List of public art in Wolverhampton

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This is a list of public art in Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands, England. This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.

Wolverhampton

City Centre

Queen Square

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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
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Equestrian statue of Prince Albert Queen Square, Wolverhampton

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1866 (1866) Thomas Thornycroft Equestrian statue Bronze Grade II listed [1] Wolverhampton City Council
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Allegorical Figures of Industry and Agriculture NatWest Bank - Corner of Exchange Street - Queen Square, Wolverhampton

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1905 (1905) Sculpture Stone 1m high x 2m wide approx. NatWest Bank [2]
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Scenes of Mining, Agriculture and Industry Lloyds Bank - Queen Square and Dudley Street, Wolverhampton

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1878 (1878) J A Chatwin Relief panels Stone 3 panels: 50cm high x 150cm wide approx Grade II listed [3] Lloyds Bank [4]


St Peter's Gardens

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Lady Wulfrun St Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton

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1974 (1974) Sir Charles Wheeler Statue Bronze Wolverhampton City Council Lady Wulfrun is regarded as the founder of Wolverhampton [5]
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Douglas Morris Harris St Peter's Gardens, Wolverhampton

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1919 (1919) Robert Jackson Emerson War memorial Bust Bronze Grade II listed [6] Wolverhampton City Council A bust of Able Seaman Harris who continued to record messages on the ship Floandi before he was hit and killed in 1917 [7]
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Saxon Cross Shaft St Peter's Gardens, Wolverhampton

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c. 850 (850)AD Cross Stone 4.2m high approx. Wolverhampton City Council The cross shaft is the oldest man-made object in Wolverhampton [8]
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Allegories of the Arts, Sciences and Industry Wolverhampton Art Gallery - Lichfield Street and St Peter's Walk, Wolverhampton

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1883 (1883) J A Chatwin Relief Portland stone Reliefs x 2: 2m x 8m. Reliefs x 2: 2m x 16m Grade II* listed [9] Wolverhampton City Council [10]
University of Wolverhampton - Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton - sculpture - 1933 (16585123637).jpg
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Allegorical Figures and Cartouche University of Wolverhampton - Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton

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1933 (1933) Col G. C. Lowbridge Sculpture Sandstone 1.8m high x 1.2m wide University of Wolverhampton [11]


Wolverhampton Station

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Iron Horse Between platform 2 and 3 at Wolverhampton Station, Wolverhampton

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1987 (1987) Kevin Atherton Sculpture Painted steel 1.8m high x 2.4m long Network Rail One of a series of 12 between Wolverhampton Station and Birmingham New Street Station [12]
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Signal Man Premier Inn Wolverhampton City Centre Hotel, Wolverhampton

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2007 (2007) Giles Penny Sculpture Premier Inn [13]
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Railcar Broad Gauge Way apartments - Wolverhampton

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2007 (2007) Mick Thacker Sculpture 500cm x 500cm Celebrates the history of Wolverhampton Low Level Station.[14] Also known as Locomotion 2. [15]


Ring Road

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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
120x120px Echelon with Concrete Pillars University of Wolverhampton - School of Art and Design - Ring Road St Peter's, Wolverhampton

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1972 (1972) Hubert Dalwood Sculpture Concrete University of Wolverhampton [16]
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Gears sculpture Small park between Ring Road St Patricks and Broad Street Basin, Wolverhampton

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2012 (2012) Sculpture Steel Wolverhampton City Council One is near Little's Lane and one is near Wednesfield Road (first appears on Google Street Map view in October 2012)
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Sarcophagus sculpture Small park between Ring Road St Patricks and Broad Street Basin, Wolverhampton

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120x120px Ionic Order Wednesfield Road and Ring Road St Patricks, Wolverhampton

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1991 (1991) Hugh Tessier Sculpture Brick pedestal & Steel column 500cm high approx Wolverhampton City Council Used to be on Pipers Row near the old Bus Station before it was moved to this location [17]


Other city centre areas

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The Wheatsheaf The Wheatsheaf - Tower Street, Wolverhampton

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City Gateway Either side of Stafford Street, Wolverhampton

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2008 (2008) Julia Rowley Sculpture Stainless steel, glass & acrylic 5 metres Gateway East near Thornley Street. Gateway West near a University of Wolverhampton building [18]
120x120px Sunbeam Car Panels St. John's Retail Park, Wolverhampton

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1995 (1995) Steve Field, John McKenna Relief sculpture Bronze 3m by 2m St John's Retail Park [19]
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Historical Car and Motorcycle Company Logos Railings of St John's Retail Park, Wolverhampton

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1995 (1995) Steve Field, John McKenna Sculpture Steel, with applied surface, silver/grey Fence panels: Slight variations but one is 36cm high x 62 cm wide, another is 50cm diameter. Large panel:100cm diameter approx St John's Retail Park Logos for Guy, The Sunbeam, Clyno etc [20]
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Billy Wright The Molineux - Wolverhampton

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1996 (1996) James Butler Statue Bronze Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. [21]
120x120px Out of the Darkness Cometh Light Sainsbury's - St Mark's Street, Wolverhampton

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2014 (2014) Planet Art (Julie Edwards & Ron Thompson) Sculpture Stainless steel 8m Sainsbury's Stainless steel vase sculpture for the new Sainsbury's Raglan Street store [22]


Blakenhall

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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Lone Rider - Steve Field.jpg The Lone Rider Penn Road, Blakenhall, Wolverhampton

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1996 (1996) Steve Field Sculpture Hoptonwood limestone Marks the site of the former AJS motorcycle factory. Carved by Robert Bowers, assisted by Michael Scheuermann.[19][23]


Heath Town

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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
120x120px Reflective Metal Bridge Wyrley and Essington Canal - Heath Town, Wolverhampton

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New Cross Hospital

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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
120x120px Circle of Life New Cross Hospital - Heath Town, Wolverhampton

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1998 (1998) Katie Chambers Sculpture Concrete & pebbles Plinth: 57cm high x 3.5m diameter. Outer ring: 3m diameter. Inner cylinder: 60cm diameter x 32cm deep. Bed: 6.3m diameter. Wolverhampton City Council [25]
120x120px Lettered Column New Cross Hospital - Wolverhampton Road, Heath Town, Wolverhampton

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2002 (2002) Meic Watts Sculpture Granite blocks, steel 5.2m high, with circumference of 2.8m at base Wolverhampton City Council [26]
120x120px New Cross Column New Cross Hospital - Wolverhampton Road, Heath Town, Wolverhampton

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2002 (2002) Sculpture Granite blocks Wolverhampton City Council


Bilston

Town Centre

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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
120x120px High Street entrance marker Junction of Dudley Street and High Street, Bilston

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1999 (1999) Kate Maddison of Chrysalis Arts Sculpture Steel, natural, gold and blue 6.5m high Wolverhampton City Council The top of the spiral has two flying doves on it. [27][28]
120x120px Church Street entrance marker Junction of Lichfield Street and Church Street, Bilston

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2004 (2004) Kate Maddison of Chrysalis Arts Sculpture Steel 7.5 metre column Wolverhampton City Council Has a gilded rising sun and a stainless steel mantle [28]
120x120px Amber the Fire Breather back garden of Bilston Craft Gallery and Museum - Mount Pleasant, Bilston

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1994 (1994) Graham Jones Sculpture Oak and sweet chestnut 12m long Wolverhampton City Council [29]
120x120px Industrial Images Job Centre Plus - Junction of Smith Street and High Street, Bilston

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1995 (1995) John McKenna Relief Brick, red and buff, partially painted 3m x 2.75m Job Centre Plus [30] Brick relief panel was depicting former Bilston Industry [31]


Black Country Route

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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
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Hovering kestrel Citadel Logistics Building on the Black Country Route, Bilston

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2009 (2009) John McKenna Sculpture Stainless steel Wolverhampton City Council [32]
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Steel Columns next to footpath adjacent to Oxford Street Roundabout near Black Country Route, Bilston

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1996 (1996) Robert Koenig Sculpture Sweet Chestnut trunks, painted black, red, and yellow Front row: 450cm high x 38cm diameter, middle row: 505cm high x 40cm diameter, back row: 560cm high x 45cm diameter Wolverhampton City Council [33]
120x120px Untitled (Three Steel Monoliths) Roundabout between Millfields Road, High Street, Wolverhampton Street and Coseley Road near Black Country Route, Bilston

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1996 (1996) Miles Davis Sculpture Core-ten steel Approximately 10m high Wolverhampton City Council [34]
120x120px Enshrined Pressure Black Country Route, Bilston

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1993 (1993) Richard Criddle Sculpture Fabricated steel, painted blue Wolverhampton City Council [35]
120x120px Glory Hole Black Country Route, Bilston

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1993 (1993) Richard Criddle Sculpture Fabricated steel, painted blue Wolverhampton City Council [35]
120x120px Tools of the Trade Black Country Route, Bilston

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1993 (1993) Richard Criddle Sculpture Fabricated steel, painted blue Wolverhampton City Council [35]
120x120px Breadwinner Black Country Route, Bilston

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1993 (1993) Richard Criddle Sculpture Fabricated steel, painted blue Wolverhampton City Council [35]
Tower of light.JPG Tower of light Adjacent to Bilston Football Club - Vulcan Roundabout - Black Country Route, Bilston

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1998 (1998) Ellis O'Connell Sculpture Stainless steel 16.5m high x 2m diameter at base Wolverhampton City Council [36]
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Beth's Arch Roundabout adjacent to Bilston firestation - Black Country Route, Bilston

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1996 (1996) Sarah Tombs Sculpture Steel, painted black and brown 8m Wolverhampton City Council named after Elizabeth one of the Blast Furnaces located at the Steelworks that once stood nearby [37] [38]


Wednesfield

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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
120x120px Night Swimmer Wolverhampton Swimming & Fitness Centre - Planetary Road, Wednesfield

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2008 (2008) Mark Renn & Mick Thacker Sculpture Steel 4000m x 7000m Wolverhampton City Council [14][39]
120x120px Phoenix Trees Bowman's Island, at junction with Wednesfield Way - Planetary Road, Wednesfield

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2001 (2001) Steve Geliot Sculpture Oaks & cast metal, bronze coloured Poles: 5m high Wolverhampton City Council [40] [41]
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Past Present Future Sainsbury's - Kenmare Way, Wednesfield

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2013 (2013) Planet Art (Julie Edwards & Ron Thompson) Sculpture Stainless steel 2 screens - both 7m x 4m Wolverhampton City Council [22]
120x120px Wednesfield Mural Bealeys Fold, Wednesfield (off the High Street)

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1960s Mosaic mural tiles Wolverhampton City Council Mural by local school [42]


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