List of public art in Brighton and Hove

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This is a selective list of public art in Brighton and Hove, a city on the south coast of England formed by the amalgamation of two towns and their surrounding areas. For the purposes of this list, public art is defined as a permanent, three-dimensional, open-air work. Works on or inside buildings, along with cemetery monuments, are generally excluded.

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Brighton

ImageWorkLocationDateSculptor/ArtistSourceCoordinates
Brighton Square - geograph.org.uk - 633350.jpg The Dolphin FountainBrighton Square, The Lanes 1 March 1992James Osbourne [1] 50°49′19″N0°08′25″W / 50.822°N 0.14039°W / 50.822; -0.14039
Statue de Georges IV, Brighton.jpg Statue of George IV Church Street, opposite Royal Pavilion9 October 1828 Francis Leggatt Chantrey [2] 50°49′24″N0°08′13″W / 50.823387°N 0.13686°W / 50.823387; -0.13686
Isis Royal Sussex County Hospital 24 July 2000William Lasd/un [3]
Life BeginsRoyal Sussex County Hospital2007George Cutts [4]
Boy and GirlRoyal Sussex County Hospital2007Jon Mills [4]
BuoysRoyal Sussex County Hospital2009Ally Wallace [4]
Kiss WallSeafront, near East Street22 September 1992Bruce Williams [5]
National Cycle Network 2 Milepost, King's Road - geograph.org.uk - 3215062.jpg The Fossil Tree (National Cycle Network route marker)Kings Road, near entrance to Brighton Pier 2000Jon Mills [5] 50°49′10″N0°08′12″W / 50.81939°N 0.13669°W / 50.81939; -0.13669
Afloat (Donut) 03.jpg AfloatSeafront, near East Street1998Hamish Black [6] 50°49′07″N0°08′21″W / 50.8187188°N 0.1392648°W / 50.8187188; -0.1392648
Passacaglia by Charles Hadcock, Brighton (4635068644).jpg PassacagliaBeach opposite Kings Road arches1998Charles Hadcock [7] 50°49′12″N0°08′38″W / 50.8201118°N 0.1439343°W / 50.8201118; -0.1439343
Statue of King Edward VII (Peace Memorial), King's Road, Brighton (NHLE Code 1381644) (December 2023) (7).jpg Peace Statue Brighton–Hove boundary, Kingsway12 October 1912 Newbury Abbot Trent [8] 50°49′21″N0°09′25″W / 50.822519°N 0.156957°W / 50.822519; -0.156957
West Pylon, A23 (London Road), Patcham (NHLE Code 1381679).JPG Patcham Pylons A23 London Road1928 John Leopold Denman [9] 50°52′50″N0°09′55″W / 50.8806°N 0.1653°W / 50.8806; -0.1653
Steve Ovett Statue - geograph.org.uk - 3058747.jpg Statue of Steve OvettMadeira Drive24 July 2012 Peter Webster [10] 50°49′07″N0°07′48″W / 50.8185°N 0.13°W / 50.8185; -0.13
Statue of Queen Victoria, Victoria Gardens, Brighton (NHLE Code 1380678) (July 2010).jpg Statue of Queen Victoria Victoria Gardens8 December 1897 Carlo Nicoli [11] 50°49′26″N0°08′12″W / 50.823788°N 0.136617°W / 50.823788; -0.136617
At Brighton 2025 089 - Max Miller by Peter Webster.jpg Statue of Max MillerNew Road/Pavilion Gardens1 May 2005 Peter Webster [12] 50°49′24″N0°08′21″W / 50.82337°N 0.1392°W / 50.82337; -0.1392
The Kissing Bridge, Circus Parade, New England Road, Brighton (December 2013).JPG The Kissing BridgeCircus Parade, New England Road9 September 1998Nigel Boonham [13]
Plastika Tay, autor Romany Mark Bruce, New Steine, Brighton.jpg Tay (AIDS memorial)New Steine9 October 2009Romany Mark Bruce [14] 50°49′13″N0°07′54″W / 50.8203025°N 0.1316432°W / 50.8203025; -0.1316432
Sculpture near Rotunda Cafe, Preston Park, Brighton (February 2020).JPG Spring and Summer Preston Park 1874 (moved 1928)unknown [15] 50°50′14″N0°08′36″W / 50.837119°N 0.143331°W / 50.837119; -0.143331
Clock Tower Brighton 2016-06-05.jpeg Jubilee Clock Tower Queen's Road 26 June 1888John Johnson [16] 50°49′25″N0°08′37″W / 50.8237°N 0.1436°W / 50.8237; -0.1436
Frankland Monument, Stanmer Park, Stanmer (NHLE Code 1380952).JPG Frankland Monument Stanmer Park June 1775unknown [17] 50°52′00″N0°06′09″W / 50.866667°N 0.102477°W / 50.866667; -0.102477
Statue of John Cordy Burrows, Old Steine, Brighton (NHLE Code 1380679) (December 2016).JPG Statue of Sir John Cordy Burrows Old Steine Gardens 14 February 1878 Edward Bowring Stephens [18] 50°49′14″N0°08′16″W / 50.820444°N 0.137872°W / 50.820444; -0.137872
Victoria Fountain Old Steine Brighton.jpg Victoria FountainOld Steine Gardens24 May 1846 Amon Henry Wilds, William Pepper [19] 50°49′15″N0°08′14″W / 50.820786°N 0.137319°W / 50.820786; -0.137319
Sculpture, Churchill Square - geograph.org.uk - 2537613.jpg TwinsChurchill Square3 September 1998Charlie Hooker [20] 50°49′25″N0°08′44″W / 50.82361°N 0.14555°W / 50.82361; -0.14555

Hove

ImageWorkLocationDateSculptor/ArtistSourceCoordinates
Statue of Captain William Henry Cecil George PechellWaterloo StreetFebruary 1859 Matthew Noble [21]
Sediment and CutConnaught RoadAugust 2004Ekkehard Altenburger [22]
Hove Park Fingermaze viewed from walk path.jpg Fingermaze Hove Park 2006 Chris Drury [23] 50°50′40″N0°10′19″W / 50.8443819°N 0.1720211°W / 50.8443819; -0.1720211
Statue of Queen Victoria, Grand Avenue, Hove (NHLE Code 1187555) (September 2018) (2).JPG Statue of Queen Victoria Grand Avenue9 February 1901 Thomas Brock [24] 50°49′29″N0°10′09″W / 50.824629°N 0.169284°W / 50.824629; -0.169284
The Juggler Sculpture, Hove Town Hall, Church Road, Hove (May 2020).JPG The Juggler Hove Town Hall December 1995Helen Collis [25] 50°49′40″N0°10′12″W / 50.82789°N 0.17°W / 50.82789; -0.17

War memorials

ImageWorkLocationDateSculptor/ArtistSourceCoordinates
South African War Memorial, Regency Square, Brighton (IoE Code 481139).jpg The Bugler Regency Square 29 October 1904 Charles Leonard Hartwell, John William Simpson [26] 50°49′12″N0°08′38″W / 50.8201118°N 0.1439343°W / 50.8201118; -0.1439343
South Gate, Royal Pavilion - geograph.org.uk - 231211.jpg Indian Memorial Gate Royal Pavilion 26 October 1921Thomas Tyrwhitt [27] 50°49′20″N0°08′18″W / 50.822267°N 0.138268°W / 50.822267; -0.138268
Brighton War Memorial, Old Steine, Brighton (IoE Code 480999).jpg Brighton War Memorial Old Steine 7 October 1922 John William Simpson [28] 50°49′17″N0°08′13″W / 50.82133°N 0.137028°W / 50.82133; -0.137028
Egyptian Campaign Memorial, Old Steine, Brighton (IoE Code 481000).jpg Egyptian Campaign MemorialOld Steine1888 [29] 50°49′18″N0°08′13″W / 50.821687°N 0.136829°W / 50.821687; -0.136829
Hove War Memorial 02.jpg Hove War Memorial Grand Avenue27 February 1921 Edwin Lutyens [30] 50°49′37″N0°10′07″W / 50.82683°N 0.16867°W / 50.82683; -0.16867
The Chattri, Patcham, Brighton.jpg The Chattri South Downs, Patcham1922 Swinton Jacob [31] 50°53′03″N0°08′49″W / 50.8842°N 0.1469°W / 50.8842; -0.1469

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