List of public art in Worcestershire

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This is a list of public art in the Worcestershire 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.

Bromsgrove

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
	A. E. Housman	High Street, Bromsgrove 52°20′09″N2°03′35″W / 52.335756°N 2.059679°W / 52.335756; -2.059679	1985 (1985)	Kenneth Potts	Statue	Bronze	Statue: 225cm high approx. Base: 300cm high x 150cm wide approx.		Bromsgrove District Council	[1]
More images	Dryad and Boar (cast of)	Outside Post Office, High Street, Bromsgrove 52°20′11″N2°03′32″W / 52.336330°N 2.059006°W / 52.336330; -2.059006	1983 (1983)	Louis Wiegartner & Terry Simons	Statue, sculpture	Bronze			Bromsgrove District Council	A figure of a small curly haired boy wearing only a loin cloth. [2]
More images	Green Man Walking	Sanders Park, Bromsgrove 52°20′02″N2°04′18″W / 52.333775°N 2.071606°W / 52.333775; -2.071606	()		Sculpture	Bronze			Bromsgrove District Council	Three pieces of an artwork, if you stand in the right place, an image of a man will be in the middle

Droitwich Spa

Droitwich Canal

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
More images	Lighting the Tunnel	Netherwich Canal Tunnel, Droitwich Canal 52°16′15″N2°09′18″W / 52.270737°N 2.154930°W / 52.270737; -2.154930	2007 (2007)	Richard Ellis	Sculpture				Canal and River Trust	Artworks at Netherwich Canal Tunnel were designed by artist Richard Ellis with young people of Droitwich during 2007. Images of bats, spiders, butterflies etc

St Andrew's Square

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
	Clay Mural	St Andrew's Square Square, Droitwich 52°16′03″N2°09′00″W / 52.267527°N 2.150102°W / 52.267527; -2.150102	1975 (1975)	Philippa Threlfall	Mural	Clay			Droitwich Town Council and Wychavon District Council	Features the promenant buildings of Droitwich Spa such as the Brine baths and Raven Hotel etc [3]
	Droitwich Spa’s Roman history	St Andrew's Square Square, Droitwich 52°16′05″N2°09′03″W / 52.268045°N 2.150746°W / 52.268045; -2.150746	1976 (1976)	Henry & Joyce Collins	Mural	silicon-coated reinforced concrete, with areas of the face enriched with mosaic and gold leaf	3m high x 7.3m long	not listed	Droitwich Town Council and Wychavon District Council	On the wall of Wilkinson's depicting the Roman History of Droitwich Spa until the early modern period [3]
More images	Edward Winslow	St Andrew's Square Square, Droitwich 52°16′04″N2°09′02″W / 52.267894°N 2.150649°W / 52.267894; -2.150649	()	Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie	Statue	Bronze			Droitwich Town Council and Wychavon District Council	Founding father of America, set sail on the Mayflower in 1620 [3]

Victoria Square

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
More images	Saltworkers	Victoria Square, Droitwich 52°16′02″N2°09′00″W / 52.267133°N 2.150007°W / 52.267133; -2.150007	1998 (1998)	John McKenna	Statue	Bronze	240cm high		Droitwich Town Council and Wychavon District Council	It depicts a family of saltworkers involved in the process of manufacturing salt [4]
More images	Droitwich Spa Bad Ems	Victoria Square, Droitwich 52°16′01″N2°09′01″W / 52.266811°N 2.150349°W / 52.266811; -2.150349	2008 (2008)	In the style of Friedensreich Hundertwasser	Sculpture	glazed terracotta			Droitwich Town Council and Wychavon District Council	Unveiled on the 25th anniversary of the twinning of Droitwich Spa and Bad Ems. The towns were twinned in 1983 [5]

Vines Park

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
	Saint Richard of Droitwich	Vines Park, Droitwich 52°16′10″N2°08′53″W / 52.269563°N 2.147963°W / 52.269563; -2.147963	1935 (1935)		Statue	Stone			Droitwich Town Council and Wychavon District Council	[6]

Evesham

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
	The Penny Whistle	Abbey Park, Evesham 52°05′26″N1°56′41″W / 52.090489°N 1.944592°W / 52.090489; -1.944592	2007 (2007)	Tom Harvey	Wood carving sculpture	Wood			Wychavon District Council	Made to celebrate the start of the first Music Festival in Evesham in July 2007

Kidderminster

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
More images	Richard Baxter	St Mary's	1875 (1875)	Thomas Brock	Statue on pedestal	Marble (statue) and granite (pedestal)		Grade II listed		Originally in the Bull Ring, Kidderminster, relocated in March 1967. [7]
More images	Rowland Hill	Junction of Vicar and Exchange Streets 52°23′13″N2°14′55″W / 52.386835°N 2.248483°W / 52.386835; -2.248483	1881 (1881)	Thomas Brock	Statue on pedestal	Sicilian marble (statue) and Cornish grey granite (Pedestal)	2.45m high x 1.1m wide x 1.1m deep (statue) and 3.3m high x 1.9m x1.5m (Pedestal)	Grade II listed	Wyre Forest District Council	[8] [9]
More images	War memorial	Outside of St Mary's Church, Kidderminster	1922 (1922)	Alfred Drury	Statue on pedestal with relief plaque	Bronze and limestone		Grade II		[10] [11]

Malvern

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
	Buzzards	Rose Bank Gardens 52°06′36″N2°19′50″W / 52.1098657°N 2.3305801°W / 52.1098657; -2.3305801	2013 (2013)	Walenty Pytel	Statue	metal			Malvern Town Council	[12]
	The Lark Ascending	Rose Bank Gardens 52°06′34″N2°19′50″W / 52.10933°N 2.33069°W / 52.10933; -2.33069	2017 (2017)	Walenty Pytel	Statue	metal			Malvern Town Council	[13]
	Enigma Fountain / Sir Edward Elgar	Belle Vue Island 52°06′42″N2°19′48″W / 52.1115679°N 2.3298681°W / 52.1115679; -2.3298681	2000 (2000)	Rose Garrard	Statue and Fountain					[14]
	Malvinha	Belle Vue Island 52°06′40″N2°19′47″W / 52.1111268°N 2.3298500°W / 52.1111268; -2.3298500	1998 (1998)	Rose Garrard	Fountain					[15]
	Hand of Peace	British Legion Barnards Green Garden of Remembrance 52°06′30″N2°18′44″W / 52.1084679°N 2.3123406°W / 52.1084679; -2.3123406	1999 (1999)	Rose Garrard	Statue	Portland stone				[16]

Redditch

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
More images	Fountain with Female Figure	Church Green, Redditch 52°18′29″N1°56′26″W / 52.308032°N 1.940664°W / 52.308032; -1.940664	1883 (1883)		Fountain	Cast iron, painted green, cream and gold	600cm high approx		Redditch Borough Council	[17]
	Unicorn	Unicorn Hill, Redditch 52°18′25″N1°56′32″W / 52.306825°N 1.942348°W / 52.306825; -1.942348	1998 (1998)		Panel	Sandstone, crown and chain gold	240cm high x 125cm wide x 3cm deep		Redditch Borough Council	Depicts the rearing Unicorn of the Royal Coat of Arms [18]
More images	Holocaust Memorial	Market Place, Redditch 52°18′24″N1°56′26″W / 52.306786°N 1.940470°W / 52.306786; -1.940470	2005 (2005)	Andy DeComyn & Chase Lloyd	Sculpture	Concrete	2 Metres high		Redditch Borough Council	Chase Lloyd conceived the sculpture while still at school [19]
	Allegorical Figures	Smallwood House, Redditch 52°18′30″N1°56′28″W / 52.308262°N 1.941082°W / 52.308262; -1.941082	1895 (1895)		Panel	Stone	180cm high x 350cm wide approx		Redditch Borough Council	Above the former Smallwood Hospital [20] Formerly the Redditch General Hospital (later known as Smallwood Hospital), it opened in 1895 and closed in 1986. It is now known as Smallwood House and is still used by the NHS. [21]
More images	John Bonham	Mercian Square, Redditch 52°18′25″N1°56′24″W / 52.306873°N 1.940090°W / 52.306873; -1.940090	2018 (2018)	Mark Richards	Statue	Bronze			Redditch Borough Council	He was the drummer in Led Zeppelin [22] [23]

Upton-upon-Severn

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
More images	Admiral Sir William Tennant	Site of the Old Church, Upton-upon-Severn 52°03′51″N2°13′03″W / 52.064114°N 2.217446°W / 52.064114; -2.217446	()		Bust	Bronze			Upton upon Severn Town Council

Worcester

Foregate Street and High Street

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
	Queen Victoria	Shire Hall, Foregate Street, Worcester 52°11′48″N2°13′21″W / 52.196687°N 2.222545°W / 52.196687; -2.222545	1887 (1887)	Thomas Brock	Statue	Grey granite plinth and white marble statue		Grade II listed [24]	Worcester City Council	Commemorated 50 years of the Queen's reign
	Steam locomotive	Worcester Foregate Street Station, Worcester 52°11′43″N2°13′18″W / 52.195277°N 2.221566°W / 52.195277; -2.221566	()		sculpture	Bronze			Worcester City Council
More images	Sir Edward Elgar	High Street near Lychgate, Worcester 52°11′23″N2°13′13″W / 52.189766°N 2.220341°W / 52.189766; -2.220341	1981 (1981)	Kenneth Potts	Statue	Bronze	Statue: 2.44m high. Pedestal: 1.18m high, 93cm x 92cm		Worcester City Council	[25]
More images	Worcester Guildhall	High Street, Worcester 52°11′28″N2°13′14″W / 52.191175°N 2.220670°W / 52.191175; -2.220670	1724 (1724)	Thomas White	Building with statues	Stone, some gilding and red paint		Grade I listed [26]	Worcester City Council	Features statues of Charles I, Charles II and Anne [27]
	King John	Copenhagen Street, Worcester 52°11′27″N2°13′16″W / 52.190815°N 2.221158°W / 52.190815; -2.221158	1966 (1966)	Anita Lafford	Statue	plaster painted black	2 x 1.47m		Worcester City Council	Local historian Michael Grundy suggested it maybe of Leofric King of Mercia. King Richard I has also been suggested. King John is buried in Worcester Cathedral [28]

Worcester Cathedral

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
	South Africa War Memorial	Worcester Cathedral - College Yard, Worcester 52°11′21″N2°13′14″W / 52.189264°N 2.220468°W / 52.189264; -2.220468	1908 (1908)	Robert Colton	War memorial	Bronze		Grade II* listed [29]	Worcester City Council	A memorial of the Worcestershire lives lost from the war of 1899-1902 in South Africa
More images	Statues on North Side of Worcester Cathedral	North side of Worcester Cathedral 52°11′18″N2°13′16″W / 52.188266°N 2.220977°W / 52.188266; -2.220977	()	Redfern	Statues	Stone		Grade I listed [30]	Worcester Cathedral

Other areas

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
More images	Needle Point	Worcester Shrub Hill Station - Worcester 52°11′38″N2°12′37″W / 52.193952°N 2.210204°W / 52.193952; -2.210204	2001 (2001)	Paul Juillerat	Sculpture	Stainless steel	5m high		Worcester City Council	It is a symbol of Worcester past and present. Installed in August 2002. Made in Bristol. [31] [32]
More images	Swan of Kleve	Kleve Walk near the River Severn, Worcester 52°11′23″N2°13′24″W / 52.189733°N 2.223368°W / 52.189733; -2.223368	2001 (2001)	Dieter von Levetzow	sculpture	Column: stone. Swan: Bronze alloy, natural patina, dark bronze colour	Column: 2.04m high, 45cm diameter. Swan: 50cm high, wingtip to wingtip measurement 1.2m approx.		Worcester City Council	Statue of a swan presented to Worcester by the citizens of Kleve [33]
More images	Commemorative Poppy Sculpture	Cripplegate Park, Worcester 52°11′25″N2°13′42″W / 52.190278°N 2.228332°W / 52.190278; -2.228332	2016 (2016)	Victoria Harrison	sculpture				Worcester City Council	Represent's the Worcestershire Yeomanry (The Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars) [34]
More images	Sustrans Portrait Bench	Near Diglis Bridge River Severn, Worcester 52°10′35″N2°13′33″W / 52.17644°N 2.22573°W / 52.17644; -2.22573	2013 (2013)		sculpture	Metal			Sustrans	Statue of Ernest Payne, Sir Charles Hastings, Royalist Soldier, Roundheads [35] [36]
More images	Action at Fort Royal - Battle of Worcester	Fort Royal Park, Worcester 52°11′15″N2°12′53″W / 52.187542°N 2.214668°W / 52.187542; -2.214668	2013 (2013)		Sculpture	Bronze			Worcester City Council	Commemorates the Battle of Worcester at Fort Royal on 3 September 1651 [37]

References

1. "A. E. Housman". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
2. "Dryad and Boar (cast of)". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
3. "Public Art In Droitwich Spa". Visit Droitwich Spa. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
4. "Saltworkers". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
5. "Droitwich Spa German Twinning Group". Droitwich Spa Town Council. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
6. "Saint Richard of Droitwich". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
7. Historic England. "The Baxter Monument (1100091)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 28 January 2021.
8. Historic England. "Statue of Sir Rowland Hill (Grade II) (1100054)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
9. "Sir Rowland Hill (1795–1879)". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. 1 May 1990. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
10. Historic England. "Sculpture of the Angel of Peace at St Mary and All Saints Church (1391825)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 28 January 2021.
11. "War Memorials Register: Kidderminster". Imperial War Museum . Retrieved 28 January 2021.
12. "Duke of Gloucester unveils Malvern Buzzards sculpture". BBC. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
13. "Skylark sculpture ascends over Malvern's Rose Bank Gardens". Malvern Gazette. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
14. "THE ENIGMA FOUNTAIN 1999 - 2000" . Retrieved 28 August 2015.
15. "MALVHINA" 1997-1998" . Retrieved 28 August 2015.
16. "Peace & Other Monuments Using the Symbols of Hands & Handshakes" . Retrieved 28 August 2015.
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18. "Unicorn". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
19. "Holocaust Memorial". www.publicart.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
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21. "Smallwood Hospital, Redditch". The National Archives. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
22. "Statue of Led Zeppelin's John Bonham climbs stairway to Redditch". BBC Hereford and Worcester. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
23. "Redditch FINALLY gets its statue of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham". Redditch Advertiser. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
24. Historic England. "Statue of Queen Victoria approximately 15 metres to west of Shire Hall (Grade II) (1389833)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 29 August 2015.
25. "Edward Elgar". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
26. Historic England. "Guildhall (Grade I) (1389921)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 September 2015.
27. "Worcester Guildhall (including Statues of Justice, Charles I, Charles II and Queen Anne)". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
28. "Statue to King John". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
29. Historic England. "South Africa War Memorial (Grade II*) (1389731)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 September 2015.
30. Historic England. "Cathedral Church of Christ and St Mary Cathedral Church of St Mary (Grade I) (1389728)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 26 October 2015.
31. "Journey begins for Worcester Retail Scheme sculpture". St. Modwen. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
32. "New Bridge and Sculptures enhance Worcester 'Gateway' retail scheme". St. Modwen. 30 September 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
33. "Swan of Kleve". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
34. "Poppy sculpture unveiled in Worcester park to honour bravery of Worcestershire Yeomanry". Worcester News . Retrieved 7 August 2018.
35. "Explore Portrait Benches".
36. "Worcester's Portrait Bench is unveiled". Worcester City Council . Retrieved 6 August 2018.
37. "Worcester's Fort Royal Park monument work starts". BBC Hereford & Worcester. Retrieved 8 August 2018.