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
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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
Wolverhampton Station
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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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 |
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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 |
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 (approx) |
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 |
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 Molineux – Wolverhampton 52°35′24″N 2°07′55″W / 52.590039°N 2.131878°W |
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 |
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
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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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 |
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
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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Reflective Metal Bridge | Wyrley and Essington Canal – Heath Town, Wolverhampton 52°35′35″N 2°06′05″W / 52.593075°N 2.101318°W |
Sculpture | Steel | [24] |
New Cross Hospital
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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Circle of Life | New Cross Hospital – Heath Town, Wolverhampton 52°35′49″N 2°05′48″W / 52.596936°N 2.096624°W |
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 |
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 |
2002 | Sculpture | Granite blocks | Wolverhampton City Council |
Bilston
Town Centre
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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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 |
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 |
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 approx |
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 approx |
1960s | Mosaic mural | tiles | Wolverhampton City Council | Mural by local school[42] |
References
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- ↑ Historic England. "Prince Albert Statue (Grade II) (1201858)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ "PMSA". pmsa.org.uk.
- ↑ Historic England. "Lloyds Bank (Grade II) (1279604)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
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- ↑ Historic England. "Harris Memorial (St Peter's Gardens) (Grade II) (1355124)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
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- ↑ Historic England. "Art Gallery and Museum (Grade II*) (1201828)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
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- 1 2 "Mick Thacker". axisweb.org.
- ↑ "Locomotion 2". Art Map Wolverhampton.
- ↑ "Echelon with Concrete Pillars". Art Map Wolverhampton.
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- ↑ "City Gateway". Julia Rowley Glass.
- 1 2 Noszlopy, George Thomas; Waterhouse, Fiona (1 January 2005). Public Sculpture of Staffordshire and the Black Country. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 9780853239895.
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- ↑ "Billy Wright Statue". Art Map Wolverhampton.
- 1 2 "Planet Art CV" (PDF). Planet Art Sculpture.
- ↑ "The Lone Rider". The Lone Rider. Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ↑ "Reflective Metal Bridge". Art Map Wolverhampton.
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- 1 2 "Banners Seats Markers – Bilston". Chrysalis Arts.
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- ↑ "Night Swimmer". Art Map Wolverhampton.
- ↑ "5 Tree-lined Avenue". Art Map Wolverhampton.
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- ↑ "Wednesfield Mural – Bealeys Fold". geograph.org.uk.
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