List of public art in West Sussex

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This is an incomplete list of public art in West Sussex, a county in south-eastern England. For the purposes of this list, public art is defined as open-air sculpture and other monuments or artwork. In general, indoor sculpture and artwork on buildings is not included.

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Amberley

ImageWorkLocationDateSculptor/ArtistSourceCoordinates
Tomb of Edward Stott St Michael's Churchyard1918 Francis Derwent Wood [1]
Tomb of Francis Derwent WoodSt Michael's Churchyard1926Francis Derwent Wood, Sir Edwin Lutyens [1]

Bognor Regis

ImageWorkLocationDateSculptor/ArtistSourceCoordinates
Sculpture - Bognor Regis - geograph.org.uk - 999776.jpg Sun SculptureHigh Street19 March 2008Pete Codling [2] 50°47′1.64″N0°40′23.88″W / 50.7837889°N 0.6733000°W / 50.7837889; -0.6733000

Burgess Hill

ImageWorkLocationDateSculptor/ArtistSourceCoordinates
Church Walk, Burgess Hill - geograph.org.uk - 5243714.jpg Stone GardenChurch Walk, opposite St John's Church1996Jane Sybilla Fordham and David Parfitt [3] 50°57′23.83″N0°7′56.93″W / 50.9566194°N 0.1324806°W / 50.9566194; -0.1324806
Folly - St Johns Park - geograph.org.uk - 2167756.jpg Figure of StabilitySt John's Park1972Sean Crampton [4]

Chichester

ImageWorkLocationDateSculptor/ArtistSourceCoordinates
Spartacus Statue running Espartaco Chichester England.jpg Spartacus Chichester Festival Theatre 1988Tom Merrifield [5]
Oedipus Minerva Theatre 1984Trude Bunzl [6]
Outside the Theatre - geograph.org.uk - 6769572.jpg MinervaMinerva Theatre1997 Philip Jackson [7] 50°50′32.6″N0°46′39.4″W / 50.842389°N 0.777611°W / 50.842389; -0.777611
St Richard Chichester.JPG St Richard Chichester Cathedral 15 June 2000 Philip Jackson [8] 50°50′10.50″N0°46′52.54″W / 50.8362500°N 0.7812611°W / 50.8362500; -0.7812611
Axis Mundi University of Chichester chapel6 October 1990 John Skelton [9]
Murray ReliefUniversity of Chichester1993 Peter Hodgkinson [10]
The Symbol of Discovery The Novium 1963 John Skelton (sculptor), Stanley Roth (architect) [11]
Helping Hand of JusticeCourtyard at Chichester Crown Court 1973 John Skelton [11]
Chichester Market Cross (NHLE Code 1026826) (March 2012).JPG Chichester Market Cross Market Place15th centuryUnknown [12] 50°50′12″N0°46′45″W / 50.83667°N 0.77917°W / 50.83667; -0.77917
Bride of the KonsulCourtyard of Pallant House Gallery1962 Eduardo Paolozzi [13]
Pallant House Gallery e.jpg Artificial SunCourtyard of Pallant House Gallery1964 Eduardo Paolozzi [14]
One Criterion St Richard's Hospital 1996Vincent Gray [15]
The SeashoreSt Richard's HospitalUnknownLibby Tribe [15]
Pope JoanSt Richard's Hospital1999Philip Jackson [16]
Sea ChangeSt Richard's Hospital1996 George Cutts [17]
FlukeSt Richard's Hospital1997Walter Bailey [17]

Cocking

ImageWorkLocationDateSculptor/ArtistSourceCoordinates
Cocking History Column - geograph.org.uk - 48859.jpg Cocking History ColumnCoking Hill15 April 2005Cocking History Group with Juliet Crawford and Philip Jackson [18] 50°57′0.7″N0°45′12.2″W / 50.950194°N 0.753389°W / 50.950194; -0.753389

Crawley

ImageWorkLocationDateSculptor/ArtistSourceCoordinates
Flying SpiralHawth Avenue2001 Ray Smith (artist) [19]
High Street Conservation Area, Crawley (Looking North).JPG Gateway to High StreetHigh Street11 December 1999Kate Maddison [20]
Sculpture, High St - geograph.org.uk - 2792245.jpg The Golden TreeHigh Street/Ifield Road2006Joss Smith [21] 51°6′51.98″N0°11′25.40″W / 51.1144389°N 0.1903889°W / 51.1144389; -0.1903889
Martlets TreeQueens SquareOctober 1999Peter Parkinson and Richard Quinnell [21]
Lion Tilgate Park 2000Christian Funnell [22]
Conduit and ContinuumTilgate Park2001Will Glanfield [22]
The Boy and the SturgeonTilgate Park [a] 1950s [23]

Goodwood Estate

ImageWorkLocationDateSculptor/ArtistSourceCoordinates
Douglas Bader statue - geograph.org.uk - 2077997.jpg Statue of Douglas Bader Goodwood Circuit, near the Aero Club9 August 2001Kenneth Potts [24]
Statue of Mike Hawthorn and Lofty EnglandSeptember 2005Goodwood Circuit, pit area David Annand [25]
Horse29 July 1980 Goodwood Racecourse [26]
Entrance to Sculpture Park at Goodwood - geograph.org.uk - 2550511.jpg Gate2001Goodwood EstateWendy Ramshaw, Cass Sculpture Foundation [27] 50°52′45.8″N0°43′17.4″W / 50.879389°N 0.721500°W / 50.879389; -0.721500

Haywards Heath

ImageWorkLocationDateSculptor/ArtistSourceCoordinates
Haywards Heath - The Orchards - geograph.org.uk - 20486.jpg A Family OutingThe Orchards shopping centre1985John Ravera [28] 50°59′48.5″N0°6′10.8″W / 50.996806°N 0.103000°W / 50.996806; -0.103000

Horsham

ImageWorkLocationDateSculptor/ArtistSourceCoordinates
Horsham - public art near the Forum - geograph.org.uk - 3338569.jpg Horsham Heritage SundialThe Forum24 October 2003 Edwin Russell, Lorne McKean [29]
Pirie's Donkey and Cart.jpg Pirie's Donkey and CartPirie's Place shopping centre1993Lorne McKean [30]
St Leonard's Forest Dragon 05.jpg St Leonard's Forest DragonHorsham Park2000Hannah Holmes Stewart [30]
Sungod, Horsham Park 06.jpg SungodHorsham Park1991 John Skelton [31]

Littlehampton

ImageWorkLocationDateSculptor/ArtistSourceCoordinates
Curious sculpture showing a recipe - geograph.org.uk - 3779967.jpg Oyster waymarkersPier Road/Arun Parade11 July 2007 Brian Fell, Gordon Young, with local secondary school students [32]
River Circle.jpg River CircleSurrey Street2004 [33] 50°48′30.77694″N0°32′42.37310″W / 50.8085491500°N 0.5451036389°W / 50.8085491500; -0.5451036389

Selsey

ImageWorkLocationDateSculptor/ArtistSourceCoordinates
The Wave (or Kanagawa) sculpture, Selsey - geograph.org.uk - 3527695.jpg Kanagawa/The WaveB2145 Chichester Road, north of town2000 (installed in current location 2007) William Pye [34] 50°44′31.6″N0°46′55.9″W / 50.742111°N 0.782194°W / 50.742111; -0.782194

Shoreham-by-Sea

Some of the Ropetackle scultpures Sculptures, Ropetackle Development - geograph.org.uk - 277521.jpg
Some of the Ropetackle scultpures

A series of sculptures was installed as part of the redevelopment of the Ropetackle area. They are sited outside the Ropetackle Arts Centre and along the River Adur between 1999 and 2006. The lead artist was Steve Geliot, who oversaw several other artists in creating works for the scheme. [35]

ImageWorkLocationDateSculptor/ArtistSourceCoordinates
Barnacle TreesOutside Ropetakcle Arts Centre2005Steve Geliot [35]
LensesBuilt into the balustrade on River Walk2005Amanada Hopkins [36]
UnwindingRiverside Walk2005Teresa Martin [36]
Wooden sculpturesAlong Riverside Walk2005Anna Twinam-Cauchi [36]
Shoreham Air Crash Memorial 05.jpg Shoreham Airshow Crash MemorialRiverbank by Shoreham Tollbridge 2019Jane Sybilla Fordham, David Parfitt [37]

Slindon

ImageWorkLocationDateSculptor/ArtistSourceCoordinates
Slindon Cricket Sign - geograph.org.uk - 2680307.jpg Village signReynolds Lane2000unknown [38]

Steyning

ImageWorkLocationDateSculptor/ArtistSourceCoordinates
Sculpture of St. Cuthman on St. Cuthman's Field opposite the church - geograph.org.uk - 970277.jpg Statue of Saint CuthamnVicarage Lane2000Penelope Reeve [39]

Worthing

ImageWorkLocationDateSculptor/ArtistSourceCoordinates
Desert Quartet Sculpture and Loggia, Alexander Terrace, Worthing.jpg Desert QuartetMontagu Shopping Centre13 June 1990 Elisabeth Frink [40] 50°48′38.880″N0°22′17.947″W / 50.81080000°N 0.37165194°W / 50.81080000; -0.37165194
Worthing Spiral Worthing Hospital 1997 Peter Randall-Page [41]
Care and TrustWorthing Hospital1998Mary Cox [42]
Lie Back and RelaxWorthing Hospital1996Reece Ingram [43]
PenguinsWorthing Hospital2002Ian Nutting [44]
The Future – Hope and CompassionWorthing Hospital12 October 2000Walter Bailey [44]
Decorative artwork on west side of Pavilion Theatre - geograph.org.uk - 1378703.jpg ReliefsPavilion Theatrec. 1960 Laurence Bradshaw [45] 50°48′33.37″N0°22′12.36″W / 50.8092694°N 0.3701000°W / 50.8092694; -0.3701000
Triton Fountain, Steyne Gardens, Worthing 2024-06-20.jpg Triton FountainSteyne Gardens1968 (installed in current location 8 May 2007) William Bloye, Benjamin Hancocks [46] 50°48′37.8″N0°22′0.8″W / 50.810500°N 0.366889°W / 50.810500; -0.366889
Sculpture in the Waterwise Garden - geograph.org.uk - 1096181.jpg Sculpture in Waterwise GardenBeach near West Parade2006Tom Leach [47] 50°48′21.6″N0°24′1.8″W / 50.806000°N 0.400500°W / 50.806000; -0.400500

War memorials

Notes

  1. ↑ Previously located in Queen's Square. In storage while the area was redeveloped, before being moved to Tilgate Park in 2025. [23]

References

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  2. ↑ Seddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 106.
  3. ↑ Seddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 107.
  4. ↑ Seddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 108.
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  6. ↑ Seddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 110.
  7. ↑ Seddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 110.
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  11. 1 2 Seddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 117.
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  15. 1 2 Seddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 122.
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  17. 1 2 Seddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 125.
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  21. 1 2 Seddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 130.
  22. 1 2 Seddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 131.
  23. 1 2 "Crawley's Boy and Sturgeon statue gets new home in Tilgate Park". BBC News. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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  35. 1 2 Seddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 162.
  36. 1 2 3 Seddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 163.
  37. ↑ "Shoreham Air Crash Memorial". Art UK. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
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  39. ↑ Seddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 167.
  40. ↑ Seddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 171.
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  49. ↑ Seddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 161.
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