List of public art in Wolverhampton

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

Wolverhampton

City Centre

Queen Square

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Equestrian statue of Prince Albert Queen Square, Wolverhampton

52°35′09″N 2°07′42″W / 52.585908°N 2.128333°W / 52.585908; -2.128333
1866 (1866) Thomas Thornycroft Equestrian statue Bronze Grade II listed[1] Wolverhampton City Council

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Allegorical Figures of Industry and Agriculture NatWest Bank – Corner of Exchange Street – Queen Square, Wolverhampton

52°35′10″N 2°07′44″W / 52.586035°N 2.128956°W / 52.586035; -2.128956
1905 (1905) Sculpture Stone 1m high x 2m wide approx. NatWest Bank [2]

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Scenes of Mining, Agriculture and Industry Lloyds Bank – Queen Square and Dudley Street, Wolverhampton

52°35′09″N 2°07′39″W / 52.585767°N 2.127479°W / 52.585767; -2.127479
1878 (1878) J A Chatwin Relief panels Stone 3 panels: 50cm high x 150cm wide approx Grade II listed[3] Lloyds Bank [4]

St Peter's Gardens

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Lady Wulfrun St Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton

52°35′13″N 2°07′43″W / 52.586807°N 2.128559°W / 52.586807; -2.128559
1974 (1974) Sir Charles Wheeler Statue Bronze Wolverhampton City Council Lady Wulfrun is regarded as the founder of Wolverhampton[5]

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Douglas Morris Harris St Peter's Gardens, Wolverhampton

52°35′12″N 2°07′40″W / 52.586670°N 2.127679°W / 52.586670; -2.127679
1919 (1919) Robert Jackson Emerson War memorial Bust Bronze Grade II listed[6] Wolverhampton City Council A bust of Able Seaman Harris who continued to record messages on the ship Floandi before he was hit and killed in 1917[7]

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Saxon Cross Shaft St Peter's Gardens, Wolverhampton

52°35′12″N 2°07′42″W / 52.586716°N 2.128215°W / 52.586716; -2.128215
c. 850 (850)AD Cross Stone 4.2m high approx. Wolverhampton City Council The cross shaft is the oldest man-made object in Wolverhampton[8]

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Allegories of the Arts, Sciences and Industry Wolverhampton Art Gallery – Lichfield Street and St Peter's Walk, Wolverhampton

52°35′13″N 2°07′38″W / 52.586833°N 2.127260°W / 52.586833; -2.127260
1883 (1883) J A Chatwin Relief Portland stone Reliefs x 2: 2m x 8m. Reliefs x 2: 2m x 16m Grade II* listed[9] Wolverhampton City Council [10]

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Allegorical Figures and Cartouche University of Wolverhampton – Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton

52°35′15″N 2°07′40″W / 52.587440°N 2.127700°W / 52.587440; -2.127700
1933 (1933) Col G. C. Lowbridge Sculpture Sandstone 1.8m high x 1.2m wide University of Wolverhampton [11]

Wolverhampton Station

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Iron Horse Between platform 2 and 3 at Wolverhampton Station, Wolverhampton

52°35′14″N 2°07′08″W / 52.587329°N 2.118978°W / 52.587329; -2.118978
1987 (1987) Kevin Atherton Sculpture Painted steel 1.8m high x 2.4m long Network Rail One of a series of 12 between Wolverhampton Station and Birmingham New Street Station[12]

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Signal Man Premier Inn Wolverhampton City Centre Hotel, Wolverhampton

52°35′18″N 2°07′12″W / 52.588437°N 2.119900°W / 52.588437; -2.119900
2007 (2007) Giles Penny Sculpture Premier Inn [13]

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Railcar Broad Gauge Way apartments – Wolverhampton

52°35′19″N 2°07′07″W / 52.588556°N 2.118603°W / 52.588556; -2.118603
2007 (2007) Mick Thacker Sculpture 500cm x 500 cm Celebrates the history of Wolverhampton Low Level Station.[14] Also known as Locomotion 2.[15]

Ring Road

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Echelon with Concrete Pillars University of Wolverhampton – School of Art and Design – Ring Road St Peter's, Wolverhampton

52°35′22″N 2°07′42″W / 52.589317°N 2.128333°W / 52.589317; -2.128333
1972 (1972) Hubert Dalwood Sculpture Concrete University of Wolverhampton [16]

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Gears sculpture Small park between Ring Road St Patricks and Broad Street Basin, Wolverhampton

52°35′20″N 2°07′23″W / 52.588867°N 2.123001°W / 52.588867; -2.123001
2012 (2012) Sculpture Steel Wolverhampton City Council One is near Little's Lane and one is near Wednesfield Road (first appears on Google Street Map view in October 2012)

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Sarcophagus sculpture Small park between Ring Road St Patricks and Broad Street Basin, Wolverhampton

52°35′21″N 2°07′23″W / 52.589134°N 2.123140°W / 52.589134; -2.123140
 () Sculpture Stone Wolverhampton City Council Kind of looks like a Sarcophagus
Ionic Order Wednesfield Road and Ring Road St Patricks, Wolverhampton

52°35′18″N 2°07′23″W / 52.588343°N 2.123059°W / 52.588343; -2.123059
1991 (1991) Hugh Tessier Sculpture Brick pedestal & Steel column 500cm high approx Wolverhampton City Council Used to be on Pipers Row near the old Bus Station before it was moved to this location[17]

Other city centre areas

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The Wheatsheaf The Wheatsheaf – Tower Street, Wolverhampton

52°35′05″N 2°07′31″W / 52.584689°N 2.125276°W / 52.584689; -2.125276
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City Gateway Either side of Stafford Street, Wolverhampton

52°35′20″N 2°07′35″W / 52.589004°N 2.126327°W / 52.589004; -2.126327
2008 (2008) Julia Rowley Sculpture Stainless steel, glass & acrylic 5 metres Gateway East near Thornley Street. Gateway West near a University of Wolverhampton building[18]
Sunbeam Car Panels St. John's Retail Park, Wolverhampton

52°34′47″N 2°07′38″W / 52.57963°N 2.12734°W / 52.57963; -2.12734 (approx)
1995 (1995) Steve Field, John McKenna Relief sculpture Bronze 3m by 2m St John's Retail Park [19]

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Historical Car and Motorcycle Company Logos Railings of St John's Retail Park, Wolverhampton

52°34′47″N 2°07′34″W / 52.579655°N 2.126114°W / 52.579655; -2.126114
1995 (1995) Steve Field, John McKenna Sculpture Steel, with applied surface, silver/grey Fence panels: Slight variations but one is 36cm high x 62 cm wide, another is 50cm diameter. Large panel:100cm diameter approx St John's Retail Park Logos for Guy, The Sunbeam, Clyno etc[20]

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Billy Wright The MolineuxWolverhampton

52°35′24″N 2°07′55″W / 52.590039°N 2.131878°W / 52.590039; -2.131878
1996 (1996) James Butler Statue Bronze Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. [21]
Out of the Darkness Cometh Light Sainsbury's – St Mark's Street, Wolverhampton

52°35′02″N 2°08′08″W / 52.583931°N 2.135516°W / 52.583931; -2.135516
2014 (2014) Planet Art (Julie Edwards & Ron Thompson) Sculpture Stainless steel 8m Sainsbury's Stainless steel vase sculpture for the new Sainsbury's Raglan Street store[22]

Blakenhall

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The Lone Rider Penn Road, Blakenhall, Wolverhampton

52°34′33″N 2°08′09″W / 52.575861°N 2.135798°W / 52.575861; -2.135798
1996 (1996) Steve Field Sculpture Hoptonwood limestone Marks the site of the former AJS motorcycle factory. Carved by Robert Bowers, assisted by Michael Scheuermann.[19][23]

Heath Town

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Reflective Metal Bridge Wyrley and Essington CanalHeath Town, Wolverhampton

52°35′35″N 2°06′05″W / 52.593075°N 2.101318°W / 52.593075; -2.101318
 () Sculpture Steel [24]

New Cross Hospital

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Circle of Life New Cross HospitalHeath Town, Wolverhampton

52°35′49″N 2°05′48″W / 52.596936°N 2.096624°W / 52.596936; -2.096624
1998 (1998) Katie Chambers Sculpture Concrete & pebbles Plinth: 57cm high x 3.5m diameter. Outer ring: 3m diameter. Inner cylinder: 60cm diameter x 32cm deep. Bed: 6.3m diameter. Wolverhampton City Council [25]
Lettered Column New Cross Hospital – Wolverhampton Road, Heath Town, Wolverhampton

52°35′49″N 2°05′39″W / 52.596965°N 2.094213°W / 52.596965; -2.094213
2002 (2002) Meic Watts Sculpture Granite blocks, steel 5.2m high, with circumference of 2.8m at base Wolverhampton City Council [26]
New Cross Column New Cross Hospital – Wolverhampton Road, Heath Town, Wolverhampton

52°35′48″N 2°05′42″W / 52.596714°N 2.094863°W / 52.596714; -2.094863
2002 (2002) Sculpture Granite blocks Wolverhampton City Council

Bilston

Town Centre

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High Street entrance marker Junction of Dudley Street and High Street, Bilston

52°33′52″N 2°04′45″W / 52.564334°N 2.079195°W / 52.564334; -2.079195
1999 (1999) Kate Maddison of Chrysalis Arts Sculpture Steel, natural, gold and blue 6.5m high Wolverhampton City Council The top of the spiral has two flying doves on it.[27][28]
Church Street entrance marker Junction of Lichfield Street and Church Street, Bilston

52°33′58″N 2°04′27″W / 52.566198°N 2.074051°W / 52.566198; -2.074051
2004 (2004) Kate Maddison of Chrysalis Arts Sculpture Steel 7.5-metre column Wolverhampton City Council Has a gilded rising sun and a stainless steel mantle[28]
Amber the Fire Breather back garden of Bilston Craft Gallery and Museum – Mount Pleasant, Bilston

52°34′05″N 2°04′18″W / 52.568003°N 2.071568°W / 52.568003; -2.071568
1994 (1994) Graham Jones Sculpture Oak and sweet chestnut 12m long Wolverhampton City Council [29]
Industrial Images Job Centre Plus – Junction of Smith Street and High Street, Bilston

52°33′51″N 2°04′47″W / 52.564262°N 2.079809°W / 52.564262; -2.079809
1995 (1995) John McKenna Relief Brick, red and buff, partially painted 3m x 2.75m Job Centre Plus [30] Brick relief panel was depicting former Bilston Industry[31]

Black Country Route

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Hovering kestrel Citadel Logistics Building on the Black Country Route, Bilston

52°34′07″N 2°03′18″W / 52.568519°N 2.055003°W / 52.568519; -2.055003
2009 (2009) John McKenna Sculpture Stainless steel Wolverhampton City Council [32]

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Steel Columns next to footpath adjacent to Oxford Street Roundabout near Black Country Route, Bilston

52°33′54″N 2°04′16″W / 52.565072°N 2.071207°W / 52.565072; -2.071207
1996 (1996) Robert Koenig Sculpture Sweet Chestnut trunks, painted black, red, and yellow Front row: 450cm high x 38cm diameter, middle row: 505cm high x 40cm diameter, back row: 560cm high x 45cm diameter Wolverhampton City Council [33]
Untitled (Three Steel Monoliths) Roundabout between Millfields Road, High Street, Wolverhampton Street and Coseley Road near Black Country Route, Bilston

52°33′49″N 2°05′00″W / 52.563571°N 2.083344°W / 52.563571; -2.083344
1996 (1996) Miles Davis Sculpture Core-ten steel Approximately 10m high Wolverhampton City Council [34]
Enshrined Pressure Black Country Route, Bilston

52°33′49″N 2°04′42″W / 52.563576°N 2.078437°W / 52.563576; -2.078437
1993 (1993) Richard Criddle Sculpture Fabricated steel, painted blue Wolverhampton City Council [35]
Glory Hole Black Country Route, Bilston

52°33′49″N 2°04′43″W / 52.563542°N 2.078582°W / 52.563542; -2.078582
1993 (1993) Richard Criddle Sculpture Fabricated steel, painted blue Wolverhampton City Council [35]
Tools of the Trade Black Country Route, Bilston

52°33′49″N 2°04′43″W / 52.56351°N 2.078728°W / 52.56351; -2.078728
1993 (1993) Richard Criddle Sculpture Fabricated steel, painted blue Wolverhampton City Council [35]
Breadwinner Black Country Route, Bilston

52°33′49″N 2°04′44″W / 52.563474°N 2.078872°W / 52.563474; -2.078872
1993 (1993) Richard Criddle Sculpture Fabricated steel, painted blue Wolverhampton City Council [35]
Tower of light Adjacent to Bilston Football Club – Vulcan Roundabout – Black Country Route, Bilston

52°33′56″N 2°03′55″W / 52.565571°N 2.065191°W / 52.565571; -2.065191
1998 (1998) Ellis O'Connell Sculpture Stainless steel 16.5m high x 2m diameter at base Wolverhampton City Council [36]

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Beth's Arch Roundabout adjacent to Bilston firestation – Black Country Route, Bilston

52°33′44″N 2°04′59″W / 52.562183°N 2.082981°W / 52.562183; -2.082981
1996 (1996) Sarah Tombs Sculpture Steel, painted black and brown 8m Wolverhampton City Council named after Elizabeth one of the Blast Furnaces located at the Steelworks that once stood nearby[37][38]

Wednesfield

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Night Swimmer Wolverhampton Swimming & Fitness Centre – Planetary Road, Wednesfield

52°35′38″N 2°05′33″W / 52.593889°N 2.092409°W / 52.593889; -2.092409
2008 (2008) Mark Renn & Mick Thacker Sculpture Steel 4000m x 7000m Wolverhampton City Council [14][39]
Phoenix Trees Bowman's Island, at junction with Wednesfield Way – Planetary Road, Wednesfield

52°35′40″N 2°05′32″W / 52.594524°N 2.092284°W / 52.594524; -2.092284
2001 (2001) Steve Geliot Sculpture Oaks & cast metal, bronze coloured Poles: 5m high Wolverhampton City Council [40][41]

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Past Present Future Sainsbury's – Kenmare Way, Wednesfield

52°35′51″N 2°05′09″W / 52.597598°N 2.085724°W / 52.597598; -2.085724 approx
2013 (2013) Planet Art (Julie Edwards & Ron Thompson) Sculpture Stainless steel 2 screens – both 7m x 4m Wolverhampton City Council [22]
Wednesfield Mural Bealeys Fold, Wednesfield (off the High Street)

52°36′00″N 2°04′55″W / 52.599938°N 2.081944°W / 52.599938; -2.081944 approx
1960s Mosaic mural tiles Wolverhampton City Council Mural by local school[42]

References

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