List of public art in the London Borough of Haringey

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This is a list of public art in the London Borough of Haringey .

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Map of public art in the London Borough of Haringey

Alexandra Park

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDesignationNotes
Leo the Lion sculpture, Alexandra Palace - 2022-09-02.jpg Leo the LionAlexandra Park Boating Lake

51°35′47″N0°07′49″W / 51.5964°N 0.1303°W / 51.5964; -0.1303 (Leo the Lion) 		1973 Charles Wheeler SculptureBronze— [1]
Shane Green Olympic sculptures, Alexandra Park - 2022-09-02.jpg Olympic sculpturesThe Grove, Alexandra Park

51°35′32″N0°08′10″W / 51.5922°N 0.1361°W / 51.5922; -0.1361 (Olympic sculptures) 		2012Shane GreenSculptureWood—Part of a series of sculptures of different sports to mark the 2012 Summer Olympics. [2] [3]

Crouch End

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerTypeDesignationNotes
Fountain with sculpture, Crouch End, London N8 - geograph.org.uk - 1729373.jpg Reclining figureOutside Hornsey Library, Haringey Park

51°34′41.3″N0°7′20.6″W / 51.578139°N 0.122389°W / 51.578139; -0.122389 		1964 T. B. Huxley-Jones Bronze—
Spriggan sculpture by Marilyn Collins, Parkland Walk, Haringey.jpg
More images 		The Spriggan Parkland Walk, near site of former Crouch End railway station

51°34′29″N0°07′37″W / 51.57461°N 0.12692°W / 51.57461; -0.12692 		1993 Marilyn Collins Sculpture— [4]

Highgate

Highgate is partly located outside the borough of Haringey; for works not listed here see the relevant sections for the boroughs of Camden and Islington.
ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerTypeDesignationNotes
Highgate School war memorial, June 2021.jpg Highgate School War MemorialHighgate School

51°34′17″N0°08′59″W / 51.5715°N 0.1497°W / 51.5715; -0.1497 (Highgate School War Memorial) 		1921 Reginald Blomfield Cross of Sacrifice Grade II [5]

Muswell Hill

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerTypeDesignationNotes
Bust of Oliver Tambo O. R. Tambo Recreation Ground 2007 Ian Walters Bust— [6]
Statue of Oliver Tambo O. R. Tambo Recreation Ground 2019 ?Statue—Unveiled 27 October 2019, with Thembi Tambo as guest of honour. [7] Her father lived in exile for almost three decades at Muswell Hill, and frequently visited this park. Formerly called Albert Road Recreation Ground, it was renamed after him in 2021. [8]

Tottenham

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerTypeDesignationNotes
Tottenham high cross 1.jpg
More images 		Tottenham High Cross Junction of Tottenham High Road and Monument Way

51°35′20″N0°4′13″W / 51.58889°N 0.07028°W / 51.58889; -0.07028 		1600 c. 1600 (modified 1809) ?Cross Grade II [9]
All Hallows Church War Memorial, Tottenham.jpg All Hallows' Church War MemorialAll Hallows' Churchyard

51°36′02″N0°04′36″W / 51.6006°N 0.07656°W / 51.6006; -0.07656 (All Hallows' Church War Memorial) 		1920 c. 1920 ?Celtic cross Grade II [10]
War Memorial Tottenham Green (5619977649).jpg
More images 		Tottenham War MemorialTottenham Green

51°35′12.43″N0°4′17.22″W / 51.5867861°N 0.0714500°W / 51.5867861; -0.0714500 		1923 Louis Frederick Roslyn War memorial with statue Grade II [11]
Tottenham Hale tube station - ceramic tiles.jpg
More images 		Ferry boat tile motif Tottenham Hale station, Victoria line platforms1968 Edward Bawden Tile murals— [12]
Seven Sisters tube station - ceramic tiles.jpg
More images 		Seven trees tile motif Seven Sisters station, Victoria line platforms1969 Hans Unger Tile murals— [13]
Vanessa Pomeroy - Embracing Forms (27994117327).jpg Embracing Forms Tottenham High Road, near the High Cross, across from the Maa Maat Cultural Centre

51°21′08″N4°07′19″W / 51.35223°N 004.122°W / 51.35223; -004.122 		1983Vanessa PomeroySculpture— [14]
Equality-HarmonyTangmere House, Broadwater Farm Estate1986–1987Gülsün ErbilMosaic mural Grade II Commissioned in the wake of the Broadwater Farm riot of 1985. Erbil was herself a resident of the estate. [15] [16]
Tottenham, The Broadwater Farm Estate, N17 - geograph.org.uk - 235156.jpg Peace Mural I Broadwater Farm Estate1987Anthony SteeleMural—Depicts Bob Marley, Mahatma Gandhi, John Lennon and, on a mountaintop in the distance, Martin Luther King. [16]
Waterfall mural, Debden House, BWFE.JPG Waterfall MuralDebden block, Broadwater Farm Estate1991Bernette Hall and Donald TaylorMural—Considered a symbol of the estate, the mural alludes to the River Moselle which runs through the site. [16]
Skeleton Horse of Tottenham by Ann Carrington - 30 January 2013 (8463002502).jpg
More images 		Skeleton Horse Chestnuts Park

51°34′53″N0°05′19″W / 51.5815°N 0.0885°W / 51.5815; -0.0885 (Skeleton Horse) 		2005Ann CarringtonSculpture—Made from reclaimed wood and materials. [17]
Imagine, Remember, Reflect, React (cropped).jpg
More images 		Imagine, Remember, Reflect, React
The Holocaust 		Bruce Castle 2007Paul Margetts after Claudia HolderSculpture—Unveiled 2008. [18]
Bruce Castle Holocaust Sculpture (2).jpg Bruce Castle Holocaust Sculpture Bruce Castle 2013 ?Sculpture—Unveiled 7 July 2013. [19]

West Green

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerTypeDesignationNotes
WW1 War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 2903650.jpg
More images 		West Green and Tottenham War MemorialWest Green Road

51°35′11″N0°05′14″W / 51.5865°N 0.0872°W / 51.5865; -0.0872 (West Green and Tottenham War Memorial) 		1922—Obelisk Grade II Unveiled 16 July 1922. [20]
Nicola Adams, Walter Tull and Luke Howard in Haringey (48773664686).jpg Sustrans Portrait Bench Downhills Park

51°35′14″N0°05′17″W / 51.5872°N 0.0880°W / 51.5872; -0.0880 (Sustrans Portrait Bench) 		2013 ?Sculpture—Depicts Nicola Adams, Walter Tull and Luke Howard. [21] [22]

Wood Green

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerTypeDesignationNotes
Catherine Smithies Memorial Wood Green.jpg
More images 		Catharine Smithies Memorial Drinking Fountain Bounds Green Road

51°36′03″N0°06′58″W / 51.6009°N 0.1162°W / 51.6009; -0.1162 		1879 ?Obelisk with drinking fountain Grade II [23] [24]
Wood Green cattle trough.JPG Drinking fountain and cattle trough Wood Green High Road, near junction with Trinity Road

51°36′03″N0°06′43″W / 51.600947°N 0.111807°W / 51.600947; -0.111807 		1901 ?Drinking fountain and cattle trough Grade II [25]
St Saviour's War MemorialAlexandra Park Road

51°35′54″N0°07′45″W / 51.5983°N 0.1292°W / 51.5983; -0.1292 (St Saviour's War Memorial) 		1919 John Samuel Alder Memorial cross Grade II [26]
Wood Green War Memorial 20170706 131924 (49368979152).jpg
More images 		Wood Green War Memorial Wood Green High Road, near junction with Bounds Green Road

51°35′58″N0°06′39″W / 51.5995°N 0.1109°W / 51.5995; -0.1109 		1920 ?War memorial Grade II [27]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hornsey</span> Area of London, England

Hornsey is a district of north London, England, in the London Borough of Haringey. It is an inner-suburban, for the most part residential, area centred 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Charing Cross. It adjoins green spaces Queen's Wood to the west and Alexandra Park to the north, and lies in the valley of the now-culverted River Moselle. The central core of the area is known as Hornsey Village.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Muswell Hill</span> Suburb in north London, England

Muswell Hill is a suburban district of the London Borough of Haringey, north London. The hill, which reaches over 100 m (330 ft) above sea level, is situated 5+1⁄2 miles north of Charing Cross.

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

The London Borough of Haringey is a London borough in North London, classified by some definitions as part of Inner London, and by others as part of Outer London. It was created in 1965 by the amalgamation of three former boroughs. It shares borders with six other London boroughs. Clockwise from the north, they are: Enfield, Waltham Forest, Hackney, Islington, Camden, and Barnet.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexandra Palace</span> Listed entertainment and sports venue in London

Alexandra Palace is an entertainment and sports venue in North London, situated between Wood Green and Muswell Hill in the London Borough of Haringey. A Grade II listed building, it is built on the site of Tottenham Wood and the later Tottenham Wood Farm. Originally built by John Johnson and Alfred Meeson, it opened in 1873 but following a fire two weeks after its opening, was rebuilt by Johnson. Intended as "The People's Palace" and often referred to as "Ally Pally", its purpose was to serve as a public centre of recreation, education and entertainment; North London's counterpart to the Crystal Palace in South London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crouch End</span> Human settlement in England

Crouch End is an area of North London, approximately five miles (8 km) from the City of London in the western half of the borough of Haringey. It is within the Hornsey postal district (N8). It has been described by the BBC as one of "a new breed of urban villages" in London. In 2023, it was voted the best place to live in London by the Sunday Times, saying "A creative edge and friendly neighbours give this lofty northern enclave social capital in the capital".

Harringay is a district of north London, England, within the London Borough of Haringey. It is centred on the section of Green Lanes running between the New River, where it crosses Green Lanes by Finsbury Park, and Duckett's Common, near Turnpike Lane.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hornsey and Wood Green (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards

Hornsey and Wood Green is a constituency in Greater London created in 1983 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Catherine West, of the Labour Party. To date it has drawn together for general elections parts of the London Borough of Haringey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards

Tottenham is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2000 by David Lammy of the Labour Party. Lammy has served as Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs since 2021 in the Shadow Cabinet of Keir Starmer, in which he previously served as Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Lord Chancellor from 2020 to 2021. Tottenham was re-created as a parliamentary constituency in 1950, having previously existed from 1885 to 1918.

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  2. ↑ "Tree sculptures carved in Alexandra Park, July/August 2012". Friends of Alexandra Park. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Otley artist Shane Green carves his way into Olympics legacy". Wharfedale Observer. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Mystery of the Parkland Walk Spriggan Solved". Harringay online. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "War Memorial at Highgate School (1346210)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Matthews 2018, p. 221.
  7. ↑ Taylor, Harry (4 November 2019). "Oliver Tambo: Muswell Hill statue unveiled to key anti-apartheid figure". Ham&High. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  8. ↑ Allin, Simon (10 February 2021). "Haringey recreation ground renamed after O.R. Tambo". Enfield Independent. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  9. ↑ Historic England. "Tottenham High Cross (1188856)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  10. ↑ Historic England. "War Memorial at All Hallows Church (1431844)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  11. ↑ Historic England. "War Memorial (1061398)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  12. ↑ Victoria Line Tile Motifs – Tottenham Hale.
  13. ↑ "Who Were The Seven Sisters?". Londonist. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  14. ↑ Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1998). London: North. ISBN   0300096534 . Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  15. ↑ Historic England. "Mosaic mural at Tangmere House (1482419)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  16. 1 2 3 Listing saves Tottenham estate community mural from demolition. Twentieth Century Society. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  17. ↑ Weekend Wonder: The Skeleton Horse (PDF). Haringey Council, Haringey Archive and Museum Service. 6 June 2020.
  18. ↑ Imagine, Remember, Reflect, React. Art UK. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  19. ↑ "Bruce Castle Holocaust Sculpture". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  20. ↑ Historic England. "West Green and Tottenham War Memorial (1440866)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  21. ↑ M@ (12 September 2019). "What Connects Michael Caine, Ronnie Corbett And Nicola Adams? London's Portrait Benches". Londonist. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  22. ↑ "Tottenham heroes commemorated on bench". Tottenham Independent. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  23. ↑ Historic England. "Obelisk memorial drinking fountain (1359592)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  24. ↑ "Monument to Victorian Anti-Slavery & Animal Rights Campaigner". Harringay Online. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  25. ↑ "Cattle Trough, Haringey". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  26. ↑ Historic England. "St Saviour's War Memorial (1249710)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
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