List of public art in Herefordshire

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This is a list of public art in the county of Herefordshire, 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.

Bromyard and district[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes
Burley Gate - sculpture (29033310910).jpg Weather vane[1] Burley Gate junction of the A417 and A465

52°07′15″N 2°35′44″W / 52.120849°N 2.595628°W / 52.120849; -2.595628 		2014 (2014) Sculpture Steel Q47012927
Bromyard Time Tower.jpg The Time Tower Bromyard Bypass

52°11′15″N 2°30′26″W / 52.1873809°N 2.5073337°W / 52.1873809; -2.5073337 		2000 (2000)[2] Phillip Bess & Diane Gorvin[3] Sculpture Wood Q47012927 [4]
Bromyard Heritage Centre - Resting Sheep (36385692190).jpg Resting Sheep Bromyard Heritage Centre

52°11′26″N 2°30′25″W / 52.190430°N 2.506879°W / 52.190430; -2.506879 		2000 (2000) Ann Campbell Sculpture Bronze Lifesize Bromyard and Winslow Town Council Q47456415 [4]
The Mappa Grundi.jpg Mappa Grundi Stoke Lacy Village Hall

52°08′55″N 2°33′06″W / 52.1485°N 2.5517°W / 52.1485; -2.5517 		2005 (2005) Mark de la Torre Sculpture ceramic h= 4m, w= 3m Q47456445 [5]
...To The Woods Today - geograph.org.uk - 115114.jpg Bear Tilbury Plantation, Herefordshire, UK

52°13′02″N 2°30′23″W / 52.217324°N 2.5064°W / 52.217324; -2.5064 		Sculpture wood Q47456606


Golden Valley[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes
The obelisk at Ewyas Harold Face 1.jpg The Obelisk Adjacent to St John Kemble Chapel and Doctors' Surgery, Ewyas Harold

51°57′08″N 2°53′27″W / 51.9522533°N 2.8907934°W / 51.9522533; -2.8907934 		2010 (2010) Graeme Mitcheson sculpture sandstone h=1.5m, w=1m, d=1m Q47471919 8 Village Artmakers Project Pieces Unveild, Herefordshire[6]
Log dragon - geograph.org.uk - 905110.jpg Dragon Kings Thorn to A49, Herefordshire, UK

51°59′40″N 2°43′59″W / 51.994422°N 2.733125°W / 51.994422; -2.733125 		Steve Elsby sculpture wood Q47472070 Details recorded by photographer[7]

Hereford[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes
Apple sculpture hereford hospital.jpg h.Apple The County Hospital, Hereford

52°03′30″N 2°42′20″W / 52.05824°N 2.70553°W / 52.05824; -2.70553 		2004 (2004) Ian Berrill sculpture Steel Q47472238 Commissioned as part of h.Art Herefordshire Art Week 2004 according to the plaque adjacent to the sculpture
3D Map 2.jpg 3d Map of Hereford Hereford Cathedral

52°03′20″N 2°42′20″W / 52.055432°N 2.70553°W / 52.055432; -2.70553 		relief map Q47472317
The Woodpecker.jpg
More images 		The Woodpecker Whitecross Road

52°03′26″N 2°43′29″W / 52.05711°N 2.72477°W / 52.05711; -2.72477 		1969[8] Walenty Pytel sculpture Q47472347 Relocated in 2011[8]
George Cornewall Lewis 2.jpg
More images 		Sir George Cornewall Lewis Shire Hall, Hereford

52°03′22″N 2°42′47″W / 52.05612°N 2.71314°W / 52.05612; -2.71314 		1864 (1864) Carlo Marochetti statue on pedestal Q47472418 [9]
Elgar statue, Hereford.JPG Edward Elgar Hereford Cathedral

52°03′24″N 2°42′54″W / 52.05658°N 2.71502°W / 52.05658; -2.71502 		2005 (2005)[10] Jemma Pearson[10] statue Bronze[10] Q47472878
Eign Gate, Hereford - geograph.org.uk - 1524617.jpg Eign Gate All Saints Church, Hereford

52°03′23″N 2°43′03″W / 52.05645°N 2.71760°W / 52.05645; -2.71760 		2006 (2006)[11] Adam Greenwell[11] statue Steel [12] h= 6m[11] Q47473218 [13]
Memorial to Thomas Winter in Fownhope - geograph.org.uk - 55630.jpg Tom Spring Fownhope, Herefordshire

52°03′09″N 2°42′44″W / 52.05245°N 2.71232°W / 52.05245; -2.71232 		monument stone Q47473918
Dan - geograph.org.uk - 552415.jpg Dan the bulldog Bishops Meadows, Hereford

52°00′46″N 2°36′04″W / 52.01266°N 2.6012°W / 52.01266; -2.6012 		2002 (2002)[14] John Tasker[14] sculpture wood Q47474338
4Runner 05.jpg Not known Royal National College for the Blind

52°03′25″N 2°42′22″W / 52.056807°N 2.70614°W / 52.056807; -2.70614 		sculpture wood Royal National College for the Blind Q47476767
Hereford Greenway portrait bench 01.jpg Violette Szabo, Josie Pearson and Edward Elgar Hereford Greenway

52°03′46″N 2°42′11″W / 52.0627°N 2.70306°W / 52.0627; -2.70306 		2013 (2013) sculpture metal Q47476804 [15]
Bishops Meadow sculpture 03.jpg A Fish’s Eye View King George’s Playing Field

52°03′03″N 2°42′47″W / 52.05090°N 2.71292°W / 52.05090; -2.71292 		2006 (2006) Chris Brammall sculpture metal Q47477683 [16]
Art work depicting Nora Foster, Rotherwas, Hereford, UK 01.jpg Rotherwas Women Holme Lacey Road, Hereford

52°03′14″N 2°41′05″W / 52.05378°N 2.6846°W / 52.05378; -2.6846 		2006 (2006) Bruce Williams sculpture sandblasted granite and steel Q47478052 Three works featuring Nora Foster, Debbie Gittoes and Sophie Dillon respectively [17][18]
A Thousand Ghosts King George V Playing Fields, Hereford

52°02′57″N 2°42′42″W / 52.04917°N 2.71157°W / 52.04917; -2.71157 		2009 (2009) Mariele Neudecker sculpture Wood, paint & steel Q47478281 Commissioned by Meadow Arts[19]
SAS memorial sculpture, Hereford, UK.jpg Special Air Service memorial Stadlestone Circle (site of a previous SAS camp) Fibreglass Q47478437 [20]
Bronze Hereford bull by Brian Alabaster ARBS.JPG Hereford Bull High Town Hereford

52°03′23″N 2°42′54″W / 52.05649°N 2.7149°W / 52.05649; -2.7149 		2012 (2012) Brian Alabaster Sculpture Bronze Q47478641 [21]
Franklin Barnes building, Hereford - IMG 0045.JPG Sunflower Franklin House, Hereford

52°03′29″N 2°42′44″W / 52.057979°N 2.712284°W / 52.057979; -2.712284 		1964 (1964)[22] Trevor Worton[23] sculpture iron Q58838746
Hereford Cathedral Close Roundel 7.jpg Aspects of Hereford Cathedral Cathedral Close, Hereford

52°03′16″N 2°42′55″W / 52.054547°N 2.715292°W / 52.054547; -2.715292 		2011 (2011)[24] roundels bronze Q58838931
The Apple Tree.jpg Jesus Christ the Apple Tree Cathedral Close, Hereford

52°03′16″N 2°43′01″W / 52.054347°N 2.717042°W / 52.054347; -2.717042 		2011 (2011)[24] Canon Sandy Elliot mosaic stone Q58838743
Zenith sculpture 04.jpg Hereford County Hospital[25]

52°03′28″N 2°42′31″W / 52.05765°N 2.708669°W / 52.05765; -2.708669 		2018 (2018) Paul Caton[25] sculpture wood Wye Valley NHS Trust[26] Q58839335
Statue of Lance Corporal Alan Leonard Lewis VC 02.jpg Allan Leonard Lewis The Old Market, Hereford

52°03′31″N 2°42′59″W / 52.058525°N 2.716303°W / 52.058525; -2.716303 		2018 (2018) Jemma Pearson[27] sculpture bronze[28] Q61743798
Statue of King Offa, Bewell Street, Hereford 02.jpg King Offa Bewell Street, Hereford

52°03′25″N 2°43′11″W / 52.056897°N 2.719717°W / 52.056897; -2.719717 		sculpture Q61743838
Photo of "Core of our Community" artwork.jpg Apples Fownhope Medical Centre

52°00′24″N 2°36′42″W / 52.0067649°N 2.6117739°W / 52.0067649; -2.6117739 		Walenty Pytel mural Galvanised Steel Q61743820
Cat sculpture 02.jpg Cat Campbell Road, Hereford

52°04′07″N 2°42′13″W / 52.068631°N 2.703656°W / 52.068631; -2.703656 		sculpture Q63167775

Kington and district[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes
Carved bench side view.jpg British birds Wapley Hill

52°15′16″N 2°57′34″W / 52.254469°N 2.95958°W / 52.254469; -2.95958 		Carved bench wood Q59348933 Bench a gift from friends of Miles Baddeley[29]


Ledbury and district[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes
Swallows[30] Ledbury

52°01′44″N 2°25′00″W / 52.028899°N 2.416805°W / 52.028899; -2.416805 		2016 [30] Walenty Pytel Sculpture Steel Q59348946
The people associated with the Master's House, St Katherine's Hospital Ledbury

52°02′11″N 2°25′24″W / 52.036439°N 2.423425°W / 52.036439; -2.423425 		Sculpture Stone Q59349159

Leominster and district[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes
Bodenham Bullocks 04.jpg Bullocks Adjacent to Doctors' Surgery, Brockington Rd, Bodenham

52°09′16″N 2°40′13″W / 52.1545331°N 2.6703266°W / 52.1545331; -2.6703266 		2010 Graeme Mitcheson sculpture sandstone h 800mm, w 1500mm, d 1000mm Q59357553 8 Village Artmakers Project Pieces Unveild, Herefordshire[6]
The Orchard Through The Seasons.jpg Orchards Corn St, Leominster

52°13′37″N 2°44′20″W / 52.226906°N 2.738839°W / 52.226906; -2.738839 		2014 (2014) Jericho Aceron & Ryan Midgeley mural painting Q59357989 Special thanks given to Leominster Town Cadets, Earl Mortimer College, Leominster in Bloom, Roger Midgeley
Leominster Town Clock.jpg Various Corn Square, Leominster

52°13′37″N 2°44′17″W / 52.227036°N 2.737989°W / 52.227036; -2.737989 		2006 (approx[31] clock various Q59358151 The 'ducking stool' is a reference to Jenny Pipes
Leominster bunting.png Laundry Butcher Row, Leominster

52°13′38″N 2°44′19″W / 52.227092°N 2.738647°W / 52.227092; -2.738647 		2017 sculpture Q59358344 Part of Leominster in Bloom[32]
Mr Granger mows the lawn.jpg Gardening The Grange, Leominster

52°03′30″N 2°42′20″W / 52.05824°N 2.70553°W / 52.05824; -2.70553 		2006 sculpture Q59358459 Part of Leominster in Bloom[33]
Statue of Grange Court Leominster looking at the front.jpg Building High Street, Leominster

52°13′42″N 2°44′08″W / 52.228353°N 2.735531°W / 52.228353; -2.735531 		2010 (2010) sculpture metal Q59358511 Depicts Grange Court at its original location in Leominster.[34][35]
Leominster photo mural 1.jpg Leominster Morris Mews, Leominster

52°13′40″N 2°44′19″W / 52.227894°N 2.738681°W / 52.227894; -2.738681 		photograph Q59358879
Drapers lane entrance gate.jpg Drapery Drapers Lane, Leominster

52°13′38″N 2°44′18″W / 52.227172°N 2.738264°W / 52.227172; -2.738264 		gate metal Q59386426
Kingfisher Leominster.png Kingfisher Pinsley Road, Leominster

52°13′43″N 2°43′59″W / 52.228714°N 2.733136°W / 52.228714; -2.733136 		gate metal Q59386469
The Gruffalo Trail Queen's Wood Country Park, Herefordshire

52°09′35″N 2°43′42″W / 52.159847°N 2.7284477°W / 52.159847; -2.7284477 		2014 (2014) Steve Elsby sculpture wood Q59349307 [36]

Ross-on-Wye[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes
Two Salmon of the Wye - geograph.org.uk - 425061.jpg Leaping Salmon outside the Man of Ross pub, Wye Street

51°54′53″N 2°35′10″W / 51.914741°N 2.586163°W / 51.914741; -2.586163 		Walenty Pytel Sculpture metal Q59558602
Sculpture on the Riverside Walk Ross-on-Wye - geograph.org.uk - 1134963.jpg Swans in Flight Riverside Walk

51°54′58″N 2°35′14″W / 51.916120°N 2.587329°W / 51.916120; -2.587329 		Walenty Pytel Sculpture metal Q59558607
Cormorant sculpture - geograph.org.uk - 1152052.jpg Cormorants near South Herefordshre Golf Club

51°55′41″N 2°30′46″W / 51.928156°N 2.512881°W / 51.928156; -2.512881 		Walenty Pytel Sculpture metal Q59562241
Carved Tree Trunk, Symonds Yat East - geograph.org.uk - 593584.jpg Wildlife Symonds Yat East, Herefordshire

51°50′24″N 2°38′15″W / 51.84011°N 2.6375°W / 51.84011; -2.6375 		Sculpture wood Q59562580

Weobley[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes
Weobley village - geograph.org.uk - 1266758.jpg
More images 		Magpie Broad Street, Weobley

52°09′33″N 2°52′30″W / 52.1592°N 2.8749°W / 52.1592; -2.8749 		2000 (2000)[37] Walenty Pytel Sculpture metal Q59562936 Commissioned after the village won the Calor Gas/Daily Telegraph Great Britain Village of the Year in 1999.[38]
Sheep sculpture Pembridge Herefordshire UK.jpg Sheep St Mary the Virgin, Pembridge, Herefordshire

52°13′09″N 2°53′46″W / 52.219102°N 2.896202°W / 52.219102; -2.896202 		Sculpture metal


References[]

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    Portrait bench plaque description on Josie Pearson MBE
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    Portrait bench plaque description on Sir Edward Elgar
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