List of public art in Suffolk

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This is a list of public art in the Suffolk county of 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.

The list can be sorted by clicking on the corresponding arrows in the column titles.

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignationNotes
Statue Of Triton 2.jpg
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Triton Royal Plain, Lowestoft

52°28′17.3″N1°45′1.8″E / 52.471472°N 1.750500°E / 52.471472; 1.750500
1849 John Thomas Sculpture on columnYork stoneGrade IICommissioned by Samuel Morton Peto. [1]
Prince Albert at Framlingham College (geograph 4373899).jpg Prince Albert Framlingham College, Framlingham

52°13′35″N1°20′21.5″E / 52.22639°N 1.339306°E / 52.22639; 1.339306
1865 Joseph Durham Statue on pedestalBronze and graniteStatue height 8 ft (2.4 m)Grade II [2]
'Drums of the Fore and Aft' sculpture.jpg The Drums of the Fore and Aft Market Hill, Woodbridge

52°5′38.4″N1°18′50.1″E / 52.094000°N 1.313917°E / 52.094000; 1.313917
1901 Arnold Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle SculptureBronze1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) highPlaced here in 1980, in memory of Walter Keppel, 9th Earl of Albemarle. [3]
South African war memorial - geograph.org.uk - 1109642 (cropped).jpg
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Boer War MemorialCornhill, Bury St Edmunds

52°14′45.9″N0°42′44.9″E / 52.246083°N 0.712472°E / 52.246083; 0.712472
1904 Arthur George Walker Sculpture on pedestalGrade II [4]
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Thomas Gainsborough Market Hill, Sudbury

52°2′18.8″N0°43′51.3″E / 52.038556°N 0.730917°E / 52.038556; 0.730917
1913 Bertram Mackennal Statue on pedestalBronze and stoneGrade IIGainsborough is shown holding a palette and brush. [5]
Felixstowe War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 4169822.jpg
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War MemorialPromenade, Undercliff Road West, Felixstowe

51°57′33.5″N1°20′57.8″E / 51.959306°N 1.349389°E / 51.959306; 1.349389
1920Sculpture on columnBronze and Portland stoneGrade IIA sculpture of a dove on a Corinthian column. [6]
Bury St. Edmunds War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 5431366.jpg
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War MemorialAngel Hill, Bury St Edmunds

52°14′44″N0°42′56.8″E / 52.24556°N 0.715778°E / 52.24556; 0.715778
1921Sidney NaishWheel-crossClipsham stoneGrade IIUnveiled by General Lord Horne. [7]
Royal Naval Patrol Service Memorial - 20211020 123329 (51611808424).jpg
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Naval War MemorialYarmouth Road, Lowestoft

52°29′18.4″N1°45′19.8″E / 52.488444°N 1.755500°E / 52.488444; 1.755500
1953 F. H. Crossley and H. Tyson Smith MemorialGrade IIDedicated to the Royal Naval Patrol Service. Unveiled by Sir Rhoderick McGrigor. [8]
Statue of Hyperion, Newmarket - geograph.org.uk - 3504226.jpg Hyperion High Street, Newmarket

52°14′35.5″N0°24′17.3″E / 52.243194°N 0.404806°E / 52.243194; 0.404806
1961 John Skeaping Equestrian sculpture on pedestalBronze and stone2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) high (sculpture)Commissioned by John Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby. Sited in front of the Jockey Club Rooms. [9]
Snape Maltings - Family of Man sculpture - geograph.org.uk - 1886046.jpg
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The Family of Man Snape Maltings

52°9′47.2″N1°29′55.7″E / 52.163111°N 1.498806°E / 52.163111; 1.498806
1976 Barbara Hepworth Three abstract sculpturesThree of the set of nine figures, of which casts are located in various sites, representing different stages of life. [10]
The Ship sculpture by Bernard Reynolds - geograph.org.uk - 1875485.jpg ShipCivic Drive, Ipswich

52°03′28.8″N1°8′50.5″E / 52.058000°N 1.147361°E / 52.058000; 1.147361
Bernard Reynolds Sculptureglass-reinforced aluminum resin3.83 m (12.6 ft) highAn arrangement of sail and hull motifs: a tribute to Ipswich as a port. [11]
"Man with Ball" sculpture, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich - geograph.org.uk - 5680704.jpg Man and Ball Ransomes Industrial Estate, Ipswich

52°02′0.4″N1°12′22.4″E / 52.033444°N 1.206222°E / 52.033444; 1.206222
1995 Giles Penny SculptureBronze1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) highCommissioned by Ransomes Industrial Estate. [12]
RNLI memorial, Lowestoft.jpg The LifeboatmanRoyal Terrace, Lowestoft

52°28′21.6″N1°44′57.9″E / 52.472667°N 1.749417°E / 52.472667; 1.749417
2000Dominic MarshallStatueFibreglass, concrete and stoneDedicated to all Lowestoft Lifeboatmen. [13]
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Scallop Aldeburgh beach

52°09′37.9″N1°36′21.1″E / 52.160528°N 1.605861°E / 52.160528; 1.605861
2003 Maggi Hambling SculptureStainless steel3.70 m (12.1 ft) highIt bears a quote from Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes : "I hear those voices that will not be drowned". [14] [15]
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HandstandingDownham Boulevard, Ipswich

52°1′43.3″N1°11′40.4″E / 52.028694°N 1.194556°E / 52.028694; 1.194556
2006 Martin Heron Sculpture Corten steel 4.50 m (14.8 ft) highCommissioned by Ipswich Borough Council. Silhouettes of hands are welded together, representing community values. [16]
Sculpture outside church - geograph.org.uk - 5308784.jpg Hands SculptureOutside Quay Church, Quay Street, Woodbridge

52°5′30.1″N1°19′2.1″E / 52.091694°N 1.317250°E / 52.091694; 1.317250
2014 Rick Kirby SculptureCommissioned by Woodbridge Quay Church. [17]
The Queen's Statue, Newmarket - geograph.org.uk - 6130602.jpg The Queen's StatueHigh Street, Newmarket

52°14′22.2″N0°23′37.7″E / 52.239500°N 0.393806°E / 52.239500; 0.393806
2016Etienne Millner and Charlie LangtonSculptureBronze, on plinth of Portland stoneQueen Elizabeth II, with mare and foal, is depicted in 1977, the year of her Silver Jubilee. [18]
Yoxman.jpg YoxmanNear Yoxford

52°16′2″N1°30′51.3″E / 52.26722°N 1.514250°E / 52.26722; 1.514250
2021 Laurence Edwards SculptureBronze, wood and detritus7.92 m (26.0 ft) highCommissioned by Wilderness Reserve, and is sited on their estate. [19] [20]

References

  1. Historic England. "Statue of Tritonl (1209835)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. Historic England. "Statue of Prince Albert at Framlingham College (1030357)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  3. "The Drums to the Fore and Aft" Art UK. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  4. Historic England. "Boer War Memorial (1076927)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. Historic England. "Statue of Thomas Gainsborough (1351387)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  6. Historic England. "Felixstowe War Memorial (1467910)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  7. Historic England. "Bury St Edmunds War Memorial (1468360)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  8. Historic England. "Naval War Memorial (1385386)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  9. "'Hyperion' (1930–1960)" Art UK. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  10. "Returning to Snape Maltings: Barbara Hepworth's The Family of Man" Britten Pears Arts. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  11. "Ship" Art UK. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  12. "Man and Ball" Art UK. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  13. "The Lifeboatman" Art UK. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  14. "Aldeburgh Scallop". J T Pegg and Sons. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  15. "The Suffolk Coast's Intriguing Statues". The Suffolk Coast. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  16. "Handstanding" Art UK. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  17. "Our history" Woodbridge Quay Church. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  18. "Queen's Statue" Art UK. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  19. "Yoxman" Art UK. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  20. "Suffolk: Yoxman sculpture to become landmark off A12" BBC, 12 October 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2024.