List of public art in Gloucestershire
This is a list of public art in the Gloucestershire 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.
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Cheltenham
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Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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Edward Wilson | Promenade, Cheltenham 51°53′55″N 2°04′42″W / 51.898594°N 2.078196°W |
1914 | Lady Scott | Statue | Bronze | Grade II listed[1] | Cheltenham Borough Council | He was a member of the ill-fated mission to the South Pole with Scott
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Boer War Memorial | Promenade, Cheltenham 51°53′58″N 2°04′37″W / 51.899582°N 2.076973°W |
1907 | RL Boulton and Sons of Cheltenham | Boer War memorial Statue | Bronze | Grade II listed[2] | Cheltenham Borough Council |
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The Minotaur and the Hare | Promenade, Cheltenham 51°54′00″N 2°04′35″W / 51.900036°N 2.076309°W |
1995 | Sophie Ryder | Sculpture | Bronze | Cheltenham Borough Council |
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Gustav Holst | Imperial Gardens, Cheltenham 51°53′49″N 2°04′44″W / 51.896982°N 2.078966°W |
2008 | Anthony Stones | Statue | Bronze | Cheltenham Borough Council | The composer was born in Cheltenham
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Gloucester
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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Bishop Hooper's Monument | St Mary's Square, Gloucester 51°52′06″N 2°14′56″W / 51.868404°N 2.248764°W |
1863 | Edward Thornhill | Memorial monument | Portland stone | Grade II listed[3] | Gloucester Cathedral | Bishop Hooper was burned at the stake on the very spot where the monument stands
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Robert Raikes | Gloucester Park 51°51′38″N 2°14′37″W / 51.860497°N 2.243591°W |
1929 | Thomas Brock | Statue | Lifesized and on broad plinth of 2 metres. | Gloucester City Council | Copy of a statue in London
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| King Charles II | Three Cocks Lane near St Mary's Square, Gloucester 51°52′04″N 2°14′57″W / 51.867825°N 2.249129°W |
1662 | Stephen Baldwyn | Statue | Limestone | Grade II listed[4] | Gloucester City Council | The statue was set up in the Wheat Market in Southgate Street. It was removed in the middle of the 18th century and its whereabouts were unknown until 1945 when it was rediscovered in pieces at Chex Hill. Re-erected in this position in 1960.
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| Queen Anne | Gloucester Park 51°51′29″N 2°14′51″W / 51.858040°N 2.247609°W |
1712 | John Ricketts the Elder | Statue | Limestone | Grade II listed[5] | Gloucester City Council | Originally the statue stood at Southgate. Moved to its present site in 1865. The statue is badly weathered [6]
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Emperor Nerva | Southgate Street, Gloucester 51°51′53″N 2°14′48″W / 51.864640°N 2.246716°W |
2002 | Anthony Stones | Equestrian statue | Bronze | Gloucester City Council | The Emperor is acknowledged at founding the city of Gloucester around AD97 [7]
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Spirit of Aviation | Northgate Street, Gloucester 51°51′58″N 2°14′41″W / 51.866032°N 2.244816°W |
1999 | Simon Stringer | Statue | Bronze | Gloucester City Council | [8]
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The Candle | Victoria Dock, Gloucester Docks 51°51′45″N 2°15′02″W / 51.862602°N 2.250417°W |
2010 | Wolfgang Buttress | Sculpture | Rolled steel | 21 metres high | Gloucester City Council | Locals refer to it as The Kebab. It resembles cranes, ships' masts and chimneys [9]
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The Kyneburgh Tower | Kimbrose Square, Gloucester 51°51′48″N 2°14′55″W / 51.863269°N 2.248700°W |
2011 | Tom Price | Sculpture | Mild steel | 16 metres high | Gloucester City Council | The final element of the Linkages scheme, connecting Gloucester Quays and the city centre [10]
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Tewkesbury
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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Touching Souls | Tewkesbury Abbey | Mico Kaufman |
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References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Public art in Gloucestershire.
- ^ Historic England. "Statue of Edward Wilson approx 80 Metres south west of main entrance to municipal offices (Grade II) (1387752)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Boer War Memorial approximately 10 metres east of number 47 (Grade II) (1387633)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Bishop Hoopers Monument (Grade II) (1245667)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Statue of Charles II (Grade II) (1245670)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Statue of Queen Anne in Spa Field (Grade II) (1271784)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Queen Anne". Vanderkrogt.net. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Emperor Nerva Statue". Gloucester Civic Trust. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Spirit of Aviation - Northgate Street, Gloucester, UK". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Towering sculpture installed in docks - is it a candle or a kebab?". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Towering sculpture erupts in Gloucester". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 9 August 2016.