List of public art in Berkshire

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

Bradfield[]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Bradfield War Memorial	Equidistant between Bradfield College and Southend Bradfield 51°26′15″N 1°08′15″W / 51.437436°N 1.137477°W / 51.437436; -1.137477	1920	George Blackall Simonds	Memorial				Media related to the war memorial at Wikimedia Commons

Maidenhead[]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Ada Lewis Memorial Fountain	Bridge Gardens 51°31′27″N 0°42′12″W / 51.52416°N 0.70326°W / 51.52416; -0.70326	1908		Fountain				This memorial was originally erected in 1908 in memory of local benefactor Ada Lewis, and was used as a drinking trough. In late 2010 the memorial was relocated to a more central position within Bridge Gardens. The illuminated fountain sits within a pool, and is surrounded by a paved area with seating, so users can enjoy the fountain as well as views of the River Thames and Maidenhead Bridge. Media related to the fountain at Wikimedia Commons

Newbury[]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Ebb And Flow	Newbury Lock 51°24′06″N 1°19′32″W / 51.401658°N 1.325552°W / 51.401658; -1.325552		Peter Randall-Page	Fountain / Sculpture	Granite	2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in) diameter		The work comprises a large granite bowl set at the centre of a spiral granite path leading down from the lock. The bowl is connected to the lock by underground piping so that when the lock fills, water flows into the bowl and then empties away as the level of the water in the lock goes down.[1] Media related to the work at Wikimedia Commons
	Queen Victoria	Victoria Park 51°24′16″N 1°19′11″W / 51.404482°N 1.319589°W�� / 51.404482; -1.319589			Statue				Media related to the statue at Wikimedia Commons

Pangbourne[]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Elephant statue at The Elephant	Pangbourne 51°29′00″N 1°05′16″W / 51.48336°N 1.08764°W / 51.48336; -1.08764			Statue				Media related to the statue at Wikimedia Commons
	Pangbourne Village Sign	Pangbourne 51°29′03″N 1°05′18″W / 51.484291°N 1.08837°W / 51.484291; -1.08837			Village sign				Media related to the village sign at Wikimedia Commons

Reading[]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Abbey Gateway Heads	Abbey Gateway 51°27′23.2″N 0°58′00.5″W / 51.456444°N 0.966806°W / 51.456444; -0.966806	1900		Sculpture	Stone			A series of heads, attached to the medieval former inner gateway of Reading Abbey.[2][3] Media related to the heads at Wikimedia Commons
	Balls Head / Interpretation of Ruins	Reading Abbey 51°27′21″N 0°57′55″W / 51.455920°N 0.965399°W / 51.455920; -0.965399	2000	Jens-Flemming Sørensen	Sculpture	Bronze			A sculpture based on an interpretation of the adjacent ruins of the abbey. It has no formal name, but is sometimes referred to as either the Balls Head or the Interpretation of Ruins.[4] Media related to the sculpture at Wikimedia Commons
	Black History Mural	Mill Lane 51°27′10″N 0°58′08″W / 51.4528°N 0.969°W / 51.4528; -0.969	1988	with members of	Mural				Mural illustrating the roles black people have played throughout history.[5] Media related to the Black History Mural at Wikimedia Commons
	Cartwheeling Boys	Civic Centre 51°27′12″N 0°58′34″W / 51.45339°N 0.976029°W / 51.45339; -0.976029			Sculpture				Erected to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the link between Reading and Düsseldorf established by Phoebe Cusden in 1947.[6] It was toppled by Storm Eunice on 18 February 2022.[7] Media related to the Cartwheeling Boys sculpture at Wikimedia Commons
	Caversham Village Sign	Caversham 51°28′03″N 0°58′29″W / 51.467565°N 0.974626°W / 51.467565; -0.974626			Village sign				Erected in 2003 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II and repaired and conserved by the original artist in 2019.[8] Media related to the village sign at Wikimedia Commons
	Central Piazza Water Feature	Kennet Island 51°25′51″N 0°58′32″W / 51.430908°N 0.975615°W / 51.430908; -0.975615			Fountain				Media related to the water feature at Wikimedia Commons
	Compleat Angler	Chocolate Island in River Kennet 51°27′22″N 0°57′41″W / 51.455999°N 0.961520°W / 51.455999; -0.961520	1992	Kevin Atherton	Statue				Statue of an angler placed on Chocolate Island in the River Kennet, where that river once flowed through the Huntley & Palmers factory. The statue was erected when the factory closed to commemorate the people of Reading who worked there.[6] Media related to the statue at Wikimedia Commons
	Cows	Regent Court 51°27′31″N 0°58′41″W / 51.458554°N 0.977980°W / 51.458554; -0.977980			Mural				Mural of cows situated close to the Reading Cattle Market. Media related to the mural at Wikimedia Commons
	Edward VII	Station Square 51°27′28″N 0°58′21″W / 51.45773°N 0.9724°W / 51.45773; -0.9724	1902	George Edward Wade	Statue	Bronze		Grade II	Celebrates the coronation of King Edward VII.[9] Media related to the statue of Edward VII at Wikimedia Commons
	Escaping convict on Reading Gaol	Reading Gaol 51°27′24″N 0°57′49″W / 51.456710°N 0.963530°W / 51.456710; -0.963530	2021	Banksy	Graffiti	Paint on brickwork			The mural of an escaping prisoner - possibly resembling famous inmate Oscar Wilde - appeared on the walls of the disused Reading jail on Monday 01 March 2021. Reading prison famously housed Irish writer Wilde between 1895 and 1897 and was immortalised by his poem Ballad of Reading Gaol, which reflected on the brutality of the Victorian penal system. Media related to the escaping convict at Wikimedia Commons
	Frederick Potts Memorial	The Forbury 51°27′24″N 0°58′02″W / 51.456552°N 0.967194°W / 51.456552; -0.967194	2015	Tom Murphy	Memorial Sculpture	Bronze			Commemorates and depicts the rescue of Trooper Arthur Andrews by Trooper Frederick Potts, both men having been wounded during the Gallipoli campaign of World War I, and for which Potts was awarded the Victoria Cross. Adjacent is a roll of honour to the 426 men of the Berkshire Yeomanry, the regiment to which both Potts and Andrews belonged, who lost their lives in the wars of the 20th Century. Both are mounted on plinths faced in Portland stone.[10] Media related to the Frederick Potts Memorial at Wikimedia Commons
	Gateway	Reading International Business Park 51°24′58″N 0°58′26″W / 51.416°N 0.974°W / 51.416; -0.974	2000		Sculpture				At the entrance to the Reading International Business Park.[11] Media related to the Gateway sculpture at Wikimedia Commons
	George Palmer	Palmer Park 51°27′07″N 0°56′19″W / 51.451946°N 0.938628°W / 51.451946; -0.938628	1891	George Blackall Simonds	Statue	Bronze		Grade II	Commemorates George Palmer, the founder of the biscuit manufacturers Huntley & Palmers. Originally sited in Broad Street, but relocated to Palmer Park in 1930.[12] Media related to the statue of George Palmer at Wikimedia Commons
	Girl and Swan	Kings Road 51°27′17″N 0°57′53″W / 51.4548°N 0.9647°W / 51.4548; -0.9647	1984	Lorne McKean	Statue	Bronze			Depicts a young girl reaching up to touch a swan flying overhead.[13] Media related to the Girl and Swan statue at Wikimedia Commons
	Hexham Road Tree	Community Centre, Hexham Road 51°26′15″N 0°57′33″W / 51.437429°N 0.959145°W / 51.437429; -0.959145	1998						Three dimensional mural on the wall of Hexham Road Community Centre.[6]
	Hugh de Boves and Hugh of Faringdon Memorials	Reading Abbey 51°27′23″N 0°57′54″W / 51.456363°N 0.964878°W / 51.456363; -0.964878	1911	William Silver Frith	Relief	Limestone			Two stone reliefs, showing the first and the last abbot of Reading Abbey and flanking the east end of the ruined chapter house of the abbey.[14][15] Media related to the reliefs at Wikimedia Commons
	Inner Light	Kings Road 51°27′21″N 0°57′42″W / 51.455736°N 0.961695°W / 51.455736; -0.961695	1992	Liliane Lijn	Sculpture				Overlooks the River Kennet behind the offices of Prudential in Kings Road, Reading[6] Media related to Inner Light at Wikimedia Commons
	International Brigade Memorial	Forbury Gardens 51°27′25″N 0°57′57″W / 51.456816°N 0.965834°W / 51.456816; -0.965834	1990	Eric Stanford	Memorial Statue				Memorial to the Reading members of the International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War. Originally sited at Reading Civic Centre but relocated to Forbury Gardens in 2015.[16] Media related to the International Brigade Memorial at Wikimedia Commons
	Jubilee Fountain	St Mary's Butts 51°27′15″N 0°58′27″W / 51.454233°N 0.974229°W / 51.454233; -0.974229	1887		Fountain	Stone			Commemorates Queen Victoria's golden jubilee. In and Portland stone and Peterhead granite. The fountain bowl has been converted into a flower display.[17] Media related to the Jubilee Fountain at Wikimedia Commons
	Maiwand Lion	Forbury Gardens 51°27′25″N 0°58′03″W / 51.456952°N 0.967481°W / 51.456952; -0.967481	1884	George Blackall Simonds	Memorial Sculpture	Cast iron		Grade II	Commemorates the Battle of Maiwand in 1880. Media related to the Maiwand Lion sculpture at Wikimedia Commons
	Meteor Garden	Harris Garden, University of Reading 51°26′08″N 0°56′27″W / 51.435653°N 0.940898°W / 51.435653; -0.940898	2015		Sculpture				Sponsored by the Friends of the Harris Garden and designed by their volunteers. Media related to the Meteor Garden sculpture at Wikimedia Commons
	Oscar Wilde Memorial	Chestnut Walk 51°27′21″N 0°57′49″W / 51.455805°N 0.963573°W / 51.455805; -0.963573	2000	and Paul Muldoon	Memorial				Memorial to Oscar Wilde, who was imprisoned in the adjacent Reading Gaol and wrote the Ballad of Reading Gaol. Comprises metal gates, fencing and seats all with cultural references to Wilde.[18] Media related to the Oscar Wilde Memorial at Wikimedia Commons
	Queen Victoria	Town Hall Square 51°27′24″N 0°58′13″W / 51.456551°N 0.970177°W / 51.456551; -0.970177		George Blackall Simonds	Statue	Marble		Grade II	Celebrates the Jubilee of Queen Victoria.[19] Media related to the statue of Victoria at Wikimedia Commons
	Robed Figure	Reading Abbey 51°27′22″N 0°57′56″W / 51.456197°N 0.965418°W / 51.456197; -0.965418	1988	Elisabeth Frink	Statue				A near-duplicate of the central of the central figure from Elisabeth Frink's work Martyrs of Dorchester.[20] Media related to the Robed Figure statue at Wikimedia Commons
	Rufus Isaacs	Eldon Square 51°27′28″N 0°58′21″W / 51.45773°N 0.9724°W / 51.45773; -0.9724		Charles Sargeant Jagger	Statue				Commemorates Rufus Isaacs, who held the roles of Attorney General, Lord Chief Justice and Viceroy of India, and was the first Marquess of Reading. The statue was originally sited in New Delhi but was offered as a gift to Reading after India achieved its independence in 1947. It was relocated to its current location in 1971.[6][21] Media related to the statue of Rufus Isaacs at Wikimedia Commons
	Rustic Fountain	Forbury Gardens 51°25′51″N 0°58′32″W / 51.430908°N 0.975615°W / 51.430908; -0.975615	1856		Fountain				A rustic fountain in a pond, by an unknown artist but believed to date from 1856 when the town's Forbury was first laid out as 'pleasure gardens'.[20] Media related to the Rustic Fountain at Wikimedia Commons
	Simeon Monument	Market Place 51°27′20″N 0°58′10″W / 51.45561°N 0.9695°W / 51.45561; -0.9695	1804	John Soane		Portland stone	25 feet (7.6 m) in height		Also known as the Soane Obelisk, the Soane Monument and the Simeon Obelisk. Commissioned in his lifetime by Edward Simeon and with a triangular cross-section, it is technically neither a monument nor an obelisk, despite often being called both. Media related to the Simeon Monument at Wikimedia Commons
	Space Between	Forbury Road 51°27′27″N 0°57′58″W / 51.457584°N 0.966101°W / 51.457584; -0.966101			Sculpture	Granite	5 metres (16 ft) in height		Twin helical blocks of granite, carved from Chinese granite, situated outside new office blocks on Forbury Road opposite Forbury Gardens.[22] Media related to the Space Between at Wikimedia Commons
	Sumer Is Icumen In	Reading Abbey 51°27′23″N 0°57′54″W / 51.456404°N 0.965089°W / 51.456404; -0.965089			Relief	Limestone			Stone relief commemorating the composition of the early English song Sumer Is Icumen In at Reading Abbey in the 13th century.[23][24] Media related to the relief at Wikimedia Commons

Windsor[]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Diamond Jubilee Fountain	The Goswells 51°29′03″N 0°36′40″W / 51.484174°N 0.611072°W / 51.484174; -0.611072	2012		Fountain				Celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2012. Media related to the fountain at Wikimedia Commons
	King George III (The Copper Horse)	Windsor Great Park 51°26′42″N 0°36′34″W / 51.445106°N 0.609313°W / 51.445106; -0.609313	1831	Richard Westmacott	Statue	Bronze		Grade I	An equestrian of statue of King George III that marks one end of the Long Walk in Windsor Great Park. It was commissioned by King George IV, sculpted by Sir Richard Westmacott and erected in October 1831.[25][26] Media related to the statue at Wikimedia Commons
	Prince Albert	Windsor Great Park 51°25′25″N 0°36′34″W / 51.42355°N 0.60932°W / 51.42355; -0.60932		Joseph Edgar Boehm	Statue			Grade II	Media related to the statue at Wikimedia Commons
	Prince Christian Victor	Thames Street 51°29′05″N 0°36′24″W / 51.48462°N 0.6068°W / 51.48462; -0.6068	1903	Goscombe John	Statue			Grade II	Commemorates the life of Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, a grand-son of Queen Victoria, who died in 1900. Media related to the statue at Wikimedia Commons
	Queen Elizabeth II	Windsor Great Park 51°26′09″N 0°37′39″W / 51.435950°N 0.627600°W / 51.435950; -0.627600	2003	Philip Jackson	Equestrian statue	Bronze			Media related to the statue at Wikimedia Commons
	Queen Victoria	Outside Windsor Castle 51°28′57″N 0°36′27″W / 51.482594°N 0.607501°W / 51.482594; -0.607501	1887	Joseph Edgar Boehm	Statue			Grade II	Media related to the statue at Wikimedia Commons[27]

References[]

External links[]

• Public Works of Art in Reading from the Trooper Potts VC Memorial Site via the Internet Archive