List of public art in the London Borough of Harrow

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

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Map of public art in the London Borough of Harrow

Belmont

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeDesignationNotes
Subway muralBelmont Trail subway, near medical centre and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

51°36′04″N0°19′11″W / 51.6012°N 0.3198°W / 51.6012; -0.3198 (Subway mural)
2012Harrow Arts Centre and Alistair Lambert working with St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolMural [1]

Edgware

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeDesignationNotes
Memorial, High Street, Edgware (geograph 4169633).jpg Edgware War MemorialHigh Street

51°36′41″N0°16′49″W / 51.6113°N 0.2802°W / 51.6113; -0.2802 (Edgware War Memorial)
1920?Celtic cross Grade II Unveiled 27 March 1920. [2]

Greenhill

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
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DateArtist / designerTypeDesignationNotes
Greenhill War Memorial from N.png
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Greenhill War MemorialSt John's churchyard

51°34′58″N0°19′54″W / 51.58266°N 0.3318°W / 51.58266; -0.3318 (Greenhill War Memorial)
1951?Pillar Grade II [3]

Harrow

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeDesignationNotes
Skipping Katie (geograph 2660667).jpg Skipping GirlSt Ann's Road

51°34′53″N0°20′01″W / 51.5813°N 0.3337°W / 51.5813; -0.3337 (Skipping Girl)
1987 James Butler Statue [4]
The LeafThe Grove Field, Lowlands Road, Harrow

51°34′40″N0°20′16″W / 51.5779°N 0.3377°W / 51.5779; -0.3377 (The Leaf)
1994 Diane Maclean Sculpture [5]
Harrow War Memorial - London. (24463143873).jpg Harrow War MemorialStation Road, outside Harrow Civic Centre

51°35′23″N0°19′59″W / 51.5898°N 0.3330°W / 51.5898; -0.3330 (Harrow War Memorial)
2005?Pillar/column [6]
Inner ViewAlexandra Park, South Harrow 2007Lorraine BentonSculpture [7]
MuralKymberley Road, on wall of St George's Shopping Centre

51°34′52″N0°20′02″W / 51.5810°N 0.3340°W / 51.5810; -0.3340 (Mural)
2014Local peopleMural [8]

Harrow on the Hill

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeDesignationNotes
The Kings Head Sign (geograph 4236311).jpg Gantry with portrait of Henry VIII Junction of High Street and Byron Hill Road

51°34′13″N0°20′23″W / 51.5704°N 0.3397°W / 51.5704; -0.3397 (Henry VIII gantry and portrait)
c.1780Restored and placed on current site in 2010. [9]
Elizabeth I statue in Harrow (15346027101).jpg Statue of Elizabeth I Harrow School, on south tower of Speech Room, overlooking Peterborough Road

51°34′25″N0°20′12″W / 51.5737°N 0.3367°W / 51.5737; -0.3367 (Statue of Elizabeth I)
1820 c.1820 Richard Westmacott Statue in niche Grade II* Originally at Ashridge Park, Hertfordshire, the statue was moved to Harrow School in 1925. [10] [11]
Junction of High Street and West Street, Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex - geograph.org.uk - 365023.jpg Thomas Charles Hudson Drinking FountainJunction of High Street and West Street

51°34′20″N0°20′17″W / 51.5722°N 0.3381°W / 51.5722; -0.3381 (Drinking fountain)
1880?Drinking fountain Grade II [12]
Tyburn Lane war memorial 20170607 104359 (cropped).jpg
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Harrow on the Hill War MemorialGrove Hill, at junction with Lowlands Road

51°34′37″N0°20′07″W / 51.5769°N 0.3354°W / 51.5769; -0.3354 (Harrow on the Hill War Memorial)
1921 W. D. Caröe Memorial cross Grade II [13]
Memorial to Britain's first recorded fatal car accident, in 1899Junction of Peterborough Road and Grove Hill

51°34′25″N0°20′11″W / 51.5737°N 0.3364°W / 51.5737; -0.3364 (Memorial to the first recorded fatal car accident, in 1899)
1969 [14]
Statue outside the Hygeia Building, Harrow - geograph.org.uk - 6566800.jpg Hygeia College Road1991?Architectural sculpture [15]
Charles I commemorative plaqueGrove Hill

51°34′27″N0°20′10″W / 51.5742°N 0.3361°W / 51.5742; -0.3361 (Charkes I commemorative plaque)
[16]
Two eagles70 High Street, on top of porch

51°34′16″N0°20′21″W / 51.57115°N 0.33906°W / 51.57115; -0.33906
[17]

Harrow Weald

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerArchitect / otherTypeDesignationNotes
Harrow Weald War Memorial (geograph 5544198).jpg Harrow Weald War MemorialHigh Road, at junction with Box Tree Road

51°36′27″N0°20′25″W / 51.6074°N 0.3404°W / 51.6074; -0.3404 (Harrow Weald War Memorial)
1917L. F. W. Deacon and J. C. RackhamStreet shrine [18]
St Joseph's Church, Harrow - geograph.org.uk - 6291876.jpg Crucifixion with SaintsSt Joseph's Church, High Road1931? Adrian Gilbert Scott Architectural sculpture [19]

Pinner

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerArchitect / otherTypeDesignationNotes
Tooke drinking fountain, Pinner-geograph-2456696.jpg
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Tooke Drinking Fountain
William Arthur Tooke JP
Church Lane

51°35′36″N0°22′30″W / 51.5932°N 0.3749°W / 51.5932; -0.3749 (Tooke Drinking Fountain)
1886?Drinking fountain Grade II [20]
Looking west south-west down the High Street - geograph.org.uk - 5074179 (cropped).jpg
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Pinner War MemorialHigh Street, near junction with Grange Gardens

51°35′40″N0°22′47″W / 51.5944°N 0.3798°W / 51.5944; -0.3798 (Pinner War Memorial)
1921 Bertram Mackennal Pillar/column Grade II [21]
St Luke, Love Lane, Pinner - Sculpture - geograph.org.uk - 4503962.jpg Saint Luke Painting the Virgin St Luke's Church, Love Lane1957David John Francis Xavier Velarde Architectural sculpture Grade II [22]

Roxbourne

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerArchitect / otherTypeDesignationNotes
St Andrew, Malvern Avenue, Harrow - Statue - geograph.org.uk - 1691201.jpg Saint Andrew St Andrew's Church, Malvern Avenue1957Darsie Rawlins Farey & AdamsArchitectural sculpture Grade II [23]

Stanmore

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
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DateArtist / designerTypeDesignationNotes
Stanmore War Memorial.jpg
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Stanmore War MemorialSt John's churchyard

51°36′58″N0°18′55″W / 51.6161°N 0.3152°W / 51.6161; -0.3152 (Stanmore War Memorial)
1920?Celtic cross Grade II Unveiled 22 July 1922. [24]

Wealdstone

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeDesignationNotes
Wealdstone War Memorial from W.png
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Wealdstone War MemorialJunction of Spencer Road and High Street

51°35′50″N0°20′09″W / 51.5972°N 0.3359°W / 51.5972; -0.3359 (Wealdstone War Memorial)
1923Harold F. Walker and J. C. RackhamClock tower Grade II [25]
Mural commemorating the Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash Outside Harrow & Wealdstone station

51°35′32″N0°20′03″W / 51.5922°N 0.3343°W / 51.5922; -0.3343 (Mural commemorating the Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash)
2004Local schoolchildrenMural [26]

References

  1. Belmont Trail Subway Mural. Alistar Lambert. 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  2. Historic England. "War Memorial (1360809)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Historic England. "World War II war memorial in the churchyard of St John the Baptist (1404081)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. James Butler RA. Royal Academy of Arts. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  5. Diane Maclean. Public Art Online. 2008. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  6. "Citizens of Harrow". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  7. Inner View. Art UK. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  8. Harrow Mural 2014 Video. YouTube. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  9. The Gantry Project. Harrow Hill Trust. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  10. Harrow School Enterprises – History. Harrow School Enterprises. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  11. Elizabeth I (1533–1603). Art UK. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  12. Thomas Charles Hudson Drinking Fountain. Art UK. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  13. Harrow-on-the-Hill War Memorial. British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  14. Harrow-Darkest London. Darkest London. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  15. Hygeia. Art UK. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  16. Harrow-on-the-Hill – Surrey Medieval. Wordpress. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  17. Harrow on the Hill High Street, circa 1965. Francis Frith. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  18. "Harrow Weald Street Shrine – WW1". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  19. "Harrow Weald – St Joseph". Taking Stock: Catholic Churches of England and Wales. Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  20. Tooke Drinking Fountain. Art UK. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  21. "Pinner". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  22. Saint Luke Pain[t]ing Mary, Mother of God. Art UK. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  23. Saint Andrew. Art UK. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  24. "Stanmore". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  25. "Wealdstone War Memorial". Roll of Honour. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  26. Harrow and Wealdstone Rail Crash, October 8 1952. iharrow.com. Retrieved 8 August 2014.