List of public art in Bristol

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This is a list of public art in Bristol, 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.

Bedminster[edit]

Main article: Bedminster, Bristol
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Water Maze Victoria Park, Bedminster 1984 Peter Milner & Jane Norbury Fountain terracotta, red bricks [1]

Brislington[edit]

Main article: Brislington
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		Tomb of Raja Rammohun Roy Arnos Vale Cemetery, Brislington 1843-1844 William Prinsep Chhatri Masonry, limestone 6m high, 4m square at base Grade II* Q17553220 Mason:- John N Brown of Stokes Croft.[2][3]

More images 		Arno's Court Triumphal Arch Junction of Bath Road and Spine Road, Brislington 1994 Susan Dring Statues Bath stone Q4794864 Modern versions of 4 statues replacing originals dating from 1760s. Subjects are Edward I, Edward II, Geoffrey, Bishop of Coutances and Robert, Earl of Gloucester.[1][2]

Broadmead[edit]

Main article: Broadmead
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Figure of Justice The former Magistrates Court, Bridewell St. 1879 Edward Sheppard Statue Portland stone c.3m high Grade II Architect Josiah Thomas.[2][4]

More images 		John Wesley New Room

51°27′28″N 2°35′16″W / 51.457651°N 2.587900°W / 51.457651; -2.587900 		1932 Arthur George Walker Equestrian statue Bronze & limestone Grade II listed building Q26571319 Cast at the AB Burton foundry, Thames Ditton[1][5]

More images 		Charles Wesley Rear of the New Room 1938 Frederick Brook Hitch Statue Bronze on a Hornton stone pedestal Grade II[6] [1]
Spirit of Bristol Bond Street 1971 Paul Mount Sculpture Stainless steel 540cm high, on a 550cm by 480cm pedestal [1][2]
St Odilla and the Bird Inner courtyard, Bristol Eye Hospital, Lower Maudlin Road 1985 Stephen Joyce Sculpture group Bronze resin figure, bronze bird 160cm high figure, 240cm wingspan of bird [1][2]

More images 		The Creation Bristol Eye Hospital, Lower Maudlin Street 1986 Walter Ritchie 5 relief panels Carved Ibstock brick 5 panels totalling 18 metres in length Architects;- Kendall Kingscott Partnership.[1][2][7]
Lollipop Be-bop Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Upper Maudlin Street 2001 Andrew Smith Sculpture Stainless steel with optic fibre lighting [8][7]

Castle Park[edit]

Main article: Castle Park, Bristol
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Bridge railings Castle Park 1991-93 James McCullogh Bridge railings Metal work [2]

More images 		Beside the Still Waters Castle Park 1993 Peter Randall-Page Sculptures & water feature Granite [1][7]
Line from Within Castle Park 1993 Ann Christopher Abstract sculpture Patinated bronze 4.5 metre high Cast at the Pangolin Foundry, Stroud[1][9][10][7]
Only the Dead Fish Go With the Flow Castle Park 1993 Victor Moreton Tiles and reliefs Glazed ceramic tiles & moulded fish reliefs 7.5m by 6.5m square area Work is in very poor condition.[2][7]
Throne Castle Park 1993 Rachel Fenner Sculpture Normandy limestone [1][7]

More images 		Fish Castle Park 1993 Kate Malone Fountain & tiles Bronze fountain with terracotta tiles Fountain cast at the Pangolin Foundry, Stroud[1][7]
Sikh soldiers Memorial Castle Park 2019 Stephen Joyce Plaque Metal plaque on a granite base Unveiled April 2019

College Green[edit]

Main article: College Green, Bristol
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Four historical figures North side of Great Gatehouse, facing College Green c.1500 Unknown Four statues Stone Grade I Figures represent Edward the Confessor, Robert Fitzharding, Henry II and Abbot John Newland

[2][11]


More images 		Queen Victoria College Green

51°27′08″N 2°35′58″W / 51.452153°N 2.599472°W / 51.452153; -2.599472 		1888 Joseph Edgar Boehm Statue on pedestal with relief panels Marble, granite and bronze Grade II listed building Q7270543 [12][7][13]
Bristol Coat of Arms Main entrance, Bristol Central Library 1906 William Aumonier Carved sculpture Bath stone [2]
Historical figures Bristol Central Library 1906 Charles James Pibworth Three relief panels, each of seven figures Stone Subjects are King Alfred and the Medieval Chroniclers, The Venerable Bede and the Early Literary Saints and Chaucer and the Canterbury Pilgrims[1][2]
Four ecclesiastical figures South side of Great Gatehouse 1914 Charles James Pibworth Four statues Portland stone Grade I [2][11]
Two unicorns Roof of City Hall, Bristol 1950/ 1953 David McFall Two 3.6m statues Gilded bronzes [14][15]
An Elizabethan Mariner City Hall, Bristol 1952 Charles Wheeler Statue Stone [14]
Seahorses and Riders Roof of rear extension to City Hall, Bristol 1953 David McFall Two 2.4m statues Portland stone Grade II* [2]

More images 		The Refugee Bristol Cathedral garden 1980 Naomi Blake Sculpture Bronze resin [2]

More images 		Ram Mohan Roy College Green

51°27′07″N 2°36′05″W / 51.451873°N 2.601397°W / 51.451873; -2.601397 		1997 Niranjan Pradhan Statue Bronze [7]

Clifton[edit]

Main article: Clifton, Bristol
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		Hercules Goldney House c.1715 John Norst, attributed. Statue Lead statue on a limestone pedestal Grade II* Q17553184 [16][1]
Memorial to the 79th Regiment of Foot Clifton Down 1767 Decorated sarcophagus Limestone with slate & copper panels Grade II* Erected by General Sir William Draper in memory of the officers and men who fought in the Seven Years' War.[17]
Monument to William Pitt, Earl of Chatham Clifton Down 1767 Obelisk & plinth Limestone with slate panels Grade II* Erected by General Sir William Draper.[18]

More images 		Alderman Proctor's Drinking Fountain Clifton Down 1872 Henry & George Godwin Fountain Stone & limestone 7.5m high, 3.25m square Grade II Q4713691 [2][19]

More images 		1899–1902 South African War Memorial Quadrangle of Clifton College 1904 Alfred Drury Statue of Saint George Bronze statue on a Portland stone pedestal Grade II* Q26678257 Architects;- WS Paul & RC James.[20][21]

More images 		Memorial gateway Entrance to Clifton College 1922 Lettering by Eric Gill, carved by Lawrence Cribb Triple arch gateway Red sandstone, Bath stone 7m high, 11.6m wide by 5m deep Grade II Q26497791 Architect, Charles Holden.[2][22][23]

More images 		Clifton Hill war memorial St Andrew's Graveyard, Birdcage Walk, off Clifton Hill Cross on octagonial base Portland stone 4m tall Q83188422 [24]
Earl Haig School House Garden, Clifton College Cast 1931; unveiled 1932 William McMillan Statue Bronze Grade II Q26586264 Cast at AB Burton foundry, Thames Ditton[1] [25]

More images 		Memorial to the victims of the Katyn massacre Grounds of Clifton Cathedral 1985 Alexander Paul Klecki Sculpture Fibre glass relief panel mounted on a block of Cornish granite with a plinth of Portland stone [1][2]

Bristol Zoo[edit]

Main article: Bristol Zoo
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Entrance Lodge Frieze Bristol Zoo c.1929 Edgar Thomas Earp Relief panels Cast concrete 50cm deep, 420cm wide Grade II Design shows 23 animals.[2][26]
Alfred Wall of gorilla house 1949 Roy Smith Sculpture of the head of a lowland gorilla Bronze 45cm by 30cm [2]
Mute Swan Bristol Zoo 1971 David Wynne Sculpture Bronze on steel piller with a concrete base 3.5m wide [2]
Girl and Kid Bristol Zoo c.1975 Roy Clapp Statue Alabaster 1m high [2]
Ying and Yang Bristol Zoo 2001 Julian P Warren Sculpture of 2 stag beetles Black painted metal 3.3m long [2]
Wendy the elephant Bristol Zoo

51°27′47″N 2°37′21″W / 51.463182°N 2.622619°W / 51.463182; -2.622619 		2003 Diane Gorvin and Philip Bews Cedar of Lebanon tree 4.5 metres (15 ft) high [27][2]
Fountain Bristol Zoo c.2009 Jason Lane Fountain Repurposed metal machine parts
Stag Beetle Bristol Zoo 2013 Jason Lane Statue Repurposed metal machine parts

Victoria Rooms[edit]

Main article: Victoria Rooms, Bristol
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Minerva, Goddess of Wisdom Victoria Rooms

51°27′29″N 2°36′34″W / 51.458036°N 2.609337°W / 51.458036; -2.609337 		1839 Musgrave Lewthwaite Watson Relief Bath stone Grade II* listed building Carved by Jabez Tyley[14][28]
Joshua Reynolds Facade of Royal West of England Academy building c.1857 John Thomas Statue Stone 2.6m tall [1][2]
John Flaxman Facade of Royal West of England Academy building c.1857 John Thomas Statue Stone 2.6m tall [1][2]

More images 		The Gloucestershire Regiment Memorial Queen's Road, opposite the Victoria Rooms 1904 Onslow Whiting Sculpture Bronze statue on a granite pedestal Grade II Q26498078 Cast 1904, unveiled 1905 as a Boer War memorial[1][29]

More images 		Edward VII Victoria Rooms

51°27′29″N 2°36′34″W / 51.458036°N 2.609337°W / 51.458036; -2.609337 		1912 Edwin Alfred Rickards and Henry Poole Statue Bronze [2]

More images 		King Edward VII fountain Victoria Rooms

51°27′29″N 2°36′34″W / 51.458036°N 2.609337°W / 51.458036; -2.609337 		`1912 Edwin Alfred Rickards & Henry Poole Fountain Grade II* listed building [30]
Lion Victoria Rooms Cast 1915, erected 1917 Henry Poole Sculpture Bronze Cast at J.W Singer & Sons at Frome[2]
Lion Victoria Rooms Cast 1915, erected 1917 Henry Poole Sculpture Bronze Cast at J.W Singer & Sons at Frome[2]

Old City[edit]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Virgin and Child Enthroned St Bartholomews Gateway, Narrow Lewins Mead c. 1240 Unknown Statue Limestone 120cm high Grade II Statue is headless and in very poor condition.[2]

More images 		William III Queen Square

51°27′02″N 2°35′41″W / 51.450532°N 2.594716°W / 51.450532; -2.594716 		1736 John Michael Rysbrack Equestrian statue Brass Grade I listed building Q5384424 [14][31][7]
Four figures representing Europe, Asia, Africa & the Americas Former Bristol Docks Authority Offices, Queens Square House, 19–21 Queen Square 1885-6 Unknown Four statues Portland stone Each 3m high Architect William Venn Gough.[2][32][7]
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Tower of the former Assize Court, Small Street 1867-1870 Unknown Two statues Stone Approx. life-size Grade II* Architects TS Pope & J Bindon.[2][33]
John Milton, William Shakespeare & Walter Raleigh 13 Saint Stephens Street 1878 Unknown Busts set in roundels Terracotta [2]
Samuel Morley Lewin's Mead 1887 James Havard Thomas Statue Marble statue, granite base Grade II Q26581035 [1][34][28]
Two figures representing trade and industry First floor facade of 55 St Stephens Street 1935 Unknown Two deep relief figures Portland stone Each 2.3m high, 0.8m wide Architect CFW Dening.[2]

More images 		Historical reliefs Chantry Court, Denmark Street 1950-52 Attributed to Esmond Burton Ten carved relief panels Bath stone Each 1.8m by 1.5m wide Panels depict historic figures and events associated with the site. Architects;- Alec F French & Partners.

[2][7]

Three Kings of Cologne Chapel of the Three Kings of Cologne, Colston Street 1967 Ernest Pascoe Three sculptures Portland stone Located in exterior niches of the Chapel.[7]
Cloaked Horseman Narrow Lewins Mead 1984 David Backhouse Equestrian statue Bronze resin Cast at Burleighfield Studios, High Wycombe[14][1][2][7]

More images 		Merchant Navy Association Memorial Welsh Back 2000, unveiled 2001 David Backhouse Monument with benches & panels Tarn stone with bronze collar & panels [35][2][7]

Broad Street[edit]

Main article: Broad Street, Bristol
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		Brennus and Bellinus City gateway beneath the tower of the Church of St John the Baptist c.1700 Unknown Two painted statues Stone Each 2m high [2][36]

More images 		Quarter Jacks Entrance facade to Christ Church with St Ewen, Broad Street 1728 James Paty Two painted statues Oak wood 1.6m high Architect Thomas Paty.[2]
Guildhall figures First floor facade of Bristol Guildhall, Broad Street c. 1843–1886 John Thomas Six statues Bath stone Grade II* Figures include Queen Victoria, Edward III and Edward Colston.Architect Richard Shackleton Pope.[2][37][28]

More images 		Johannes Gutenberg & William Morris Former Everard's Printing Works, Broad Street 1900-1901 William James Neatby Glazed tiles Ceramic tiles Grade II* Q5470087 Tiles by Doulton & Co.Architect Henry Williams

.[2][38][7]

Broad Quay[edit]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Farmer and Coal Miner Broad Quay, reverse of King George V memorial Statues c.1903, arch & base 1980 Sculpture Portland stone statues; brick arch Figures were originally among six on the Co-Operative Wholesale Society building which was on the site.[1][2]

More images 		King George V memorial Broad Quay 1980 Plaque by Derek Carr Brick arch with an aluminium plaque of a lion's head Inscribed In Memory of King George V 1910–1936[1]

More images 		Fountain of Sabrina Courtyard of Broad Quay House 1980 Gerald Laing Sculpture Bronze sculpture on a granite base [39][7]
Aspects of Bristol's History Broad Quay House 1981 Philippa Threlfall & Kennedy Collings 15 Low relief panels Terracotta and buff clays with manganese & copper oxides & copper lustre glazes Each plaque 100cm by 150cm Architects:- Alec French Partnership [1][2][7]

Corn Street[edit]

Main article: Corn Street, Bristol
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		Bristol Nails Pavement in front of the Exchange, Corn Street 1595-1631 Various including Thomas Hobson Pillars with circular tops Bronze Approx. 100cm high Grade I Q17528442 [2][40]
Caryatids & keystones 36 Corn Street 1864–67 William Bruce, carved by Thomas Colley 8 sculpture figures, 5 keystones Limestone Grade II Built for Liverpool, London & Globe Insurance[2]

More images 		Wisdom 37–39 Corn Street c.1932 A Compton Roberts & R Pyrce Roberts Art Nouveau style grille Birmabright cast metal grille 260cm by 70cm high Grade II [2][41]

More images 		Peace and Plenty, Benevolence and Prudence 37–39 Corn Street 1935 Joseph Hermon Cawthra Two pairs of statues / relief carvings Portland stone Grade II [1][41]
Pediment figures & decorative carvings 42 Corn Street 1904 Attributed to Gilbert Seale Carvings Limestone Grade II Built for London & Lancashire Insurance Company by architect Edward Gabriel[2]
Facade of Commercial Rooms 43 Corn Street 1811 James George Bubb 3 Statues & marble relief Grade II* Figures represent Commerce, the City of Bristol, Britannia, Neptune & Minerva[1][42][7]
Facade of Harbour Hotel building 53–55 Corn Street 1854-58 John Thomas Statues and figures in relief Bath stone with Portland stone figures & inserts Grade II* Figures depicted include garlands, horses, ships' prows & children with symbols of trade and industry. Building was originally the West of England & South Wales District Bank, later a Lloyds Bank.[1][43][28][7]

Saint Nicholas Street[edit]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Water fountain Saint Nicholas Street 1859 Will Bros of Suffolk Drinking fountain Cast iron Grade II Casting shows a young Queen Victoria supported by cherubs.[44][7]
Elephant head 20 Saint Nicholas Street 1867 Unknown Relief carving Stone 2.8m by 1.1m wide Grade II Site of former Elephant public house.[2][45][7]
Four heads 18 Saint Nicholas Street 1868 Unknown Painted carvings Each approx. 35cm diameter Grade II Architects;- Archibald Ponton & William Venn Gough.

[2][46]

Justice and Enterprise 42 Saint Nicholas Street 1903 Unknown Two putti Stone 1.2m high Grade II* Entrance to former Stock Exchange building; Architect;- Henry Williams.[2][47][7]

The Centre[edit]

Main article: The Centre, Bristol
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		Neptune The Centre

51°27′12″N 2°35′51″W / 51.453359°N 2.597401°W / 51.453359; -2.597401 		1723 John Randall Statue Cast lead statue on a granite plinth Grade II* listed Q17552681 [48]

More images 		Statue of Edmund Burke The Centre

51°27′12″N 2°35′51″W / 51.453359°N 2.597401°W / 51.453359; -2.597401 		1894 James Havard Thomas Statue Bronze statue on a pink granite plinth Grade II listed building Q26571134 [14][49][50][28]
Drinking fountain The Centre 1901 Fountain Red & gray granite Grade II Erected to commemorate the Industrial and Fine Arts Exhibition of 1893 & 1894 which was held on the site.[51][7]

More images 		Bristol Cenotaph The Centre Unveiled 1932 Eveline Blacker and Harry Heathman Limestone, stone base & metal panels Grade II Q42888084 [52][53][7]
Figurehead of the Demerara The Centre Wooden original carved by Robert Williams, Thomas Williams & John Robert Anderson Replica of a ship's figurehead Fibreglass 2.2m high Original figurehead destroyed in 1937.[2]

More images 		The Fourteenth Army, 1942–1945 The Centre 2008 Mike Baker Commemorative plaque Bronze set in Bath stone 72.5cm diameter Q83188423 [2]

Harbourside[edit]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Samuel Plimsoll Capricorn Quay 1962, bust c.1880 Bust White marble bust on a Cornish granite base Grade II Formerly located on Hotwell Road until 2009.[1][54][2]

More images 		John Cabot Arnolfini

51°26′56″N 2°35′52″W / 51.449006°N 2.597690°W / 51.449006; -2.597690 		1984 Stephen Joyce Statue [14]
Untitled Pooles Wharf Court 2001 Unknown Sculpture Polished stainless steel 2.8m high, 1.2m wide Commissioned by the house builders who developed the site, designed by a student at the University of the West of England Art School with engineering by David Abel's Boatyard.[2]

More images 		Small Worlds Anchor Road 2001 Simon Thomas Sculpture Cement with glass fibre strands 550cm high, 160cm diameter at base Erected in honour of Paul Dirac[1][55][2]

More images 		Pero's Bridge St Augustine's Reach

51°27′00″N 2°35′52″W / 51.4501°N 2.5979°W / 51.4501; -2.5979 		1999 Eilis O'Connell with Ove Arup & Partners Bascule bridge 11 m (36 ft) span Q7169415 [56]

More images 		Rhinoceros Beetle Anchor Square

51°27′01″N 2°35′57″W / 51.450393°N 2.599301°W / 51.450393; -2.599301 		2000 Nicola Hicks Sculpture Bronze on a limestone pedestal Cast at The Bronze Age Foundry, London[1][55]

Emerson Green[edit]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		Butterfly Emerson Green 2000 Walenty Pytel Sculpture on column Galvanized Steel 25ft high Commissioned by South Gloucestershire District Council

More images 		Dragonfly Emerson Green 2000 Walenty Pytel Sculpture on column Galvanized Steel 25ft high Commissioned by South Gloucestershire District Council

Millennium Square[edit]

Main article: Millennium Square (Bristol)
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		Bill and Bob Millennium Square

51°27′01″N 2°36′06″W / 51.450316°N 2.601693°W / 51.450316; -2.601693 		1999 Cathie Pilkington Sculpture Painted bronzes on rubber background [1]
Telespine Millennium Square

51°27′01″N 2°36′06″W / 51.450316°N 2.601693°W / 51.450316; -2.601693 		2000 Chee Horng Chang with Alan Baxter & Associates Sculptural structure Steel 20m high Structure also serves as a phone mast.[2]

More images 		Thomas Chatterton Millennium Square

51°27′01″N 2°36′06″W / 51.450316°N 2.601693°W / 51.450316; -2.601693 		2000 Lawrence Holofcener Statue Bronze 125cm high [55][2]

More images 		William Tyndale Millennium Square

51°27′01″N 2°36′06″W / 51.450316°N 2.601693°W / 51.450316; -2.601693 		2000 Lawrence Holofcener Statue Bronze 125cm high [55][2]

More images 		William Penn Millennium Square

51°27′01″N 2°36′06″W / 51.450316°N 2.601693°W / 51.450316; -2.601693 		2000 Lawrence Holofcener Statue Bronze 180cm high [55][2]

More images 		Aquarena Millennium Square

51°27′01″N 2°36′06″W / 51.450316°N 2.601693°W / 51.450316; -2.601693 		2000 William Pye Water feature Stainless steel & black marble [57]

More images 		Cary Grant Millennium Square

51°27′01″N 2°36′06″W / 51.450316°N 2.601693°W / 51.450316; -2.601693 		2001 Graham Ibbeson Statue Bronze [55]

Redcliffe[edit]

Main article: Redcliffe, Bristol
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		War memorial St Mary Redcliffe 1921 George Oatley Pillar and cross on steps Stone Grade II Q66477918 [58][59]
Phonex and the Four Elements Redcliffe Way 1985 John Doubleday Sculpture & panels Bronze sculpture & panels on a pyramidal structure clad in marble 330cm high, 250cm wide at base [2]
Grain Chute Ferry Street off Redcliffe St c.1885, erected 1989 Unknown Sculpture Painted sheet metal A spiral sack chute used in the former granary and flour mill on the site.[2]

More images 		Exploration: A Celebration of Bristol's seafaring heritage Redcliff Quay 1991 Obelisk by Philippa Threlfall & Kennedy Collings; Sphere by James Blunt Obelisk & armillary sphere Stone & ceramic obelisk, stainless steel sphere [1]

Redland[edit]

Main article: Redland, Bristol
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Princess Charlotte Rear of former Queen Victoria House, Redland Hill 1817 Obelisk Limestone Grade II [1][60]

More images 		Reverend Urijah Rees Thomes Memorial Blackboy Hill 1904 S Whitehead & Sons Fountain & clock tower Red & white granite, with sandstone and tiled roof 18ft diameter at base Grade II Q26514687 [2][61]

More images 		War memorial Whiteladies Road 1920 Cross on pedestal & steps Stone Grade II Q26677247 [62][63]

St Pauls[edit]

Main article: St Pauls, Bristol
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Edward Colston Colston Villas, Armoury Square, St Pauls c.1978–81 Bust Fibreglass resin 575cm high Replica of a terracotta bust by Michael Rysbrack.[2]
Alfred Fagon Corner of Ashley Rd. & Grosvenor Rd.; St Pauls, Bristol 1987 David Mutasa Sculpture Bronze bust on a black marble pedestal 70cm bust on a 131cm pedestal [1][2]
The Greater Crested Plunger, the Crested Columbus and the Hooked Beaked Bauton Junction of Ashley Road & Grosvenor Rd., St Pauls 2008 Jason Lane Bird sculptures on columns Steel [2]

More images 		Ruined Brunswick Cemetery Garden 2010 Hew Locke Set of 10 gravemarkers Cast iron Each grave marker bears a symbol or motif of a failed company, eg Enron[64]

Spike Island[edit]

Main article: Spike Island, Bristol
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Hand of the River God Baltic Wharf 1986 Vincent Woropay Sculpture on pedestal Bronze sculpture on a limestone pedestal Originally topped by small figure of Hercules holding an obelisk which is now lost.[1][2]
Topsail Baltic Wharf 1987 Keir Smith Sculpture Portland stone 142cm high by 244cm long by 100cm wide Carved on site over six weeks.[1][2]
Atyeo Baltic Wharf

51°26'52.580"N, 2°36'50.130"W 		1989 Stephen Cox Sculpture Red Verona marble 178cm high by 85cm wide by 108cm deep Q18343111 Named in honour of John Atyeo.[1][2]

Stoke Bishop[edit]

Main article: Stoke Bishop
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		War memorial Stoke Bishop 1920 W.H. Watkins Cross on shaft and pedestal Stone 5m tall Grade II Q26677329 [65][66]

Temple[edit]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Emma Saunders Entrance of Bristol Temple Meads railway station 1928 'Principal of masons H.Tyley of Victoria St.' Plaque White marble [1]
T&GWU Emblem of Unity Victoria Street 1959 Unknown Sunken relief Stone 4m high Architects;- White and Travis London.[2]

More images 		Isambard Kingdom Brunel Forecourt of Bristol Temple Meads railway station 1982 John Doubleday Statue Bronze on a glazed brick pedestal 225cm high on 40cm pedestal Cast at the Art Bronze Foundry, London. Relocated from Temple Back East in 2021.[67][2]
Firefighters' Memorial Corner of Temple Back and Water Lane 2003 Stephen Joyce Statue Bronze resin 190cm high Cast at the Fine Fettle art foundry, Frome.[2]
Templar Stone Temple Back East 2004 Jane L Rickards Sculpture Portuguese granite 300cm high Architects;- Atkins Walters Webster.[2]
Six Portwell markers Portwell, Temple Quay 2004 John Aiken Six rectangular platforms Polished black Portuguese granite, stainless steel & glass Various Marks the line of the 1250 Portwell, then the southern boundary of Bristol.[2]
Rotating Columns Temple Way 2006-2007 Walter Jack Sculpture Vitreous enamel on steel Each column is 9m high Created by Walter Jack with Springboard Design Partnership and Trico vitreous enamellers, the 3 columns were designed to slowly rotate.[2]

Trinity Quay[edit]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Basset Hounds and Basenjis Rear of Bristol Dog's Home, Albert Road, St. Philips 1991 Rodney Harris Relief panels Ibstock brick 200cm high [2]

More images 		Time and Tide Trinity Quay 1994 Georgina Redfern Sculpture Steel & painted cast iron 340cm high by 360cm wide by 130cm deep [1][2]
D of the Drings & Memoirs of the Drings Chimney Steps, St. Philips 2006 Walter Jack Sculpture Bronze resin [2]
Freetank: The retrospective view of the pathway Glass Wharf near Trinity Quay 2016 Roger Hiorns with Witherford Watson Mann architects Two-piece abstract sculpture Black Zimbabwean granite, concrete & Cornish basalt www.freetank.bristol

Tyndalls Park[edit]

Main article: Tyndalls Park
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		Flat Out University of Bristol, Indoor Sport Centre, Tyndall Avenue 2004 Jon Buck Sculpture Bronze Cast at Pangolin Editions foundry[2]

More images 		Follow Me Royal Fort Gardens 2009 Jeppe Hein Mirror maze installation 76 polished steel plates [68]

More images 		Hollow Royal Fort Gardens 2016 Katie Paterson with Zeller & Moye (architects) Sculpture Wood [69][70]

More images 		Henrietta Lacks Royal Fort House 2021 Helen Wilson-Roe Statue Bronze [71][72]

Westbury-on-Trym[edit]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		War memorial High Street, Westbury-on-Trym 1920 Obelisk on steps Portland stone 7.5m tall Grade II listing Q2658111 [73][74]
Christ the King Canford Cemetery, Westbury-on-Trym 1932-33, lettering 1933-62 Eric Gill, lettering by Lawrence Cribb 3 Gravestones Portland stone Central headstone 215cm high, 70cm wide by 25cm Headstones commenorate Abigail Chute, her sister Annie Oates & son Desmond.[1][2]

West End[edit]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Bristol with Minerva and Apollo Portico of 17 Park Street 1824 Edward Hodges Baily Curved relief frieze Carrara marble 820cm long by 80cm high Grade II* Q17553095 Architect;- Charles Robert Cockerell.[2][75][1]
Three figures Apex of facade of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery 1905 Sculptural group Limestone Grade II* [1][76]
Nine Muses Over doorway to Wills Memorial Building 1925 Reginald Jeffcoat Sculptural group Clipshaw stone [1]
Remainders of the replica of the Bristol High Cross Berkeley Square John Thomas, 1849–51; Harry Hems 1889; Ernest Pascoe 1956. Eleanor cross Oolitic limestone [2]
Horse and Man Brunel House, St Georges Road 1984 Stephen Joyce Sculptural group Bronze resin Located in the courtyard of the former Royal Western Hotel, now student accommodation, and the site of a former horse market.[14][1]

More images 		Collected Consciousness Brandon Hill Park 2013 Pete Moorhouse Geometric abstract Cor-ten steel
Nipper, HMV symbol Corner of Park Row & Woodland Row Unknown Sculpture

Public art formerly in Bristol[edit]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
George III Portland Square 1810, destroyed 1813 Attributed to Joseph Panzetta of Coade & Sealy Statue Stone Destroyed by protestors.[2]

More images 		Edward Colston The Centre 1895, toppled 2020 John Cassidy Statue Bronze statue on Portland stone plinth Grade II Q26497793 Toppled by anti-racism protesters on 7 June 2020, and subsequently thrown into Bristol Harbour.[77][78][7]
Scenes from the life of St Francis of Assisi Entrance to office complex, Lewin's Mead. 1974, destroyed September 2008 Judith Bluck Nine relief panels Cement suspended in polyester resin Destroyed when the site was redeveloped.[2][1][14]
Oracle Temple Way House, Narrow Plain 1975, Franta Belsky Abstract sculpture Aluminium filled polyester resin on a concrete base Removed and sold at auction in 2008.[2][1]
Tree of Life Bristol Zoo 2001 Philip Bews Cedar wood Sculpture included animal figures and a relief portrait of Charles Darwin.[2]
A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020 The Centre Erected 15 July 2020, removed 16 July 2020 Marc Quinn Statue Bronze resin [79]

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