List of public art in Norfolk
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This is a list of public art in the Norfolk 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.
The list can be sorted by clicking on the corresponding arrows in the column titles.
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Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Typ | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Notes |
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Charity | Fishermen's Hospital, Church Plain, Great Yarmouth 52°36′36″N 1°43′38″E / 52.61007°N 1.72723°E |
1702 | Statue | Painted cast lead | Grade II | Restored by English Heritage in 1987.[1] | ||
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Lord Nelson | The Close, Norwich 52°37′53.2″N 1°17′58.8″E / 52.631444°N 1.299667°E |
1847 | Thomas Milnes | Statue | Stone | Grade II | A life-size statue in Admiral's uniform, with a cannon at his feet.[2] | |
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Duke of Wellington | The Close, Norwich 52°37′50.7″N 1°18′0.3″E / 52.630750°N 1.300083°E |
1854 | George Gammon Adams | Statue | Bronze | Grade II | A life-size statue in civilian dress, with a cannon at his feet.[3] | |
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Doulton ceramic | Royal Arcade, Norwich 52°37′41.5″N 1°17′38.4″E / 52.628194°N 1.294000°E |
1899 | William James Neatby | Ceramic | Tiles by Neatby decorate George Skipper's architecture.[4] | |||
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Boer War Memorial | Agricultural Hall Plain, Norwich 52°37′44.7″N 1°17′51.3″E / 52.629083°N 1.297583°E |
1904 | George Edward Wade | Statue | Bronze statue on stone plinth | Grade II | [5] | |
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Thomas Browne | Hay Hill, Norwich 52°37′38.7″N 1°17′33.9″E / 52.627417°N 1.292750°E |
1905 | Henry Pegram | Statue | Bronze on granite plinth | Grade II | He is shown seated, in contemplation.[6] | |
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Edward VII | King Edward VII High School, King's Lynn 52°45′24.7″N 0°24′50.3″E / 52.756861°N 0.413972°E |
1906 | William Robert Colton | Statue | Bronze, on stone pedestal | Grade II | He is seated, in regal dress, with two cherubs behind him.[7] | |
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Edith Cavell Memorial | Tombland, Norwich 52°37′53.3″N 1°17′56.8″E / 52.631472°N 1.299111°E |
1918 | Henry Pegram | Statue | Bronze bust on stone plinth | Grade II* | Sited at this location since 1993. The plinth bears a life-size carving in high relief of a soldier.[8] | |
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World War I Memorial | St George's Park, Great Yarmouth 52°36′21.3″N 1°43′49.4″E / 52.605917°N 1.730389°E |
1922 | F. R. B. Haward | Memorial | Granite | Grade II | Unveiled by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester.[9] | |
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Norwich War Memorial | Garden Terrace, Norwich 52°37′42.8″N 1°17′32.4″E / 52.628556°N 1.292333°E |
1927 | Edwin Lutyens | Portland stone, bronze flambeaux | Grade II* | Moved to the memorial gardens in 1938.[10] | ||
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Lion statues | City Hall, Norwich 52°37′43″N 1°17′31″E / 52.62863°N 1.29186°E |
1938 | Alfred Hardman | Statue | Bronze | Two lions face each other at the entrance of Norwich City Hall, opened in 1938 by George VI and Queen Elizabeth.[11][12] | ||
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Amelia Opie | Opie Street, Norwich 52°37′47″N 1°17′46″E / 52.62964°N 1.29617°E |
1956 | Z. Leon and J. P. Chaplin | Statue | Artificial stone | She is shown in Quaker dress. The statue was carved in wood and cast in artificial stone.[11][13] | ||
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Sea Form (Atlantic) | Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery 52°37′56″N 1°17′41″E / 52.63219°N 1.29482°E |
1964 | Barbara Hepworth | Sculpture | Bronze | 1.98 metres (6 ft 6 in) high | Inspired by the coastline at Porthcurno. The third of six casts of the sculpture.[11][14] | |
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Public Sculpture | Prospect House, Rouen Road, Norwich 52°37′34.9″N 1°17′50.9″E / 52.626361°N 1.297472°E |
1970 | Bernard Meadows | Sculpture | Bronze and concrete | Grade II | Unveiled by Princess Alexandra when the Eastern Counties Newspapers offices opened in 1970.[11][15] | |
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Mother and Child | Norwich Cathedral 52°37′56″N 1°18′07″E / 52.63228°N 1.30192°E |
1984 | Naomi Blake | Sculpture | Fibreglass | 2.00 metres (6 ft 7 in) high, plinth 0.42 metres (1 ft 5 in) high | Presented to Norwich Cathedral by the sculptor.[16] | |
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Respect and Tolerance | War Memorial Park, Yarmouth Road, North Walsham 52°49′08.5″N 1°23′21.7″E / 52.819028°N 1.389361°E |
1999 | Mark Goldsworthy | Sculpture | Wood | 3.00 metres (9.84 ft) high, plinth 0.80 metres (2 ft 7 in) high | [17] | |
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George Vancouver | Purfleet Quay, King's Lynn 52°45′14″N 0°23′34″E / 52.75381°N 0.39281°E |
2000 | Penelope Reeve | Statue | Bronze and granite | 1.80 metres (5 ft 11 in) high, plinth 0.94 metres (3 ft 1 in) high | The granite block on which the statue is mounted is from Squamish, British Columbia.[18] | |
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Mum Bags Brook Where the Shoppin' Go | Pye's Mill, Loddon 52°32′18″N 1°29′16″E / 52.53831°N 1.48766°E |
2001 | Mark Goldsworthy | Sculpture | Wood | 3.00 metres (9.84 ft) high | A family group.[19] | |
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Saint George Silencing the Dragon | Nelson Road, Great Yarmouth 52°36′21″N 1°43′57″E / 52.60575°N 1.73254°E |
2008 | Mark Goldsworthy | Sculpture | Wood | [20] | ||
Breath | Garden Terrace, Norwich 52°37′43″N 1°17′32″E / 52.62858°N 1.29231°E |
2011 | Paul de Monchaux | Sculpture | Commissioned as a companion piece to the Norwich War Memorial.[21][22] | ||||
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Watton Sculpture | George Trollope Road, Watton 52°34′16″N 0°49′16″E / 52.57122°N 0.82122°E |
Charlotte Howarth | Sculpture | Steel | 1.54 metres (5 ft 1 in) high | Three sculptures within a paved ring; the brushed steel has lettering and pictorial motifs.[23] | ||
Tom Running | City of Norwich School, Norwich 52°36′45″N 1°16′31″E / 52.61259°N 1.27516°E |
Brian Alabaster | Sculpture | ||||||
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Art Deco figures | City Hall, Norwich 52°37′43″N 1°17′26″E / 52.62850°N 1.29066°E |
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References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Public art in Norfolk.
- ^ Historic England. "Statue of Charity in courtyard of Fishermans Hospital (1096821)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Statue of Lord Nelson (1051332)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Statue of the Duke of Wellington (1206314)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Royal Arcade" Art UK. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Norwich – South African Statue" War Memorials Register. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Statue of Sir Thomas Browne (1051258)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Statue of King Edward VII at King Edward VII High School (1219865)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Edith Cavell Memorial (1210795)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "World War I Memorial including gate and gate piers (1393957)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "War Memorial and War Memorial Garden Terrace (1051857)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d "19 sculptures to visit around Norwich" Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Norwich City Hall's lion statues celebrated in exhibition" BBC, 27 July 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Amelia Opie" Public Statues and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Sea Form (Atlantic}" Art UK. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Public Sculpture (1457931)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Mother and Child" Art UK. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Respect and Tolerance" Art UK. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Captain George Vancouver" Art UK. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Mum Bags Brook Where the Shoppin' Go" Art UK. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Saint George Silencing the Dragon" Art UK. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Norwich War Memorial" Norwich City Council. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Breath sculpture is new centrepiece of Norwich Memorial Gardens" Eastern Daily Press, 16 March 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Watton Sculpture" Art UK. Retrieved 24 April 2024.