List of public art in Shropshire

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

Bridgnorth[]

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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
War Memorial, Bridgnorth - geograph.org.uk - 1779130.jpg
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War memorial Bridgnorth Town Park, Bridgnorth

52°31′53″N 2°25′10″W / 52.531423°N 2.419347°W / 52.531423; -2.419347
1920, rededicated 1950 Adrian Jones Statue on pedestal Bronze and stone [1]

Craven Arms[]

Image Title / subject Location and
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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Public Art, Craven Arms - geograph.org.uk - 736629.jpg Sheep, Rail transport Craven Arms, Shropshire, UK

52°26′22″N 2°50′07″W / 52.43936°N 2.8352°W / 52.43936; -2.8352
2005 Malcolm Robertson Statue


Ironbridge[]

Image Title / subject Location and
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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Ironbridge War Memorial Statue (3816047514).jpg
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War memorial High Street, Ironbridge

52°37′39″N 2°29′06″W / 52.627599°N 2.485034°W / 52.627599; -2.485034
1924 Arthur George Walker Statue on pedestal Bronze and stone Lifesize Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Depicts a soldier in a World War I uniform [2][3]


Oswestry[]

Image Title / subject Location and
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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Oswestry - street statue - geograph.org.uk - 65502.jpg The Borderland Farmer Church Street (Red Square), Oswestry

52°51′29″N 3°03′23″W / 52.858020°N 3.056359°W / 52.858020; -3.056359
1990 (1990) Ivor Roberts-Jones Statue Bronze Shropshire Council Bronze statue of a shepherd with a ram, on a dome of rocks.[4]
Stature of Wilfred Owen, Oswestry, Shropshire 04.jpg Wilfred Owen Cae Glas Park, Oswestry

52°51′30″N 3°03′27″W / 52.858281°N 3.05755°W / 52.858281; -3.05755
2018 (2018) Tim Turner[5] Statue Bronze [5]
Red Deer Statues in Cae Glas Park, Oswestry 02.jpg Red deer Cae Glas Park, Oswestry

52°51′30″N 3°03′30″W / 52.858211°N 3.058336°W / 52.858211; -3.058336
2013 (2013) Statue Part of the Oswestry Urban Sculpture Adventure Trail[6]
Giraffe sculture 02.jpg Giraffe Cae Glas Park, Oswestry

52°51′34″N 3°03′28″W / 52.859394°N 3.057861°W / 52.859394; -3.057861
2013 (2013) Statue Part of the Oswestry Urban Sculpture Adventure Trail[6]
Mr Mots, Miner St Martins, Shropshire[7] 2018 (2018) George Triggs Statue Bronze [8][7]


Shrewsbury[]

Image Title / subject Location and
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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Shrewsbury Library - School Gardens, Shrewsbury - seated statue of Charles Darwin (25466955221).jpg
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Charles Darwin In front of Shrewsbury Library

52°42′37″N 2°45′03″W / 52.710401°N 2.750787°W / 52.710401; -2.750787
1897 (1897) Horace Montford Seated statue Bronze 2.6m high approx Grade II listed Shropshire Council Shrewsbury Library building used to house Shrewsbury School, which Darwin attended as a boy.[9][10]
Shrewsbury School 4.JPG Charles Darwin Outside Shrewsbury School

52°42′13″N 2°45′44″W / 52.703550°N 2.762327°W / 52.703550; -2.762327
2000 (2000) Statue Bronze Shrewsbury School
Quantum Leap Geograph-1622961-by-Dave-Croker.jpg
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The Quantum Leap Mardol Quay Gardens, Shrewsbury

52°42′34″N 2°45′26″W / 52.709452°N 2.757193°W / 52.709452; -2.757193
2009 (2009) Pearce & Lal Sculpture Stone cast in cement 12 metres high and 17.5 metres long Shropshire Council Unveiled to mark Darwin's bicentenary [11]
Mardol Head, Shrewsbury - Darwin Gate sculpture (24964452613).jpg
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Darwin Gate Mardol Head, Shrewsbury

52°42′29″N 2°45′18���W / 52.707997°N 2.755088°W / 52.707997; -2.755088
2004 (2004) Mark Renn & Mick Thacker Sculpture cast glass, copper, bronze, stainless steel and stone Shropshire Council The starting point of the Darwin Trail [12]
The Darwin Shopping Centre - Pride Hill, Shrewsbury (24964507293).jpg Darwin Window Darwin Shopping Centre, Pride Hill, Shrewsbury

52°42′32″N 2°45′11″W / 52.708870°N 2.752919°W / 52.708870; -2.752919
Stained glass window The Darwin Shopping Centre It depicts an animal scene in a clear nod to Charles Darwin who was born in Shrewsbury[13]


The Quarry[]

Image Title / subject Location and
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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
The Quarry, Shrewsbury - Boer War Memorial (25604373551).jpg
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Boer War Memorial St Chad's Terrace, Shrewsbury

52°42′25″N 2°45′33″W / 52.706848°N 2.759039°W / 52.706848; -2.759039
1902 (1902) Caffin of Regent Street Statue Stone Grade II listed[14] Shropshire Council
The Quarry, Shrewsbury - War Memorial - bronze statue of St Michael (25670594846).jpg
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War Memorial The Quarry, Shrewsbury

52°42′27″N 2°45′36″W / 52.707382°N 2.760005°W / 52.707382; -2.760005
1922 (1922) George Hubbard and Son, Allan Wyon Statue Granite and bronze Grade II listed[15] Shropshire Council
Hercules statue - The Quarry, Shrewsbury (25563270382).jpg
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Copy of the Farnese Hercules The Quarry, Shrewsbury

52°42′24″N 2°45′49″W / 52.706669°N 2.763520°W / 52.706669; -2.763520
Early 18th Century John Nost Statue Lead 1.6m high approx Grade II listed[16] Shropshire Council Originally at Condover Hall, It was moved to the entrance of The Quarry in 1851. It was later moved to its current position in 1881 [17]
Queen Mother Centenary Rose Garden - The Quarry, Shrewsbury - The Queen Mother (25065514304).jpg
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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Queen Mother Centenary Rose Garden, The Quarry, Shrewsbury

52°42′29″N 2°45′34″W / 52.707931°N 2.759492°W / 52.707931; -2.759492
2001 (2001) Sculpture Bronze Shropshire Council


Town Centre[]

Image Title / subject Location and
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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Statue of Clive of India - Shrewsbury Square (25476220682).jpg
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Clive of India Shrewsbury Square, Shrewsbury

52°42′28″N 2°45′14″W / 52.707785°N 2.754027°W / 52.707785; -2.754027
1860 (1860) Carlo Marochetti Statue Bronze 2.75m high approx Grade II listed[18] Shropshire Council [19]
Barclays Bank - Castle Street, Shrewsbury - eagle sculpture (24934543304).jpg The Spread Eagle emblem Barclays, 46 Castle Street, Shrewsbury

52°42′33″N 2°45′07″W / 52.709155°N 2.752039°W / 52.709155; -2.752039
Sculpture Barclays [20]
High Cross - Pride Hill, Shrewsbury (25222742189).jpg
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High Cross Pride Hill junction with St Mary's Street, Shrewsbury

52°42′32″N 2°45′09″W / 52.708941°N 2.752455°W / 52.708941; -2.752455
1952 (1952) High cross fine white limestone 5.5m high overall, cross 1.21m high approx Shropshire Council On the site of earlier crosses. Was the site of execution [21]
The Lion seen from Belmont Bank, Shrewsbury (25623931615).jpg
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The Lion The Lion Hotel, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury

52°42′23″N 2°45′06″W / 52.706434°N 2.751675°W / 52.706434; -2.751675
1777 (1777) John Nelson Lion sculpture Stone Grade I listed[22] The Lion Hotel


English Bridge Gardens[]

Image Title / subject Location and
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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Viscount Hill Shrewsbury Sixth Form College - English Bridge Gardens, Shrewsbury

52°42′27″N 2°44′50″W / 52.707628°N 2.747131°W / 52.707628; -2.747131
1876 (1876) Matthew Noble Statue White marble 2m high approx Grade II listed[23] Shropshire Council Unveiled in English Bridge Gardens in 1907.[24]


Cherry Orchard[]

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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Shrewsbury Column.jpg
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Lord Hill's Column Column Roundabout, Shrewsbury

52°42′15″N 2°43′54″W / 52.704154°N 2.731780°W / 52.704154; -2.731780
1816 (1816) Thomas Harrison, Edward Haycock, John Carline and Joseph Panzetta Statue on top of a column Coade stone and Grinhill sandstone 5.2m high (statue), 4.57m diameter at pedestal, 68cm thick; 3.2m diameter at capital, 48cm thick (column) Grade II* listed[25] Shropshire Council Monument to Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill[26]


References[]

  1. ^ "War Memorials Register: Bridgnorth". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  2. ^ "War Memorial". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. ^ "War Memorials Register: Ironbridge WW1 and WW2". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. ^ "The Borderland Farmer". www.vanderkrogt.net. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Wilfred Owen statue unveiled in Oswestry". BBC. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Oswestry Urban Safari Adventure Trail". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Hundreds turn out for unveiling of coal miner statue". itv.com. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  8. ^ Austin, Sue (17 November 2018). "Memorial to miners to be unveiled". The Shropshire Star. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Statue of Charles Darwin (1809-1882)". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  10. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Charles Darwin in Front of Library (Grade II) (1246556)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Quantum Leap". www.discoverdarwin.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  12. ^ "The DarwIn Shrewsbury Trail". www.originalshrewsbury.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Darwin Window". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  14. ^ Historic England. "Boer War Memorial (Grade II) (1059006)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  15. ^ Historic England. "War Memorial (Grade II) (1270484)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  16. ^ Historic England. "Statue of the Farnese Hercules (Grade II) (1270558)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  17. ^ "Copy of the Farnese Hercules". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  18. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Lord Clive (Grade II) (1254926)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  19. ^ "Statue of Robert Clive, First Baron of India (1725-1774)". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  20. ^ "Barclays Eagle". Barclays. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  21. ^ "High Cross (aka Butter Cross)". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  22. ^ Historic England. "The Lion Hotel (Grade I) (1255164)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  23. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Viscount Hill in English Bridge Gardens (Grade II) (1246397)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  24. ^ "Statue of Viscount Hill". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  25. ^ Historic England. "Lord Hill's Column (Grade II*) (1271374)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  26. ^ "Monument to Viscount Rowland Hill (1772-1842)". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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