List of public art in Cambridgeshire
This is a list of public art in the Cambridgeshire 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.
Babraham[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Jonas Webb | High Street, Babraham, Cambridgeshire | Late 19th century | Carlo Marochetti | Statue on pedestal | Bronze and stone | Grade II | Q26616046 | [1] |
Cambridge[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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William Pitt the Younger | Pembroke College, Cambridge | 1819 | Richard Westmacott | Statue on pedestal | |||||
Bears | Exterior of Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences | 1904 | Unknown | Sculptures | Stone | [2] | ||||
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Cambridge War Memorial | Hills Road 52°11′42″N 0°07′52″E / 52.195065°N 0.131055°E |
1922 | Robert Tait McKenzie | Statue on pedestal | Bronze, brick and stone | Grade II listed | Q26558679 | [3][4] | |
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Guildhall Doors | The Guildhall, Market Square | 1933 | Laurence Bradshaw | Doors with 10 relief panels | Bronze | [2] | |||
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Crocodile | Wall of Mond Building, off Free School Lane | 1933 | Eric Gill | Motif | Incised brickwork | [2] | |||
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Talos | Guildhall Street, Cambridge | c.1960, installed 1973 | Michael Ayrton | Sculpture on pedestal | Bronze and stone | [2] | |||
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Ceres - Goddess of Corn | CB1, Mill Park | 1962 | William Bloye | Sculpture | Bronze | [4] | |||
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Kett's Oak | Exterior of Kett House, corner of Station Rd. & Hills Rd. | 1963 | Willi Soukop | Bas-relief | Sandstone | [4] | |||
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Four-Square (Walk Through) | Churchill College, Cambridge | 1966 | Barbara Hepworth | Abstract sculpture | Bronze | Q60786074 | [5][6] | ||
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The Swimmers | Mill Road by Parkside Swimming Pool | 1966 | Betty Rea, completed by John W Mills | Statue group | Bronze | [4][7] | |||
Construction in Aluminium | Outside Engineering Department, Trumpington St. | 1967 | Kenneth Martin | Abstract sculpture on pedestal | Aluminium and Portland stone | [4] | ||||
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Two Forms (Divided Circle) | Fellows' Garden, Clare College, Cambridge | 1969 | Barbara Hepworth | Abstract sculpture | Bronze | 237 x 234 x 54cm | Q7858962 | [8][2] | |
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The Chauvinist | Hills Road / Brooklands Road, Cambridge | 1990 | Helaine Blumenfeld | Abstract sculpture | Granite | [4] | |||
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Crystalline design | Crystallographic Data Centre, Union Road | 1992 | Eric Sorenson (architect) | Mosaic | Glass | [4] | |||
A Pattern of Life | Fellows' Garden, Christ's College | 2001 | Tim Harrisson | Abstract sculpture | Portland limestone | [2] | ||||
Earthbound: Plant | Haddon Library & Sedgwick Museum | 2003 | Anthony Gormley | Footprint sculpture | Cast iron | [2] | ||||
Flame | Claire Hall, Herschel Road | 2004 | Helaine Blumenfeld | Abstract sculpture | Bronze | [2] | ||||
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DNA Double Helix | Memorial Court, Clare College | 2005 | Charles Jencks | Abstract structure | Aluminium | [2] | |||
Confucius | Clare College Avenue | 2006 | Wu Wei-Shan | Sculpture | Bronze | [2] | ||||
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Grasshopper | The Greshams, Gonville Place | 2006 | Matthew Lane Sanderson | Sculpture | Steel | [4] | |||
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Two Elements Uniting to Form a Contract | County Court Building, East Road | 2006 | Colin Rose | Sculpture | Stainless steel | [4] | |||
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Between the Lines | Fisher Square, Cambridge | 2007 | Peter Randall-Page | Sculpture | Granite glacial boulder | 178 x 214 x 180cm | [9][2] | ||
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The Corpus Clock | Taylor Library, King's Parade | 2008 | John Taylor and Matthew Lane Sanderson | Clock with sculpture | Metal sculpture | [2] | |||
Mother and Child | Exterior of John Lewis, Downing St., | 2008 | Sophie Dickens | Carved sculpture | Wood | [2] | ||||
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Finback | Front Court, Robinson College, Grange Road | 2008 | Ben Barrell | Abstract sculpture | Bronze resin | [2][10] | |||
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Charles Darwin | Darwin Garden, Christ's College, Cambridge | 2009 | Anthony Smith | Statue | Bronze | [2] | |||
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Ex Libris | University Library, West Road | 2009 | Harry Gray | 14 posts | Bronze | [2] | |||
Reflective Editor | Station Road | 2011 | Douglas Allsop | Abstract sculpture | Black granite | [4] | ||||
Darwin | New Court, Christ's College | 2011 | Phillip King | Abstract structure | Steel | [2] | ||||
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Snowy | Market Square | 2012 | Gary Webb | Sculpture | Metal | Inspired by Snowy Farr[2] | |||
Southern Shade | Churchill College | 2012 | Nigel Hall | Abstract sculpture | Bronze | [6] | ||||
Wander | Station Place | 2014 | Dryden Goodwin | 100 Engraved plates | Steel | Each 123mm diameter | [4][11] | |||
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Bird Stones | Mill Road Cemetery, Cambridge | 2014 | Gordon Young | Six monoliths and a bench | Stone and wood | [4][12] | |||
The Barnwell Sentence | Kingsley Walk, off Newmarket Road | 2014 | Lucy Skaer | Mosaic | Lava, stone and glass | [4] | ||||
Slate Work South | David Attenborough Building, Downing St., | 2016 | Ackroyd & Harvey | Mosaic | Welsh slate | [2] | ||||
Flow | James Dyson Building, Fen Causeway | 2018 | Simon Tegala | Abstract sculpture | Steel with electronic screen | [4] |
Clarkson Road[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Mathematical Gates | Isaac Newton Institute, Clarkson Road | 1970 | John Robinson | Relief and gates | Cast iron | [6] | ||||
Creation | Isaac Newton Institute, Clarkson Road | 1991 | John Robinson | Abstract sculpture | Stainless steel | [6] | ||||
Intuition | Isaac Newton Institute, Clarkson Road | 1993 | John Robinson | Abstract sculpture | Stainless steel | [6][13] | ||||
Genesis | Isaac Newton Institute, Clarkson Road | 1995 | John Robinson | Abstract sculpture | Stainless steel | [6][14] |
Homerton Gardens[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Setting Out | Homerton Gardens, Harrison Drive | 2017 | Harry Gray | Abstract sculpture | Bronze, stone and steel | [4] | ||||
Made to Measure | Homerton Gardens, Harrison Drive | 2018 | Harry Gray | Abstract sculpture | Bronze, Portland stone and limestone | [4][15] |
Lensfield Road[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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May Eternal Light Shine Upon Them | Scott Polar Institute, Lensfield Road | 1922 | Kathleen Scott | Statue on pedestal | Bronze and stone | Modelled by A.W. Lawrence[16][4] | |||
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Robert Falcon Scott | Scott Polar Institute | 1934 | Kathleen Scott | Bust in niche | Bronze | [4] | |||
Alchemy symbols & University coat of arms | Exterior of Chemistry Building, Lensfield Road | 1958 | Mary Spencer Watson | Bas-relief | Stone | [4] | ||||
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Inukshuk | Scott Polar Institute | 1979 | Unknown | Sculpture | Stone | Sculpture from Baffin Island[4] | |||
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Husky Dog Memorial | Scott Polar Institute | 2009 | David Cemmick | Sculpture | Bronze | [4] | |||
The Antarctic Monument | Scott Polar Institute | 2011 | Oliver Barratt | Abstract sculpture | Oak | [4] |
Madingley Road[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Pulse | Institute of Astromomy, Madingley Road | 1996 | John Robinson | Abstract sculpture | Stainless steel | [6] | |||
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Promethus | Institute of Astromomy, Madingley Road | 2004 | James Atkinson | Abstract sculpture | Painted aluminium | [6] | |||
Tree of Life: Encounter | The Woolf Institute, Madingley Road | 2018 | Helaine Blumenfeld | Abstract sculpture | Marble | 3m tall | [6][17] |
Sidgwick Site[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Span | Sidgwick Avenue | 1967 | Phillip King | Abstract sculpture | Steel | [2] | ||||
Bigger Bite | Alison Richard Building, Sidgwick Site | 2010 | Nigel Hall | Abstract sculpture | Bronze | [2] | ||||
A Local History | Pavement, Alison Richard Building, Sidgwick Site | 2013 | Edmund de Waal | 3 vitrines filled with porcelain items | Various | [2] | ||||
Daze IV | Sidgwick Site | 2014 | Antony Gormley | Sculpture | Cast iron | [2] |
Fordham[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Fordham War Memorial | Fordham, Cambridgeshire | 1921 | Edward Lutyens & George Frampton | Statue of Saint George on pillar | Stone | Grade II | Q26616619 | [18][19] |
Peterborough[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Pearl Assurance offices, Peterborough | 1919 | George Frampton | Statue on pedestal | Bronze and stone | Grade II* | Q62132803 | Relocated from London in 1991[20][21] |
Ramsey[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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War memorial | Ramsey | 1921 | F.W. Pomeroy | Statue on column | Stone | Grade II | Q26459919 | [22][23] |
St Ives[]
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Statue of Oliver Cromwell | Market Hill, St Ives | 1901 | F.W. Pomeroy | Statue on pedestal and steps | Bronze and Portland stone | Grade II | Q22917664 | [24] |
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Public art in Cambridgeshire. |
- ^ Historic England. "Statue of Jonas Webb opposite Chalk Farmhouse (1331112)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Trail 2 - City Centre". Cambridge Sculpture Trails. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Men of Cambridge (The Homecoming)". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Trail 1 - South Cambridge". Cambridge Sculpture Trails. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Catalogue entry: Four-Square (Walk Through)". Tate. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Trail 3 - West Cambridge". Cambridge Sculpture Trails. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Bronze group of bathers". Cambridge Public Art Audit. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Catalogue entry: Two Forms (Divided Circle)". Tate. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Between the Lines". www.peterrandall-page.com. 20 April 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Benedge (24 June 2015). "Artworks". Robinson College. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Wander portraits". Cambridge City Council. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Launch of new public art project in Mill Road Cemetery". Cambridge City Council. 19 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Symbolic Sculpture The Collected Works of John Robinson Intuition". The Bradshaw Foundation. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Symbolic Sculpture The Collected Works of John Robinson Genesis". The Bradshaw Foundation. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Made to Measure sculpture". Cambridge City Council. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Scott Polar Research Institute: Buildings and grounds". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Sophie Killip (12 February 2018). "Helaine Blumenfeld unveils her Tree of Life at The Woolf Institute". designcurial. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Fordham War Memorial (1331743)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Fordham". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Pearl Centre war memorial (1462803)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Pearl Assurance". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Ramsey". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "War memorial (1166434)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Statue of Oliver Cromwell (1161588)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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