This is a list of public art in Greater Manchester , England , split according to metropolitan district .
This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork that is only visible inside a museum.
Image
Title / individual commemorated
Location
Date
Sculptor / Designer
Coordinates
Source
Sir Robert Peel
Piccadilly Gardens , Manchester
1853
William Calder Marshall
53°28′53″N 2°14′14.9″W / 53.48139°N 2.237472°W / 53.48139; -2.237472
[12] [13]
John Dalton
Chester Street, Manchester
1855
William Theed
53°28′19″N 2°14′26″W / 53.471889°N 2.240447°W / 53.471889; -2.240447
[14] [15]
Duke of Wellington
Piccadilly Gardens , Manchester
1856
Matthew Noble
53°28′51″N 2°14′08″W / 53.480879°N 2.235674°W / 53.480879; -2.235674
[16] [17]
James Watt
Piccadilly Gardens , Manchester
1857
William Theed
53°28′53″N 2°14′12″W / 53.481261°N 2.23664°W / 53.481261; -2.23664
[18] [19]
Albert Memorial
Albert Square , Manchester
1867
Statue Matthew Noble / Canopy Thomas Worthington
53°28′46″N 2°14′43″W / 53.4795°N 2.245209°W / 53.4795; -2.245209
[20] [21] [15]
Richard Cobden
St Ann's Square, Manchester
1867
Marshall Wood
53°28′55″N 2°14′45″W / 53.481919°N 2.245718°W / 53.481919; -2.245718
[22] [23] [15]
Oliver Cromwell
Wythenshawe Hall , Manchester
1875
Matthew Noble
53°24′17″N 2°16′37″W / 53.404783°N 2.276823°W / 53.404783; -2.276823
[24]
James Fraser
Albert Square , Manchester
1888
Thomas Woolner
53°28′48″N 2°14′42″W / 53.4799°N 2.244971°W / 53.4799; -2.244971
[25] [26] [15]
John Bright
Albert Square , Manchester
1891
Albert Bruce-Joy
53°28′47″N 2°14′42″W / 53.479713°N 2.245075°W / 53.479713; -2.245075
[27] [28]
Oliver Heywood
Albert Square , Manchester
1894
Albert Bruce-Joy
53°28′46″N 2°14′43″W / 53.479306°N 2.24537°W / 53.479306; -2.24537
[29] [30]
Queen Victoria
Piccadilly Gardens , Manchester
1901
Edward Onslow Ford
53°28′51.9″N 2°14′11.9″W / 53.481083°N 2.236639°W / 53.481083; -2.236639
[31] [32]
William Gladstone
Albert Square , Manchester
1901
Mario Raggi
53°28′45″N 2°14′44″W / 53.479101°N 2.245512°W / 53.479101; -2.245512
[33] [34] [15]
Adrift
St Peter's Square , Manchester
1908
John Cassidy
53°28′41″N 2°14′37″W / 53.478116°N 2.243706°W / 53.478116; -2.243706
[35] [36]
The Last Shot /South African War Memorial
St Ann's Square, Manchester
1908
Hamo Thornycroft
53°28′57″N 2°14′44″W / 53.482523°N 2.24548°W / 53.482523; -2.24548
[37] [38] [15]
Edward VII
Whitworth Park Manchester
1913
John Cassidy
53°27′34″N 2°13′42″W / 53.459522°N 2.228308°W / 53.459522; -2.228308
[39] [40]
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Square, Brazennose St, Manchester
1919
George Grey Barnard
53°28′47″N 2°14′50″W / 53.479669°N 2.24716°W / 53.479669; -2.24716
[41] [42] [15]
Manchester Cenotaph
Piccadilly Gardens , Manchester
1924
Edwin Lutyens
53°28′39″N 2°14′38″W / 53.4776°N 2.2438°W / 53.4776; -2.2438
[43]
Messenger Of Peace
Cooper Street, Manchester
1986
Barbara Pearson
53°28′43″N 2°14′35″W / 53.478705°N 2.243047°W / 53.478705; -2.243047
[44] [45]
Robert Owen
Balloon Street, Manchester
1994
Gilbert Bayes
53°29′10″N 2°14′28″W / 53.48613°N 2.24108°W / 53.48613; -2.24108
[46]
Life Cycle
Deansgate, Manchester
1995
George Wyllie
53°28′28″N 2°15′06″W / 53.474351°N 2.251578°W / 53.474351; -2.251578
[47] [48]
Ishinki Touchstone
Barbirolli Square, Manchester
1996
Kan Yasuda
53°28′33″N 2°14′44″W / 53.475875°N 2.245557°W / 53.475875; -2.245557
[49] [50]
The Big Horn /Tib Street Horn
Tib Street, Manchester
1999
David Kemp
53°28′58″N 2°14′12″W / 53.482732°N 2.23663°W / 53.482732; -2.23663
[51] [52]
John Barbirolli
Barbirolli Square, Manchester
2000
Byron Howard
53°28′32″N 2°14′45″W / 53.475599°N 2.245858°W / 53.475599; -2.245858
[53] [54]
Alan Turing Memorial
Sackville Gardens , Manchester
2001
Glyn Hughes
53°28′36.2″N 2°14′9.7″W / 53.476722°N 2.236028°W / 53.476722; -2.236028
[55] [56]
Tree of Remembrance
Piccadilly Gardens , Manchester
2005
Wolfgang and Heron
53°28′52″N 2°14′16″W / 53.481108°N 2.237803°W / 53.481108; -2.237803
[57]
B of the Bang
Beswick , Manchester
2005–2009
Thomas Heatherwick
53°28′55″N 2°11′46″W / 53.48194°N 2.19611°W / 53.48194; -2.19611
Friedrich Engels
Tony Wilson Place, Manchester
c. 1970s, relocated 2017
Relocated from Ukraine in 2017 by the artist Phil Collins .[58]
Peterloo
People's History Museum , Manchester
2018
Axel Void
[59]
Emmeline Pankhurst
St Peter's Square, Manchester
2018
Hazel Reeves
53°28′40″N 2°14′35″W / 53.47778°N 2.24306°W / 53.47778; -2.24306
[60]
Image
Title / individual commemorated
Location
Date
Sculptor / Designer
Coordinates
Source
Robert Ascroft
Alexandra Park , Oldham
1903
F. W. Pomeroy
[61]
Outside Inn
Main Street, Faiksworth
1993
Tim Shutter
53.511264, -2.156218
The artist
Image
Title / individual commemorated
Location
Date
Sculptor / Designer
Coordinates
Source
James Prescott Joule
Worthington Park, Sale
1905
John Cassidy
[72] [73]
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^ "Lancashire Fusiliers' South African War Memorial" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2012 .
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^ "Tilted Vase" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 2 January 2012 .[dead link ]
^ "Picnic Area" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2012 .
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^ "Duke of Wellington" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2012 .
^ "James Watt" . Manchester Art Gallery. 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2011 .
^ "James Watt" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2012 .
^ "Albert Memorial" . Manchester Art Gallery. 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2012 .
^ "Albert Memorial" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on October 17, 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2012 .
^ "Richard Cobden" . Manchester Art Gallery. 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2012 .
^ "Richard Cobden" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2012 .
^ "Oliver Cromwell" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012 .
^ "James Fraser" . Manchester Art Gallery. 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2012 .
^ "James Fraser" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2012 .
^ "John Bright" . Manchester Art Gallery. 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2012 .
^ "John Bright" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2012 .
^ "Oliver Heywood" . Manchester Art Gallery. 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2012 .
^ "Oliver Heywood" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on October 17, 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2012 .
^ "Queen Victoria" . Manchester Art Gallery. 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2011 .
^ "Queen Victoria" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2012 .
^ "William Gladstone" . Manchester Art Gallery. 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2012 .
^ "William Gladstone" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2012 .
^ "Adrift" . Manchester Art Gallery. 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2012 .
^ " 'Adrift' - City of Manchester" . John Cassidy: Manchester Sculptor. Retrieved 5 January 2012 .
^ "The Last Shot" . Manchester Art Gallery. 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2012 .
^ "South African War Memorial" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 7 January 2012 .[dead link ]
^ "King Edward VII, Whitworth Park, Manchester" . John Cassidy: Manchester Sculptor. Retrieved 10 January 2012 .
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^ "Messenger Of Peace" . Manchester Art Gallery. 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2011 .
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^ "Robert Owen" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2012 .
^ "Life Cycle" . Manchester Art Gallery. 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2012 .
^ "Life Cycle" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2012 .
^ "Ishinki Touchstone" . Manchester Art Gallery. 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2012 .
^ "Ishinki-Touchstone" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2012 .
^ "Tib Street Horn" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2012 .
^ "Big Horn" . Manchester Art Gallery. 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2012 .
^ "Sir John Barbirolli" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2012 .
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^ "James Prescott Joule" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012 .
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^ "Francis Sharp Powell" . Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on March 1, 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012 .
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