List of public art in Harlow

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This is a list of public art in Harlow in Essex, including statues, busts and other memorials. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and as such does not include, for example, artworks in museums.

Town Centre[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Meat Porters by Ralph Brown, 1959, Market Square, Harlow.jpg Meat Porters Market Square 1959 Ralph Brown Sculpture Bronze 1.8m high Grade II Cast at the Corinthian Bronze Factory.[1][2][3][4]
Trigon, Harlow (25996639083).jpg Trigon Broad Walk 1961 Lynn Chadwick Sculpture Bronze 2.3m high [1][3][4][5]
Harlow obelisk by Frederick Gibberd, 1980.jpg Obelisk Broad Walk 1980 Sir Frederick Gibberd Obelisk Concrete faced in Portland stone 762cm high [1]
The Philosopher by Keith Godwin, Harlow, Essex.jpg The Philosopher College Square 1961/ 1962 Keith Godwin Sculpture Fibreglass 163 x 76 x 68cm [1]
Ripple by Diane Maclean, 2004, Harlow town centre.jpg Ripple Square at top of Water Gardens 2004 Diane Maclean Three columns Coloured stainless steel 8m high [1]
Portrait Figure by FE McWilliam, 1956, Harlow Town Centre.jpg Portrait Figure West Walk, off Westgate 1956 F. E. McWilliam Sculpture Bronze 1.8m high Grade II Modelled by Elisabeth Frink while a student.[1][6][4]
Vertex Broad Walk 1979 Paul Mason Sculpture Carrara marble 76 x 76 x 213cm high [1]
Family Group by Henry Moore.jpg
More images 		Family Group Entrance lobby to Civic Centre 1954 Henry Moore Sculpture Hadene stone 1.7m high [1][7][3][4][5]
Returning from Work External wall by entrance to Central Library Unknown Heinz Muller Relief sculpture Bronze 0.5m high [1][4]
Julia The Playhouse, Town Centre 1995 Gerda Rubinstein Statue Bronze 85 x 35 x 22cm high [1][8]
Ghost in the Machine Rear of The Playhouse, Town Centre 2013 Tony Stallard Display panel Steel and neon 7 x 2 x 0.05m [1]
Still Life by Fred Watson, Harlow.jpg Still Life Westgate 1985 Fred Watson Sculpture Springwell stone 193 x 206 x 127cm [1]
"Chief" by Nick Turvey, sculpture in Harlow, Essex, England.jpg Chief Opposite the Playhouse 2010 Nick Turvey Sculpture Corten steel [9]

Water Gardens[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Eve by Auguste Rodin, 1882, casting at the Water Gardens, Harlow.jpg Eve Water Gardens 1882 Auguste Rodin Statue Bronze 1.7m high [1][10][3][4]
Upright Motive No. 2 by Henry Moore, Harlow Water Gardens.jpg Upright Motive No. 2 Water Gardens 1955-56 Henry Moore Sculpture Bronze 3.3m high [1][7][4]
Relief External wall of sports shop by Water Gardens 1963 William Mitchell Sculptural relief Concrete 150 x 1083 x 10cm [1][3]
Heraldic panel External wall of supermarket by Water Gardens 1961 William Mitchell Sculptural relief Concrete 150 x 1083 x 10cm [1]
Relief by William Mitchell, 1963, at the Water Gardens Harlow.jpg
More images 		Seven lion head reliefs Water Gardens 1963 William Mitchell Reliefs and mosaics Concrete and pigmented resins 120 x 240 x 10cm [1][11][3]
Wild Boar by Elisabeth Frink, 1970, Harlow Water Gardens.jpg Wild boar Water Gardens 1970 Elisabeth Frink Sculpture Bronze 0.9m high Grade II Originally in concrete, re-cast in bronze.[1][12][8][4]
Bird by Hebe Comerfield, 1985, at the Water Gardens, Harlow.jpg Bird Water Gardens 1985 Hebe Comerfield Sculpture Bronze [1][8]

North Harlow[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Sophrosyne The Chase, Newhall 2010 Ekkehard Altenburgher Sculpture Norwegian Larvikite [1]
Solo Flight, Harlow, May 2021.jpg
More images 		Solo Flight First Avenue, Felmongers 1982 Antanas Braždys Sculpture Stainless steel [1]
Sheep Shearer Adjacent to tenants common room in Momples Road, Ladyshot 1965 Ralph Brown Sculpture Bronze on a brick plinth 0.7m high Grade II [1][13][3][4]
New Town Florence Nightingale Medical Centre, Church Langley 2009 Nicola Burrell Sculpture [1][8]
Chinese Dynamic Tesco car park, Church Langley 1992, installed 1994 John Mills Sculpture Bronze 270 x 270 x 100cm [1]
Kore, High Street, Old Harlow.jpg Kore High Street, Old Harlow 1963 Betty Rea Statue Bronze 1.5cm high [1][8][4]
Screen Newhall Project Space 1999 Gerda Rubinstein Sculpture Bronze 46 x 152cm [1]
Methuselah Great Auger Street, Newhall 2010 Nick Turrey Sculpture Steel [1]

Harlow Museum grounds[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Well Head Grounds of Harlow Museum 1989 Jane Ackroyd Sculpture Welded steel [1]
Stone Seat, Harlow Museum.jpg Stone seat Grounds of Harlow Museum 1957 Ernest Adsetts Decorated bench Portland stone 0.6m high [1][4]
Metal Sculpture Grounds of Harlow Museum 1965 Antanas Braždys Sculpture Painted, welded mild steel [1][4]
Sun Dial Grounds of Harlow Museum 1984 Nathan David Sun dial Bronze, brass and stainless steel [1]
The Flame, Harlow Museum.jpg The Flame Grounds of Harlow Museum 2008 Angela Godfrey Sculpture Portland stone 155cm high [1][8]
Torsos Grounds of Harlow Museim 1955 Karel Vogel Sculpture Ciment fondu 1.0m [1][4]

St John's Arts and Recreation Centre[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Wrestlers St John's Arts and Recreation Centre, St John's ARC 1957 Sally Doig Sculpture Ciment fondu 1.3m [1][8][3][4]
We are the music makers St John's ARC 2006 Angela Godfrey Carved panel Lime wood 133cm high [1]
Chorus St John's ARC 1990 Lee Grandjean Sculpture Iroko wood 250 x 70cm [1]
Help! St John's ARC 1976 F. E. McWilliam Sculpture Bronze on a brick plinth Grade II [1][14][4]

South Harlow[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Shenzou by Simon Pickard, 2008, courtyard of Addison House, Harlow.jpg Shenzou Addison House Courtyard 2008 Simon Pickard Sculpture Stainless steel [1]
Butterfly by Madeline Allen, 2008 sculpture in Harlow.jpg Butterfly Newstead Way 2008 Madeline Allen Sculpture Stainless steel [1][8]
Organic Form by Michael Austin, an abstract sculpture in Harlow, Essex.jpg Organic Form Newstead Way 2008 Michael Austin Sculpture Bronze casting [1]
Energise Leisurezone car park 2010 Claire Bigger Sculpture Stainless steel 6.5m high [1][8]
Echo Staple Tye, junction of Parnell Road and Southern Way 1970 Antanas Braždys Sculpture Welded stainless steel 3.8m [1][3][4]
Lettin Go Gladden Court, off Paringdon Road 1996 Edwina Chaston Sculpture Fibrecem concrete 137 x 152cm [1]
Ports of Call by Jonathan Clarke, 2006,.jpg Ports of Call Torkildsen Way 2006 Jonathan Clarke Sculpture Aluminium 1.5m high [1]
Six Cubes Bush Fair Shopping Centre 1972 Shelley Fausett Sculpture Bronze 2.5m high [1]
Iceni Colt Hatch 1995 Anthony Hawken Sculpture Portland stone [1]
Stone Carving 1 Hollyfield 1965 Menashe Kadishman Sculpture / relief Stone 240 x 76 x 68cm [1]
Stone Carving 2 Hollyfield 1965 Menashe Kadishman Sculpture / relief Stone 240 x 76 x 68cm [1]
Wave Torkildsen Way 2011 Ovie Usher Sculpture Steel [1]

River Stort[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Mill Latton Mill Lock 2007 Nicola Burrell Sculpture Cast concrete [1]
Over the Weir Parndon Mill 2007 Karen Murphy & Alan Freeman Bridge Metal bridge with glass inserts [1]
Flowing Onwards Parndon Mill Lock 2007 Angelia Godfrey Sculpture Dunhouse sandstone 121 x 150 x 121cm high [1]
The Flowing River Harlow Lock 2007 Anthony Lysycia Sculpture Sandstone carving [1]
Short Stort Thoughts Burnt Mill Lock 2007 Graeme Hitcheson 3 carved spheres Sandstone [1]

North of Town Centre[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Contrapunctal Forms (26326481770).jpg Contrapuntal Forms Glebelands housing area 1951 Barbara Hepworth Abstract sculpture Blue Galway limestone 305 x 122 x 915cm Grade II Q26282978 Resited to Harlow in 1953 from the Festival of Britain site in London.[1][15][8][3][4][5]
Julia Sewell Harris Close 1999 Gerda Rubinstein Statue Ciment fondu 85 x 35 x 22cm [1][8]
Donkey by Willi Soukop, 1935.jpg Donkey Pittmans Field off Monkswick Road, Mark Hill South 1969 Willi Soukop Sculpture Bronze 0.9m high Grade II Cast at the Fiorini Foundry, Fulham.[1][16][4]
Shoal by Will Spankle, 2009, Town Park Harlow.jpg Shoal Town Park pool 2009 Will Spankie Sculpture Kilkenny limestone [1]
Chiron.jpg Chiron Forecourt of Moot House, The Stow 1953 Mary Spencer Watson Sculpture Portland stone 1.5m high [1][8][4]
Not in Anger by Leon Underwood, The Stow, Harlow.jpg Not in Anger Stow shopping precinct c.1975 Leon Underwood Sculpture Bronze [1]
Pisces by Jessie Watkins, 1973, located in Town Park, Harlow.jpg Pisces Water Garden, Town Park 1973 Jessie Watkins Sculpture Steel [1]

See also[]

References[]

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  6. ^ Historic England. "Portrait figure of Elisabeth Frink (1431426)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Lydia Figes (6 March 2019). "From Hepworth to Frink: 12 female sculptors in Harlow". Art UK. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Chief by Nick Turvey". sculpturetown.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  10. ^ Lydia Figes (20 February 2019). "In the beginning was Eve ... by Rodin". Art UK. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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  12. ^ Historic England. "Wild boar sculpture (1431373)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  13. ^ Historic England. "Sheep Shearer sculpture outside tenants Common Room (1031594)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  14. ^ Historic England. "Help! sculpture (1431428)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  15. ^ Historic England. "Contrapuntal Forms (1031593)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  16. ^ Historic England. "Donkey sculpture (1431399)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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