List of public art in Solihull

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This is a list of public art in Solihull, in the West Midlands county of England. This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork in museums.

Town Centre[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes
Family Outing by John Ravera F.R.B.S - Mell Square, Solihull.JPG
More images 		Family Outing Mell Square

52°24′48″N 1°46′33″W / 52.413455°N 1.775802°W / 52.413455; -1.775802 		1985 (1985) John Ravera statue Bronze Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Q47490619
Mell Square, Solihull - Pyramid (5171339655).jpg Pyramid Mell Square

52°24′48″N 1°46′33″W / 52.413450°N 1.775965°W / 52.413450; -1.775965 		2010 (2010) Zantium Studios Mosaic pyramid mosaic Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council It replaced a chess board [1] Temporarily removed while a Christmas ice rink was in Mell Square. From November 2015 to January 2016. Possible gone into storage as the Taste Collective is being built on the site of the former Costa Coffee in Mell Square, due to open January 2020 [2]
Malvern Park, Solihull - restored Prancing Horse statue - 2012.JPG
More images 		The Horse and Horse Tamer Group Malvern Park

52°24′40″N 1°46′16″W / 52.411113°N 1.771022°W / 52.411113; -1.771022 		1874 (1874) Joseph Boehm statue Bronze Grade II listed[3] Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Q47490855 Originally in the gardens of Tudor Grange (nearby Solihull College). Donated by Oliver Bird to the Borough of Solihull in 1944. Presented to the council in 1953. Vandalised in 2012. Restored by donations by the end of that year.
Waitrose sculpture - Herbert Road, Solihull (39305373532).jpg Waitrose sculpture Waitrose, Herbert Road, Solihull

52°24′47″N 1°46′57″W / 52.413107°N 1.782575°W / 52.413107; -1.782575 		2016 (2016) Sculpture Waitrose
Solihull Railway Station.jpg Solihull Interchange sculpture Bronze West Midlands Network Outside Solihull Station until at least 2009. Since Chiltern Railways did the station up around 2012, the interchange sculpture seems to have gone!
Conduct sculpture at Solihull School.jpg Conduct Outside the Chapel at Solihull School

52°24′52″N 1°46′09″W / 52.414412°N 1.769163°W / 52.414412; -1.769163 		2015 (2015) Matthew Lane Sanderson Sculpture Steel 5 metres tall and 3 metres wide Solihull School In the chapel forecourt [4][5]


Bickenhill[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Birmingham Airport Sculpture.jpg
More images 		Take Off Roundabout on Bickenhill Lane on the approach to Birmingham Airport

52°26′48″N 1°43′48″W / 52.4466°N 1.7300°W / 52.4466; -1.7300 		c. 1989 (1989) Walenty Pytel sculpture Steel Birmingham Airport Commemorates 40 years of peace in Europe[6]
The NEC Birmingham - Beyond All Limits (30233866115).jpg
More images 		Beyond All Limits Near the Pendigo Lake, National Exhibition Centre

52°27′01″N 1°43′08″W / 52.450265°N 1.718868°W / 52.450265; -1.718868 		2012 (2012) Luke Burton Sculpture recycled material aluminium, stainless steel and titanium National Exhibition Centre Commissioned to commemorate the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics dedidcated by John Burton to Help for Heroes.[7]


Chelmsley Wood[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Meriden Park Chelmsley Wood.JPG The Bogey on a Stick Meriden Park, Chelmsley Wood

52°28′53″N 1°44′10″W / 52.481461°N 1.736160°W / 52.481461; -1.736160 		1981 (1981) Sculpture Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Removed in 2009. It could return after being restored.[8]


Dickens Heath[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes
Rumbush Lane, Dickens Heath - sculpture near The Customs House (39932063305).jpg
More images 		Sculpture near The Customs House Near The Customs House, Rumbush Lane, Dickens Heath

52°23′00″N 1°50′09″W / 52.383208°N 1.835741°W / 52.383208; -1.835741 		 () Sculpture Steel and stone blocks Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council [9]


Elmdon[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Elmdon Park - Twitters (23944051891).jpg Twitters Elmdon Park, Elmdon

52°26′28″N 1°46′05″W / 52.441224°N 1.768112°W / 52.441224; -1.768112 		2003 (2003) Sculpture Wood Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council It is carved from a tree that was removed from the park. It resembles an owl
Elmdon Park Totem Pole.JPG
More images 		Elmdon Park Totem Pole Elmdon Park, Elmdon

52°26′32″N 1°46′17″W / 52.442358°N 1.771462°W / 52.442358; -1.771462 		2004 (2004) Totempole Wood Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council The totem pole was created from ideas put forward by local schools, after an Oaks and Shires event in 2004.


Olton[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Olton railway station photo-survey (14) - geograph.org.uk - 1528520.jpg
More images 		Saxon King on Horse Olton railway station

52°26′17″N 1°48′18″W / 52.438151°N 1.805046°W / 52.438151; -1.805046 		John McKenna Statue Steel West Midlands Network
Edith Holden owl sculpture (49858809543).jpg
More images 		Edith Holden owl sculpture Kineton Green Road, Olton

52°26′02″N 1°48′44″W / 52.433807°N 1.812178°W / 52.433807; -1.812178 		March 7, 2020 (2020-03-07) Robot Cossey Wooden sculpture Wood Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Was carved out of a tree stump that was already on the site. It is in honour of Edith Holden who lived on this street over 100 years ago, an "eco-warrior" of the Edwardian era.[10] It has been caged since September 2020, to prevent "chainsaw vandals".[11]


Shirley[]

Haslucks Green Road / Stratford Road[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Scuba Diving Centre - Haslucks Green Road, Shirley - shark burster (6952782864).jpg Shark Haslucks Green Road, Shirley

52°24′41″N 1°50′08���W / 52.411330°N 1.835440°W / 52.411330; -1.835440 		1990s Sculpture Fibreglass and bricks Comdean Ltd Was a scuba diving shop here [12] As of 2017 it is missing (has been taken down)
Poppy Island - Stratford Road, Shirley (38391613241).jpg
More images 		Poppy Island Stratford Road, Shirley

52°24′56″N 1°49′45″W / 52.415421°N 1.829108°W / 52.415421; -1.829108 		2017 (2017)
  • GRP Building Products
  • SR Davis Architects
 Sculpture Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council On the roundabout near Haslucks Green Road, Stratford Road and Olton Road.[13] A tribute to the fallen soldiers of World War I[14]


Shirley Park[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Shirley Park - mosaic - donkey derby.jpg Donkey Derby Shirley Park – Shirley

52°24′38″N 1°49′41″W / 52.410686°N 1.828087°W / 52.410686; -1.828087 		2014 (2014) Zantium Studios Circular pavement Mosaic Glass tiles 2m diameter Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council [15]
Shirley Park - mosaic - Native Butterflies.jpg Native Butterflies Shirley Park – Shirley

52°24′37″N 1°49′51″W / 52.410369°N 1.830933°W / 52.410369; -1.830933 		2014 (2014) Zantium Studios Circular pavement Mosaic Glass tiles 2m diameter Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council [15]
Shirley Park - mosaic - Maze.jpg Maze Shirley Park – Shirley

52°24′37″N 1°49′49″W / 52.41027°N 1.830337°W / 52.41027; -1.830337 		2014 (2014) Zantium Studios Circular pavement Mosaic Glass tiles 2m diameter Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council [15]
Shirley Park - playground - wooden sculpture - giant tortoise.jpg Giant Tortoise Shirley Park – Shirley

52°24′39″N 1°49′42″W / 52.410843°N 1.828441°W / 52.410843; -1.828441 		2014 (2014) Robot Cossey Wooden sculpture Oak Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Carved from oak trees felled from the park[16]
Shirley Park - playground - wooden sculpture - wildlife totem pole.jpg Wildlife Totem Pole Shirley Park – Shirley

52°24′39″N 1°49′42″W / 52.410843°N 1.828441°W / 52.410843; -1.828441 		2014 (2014) Robot Cossey Wooden sculpture Oak Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Carved from oak trees felled from the park[16]
Shirley Park - playground - wooden sculpture - training shoe bench.jpg Training Shoe Bench Shirley Park – Shirley

52°24′38″N 1°49′43″W / 52.410529°N 1.828543°W / 52.410529; -1.828543 		2014 (2014) Robot Cossey Wooden sculpture Oak Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Carved from oak trees felled from the park[16]


References[]

  1. ^ "Pyramid". Zantium Studios.
  2. ^ "New shops to visit in Solihull and what's opening in 2020". Birmingham Mail. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Horse and Horse Tamer in Malvern Park (Grade II) (1342851)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Chapel Sculpture Unveiling". Solihull School. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. ^ "School unveils Matthew Lane Sanderson sculpture in grounds". Joseph Ash. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. ^ "PMSA". pmsa.org.uk. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Solihull sculptor creates art from rubbish for Marco Pierre White's restaurant at The Cube". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Why a sculpture known as 'The Bogey on a Stick' could be making a return". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Parkridge Developments". International Art Consultants. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Striking sculpture honouring 'eco-warrior' unveiled in Solihull street". Birmingham Mail. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  11. ^ "'Chainsaw' vandals force impressive owl sculpture into cage in Solihull". Birmingham Mail. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  12. ^ "PMSA". pmsa.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015.
  13. ^ "Poppies appear on roundabout". Shirley, Solihull - Parkgate Diary. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Lest We Forget - A Timely Tribute to Fallen Heroes". GRP Building Products. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  15. ^ a b c "Shirley Park". Zantium Studios.
  16. ^ a b c "Shirley Park, Solihull". Robot Cossey. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.


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