List of public art in Shropshire

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.

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Bridgnorth

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coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes

More images		 War memorial Bridgnorth Town Park, Bridgnorth

52°31′53″N 2°25′10″W / 52.531423°N 2.419347°W / 52.531423; -2.419347		 War memorial statue Bronze

Ironbridge

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coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes

More images		 War memorial High Street, Ironbridge

52°37′39″N 2°29′06″W / 52.627599°N 2.485034°W / 52.627599; -2.485034		 War memorial statue Bronze Lifesize Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Depicts a soldier in a World War I uniform [1]

Oswestry

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coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes
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. [2]

Shrewsbury

Charles Darwin

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coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes

More images		 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 [3] Shropshire Council Shrewsbury Library building used to house Shrewsbury School, which Darwin attended as a boy. [4]
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

More images		 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 [5]

More images		 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 [6]
Darwin Window The 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 [7]

The Quarry

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes

More images		 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 War memorial statue Stone Grade II listed [8] Shropshire Council

More images		 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 War memorial statue granite and bronze Grade II listed [9] Shropshire Council

More images		 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 [10] Shropshire Council It was 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 [11]

More images		 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

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coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes

More images		 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) Carlos Marochetti Statue Bronze 2.75m high approx Grade II listed [12] Shropshire Council [13]
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 [14]

More images		 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 [15]

More images		 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 [16] The Lion Hotel

English Bridge Gardens

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coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata 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 [17] Shropshire Council Unveiled in English Bridge Gardens in 1907. [18]


References

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  1. ↑ "War Memorial". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Borderland Farmer". www.vanderkrogt.net. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Statue of Charles Darwin in Front of Library  (Grade II) (1246556)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Statue of Charles Darwin (1809-1882)". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Quantum Leap". www.discoverdarwin.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Darwin Gate". www.visitshrewsbury.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Darwin Window". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Historic England. "Boer War Memorial  (Grade II) (1059006)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  9. ↑ Historic England. "War Memorial  (Grade II) (1270484)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Historic England. "Statue of the Farnese Hercules  (Grade II) (1270558)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Copy of the Farnese Hercules". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  12. ↑ Historic England. "Statue of Lord Clive  (Grade II) (1254926)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "Statue of Robert Clive, First Baron of India (1725-1774)". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Barclays Eagle". Barclays. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  15. ↑ "High Cross (aka Butter Cross)". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  16. ↑ Historic England. "The Lion Hotel  (Grade I) (1255164)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  17. ↑ Historic England. "Statue of Viscount Hill in English Bridge Gardens  (Grade II) (1246397)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  18. ↑ "Statue of Viscount Hill". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
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