Walker	Statue	Bronze	2.15m high x 70cm wide x 40cm deep		Stafford Borough Council		[40]

Stoke-on-Trent

Central Stoke

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
More images	Josiah Wedgwood	North Stafford Hotel, Winton Square, Stoke-on-Trent 53°00′30″N 2°10′50″W / 53.008251°N 2.180532°W	1863	Edward Davis	Statue	Bronze	250cm high approx	Grade II listed [41]	Stoke-on-Trent City Council		[42]
More images	Colin Minton Campbell	Sainsbury's, London Road, Stoke-on-Trent 53°00′08″N 2°11′12″W / 53.002127°N 2.186655°W	1887	Thomas Brock	Statue	Bronze	2.3m high		Stoke-on-Trent City Council		[43]
More images	Sir Stanley Matthews	Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent 52°59′22″N 2°10′38″W / 52.989553°N 2.177120°W	2001	Julian Jeffrey, Carl Payne & Andrew Edwards	Sculpture	Bronze	Figures: 2.75m high		Stoke City Football Club		Three statues that depict Stanley Matthews at different stages of his career.[44]

Etruria

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
More images	James Brindley	Etruria Junction, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent 53°01′10″N 2°11′32″W / 53.019442°N 2.192226°W	1990	Colin Melbourne	Statue	Bronze	Lifesize		Stoke-on-Trent City Council		Near the junction of the Caldon Canal with the Trent and Mersey Canal [45]

Hanley

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
More images	Sir Stanley Matthews	Market Square, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent 53°01′29″N 2°10′28″W / 53.024663°N 2.174393°W	1987	Colin Melbourne	Statue	Bronze	160cm high approx		Stoke-on-Trent City Council		Sir Stanley Matthews was born in Hanley [46]
	The Steel Man	Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Broad Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent 53°01′23″N 2°10′43″W / 53.023146°N 2.178589°W		Colin Melbourne	Statue	Stainless Steel			Stoke-on-Trent City Council		The struggle of the Shelton Bar steelworkers to retain their livelihood [47]
	Reginald Mitchell	Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Broad Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent 53°01′24″N 2°10′42″W / 53.023263°N 2.178299°W			Statue	Bronze			Stoke-on-Trent City Council		He was the designer of the WWII Spitfire aeroplane [47]

Tamworth

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
	Sir Robert Peel	Market Street, Tamworth 52°37′59″N 1°41′45″W / 52.633084°N 1.695704°W	1853	Matthew Noble	Statue	Bronze	Statue: 250cm high approx. Pedestal: 210cm high x 140cm wide x 140cm deep	Grade II listed [48]	Tamworth Borough Council		[49]
	Æthelflæd	Tamworth Castle, Tamworth 52°37′54″N 1°41′55″W / 52.631571°N 1.698548°W	1913	E G Bramwell	Statue	Ashlar stone	1.5m high overall	Grade II listed [50]	Tamworth Borough Council		[51]

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