List of public art in the London Borough of Waltham Forest

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This is a list of public art in the London Borough of Waltham Forest .

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Map of public art in the London Borough of Waltham Forest

Chingford

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerArchitect / otherTypeDesignationNotes
Chingford War Memorial 07.JPG
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Chingford War Memorial The Ridgeway/King's Head Hill

51°37′54″N0°00′04″W / 51.6316°N 0.0012°W / 51.6316; -0.0012 (Chingford War Memorial)
1921W. A. Lewis Celtic cross Grade II Unveiled September 1921 by Lord Lambourne. [1]
Chingford Mount War Memorial.jpg Chingford Mount War MemorialAlbert Crescent

51°37′02″N0°01′04″W / 51.6172°N 0.0178°W / 51.6172; -0.0178 (Chingford Mount War Memorial)
 ? ?Obelisk [2]

Leyton

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerArchitect / otherTypeDesignationNotes
War memorial in the churchyard of the Church of Emmanuel, Leyton.jpg War memorialChurchyard of Emmanuel Parish Church

51°34′08″N0°01′45″W / 51.5690°N 0.0291°W / 51.5690; -0.0291 (Emmanuel Parish Church War Memorial)
1922Probably Judd Thomas & Co.Memorial cross Grade II [3]
Laurie Cunningham statue.png Statue of Laurie Cunningham Buckingham Road2017 Graham Ibbeson Statue [4]

Leytonstone

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerArchitect / otherTypeDesignationNotes
War Memorial, Leyton (geograph 3107514).jpg
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Leytonstone War MemorialHarrow Green, Harrow Road

51°33′30″N0°00′26″E / 51.5582°N 0.0071°E / 51.5582; 0.0071 (Leytonstone War Memorial)
1925William Griffiths & Co. Ltd. (masons)Pillar Grade II Unveiled 21 November 1925 by Lieutenant General Sir Francis Lloyd. [5]
"Time Terminus", Leytonstone, E11 - geograph.org.uk - 91136.jpg Time Terminus Leytonstone bus station

51°34′06″N0°00′26″E / 51.5682°N 0.0073°E / 51.5682; 0.0073 (Time Terminus)
1999Lodewyk PretorSculpture [6]
Leaf Man in Grove Road, Bushwood Area of Leytonstone.jpg Leaf MemoryGrove Road

51°34′11″N0°00′47″E / 51.5696°N 0.0130°E / 51.5696; 0.0130 (Leaf Memory)
2001Stephen DuncanSculpture [7]
Mateusz Odrobny's 'The Birds' mural at 527 to 534 High Road Leytonstone.jpg The Birds
Alfred Hitchcock
High Road2014Anna Mills and Mateusz OdrobnyMural [8]

Walthamstow

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerArchitect / otherTypeDesignationNotes
Ionic capital, Vestry House Museum, Walthamstow, London E17 - geograph.org.uk - 1730900.jpg Ionic capitalOutside Vestry House Museum

51°35′02″N0°00′45″W / 51.58397°N 0.01255°W / 51.58397; -0.01255 (Ionic capital)
1810s Robert Smirke Architectural fragmentOriginally formed part of the General Post Office building at St Martin Le Grand in the City of London. When that building was demolished in 1912 this fragment was purchased by the stone mason Frank Mortimer, who gave it to the Municipal Borough of Walthamstow. It has stood on its present site since 1954. [9]
Walthamstow War Memorial, 2018.jpg
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Walthamstow War Memorial Waltham Forest Town Hall

51°35′26″N0°00′45″W / 51.5906°N 0.0124°W / 51.5906; -0.0124 (Walthamstow War Memorial)
1922 ? ?War memorial with sculpture Grade II Unveiled July 1922. [10]
Walthamstow Town Hall sculpture Fellowship 2.jpg
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Five figures and reliefs Waltham Forest Town Hall 1941 John Francis Kavanagh Philip Hepworth Architectural sculpture Grade II [11]
Walthamstow Assembly Hall Comedy and Tragedy.jpg Comedy and Tragedy heads Walthamstow Assembly Hall 1941 John Francis Kavanagh Philip Hepworth Architectural sculpture Grade II [12]
Walthamstow Central tube station - ceramic tiles.jpg
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William Morris tile motif Walthamstow Central tube station, Victoria line platformsc.1968Julia BlackCeramic mural
Blackhorse Road tube station - ceramic tiles.jpg
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Black horse tile motif Blackhorse Road tube station, Victoria line platformsc.1968Hans UngerCeramic mural [13]
Blackhorse Road tube station - sculpture.jpg Black horse muralOutside Blackhorse Road tube station 1968 c.1968 David McFall Ceramic mural [13]
Pagoda Monoform by Jack Gardner.jpg Pagoda MonoformLloyd Park

51°35′35″N0°01′15″W / 51.5931°N 0.0207°W / 51.5931; -0.0207 (Pagoda Monoform)
1991Jack GardnerSculpture [14]
Blackhorse Road 20170129 104453 (49388032463).jpg Underline Blackhorse Road tube station Giles Round, Design Work LeisureCeramic mural [15]
Beryl Swain – Wood Street Racer110 Wood Street, adjacent to The Dukes Head pub

51°35′18″N0°00′15″W / 51.5882°N 0.0043°W / 51.5882; -0.0043 (Beryl Swain - Wood Street Racer)
2019Helen BurMuralThe mural is very close to the junction with Marlowe Road, Swain's place of birth. [16] [17]
Protection St Peter-in-the-Forest

51°35′13″N0°00′22″E / 51.5870°N 0.0061°E / 51.5870; 0.0061 (Protection)
2021PhlegmMural [18] [19]

Whipps Cross

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerArchitect / otherTypeDesignationNotes
Territorial Army War Memorial, Whipps Cross.jpg Territorial Army War MemorialLea Bridge Roundabout

51°34′53″N0°00′03″E / 51.5813°N 0.0008°E / 51.5813; 0.0008 (Territorial Army War Memorial)
1921 ?Celtic cross Grade II Unveiled 12 November 1961. Moved to its current location in the 1950s. [20]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chingford</span> Town in east London, England

Chingford is a town in east London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The centre of Chingford is 9.2 miles (14.8 km) north-east of Charing Cross, with Waltham Abbey to the north, Woodford Green and Buckhurst Hill to the east, Walthamstow to the south, and Edmonton and Enfield to the west.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Walthamstow</span> Town in London, England

Walthamstow is a town in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, around 7.5 miles (12 km) east of Central London. The town borders Chingford to the north, Snaresbrook and South Woodford to the east, Leyton and Leytonstone to the south, and Tottenham to the west. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of approximately 109,424.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leytonstone</span> Area of East London

Leytonstone is an area in east London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It adjoins Wanstead to the north-east, Forest Gate to the south-east, Stratford to the south-west, Leyton to the west, and Walthamstow to the north-west, and is 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Charing Cross.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Waltham Abbey</span> Human settlement in England

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Whipps Cross University Hospital</span> Hospital in England

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chingford War Memorial</span> War memorial in London

Chingford War Memorial is a Grade II listed war memorial cross at the junction of King's Head Hill and The Ridgeway, Chingford, London, E4.

References

  1. Historic England. "Chingford War Memorial (1418307)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. Chingford Mount War Memorial. Art UK. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. Historic England. "War memorial in the churchyard of the Church of Emmanuel, Leyton (1458406)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. Laurie Cunningham (1956–1989). Art UK. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  5. Historic England. "Leytonstone War Memorial and Gardens (1418327)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  6. "Leytonstone". Explore East London. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  7. Leaf Memory. Art UK. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  8. "Mural: Hitchcock birds". London Remembers. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  9. How part of London's postal heritage ended up in Walthamstow. Londonist. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  10. Historic England. "War Memorial, Waltham Forest Town Hall (1418595)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  11. "Fellowship (William Morris)". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association National Recording Project. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018.
  12. "Tragedy Head". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association National Recording Project. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017.
  13. 1 2 "Blackhorse Road". GoLondon. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  14. Pagoda Monoform. Art UK. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  15. Underline: Design Work Leisure. Art on the Underground. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  16. Wood Street Walls (2019). "Helen Bur + Wood Street Walls: Beryl Swain – Wood Street Racer". Vimeo. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  17. "Helen Bur". The Street Art Directory. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  18. "New Mural by Phlegm in London (UK) ⋆ BLOCAL blog". Street Art News. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  19. "'Protection' by Phlegm | Your Audio Tour". Your Audio Tour. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  20. Historic England. "Territorial Army War Memorial (1419819)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 February 2019.