List of public art in Pimlico

This is a list of public art in Pimlico , a district in the City of Westminster, London.

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Architect / other	Type	Designation	Notes
More images	Statue of William Huskisson	Pimlico Gardens 51°29′08″N0°08′00″W / 51.4856°N 0.1334°W / 51.4856; -0.1334 (Statue of William Huskisson)	1836	John Gibson	—N/a	Statue	Grade II	Commissioned for a site outside the Custom House in Liverpool. This was Gibson's second version of the statue originally in Huskisson's mausoleum in St James Cemetery, Liverpool (now in the Walker Art Gallery). [1] Moved to the Royal Exchange before coming to the present site in 1915. [2]
More images	St Saviour's War Memorial	St Saviour's Church, Lupus Street 51°29′19″N0°08′08″W / 51.4885°N 0.1355°W / 51.4885; -0.1355 (St Saviour's War Memorial)	after 1918	?	—N/a	Calvary	Grade II	Commemorates parishioners who died in both World Wars. [3]
	Dolphin mosaic	Dolphin Square	1937 c. 1937	?	—N/a	Mosaic	—N/a	This mosaic, which has been described as having a "Hellenic" appearance, was originally situated at the main entrance of the Dolphin Square development but was moved to its present location during renovation work. [4]
More images	Spot motif	Pimlico tube station platforms	1972 c. 1972	Peter Sedgley	—N/a	Tiled pattern	—N/a	The motif of yellow spray bursts on a white background was inspired by Sedgley's own op art painting of 1968, Go. [5]
More images	Cooling Tower Panels	Bessborough Street, Drummond Gate 51°29′21″N0°07′59″W / 51.4892°N 0.1330°W / 51.4892; -0.1330 (Cooling Tower Panels)	1979–1982	Eduardo Paolozzi	Whitfield Partners	Sculpture	Grade II	Paolozzi's cast iron relief panels, painted in aluminium, encase the cooling equipment for the air conditioning of Pimlico tube station. Conceived as a "pivot or 'marker'" on the route from the tube station to the Tate Gallery, it was described by the architects as "an opportunity to transform a mechanical necessity into a genuine sculpture". Commissioned by the Crown Estate Commissioners. [6]
More images	The Queen Mother's Commemorative Fountain	Bessborough Gardens 51°29′19″N0°07′49″W / 51.4885°N 0.1304°W / 51.4885; -0.1304 (The Queen Mother's Commemorative Fountain)	1980	Peter Shepheard	—N/a	Fountain	—N/a	A fountain in aluminium based on a cast of a George John Vulliamy streetlamp base from the Thames Embankment featuring two sturgeon. [7] [8]
	Dolphin Fountain	Dolphin Square 51°29′11″N0°08′10″W / 51.4864°N 0.1362°W / 51.4864; -0.1362 (Dolphin Fountain)	1987	James Butler	—N/a	Fountain with sculptural group	—N/a	Installed to mark the 50th anniversary of the building of Dolphin Square. [4]
More images	Statue of Thomas Cubitt	Denbigh Street 51°29′19″N0°08′19″W / 51.4886°N 0.1387°W / 51.4886; -0.1387 (Statue of Thomas Cubitt)	1994–1995	William Fawke	—N/a	Statue	—N/a	The site is adjacent to that of the workshops used by Cubitt in the building of Pimlico. He is shown with a yardstick in hand, selecting a brick to measure from underneath the tarpaulin. Another cast of the statue is in Dorking, Surrey. [9]
More images	The Helmsman	Pimlico Gardens 51°29′07″N0°08′04″W / 51.4854°N 0.1345°W / 51.4854; -0.1345 (The Helmsman)	1996	André Wallace	—N/a	Sculpture	—N/a	Wallace is primarily interested in subjects involving journeys or transportation. This sculpture, of a figure at the helm of a boat, was the winning entry in a competition between five artists; it was felt to reflect the area's maritime history. [10]
More images	River Cut Tide	Crown Reach Riverside Walk 51°29′09″N0°07′56″W / 51.4859°N 0.1323°W / 51.4859; -0.1323 (River Cut Tide)	2002	Paul Mason	—N/a	Sculpture	—N/a	Part of the Tyburn Group com­memor­ating the River Tyburn, the western branch of which joined the Thames near this spot. [11]
	Shorelines	Crown Reach Riverside Walk	2002	Paul Mason	—N/a	Relief	—N/a	Part of the Tyburn Group, this circular relief is affixed to a wall of the left-hand block of Eagle Wharf. [11]
	Tyburn–Thames	Crown Reach Riverside Walk	2002	Paul Mason	—N/a	Slate plaque	—N/a	Part of the Tyburn Group, this plaque lists significant place names along the course of the River Tyburn. [11]
More images	Roller Skater	Vauxhall Bridge Road 51°29′27″N0°08′03″W / 51.4909°N 0.1343°W / 51.4909; -0.1343 (Roller Skater)	2010	André Wallace	—N/a	Sculpture	—N/a	The artist wished to make a sculpture "that would be positive and dynamic and reflect the youth and vitality of an urban street." [12]
More images	Shack Stack	Grosvenor Waterside	2010	Richard Wilson	—N/a	Sculpture	—N/a	A sculpture in aluminium inspired by the ramshackle nature of the sheds often found in British allotments. [13]

References

1. Bloy, Marjorie (2011). "William Huskisson (1770–1830)". A Web of English History. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
2. Bradley & Pevsner 2003, p. 781.
3. "St Saviours Parishioners WW1 and WW2". War Memorials Archive. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
4. Westminster City Council 2008, p. 31.
5. Glinert 2012, p. 221.
6. Paolozzi 1984, p. 30.
7. "Bessborough Gardens Pimlico". Gardenvisit.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
8. Hibbert et al. 2011, p. 63.
9. "Gallery 1". William Fawke ARBS. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
10. "Ship Ahoy! 1". Secret London. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
11. Cavanagh 2023, pp. 453–454.
12. Jury, Louise (20 August 2010). "Roller skate sculpture rolls with it in Pimlico". Evening Standard. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
13. "Shack Stack". Richard Wilson. Retrieved 6 September 2014.

Bibliography

• Bradley, Simon; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2003). London 6: Westminster. The Buildings of England. London and New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN   978-0-300-09595-1.

• Cavanagh, Terry (2023). Public Sculpture of Kensington and Chelsea with Westminster South-West. Public Sculpture of Britain. Vol. 22. Watford: Public Statues and Sculpture Association. ISBN   978-1-8383976-2-3.

• Glinert, Ed (2012). The London Compendium: A Street-by-Street Exploration of the Hidden Metropolis. London: Penguin. ISBN   978-0-718-19204-4.

• Hibbert, Christopher; Weinreb, Ben; Keay, John; Keay, Julia (2011). The London Encyclopaedia (3rd ed.). Macmillan. ISBN   9780230738782.

• Paolozzi, Eduardo (1984). Robinson, Marlee (ed.). Eduardo Paolozzi: Private Vision—Public Art. London: Architectural Association Publications. ISBN   978-0904503500.

• Westminster City Council (23 October 2008). Conservation Area Audit & Management Proposals: Dolphin Square (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.