List of public art in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

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This is a list of public art in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham .

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Map of public art in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Barking

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerArchitect / otherTypeDesignationNotes
War memorial in Barking Park (geograph 5520259).jpg Barking War Memorial Barking Park

51°32′40″N0°05′01″E / 51.5445°N 0.0836°E / 51.5445; 0.0836 (Barking War Memorial) 		1922—Charles James DawsonWar memorial Grade II [1]
Sculpture the catch barking london.jpg The CatchFanshawe Avenue Roundabout

51°32′27″N0°04′58″E / 51.5409°N 0.0829°E / 51.5409; 0.0829 (The Catch) 		2002Loraine LeesonAnne Thorne ArchitectsSculpture— [2]
Barking - A modern folly - geograph.org.uk - 1210139.jpg Folly WallTown Square2007 ? muf Folly— [3] [4]
Sculpture barking abbey london.jpg The Lighted Lady of BarkingRoundabout at junction of Abbey Road and London Road

51°32′16″N0°04′20″E / 51.53775°N 0.07232°E / 51.53775; 0.07232 		2007Joost van Santen—Sculpture— [5]
Job Drain statue.jpg Statue of Job Henry Charles Drain VCOutside the Broadway Theatre, facing Barking Abbey Park

51°32′07″N0°04′39″E / 51.5353°N 0.0776°E / 51.5353; 0.0776 (Statue of Job Drain) 		2009Steven Hunter (Sculpt-It Limited); Mark Barnett (relief plaque)—Statue— [6] [7]

London Bridge Stones

In 2007, two small stones from remains of the old medieval London Bridge [8] were joined together in a sculpture in front of St Margaret's church facing the Barking Abbey ruins as part of several public artworks placed in Barking Town Centre by artist Joost van Santen. [9]

Dagenham

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerArchitect / otherTypeDesignationNotes
Dagenham village.jpg Dagenham Village War MemorialJunction of Church Lane and Crown Street

51°32′24″N0°09′41″E / 51.5399°N 0.1614°E / 51.5399; 0.1614 (Dagenham Village War Memorial) 		2000 ? ?War memorial cross— [10]
Dagenham Idol Valence Park 2009 c. 2009 ?—Sculpture—An iron maquette for an unrealised large sculpture, based on the prehistoric artefact of the same name. [11]
View of a metal sculpture of a Capri outside Valence House Museum (geograph 4427968).jpg Capri MkI Valence Park 2010–11A. J. Baldwin—Sculpture—An iron sculpture commissioned as part of the redevelopment of Valence House, the borough's local history museum; it alludes to the Ford Dagenham factory. [12]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">London Borough of Barking and Dagenham</span> London borough in United Kingdom

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is a London borough in East London. It lies around 9 miles (14.4 km) east of Central London. It is an Outer London borough and the south is within the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway; an area designated as a national priority for urban regeneration. At the 2011 census it had a population of 187,000, the majority of which are within the Becontree estate. The borough's three main towns are Barking, Chadwell Heath and Dagenham. The local authority is the Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council. Barking and Dagenham was one of six London boroughs to host the 2012 Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dagenham</span> Town in east London, England

Dagenham is a town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Dagenham is centred 11.5 miles (18.5 km) east of Charing Cross.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barking, London</span> Human settlement in England

Barking is a riverside town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is 9.3 miles (15 km) east of Charing Cross, bordered by Ilford to the North, Dagenham to the East and East Ham, London to the West. The total population of Barking was 59,068 at the 2011 census. In addition to an extensive and fairly low-density residential area, the town centre forms a large retail and commercial district, currently a focus for regeneration. The former industrial lands to the south are being redeveloped as Barking Riverside.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barking Abbey</span>

Barking Abbey is a former royal monastery located in Barking, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It has been described as having been "one of the most important nunneries in the country".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Margaret's Church, Barking</span> Church in Barking and Dagenham, United Kingdom

St Margaret's Church or the Church of St Margaret of Antioch is a Church of England parish church in Barking, East London. The church is a Grade I listed building built on a site dating back to the 13th century within the grounds of the Roman Catholic Barking Abbey, the ruins of a former royal monastery that was originally established in the 7th century. The building is dedicated to Margaret the Virgin, also known as Margaret of Antioch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Castle Green railway station</span> Proposed Railway Station

Castle Green is a proposed railway station in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Plans for a station at the site, initially called Renwick Road, have been in development since at least 2002. The new station was first proposed to be between Barking and Dagenham Dock on the London, Tilbury and Southend line. In 2017 a station was safeguarded on the extension of the Gospel Oak to Barking line between Barking and Barking Riverside. The station would serve the communities of Castle Green, Thames View Estate and new housing developments in the area.

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Barking Park War Memorial (1424142)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. ↑ The Catch 2002. cSPACE. January 2002. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Works - PublicSpace".
  4. ↑ "The 10 best public works of art | Art". TheGuardian.com . 17 April 2010.
  5. ↑ Landmark Sculpture the 'Lighted Lady', Borough of Barking, London, England. Joost van Santen Light Art. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Matthews 2018, p. 252.
  7. ↑ Job Henry Charles Drain. Victoria Cross. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Searching for the granite blocks from old London Bridge | London My London | One-stop base to start exploring the most exciting city in the world". londonmylondon.co.uk. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  9. ↑ generator, metatags. "KPN Homepages". home.wxs.nl. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Dagenham Village". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  11. ↑ Dagenham Idol Maquette. Art UK. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  12. ↑ Capri MkI. Art UK. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

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