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This is a list of public art in Birmingham, in the West Midlands county of England. This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artworks in museums.

Central Birmingham/ Ladywood

City Core

Victoria Square

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Queen Victoria Victoria Square

52°28′46″N 1°54′11″W / 52.479536°N 1.903073°W / 52.479536; -1.903073 		1901 (1901), 1951 (1951) Thomas Brock, William Bloye statue Bronze Birmingham City Council Recast by William Bloye from a marble statue by Thomas Brock[1]



More images 		River, and Youth Victoria Square

52°28′47″N 1°54′12″W / 52.479626°N 1.90322°W / 52.479626; -1.90322 		c. 1993 (1993) Dhruva Mistry statues Bronze Birmingham City Council Part of River, Youth, Guardians and Object (Variations)[2]


Guardian Sphinx 1 Victoria Square

52°28′46″N 1°54′09″W / 52.479472°N 1.902429°W / 52.479472; -1.902429 		1993 (1993) Dhruva Mistry statue Stone Birmingham City Council


Guardian Sphinx 2 Victoria Square

52°28′47″N 1°54′07″W / 52.479693°N 1.901995°W / 52.479693; -1.901995 		1993 (1993) Dhruva Mistry statue Stone Birmingham City Council


Object (Variations) Victoria Square 1993 (1993) Dhruva Mistry statue Stone Birmingham City Council One of two sculptures collectively known as Object (Variations).



More images 		Iron: Man Victoria Square

52°28′46″N 1°54′09″W / 52.479536°N 1.902484°W / 52.479536; -1.902484 		1996 (1996) Antony Gormley statue iron Birmingham City Council


Chamberlain Square

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

More images 		Chamberlain Memorial Chamberlain Square

52°28′48″N 1°54′15″W / 52.479877°N 1.904259°W / 52.479877; -1.904259 		1880 (1880) John Henry Chamberlain memorial Stone Grade II listed[3] Birmingham City Council Might be affected by the Paradise Circus redevelopment from 2015. But is part of the plans for the new look Chamberlain Square.


Birmingham Man Chamberlain Square

52°28′45″N 1°54′21″W / 52.479089°N 1.905724°W / 52.479089; -1.905724 		1993 (1993)
statue Bronze Birmingham City Council Depicts Thomas Attwood. Moved into storage in November 2015 due to the Paradise Birmingham scheme


James Watt Chamberlain Square

52°28′47″N 1°54′16″W / 52.479825°N 1.904566°W / 52.479825; -1.904566 		1868 Alexander Munro statue Stone Birmingham City Council Due to the Paradise Circus redevelopment and impending demolition of Birmingham Central Library statue moved into storage in late September 2015 to the Birmingham Museum Collection Centre [4]


Joseph Priestley Chamberlain Square

52°28′48″N 1°54′17″W / 52.479923°N 1.904601°W / 52.479923; -1.904601 		1874 (1874) Francis John Williamson statue Bronze Birmingham City Council Recast in bronze 1951. Due to the Paradise Circus redevelopment and impending demolition of Birmingham Central Library statue moved into storage in late September 2015 to the Birmingham Museum Collection Centre [4]


George Dawson 1880 (1880) Thomas Woolner Statue Stone Grade II listed[5] Birmingham City Council Formerly in Chamberlain Square (near Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery). Presently in storage at the Birmingham Museum Collection Centre.


Bullring

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

More images 		Statue of Horatio Nelson Bull Ring

52°28′38″N 1°53′38″W / 52.477281°N 1.893949°W / 52.477281; -1.893949 		1809 (1809) Richard Westmacott statue and railings Bronze Grade II* listed[6] Birmingham City Council


The Guardian Bull Ring

52°28′40″N 1°53′43″W / 52.477732°N 1.895273°W / 52.477732; -1.895273 		2003 (2003) Laurence Broderick Bronze


The Tree of Life Edgbaston Street

52°28′35″N 1°53′44″W / 52.476383°N 1.895424°W / 52.476383; -1.895424 		2005 (2005) Lorenzo Quinn Bronze Commemorates civilian victims of the Blitz in Birmingham


Tree Sculpture Spiceal Street, Bullring

52°28′37″N 1°53′38″W / 52.476849°N 1.893783°W / 52.476849; -1.893783 		2011 (2011) Wolfgang Buttress sculpture copper Bullring The 44ft tall tree was made with the reclaimed copper roof from the Spiral Cafe which was removed to make way for the new row of restaurants [7]



More images 		24 hour Route Ramps near the Bull Ring (either side of Rotunda Square)

52°28′41″N 1°53′44″W / 52.478029°N 1.895602°W / 52.478029; -1.895602 		2004 (2004) Anuradha Patel Railings Painted Steel Birmingham City Council An important pedestrian route between Birmingham New Street Station and Birmingham Moor Street Station [8]


Old Square

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

More images 		Tony Hancock Old Square, Birmingham

52°28′54″N 1°53′43″W / 52.481777°N 1.895411°W / 52.481777; -1.895411 		1996 (1996) Bruce Williams Steel Birmingham City Council [2]


Old Square Old Square, Birmingham

52°28′56″N 1°53′42″W / 52.482292°N 1.895002°W / 52.482292; -1.895002 		1967 (1967) Kenneth Budd Mural Fibreglass Birmingham City Council


Bannatyne's mosaic Bannatyne's – The Priory Queensway

52°28′55″N 1°53′34″W / 52.481916°N 1.892894°W / 52.481916; -1.892894 		 () Mosaic Tiles


Steelhouse Conservation Area

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

More images 		Wattilisk Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts – Dalton Street / Newton Street

52°28′58″N 1°53′34″W / 52.482739°N 1.892831°W / 52.482739; -1.892831 		1987 (1987) Vincent Woropay Sculpture black Indian granite Birmingham City Council Depicts James Watt based on Egyptian obelisks and Native American totem poles [9]



More images 		Pitman and Murdoch Chambers sculptures Pitman Chambers and Murdoch Chambers, 153–161 Corporation Street

52°28′58″N 1°53′38″W / 52.482779°N 1.894026°W / 52.482779; -1.894026 		1896 (1896) Benjamin Creswick Sculpture Stone Grade II* listed[10]



More images 		Fountain sculpture outside The Wesleyan The Wesleyan – Colmore Square

52°28′59″N 1°53′48″W / 52.483191°N 1.896708°W / 52.483191; -1.896708 		 () Sculpture / fountain Steel The Wesleyan


Birmingham New Street Station

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Birmingham Figure John Bright Street (near Hill Street and Navigation Street)

52°28′40″N 1°54′06″W / 52.477779°N 1.901649°W / 52.477779; -1.901649 		1987 (1987) Lea Grandjean Sculpture Stone Lepine Lime Birmingham City Council [11] The sculpture is getting a revamp in 2016 [12]


Iron Horse Birmingham New Street Station

52°28′40″N 1°54′03″W / 52.47786°N 1.900827°W / 52.47786; -1.900827 		1987 (1987) Kevin Atherton sculpture iron Network Rail 12 horses were commissioned in 1987 between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton


Great Charles Street Queensway

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Allegories of Art and Industry Over the north-west door of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (The Feeney Gallery extension), Great Charles Street

52°28′52″N 1°54′18″W / 52.4811°N 1.9050°W / 52.4811; -1.9050 		c. 1919 (1919) William Bloye Stone Grade II* listed[13] Birmingham City Council [1]


Aesculapius Chest Clinic, Great Charles Street

52°28′54″N 1°54′17″W / 52.4817°N 1.9047°W / 52.4817; -1.9047 		1930 (1930) William Bloye Stone [1]


Colmore Row Business Improvement District

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Charles Gore, First Bishop of Birmingham Birmingham Cathedral

52°28′52″N 1°53′58″W / 52.481132°N 1.899408°W / 52.481132; -1.899408 		1914 (1914) Thomas Stirling Lee statue Bronze Grade II listed[14]


Burnaby obelisk Near the Temple Row side of the grounds of Birmingham Cathedral

52°28′51″N 1°53′54″W / 52.480950°N 1.898242°W / 52.480950; -1.898242 		1885 (1885) Robert Bridgeman of Lichfield War memorial Obelisk Portland stone Grade II listed[15] Burnaby was a military figure who stood unsuccessfully as a Conservative candidate for Birmingham seat in Parliament in 1880. He died in 1885 at the Battle of Abu Klea, Sudan [16]



More images 		Angel Drinking Fountain Birmingham Cathedral - Temple Row

52°28′52″N 1°53′51″W / 52.481156°N 1.897473°W / 52.481156; -1.897473 		1850 (1850) Drinking fountain Bronze Grade II listed[17] Originally stood outside Christ Church at the junction of Colmore Row and New Street. After the church was demolished in 1899 it was moved to Temple Row (outside Birmingham Cathedral).[18]



More images 		History of Snow Hill near the bottom of the steps, behind 1 and 9 Colmore Row 2013 (2013) Oliver Budd Mural mosaic Birmingham City Council Commemorates Snow Hill railway station. Miniature version of original mural by Kenneth Budd, in St Chad's Circus, which was destroyed in 2007.


Carousel West Midlands Police Headquarters – Lloyd House – Snow Hill Queensway

52°29′02″N 1°53′51″W / 52.483904°N 1.897598°W / 52.483904; -1.897598 		1962 (1962) Raymond Forbes King Sculpture Painted Fibreglass West Midlands Police Lloyd House is currently undergoing refurbishment (as of 2015), so this might be in storage.It was formerly the Carousel Restaurant [19]



More images 		The Commuter Birmingham Snow Hill Station

52°29′02″N 1°53′59″W / 52.483902°N 1.899831°W / 52.483902; -1.899831 		1996 (1996) John McKenna statue Bronze Centro It was moved from the concourse to platform 1 and 2. Was moved again when the station was refurbished



More images 		'Wisdom, Fortitude, Charity, Faith' Legal and General Assurance Building, 7 Waterloo Street

52°28′49″N 1°54′00″W / 52.480405°N 1.900024°W / 52.480405; -1.900024 		1932 (1932) William Bloye Four bas relief panels Portland Stone ashlar Exterior high level bas-relief carvings.[1]



More images 		Capitals and pediment sculptures New Oxford House, 16 Waterloo Street

52°28′48″N 1°54′05″W / 52.479942°N 1.901489°W / 52.479942; -1.901489 		1935 (1935) William Bloye Stone Exterior: two capitals, shield above door and upstairs pediment and putto.[1]



More images 		Sun and lettering Sun Insurance Building, Bennetts Hill

52°28′48″N 1°54′01″W / 52.47991°N 1.90025°W / 52.47991; -1.90025 		1927 (1927) William Bloye Sun sculpture and lettering Stone bas-relief[1]


Lorenzo Ghiberti 79 – 83 Colmore Row

52°28′52″N 1°54′01″W / 52.481241°N 1.900409°W / 52.481241; -1.900409 		1871 (1871) J. A. Chatwin sculpture Stone Grade II listed[20] Royal Bank of Scotland Built for William Spurrier in 1871-3. A silversmith


Benvenuto Cellini 79 – 83 Colmore Row

52°28′52″N 1°54′01″W / 52.481241°N 1.900409°W / 52.481241; -1.900409 		1871 (1871) J. A. Chatwin sculpture Stone Grade II listed[20] Royal Bank of Scotland Built for William Spurrier in 1871-3. A silversmith


Allegories of Science and Art Great Western Arcade Temple Row end

52°28′53″N 1°53′48″W / 52.481479°N 1.896736°W / 52.481479; -1.896736 		1875 (1875) W. H. Ward Sculpture Stone, Darley Dale and Bath Great Western Arcade [21]


Cannon Street

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
William Shakespeare 1564-1616 Cannon Street, Birmingham

52°28′46″N 1°53′54″W / 52.479558°N 1.898220°W / 52.479558; -1.898220 		 () Sculpture Birmingham City Council


Sir Walter Scott 1771-1832 Cannon Street, Birmingham

52°28′47″N 1°53′53″W / 52.479708°N 1.898051°W / 52.479708; -1.898051 		 () Sculpture Birmingham City Council


Westside

Centenary Square

Baskerville House
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Industry and Genius Centenary Square

52°28′47″N 1°54′26″W / 52.4796°N 1.9072°W / 52.4796; -1.9072 		1990 (1990) David Patten Stone Birmingham City Council Commemorates John Baskerville



More images 		King Edward VII Memorial Centenary Square

52°28′47″N 1°54′25″W / 52.479761°N 1.906921°W / 52.479761; -1.906921 		1913 (1913) Albert Toft statue Stone Grade II listed[22] Birmingham City Council Moved from Highgate Park for restoration in 2009. Reerected in Centenary Square, near Baskerville House in 2011.


Hall of Memory
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Air Force Hall of Memory Centenary Square

52°28′46″N 1°54′26″W / 52.479371°N 1.907161°W / 52.479371; -1.907161 		1925 (1925) Albert Toft statue Bronze Grade I listed[23] Birmingham City Council


Army Hall of Memory Centenary Square

52°28′46″N 1°54′25″W / 52.479455°N 1.906974°W / 52.479455; -1.906974 		1925 (1925) Albert Toft statue Bronze Grade I listed[23] Birmingham City Council


Navy Hall of Memory Centenary Square

52°28′46″N 1°54′25″W / 52.479356°N 1.907028°W / 52.479356; -1.907028 		1925 (1925) Albert Toft statue Bronze Grade I listed[23] Birmingham City Council


Women's Services Hall of Memory Centenary Square

52°28′46″N 1°54′25″W / 52.479508°N 1.907051°W / 52.479508; -1.907051 		1925 (1925) Albert Toft statue Bronze Grade I listed[23] Birmingham City Council


Call – Frontline – Return Hall of Memory Centenary Square

52°28′46″N 1°54′25″W / 52.479508°N 1.907051°W / 52.479508; -1.907051 		1925 (1925) William Bloye statue Stone Grade I listed[23] Birmingham City Council High on the walls over the three doorways are the three carved Art Deco bas-relief plaques


Library of Birmingham
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes

More images 		Spirit of Enterprise 1991 (1991) Tom Lomax Bronze Birmingham City Council Was in Centenary Square; As of 2013 in storage at the Birmingham Museum Collections Centre


Forward Centenary Square

52°28′45″N 1°54′29″W / 52.479113°N 1.908175°W / 52.479113; -1.908175 		1991 (1991) Raymond Mason Statue Fibreglass Statue was destroyed by arson on 17 April 2003



More images 		A Real Birmingham Family Centenary Square

52°28′45″N 1°54′29″W / 52.479113°N 1.908175°W / 52.479113; -1.908175 		2014 (2014) Gillian Wearing Statue Bronze Ikon Gallery & Library of Birmingham


Broad Street

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

More images 		Boulton, Watt and Murdoch Near the House of Sport – Broad Street

52°28′43″N 1°54′30″W / 52.478587°N 1.908395°W / 52.478587; -1.908395 		1956 (1956) William Bloye statues Gilded Bronze Birmingham City Council Matthew Boulton, James Watt and William Murdoch. Scaffolding around it removed, but is now a walking route around it. House of Sport behind has been demolished for 1 Arena Central


Inner Spirit Regency Wharf – Broad Street

52°28′41″N 1°54′35″W / 52.478173°N 1.909734°W / 52.478173; -1.909734 		2001 (2001) Amanda Brisbane Sculpture Between the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Regency Wharf


Reflex Transformer Reflex / 80s Bar – Broad Street

52°28′41″N 1°54′39″W / 52.47811°N 1.910749°W / 52.47811; -1.910749 		2011 (2011) Sculpture Reflex Broad Street (Stonegate Pub Company) Inspired by the 1980's Transformers cartoon and toy line


The ICC

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
The Battle of Gods and Giants The ICC (opposite Brindleyplace)

52°28′42″N 1°54′41″W / 52.478406°N 1.911511°W / 52.478406; -1.911511 		1990 (1990) Roderick Tye sculpture Bronze Birmingham City Council It was intended to symbolise Birmingham's struggle to rebuild its centre.


Smeaton 1792 ICC Energy Centre

52°28′45″N 1°54′46″W / 52.479219°N 1.912865°W / 52.479219; -1.912865 		1986 (1986) sculpture Birmingham City Council Engineer of the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal (between 1782 to 1789)


Telford 1834 ICC Energy Centre

52°28′45″N 1°54′46″W / 52.479219°N 1.912865°W / 52.479219; -1.912865 		1986 (1986) sculpture Birmingham City Council Engineer of the Birmingham Canal Navigations New Main Line (from 1824 to 1827)


Brindleyplace

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Aqueduct Central Square, Brindleyplace

52°28′41″N 1°54′50″W / 52.477988°N 1.9139°W / 52.477988; -1.9139 		1995 (1995) Miles Davies sculpture Bronze phosphor Brindleyplace It was the winning entry in the Brindleyplace PLC competition with the Royal Society of British Sculptors. It is in two pieces, and is in the form of an aqueduct.[24]


Pergola sculpture Oozells Square, Brindleyplace

52°28′39″N 1°54′46″W / 52.477412°N 1.912823°W / 52.477412; -1.912823 		1998 (1998) Paul de Monchaux sculpture Stone Brindleyplace Directly opposite the Ikon Gallery


Future Cumberland Street – Brindleyplace

52°28′37″N 1°54′47″W / 52.477032°N 1.912983°W / 52.477032; -1.912983 		2004 (2004) Robert Bowers sculpture / statue Bronze Brindleyplace Located between 8 Brindleyplace and 10 Brindleyplace


Gates Sheepcote Street – Brindleyplace

52°28′35″N 1°54′53″W / 52.476467°N 1.914586°W / 52.476467; -1.914586 		1995 (1995) Miles Davies sculpture Bronze phosphor Brindleyplace On the roundabout on Sheepcote Street, close to Brunswick Square and the Brasshouse Language Centre


The Cube

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Diving Sculpture Waterfront Walk – Worcester & Birmingham Canal, opposite The Cube

52°28′31″N 1°54′28″W / 52.4752°N 1.907826°W / 52.4752; -1.907826 		2006 (2006) Cathy Lewis statue Bronze Charles Church Developments Near the Register Office – Holliday Wharf


The Lovely People – Urban The Cube

52°28′31″N 1°54′25″W / 52.475213°N 1.906956°W / 52.475213; -1.906956 		2010 (2010) Temper statue Bronze The Cube


Pen nib Washington Wharf opposite Waterfront Walk – Worcester & Birmingham Canal

52°28′29″N 1°54′29″W / 52.474801°N 1.908166°W / 52.474801; -1.908166 		 () Sculpture


Anglepoise Entrance to The Mailbox, Birmingham

52°28′33″N 1°54′16″W / 52.4758624°N 1.9045711°W / 52.4758624; -1.9045711 		2014 Holmes Wood, consultancy Sculpture


Ladywood / Five Ways

Five Ways

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

More images 		Joseph Sturge memorial Five Ways Island in front of the Marriott Hotel (near Harborne Road)

52°28′20″N 1°55′09″W / 52.472195°N 1.919195°W / 52.472195; -1.919195 		1862 (1862) John Thomas statue Portland stone Grade II listed[25] Birmingham City Council Commemorates Joseph Sturge. Restored in 2007


Stainless Steel Sculpture Five Ways Island

52°28′23″N 1°55′07″W / 52.472923°N 1.918478°W / 52.472923; -1.918478 		1973 (1973) Alexander Mann sculpture Stainless steel Birmingham City Council



More images 		Claude Auchinleck Outside Park Regis Hotel - Broad Street, Birmingham

52°28′24″N 1°55′01″W / 52.473414°N 1.917035°W / 52.473414; -1.917035 		1965 (1965) Fiore De Henriques Statue Bronze Park Regis Hotel Birmingham [26] Went into storage between 2013 and 2015 during the revelopment of the Five Ways Shopping Centre into the Park Regis Hotel. It was moved to a different location close to Broad Street in November 2015. The hotel will open by March 2016.[27]


Ladywood

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Charles Blondin Ladywood Middleway

52°28′36″N 1°55′30″W / 52.4766°N 1.9251°W / 52.4766; -1.9251 		1993 (1993) Paul Richardson statue Steel Birmingham City Council


The Galloping Courier Tesco – Spring Hill, Ladywood

52°29′06″N 1°55′13″W / 52.485124°N 1.920191°W / 52.485124; -1.920191 		Public transport interchange Steel Centro


The Nonsens Ladywood Middleway, Spring Hill, Ladywood

52°29′04″N 1°55′14″W / 52.484478°N 1.920468°W / 52.484478; -1.920468 		Public transport interchange Steel Centro



More images 		Peace Garden railings St. Thomas' Peace Garden

52°28′24″N 1°54′22″W / 52.4734°N 1.9060°W / 52.4734; -1.9060 		1995 (1995) Anuradha Patel Railings and gates Steel Steel gates and railings. With help from the students of Lea Mason Church of England Secondary School and other groups [28]



More images 		Beorma Ingas Ham Gooch Street Bridge

52°27′59″N 1°53′34″W / 52.466434°N 1.892721°W / 52.466434; -1.892721 		Pair of decorative arches Steel On a bridge over the Rea, marking the spot nearby where Birmingham was first settled



More images 		Cutting Edge Northbrook Street

52°29′08″N 1°55′56″W / 52.485661°N 1.932223°W / 52.485661; -1.932223 		2006 (2006) Anuradha Patel Railings Steel Steel railings above the Birmingham Canal Main Line. [29]


Eastside / Aston University

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

More images 		Hebe James Watt Queensway

52°29′04″N 1°53′32″W / 52.484385°N 1.892165°W / 52.484385; -1.892165 		1966 (1966) Robert Thomas statue Bronze Birmingham City Council Used to be in Holloway Circus, before being moved to James Watt Queensway, with a new surround, by Anuradha Patel.[30]


Inside Tempus Fugit Aston University Library

52°29′09″N 1°53′20″W / 52.485831°N 1.888826°W / 52.485831; -1.888826 		2004 (2004) Ray Lonsdale bust Stainless steel Aston University Previously near the Aston University Day Hospital, now in front of the Aston University Library.[31] There is a figure of a small boy inside the head [32]



More images 		Peace Sculpture The lake near Lakeside – Aston University

52°29′02″N 1°53′22″W / 52.484005°N 1.889466°W / 52.484005; -1.889466 		1985 (1985) William Pye Sculpture / fountain Stainless steel Aston University [33]



More images 		Eastside City Park Eastside City Park

52°28′55″N 1°53′16″W / 52.4820°N 1.8877°W / 52.4820; -1.8877 		2012 (2012) Patel Taylor Sculpture Steel Birmingham City Council [34]


Digbeth

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

More images 		J. F. Kennedy Memorial Floodgate Street, Digbeth

52°28′30″N 1°53′11″W / 52.474950°N 1.886312°W / 52.474950; -1.886312 		1968 (1968) Kenneth Budd Mosaic mural 4.5 by 14 metres (15 by 46 ft) Birmingham City Council Commemorates John F. Kennedy


Green Man Custard Factory – Gibb Street, Digbeth

52°28′31″N 1°53′02″W / 52.475212°N 1.883821°W / 52.475212; -1.883821 		2002 (2002) Tawny Gray statue Stone Vegetation Custard Factory


Dragon Custard Factory – Digbeth

52°28′31″N 1°53′04″W / 52.475327°N 1.884337°W / 52.475327; -1.884337 		1993 (1993) Tawny Gray Sculpture Mild steel Custard Factory [35]


Lion Custard Factory – Digbeth

52°28′31″N 1°53′03″W / 52.475246°N 1.884187°W / 52.475246; -1.884187 		 () Sculpture Wood Custard Factory


The Deluge Custard Factory – Digbeth

52°28′30″N 1°53′04″W / 52.475115°N 1.884311°W / 52.475115; -1.884311 		2010 (2010) Toin Adams Sculpture Bronze Custard Factory [36]


Canal Mural Opposite The Bond – Grand Union Canal – Digbeth

52°28′43″N 1°52′52″W / 52.478704°N 1.881228°W / 52.478704; -1.881228 		2014 (2014) Paul Hirst & Graffiti 4 Hire Mural Spray paint The Bond Photo on Flickr The Bond mural


Southside

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

More images 		Horsefair, 1908 Holloway Circus

52°28′30″N 1°54′01″W / 52.474918°N 1.900173°W / 52.474918; -1.900173 		1967 (1967) Kenneth Budd Mosaic mural Birmingham City Council



More images 		Chinese Pagoda Holloway Circus

52°28′29″N 1°54′01″W / 52.474853°N 1.900416°W / 52.474853; -1.900416 		1998 (1998) Chinese pagoda Stone Birmingham City Council The pagoda was carved in Fujian, a province of China. It was donated to the city, and forms a landmark of the nearby Chinese Quarter.



More images 		Chinese Guardian dogs Holloway Circus

52°28′30″N 1°54′02″W / 52.474906°N 1.900645°W / 52.474906; -1.900645 		Sculpture Bronze Birmingham City Council


Jewellery Quarter

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coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Clockwork Jewellery Quarter station, Vyse Street, Hockley (Jewellery Quarter)

52°29′22″N 1°54′46″W / 52.4894°N 1.912775°W / 52.4894; -1.912775 		2004 (2004) Mick Thacker and Mark Renn Public transport interchange Steel Centro


Padlock Newhall Hill – Jewellery Quarter

52°28′57″N 1°54′39″W / 52.482547°N 1.910892°W / 52.482547; -1.910892 		2000 (2000) Mick Thacker and Mark Renn sculpture Steel [37]


RBSA bronze plaques Royal Birmingham Society of Artists – 4 Brook Street, Jewellery Quarter

52°29′06″N 1°54′27″W / 52.484891°N 1.907520°W / 52.484891; -1.907520 		1919 (1919) William Bloye Bronze plaques Bronze Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Formerly at the Society's old headquarters on New Street[1]


The Jewellery Quarter – Newhall Street Gateway Newhall Street with Lionel Street, Jewellery Quarter

52°28′59″N 1°54′19″W / 52.483116°N 1.905140°W / 52.483116; -1.905140 		2003 (2003) Anuradha Patel Sculpture Steel Birmingham City Council


The Jewellery Quarter – Vyse Street Gateway Vyse Street with Great Hampton Street, Jewellery Quarter

52°29′29″N 1°54′40″W / 52.491351°N 1.911202°W / 52.491351; -1.911202 		2003 (2003) Anuradha Patel Sculpture Steel Birmingham City Council


The Jewellery Quarter – Hall Street Gateway Hall Street with Great Hampton Street, Jewellery Quarter

52°29′20″N 1°54′28″W / 52.488958°N 1.907824°W / 52.488958; -1.907824 		2003 (2003) Anuradha Patel Sculpture Steel Birmingham City Council


Manangel The Jam House – 3 – 5 St Paul's Square, Jewellery Quarter

52°29′06″N 1°54′18″W / 52.484955°N 1.904872°W / 52.484955; -1.904872 		2001 (2001) David Begbie Sculpture wire-mesh The Jam House Looks like a netted angel. Missing since 16/08/2016 [38]


Acocks Green

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coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Fox and Holly Corner of Olton Boulevard East and Shaftmoor Lane in Acocks Green

52°26′38″N 1°50′05″W / 52.443973°N 1.834728°W / 52.443973; -1.834728 		2003 (2003) Rosemary Terry Public transport interchange Wood & Steel Centro Named after the Fox Hollies area that it is in. The name dates back to 1465.


Fox and Hollybush Lidl – Olton Boulevard East, Acocks Green

52°26′39″N 1°50′03″W / 52.444116°N 1.834154°W / 52.444116; -1.834154 		1927 (1927) William Bloye relief sculpture sandstone It used to be on the wall of now demolished Fox and Hollybush pub. Now on the left of Lidl, in the Fox Hollies area of Acocks Green.


Fox Hollies Lidl sculpture Lidl – Summer Road & Olton Boulevard East, Acocks Green

52°26′39″N 1°50′03″W / 52.444198°N 1.834239°W / 52.444198; -1.834239 		Sculpture / railings Painted steel


Sculpture of a bird on the Great Western pub Great Western – 10 Yardley Road, Acocks Green

52°27′01″N 1°49′09″W / 52.450171°N 1.819085°W / 52.450171; -1.819085 		Stone


John Bridgeman play sculpture Curtis Gardens, Fox Hollies Road, Acocks Green

52°26′26″N 1°50′06″W / 52.440554°N 1.835103°W / 52.440554; -1.835103 		c1960 John Bridgeman Sculpture Concrete Grade II listed since 2015[39][40] Birmingham City Council


Westley Vale Millennium Green mural Westley Vale Millennium Green - The Avenue, Acocks Green

52°26′57″N 1°48′57″W / 52.449140°N 1.815860°W / 52.449140; -1.815860 		2015 (2015) Hoakser Mural Spray paint Westley Vale Millennium Green, Community First & Arts in the Yard See photo on Flickr Westley Vale Millennium Green mural


Aston

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Lucas' Lion, Wheel, and Flambear emblem 36, Wheeler Street, Newtown

52°29′46″N 1°54′14″W / 52.49603°N 1.90376°W / 52.49603; -1.90376 		November 1998 (1998-11) John McKenna Stainless steel Midland Area Housing Association On the side of house, built on the site of the former Lucas factory.[41][42]


William McGregor Villa Park – Trinity Road, Aston

52°30′31″N 1°53′11″W / 52.508744°N 1.886341°W / 52.508744; -1.886341 		2009 (2009) Sam Holland statue Bronze Aston Villa


Mondobongo Corner of High Street and Burlington Street in Newtown

52°29′55″N 1°53′42″W / 52.498694°N 1.895002°W / 52.498694; -1.895002 		Mark Renn & Mick Thacker Public transport interchange Steel Centro


An even bigger splash! Newtown Swimming Pool & Fitness Centre, High Street, Newtown

52°29′57″N 1°53′46″W / 52.499162°N 1.895976°W / 52.499162; -1.895976 		Mark Renn & Mick Thacker Public transport interchange Steel Centro


Bartley Green

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coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes

More images 		Talking about the Weather Field Lane, Bartley Green opposite Romsley Road

52°26′04″N 2°00′17″W / 52.434333°N 2.004596°W / 52.434333; -2.004596 		2004 (2004) Pamina Stewart, Mark Renn & Mick Thacker Public transport interchange Steel Centro


Bus bench sculpture Corner of Romsley Road and Field Lane, Bartley Green

52°26′05″N 2°00′18″W / 52.434678°N 2.005113°W / 52.434678; -2.005113 		Bench Painted Steel Centro Is near the Bartley Green bus terminus area



More images 		The Globe Newman University, Genners Lane, Bartley Green

52°25′59″N 1°59′40″W / 52.433050°N 1.994405°W / 52.433050; -1.994405 		May 2012 (2012-05) Julie Edwards & Ron Thompson of Planet Art Globe sculpture Stainless steel Newman University The Globe represents how Newman University is recognised globally with international links and worldwide connections [43]


Billesley

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Swan of Swan Corner Roundabout at Brook Lane (between Coldbath Road and Wheelers Lane), Billesley

52°25′52″N 1°52′36″W / 52.431192°N 1.876752°W / 52.431192; -1.876752 		2014 (2014) swan sculpture Wood Swan Corner Unveiled by members of Swan Corner on the 18th November 2014 [44]


Bordesley Green

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Juggernaut Victoria Street, Bordesley Green

52°28′36″N 1°51′23″W / 52.47654°N 1.856401°W / 52.47654; -1.856401 		Public transport interchange Steel Centro


Garrison Lane, Bordesley Green

52°28′34″N 1°51′39″W / 52.476064°N 1.860902°W / 52.476064; -1.860902 		Stone


Bournville

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
George Cadbury Friends Meeting House – Linden Road, Bournville

52°25′49″N 1°56′09″W / 52.430372°N 1.935903°W / 52.430372; -1.935903 		1924 (1924) Francis Wood bust Bronze Bournville Village Trust Seen from the Bournville Village Green



More images 		Terpischore Cadbury Factory grounds – Bournville Lane, Bournville

52°25′40″N 1°55′58″W / 52.427796°N 1.932671°W / 52.427796; -1.932671 		1932 (1932) William Bloye Statue on a fountain Bronze Cadbury [45]


Castle Vale

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coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes

More images 		Sentinel Spitfire Island

52°30′48″N 1°47′55″W / 52.513297°N 1.798673°W / 52.513297; -1.798673 		2000 (2000) Tim Tolkien Steel


Cotteridge

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Feathers Of Freedom Near Sophies – Pershore Road South, Cotteridge

52°24′57″N 1°55′51″W / 52.415796°N 1.930945°W / 52.415796; -1.930945 		Paula Woof Public transport interchange Steel Centro There is also similar feathers sculpture as the entrance of the overflow car park at Kings Norton Station


Cotteridge Park mural Railway bridge leading into Cotteridge Park near Breedon Road, Cotteridge

52°25′11″N 1°55′35″W / 52.419742°N 1.926491°W / 52.419742; -1.926491 		2012 (2012) Daniel "Newso" Lickiss Mural Spray paint Friends of Cotteridge Park, Birmingham City Council & Network Rail Created to prevent vandalism and graffiti on the bridge [46] Please see the photos here on Flickr Cotteridge Park – railway bridge – artwork – dogs – dalmatian


Duddeston

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Face #1 Duddeston Station

52°29′16″N 1°52′17″W / 52.487873°N 1.871457°W / 52.487873; -1.871457 		sculpture Steel London Midland


Face #2 Duddeston Station

52°29′16″N 1°52′17″W / 52.487873°N 1.871457°W / 52.487873; -1.871457 		sculpture Steel London Midland


Face #3 Duddeston Station

52°29′16″N 1°52′17″W / 52.487873°N 1.871457°W / 52.487873; -1.871457 		sculpture Steel London Midland


Hand Duddeston Station

52°29′16″N 1°52′17″W / 52.487873°N 1.871457°W / 52.487873; -1.871457 		sculpture Steel London Midland


Red Amber Green Duddeston Station

52°29′16″N 1°52′17″W / 52.487873°N 1.871457°W / 52.487873; -1.871457 		sculpture Steel London Midland


Diving Bodies Duddeston Station

52°29′19″N 1°52′16″W / 52.488673°N 1.871071°W / 52.488673; -1.871071 		sculpture Steel London Midland


Youth Melvina Road, Duddeston

52°29′31″N 1°52′13″W / 52.491864°N 1.870223°W / 52.491864; -1.870223 		1958 (1958) Harry Seager statue Concrete Birmingham City Council [47]


Edgbaston

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coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Edgbaston Interchange Priory Road, Edgbaston, near Bristol Road (and Century Tower)

52°27′21″N 1°54′35″W / 52.455746°N 1.909746°W / 52.455746; -1.909746 		Public transport interchange Steel Centro


Map of Edgbaston Morrisons – near Harborne Road, Edgbaston

52°28′17″N 1°55′17″W / 52.471475°N 1.921268°W / 52.471475; -1.921268 		2013 (2013) sculpture Steel Morrisons Fountain with leaf design on the reverse


Robert Peel Outside Tally Ho – Pershore Road, Edgbaston

52°27′16″N 1°54′26″W / 52.454546°N 1.907328°W / 52.454546; -1.907328 		1855 (1855) Peter Hollins statue Bronze Grade II listed[48] Birmingham City Council Originally on Congreve Street, then moved to Council House Square in 1873 (now Victoria Square). Moved to Calthorpe Park in 1926. Then to Pershore Road in 1963. Original plinth still in Calthorpe Park.


Boer War Memorial Cannon Hill Park

52°27′12″N 1°54′04″W / 52.453264°N 1.90099°W / 52.453264; -1.90099 		1905 (1905) Albert Toft war memorial statue Bronze Birmingham City Council Refurbished in 2012


Golfer Golden Putter Mini-Golf, Cannon Hill Park

52°27′11″N 1°54′06″W / 52.452937°N 1.901794°W / 52.452937; -1.901794 		2014 (2014) statue Birmingham City Council A new 36 hole course opened at Cannon Hill Park in 2014 [49]


Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Maternity statue Birmingham Women's Hospital

52°27′13″N 1°56′31″W / 52.453697°N 1.942062°W / 52.453697; -1.942062 		 () statue Bronze Birmingham Women's Hospital


The Future Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

52°27′05″N 1°56′28″W / 52.451473°N 1.94124°W / 52.451473; -1.94124 		2013 (2013) Richard Thornton sculpture Stainless steel Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham A competition was held in 2012 to name it.[50] In the shape of a Double Helix. Celebrates the coming together of the previous hospitals on one site [32]



More images 		The Good Samaritan Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

52°27′05″N 1°56′26″W / 52.451350°N 1.940686°W / 52.451350; -1.940686 		1963 (1963) Uli Nimptsch statue Bronze Moved in 2014 to a path between the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Birmingham in Edgbaston [51]


University of Birmingham

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
King George I Barber Institute of Fine Arts – Edgbaston Park Road, Edgbaston

52°27′00″N 1°55′38″W / 52.450072°N 1.92715°W / 52.450072; -1.92715 		1722 (1722) John van Nost the Elder statue Bronze Grade II listed[52] University of Birmingham Commissioned for Dublin in 1717. Brought by Thomas Bodkin, first director of the Barber Institute in 1937, and brought to its present location [53]


Beethoven, Virgil, Michelangelo, Plato, Shakespeare, Newton, Watt, Faraday and Darwin Over the main entrance of the Aston Webb building, Chancellor’s Court, University of Birmingham

52°26′57″N 1°55′50″W / 52.449261°N 1.930518°W / 52.449261; -1.930518 		1907 (1907) Henry Pegram frieze of nine life-size statues Darley Dale stone University of Birmingham [53]



More images 		Faraday Westgate, University of Birmingham

52°27′02″N 1°56′10″W / 52.450534°N 1.936202°W / 52.450534; -1.936202 		2000 (2000) Sir Eduardo Paolozzi statue Bronze University of Birmingham [53]


Tree sculpture University Road West, University of Birmingham

52°27′01″N 1°56′06″W / 52.450398°N 1.935131°W / 52.450398; -1.935131 		 () Peter Leadbeater sculpture wood University of Birmingham A celebration of the various branches of the university's endeavours as well as various logo that have reliant connection to the university [54]


Ancestor 1 University Square, University of Birmingham

52°27′04″N 1°55′51″W / 52.451030°N 1.930908°W / 52.451030; -1.930908 		1970 (1970) Dame Barbara Hepworth sculpture Bronze University of Birmingham [53]


Girl in a Hat Chancellor's Court, University of Birmingham

52°26′59″N 1°55′53″W / 52.449787°N 1.931377°W / 52.449787; -1.931377 		1972 (1972) Bernard Sindall statue Bronze University of Birmingham It was presented by Sir Robert & Lady Aitken on 22nd October 1974 [53]


Engineering Frieze School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham

52°26′56″N 1°56′01″W / 52.448993°N 1.933668°W / 52.448993; -1.933668 		1954 (1954) William Bloye Frieze Stone University of Birmingham [53]


The Wrestlers School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham

52°26′58″N 1°56′01″W / 52.449411°N 1.933539°W / 52.449411; -1.933539 		1950 (1950) Edward Bainbridge-Copnall Sculpture Granite University of Birmingham [53]


Mermaid Fountain Mermaid Square, the Guild of Students, University of Birmingham

52°26′57″N 1°55′38″W / 52.449274°N 1.927206°W / 52.449274; -1.927206 		1961 (1961) William Bloye Sculpture Bronze and stone University of Birmingham [53]


Woman for Heidelberg Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham

52°26′58″N 1°55′29″W / 52.449456°N 1.924796°W / 52.449456; -1.924796 		1987 (1987) Michael Sandle Sculpture Bronze University of Birmingham [53]


Erdington

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Sir Josiah Mason Island at Chester Road and Orphanage Road in Erdington

52°31′54″N 1°49′30″W / 52.531575°N 1.825115°W / 52.531575; -1.825115 		1951 (1951) William Bloye bust Bronze Birmingham City Council Recast by William Bloye in 1951, from an 1885 statue by Francis John Williamson (now lost).[1]


Insect and Celtic Cross Erdington Station

52°31′40″N 1°50′23″W / 52.527844°N 1.839714°W / 52.527844; -1.839714 		1998 (1998) Ronald Rae sculpture Stone London Midland / Centro [55]



More images 		The Feast McDonald's – corner of Chester Road and Sutton Road, Erdington

52°31′59″N 1°49′44″W / 52.533068°N 1.828880°W / 52.533068; -1.828880 		 () Anuradha Patel Screen Represents a community coming together to celebrate [56]


Great Barr

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

More images 		Moonstones Periphery of Asda supermarket, Queslett Road

52°33′10″N 1°54′31″W / 52.55273°N 1.90862°W / 52.55273; -1.90862 		Steve Field Carvings Sandstone Set of eight memorials to members of the Lunar Society


Beech Beacon Shipway – Walsall Road, Great Barr

52°32′40″N 1°55′52″W / 52.54455°N 1.931045°W / 52.54455; -1.931045 		Public transport interchange Steel Centro


The Towers Tower Hill, Great Barr

52°32′08″N 1°55′14″W / 52.53567°N 1.92044°W / 52.53567; -1.92044 		1936 (1936) William Bloye Stone Front of pub. Bloye was responsible for all the stone carving on this brick building[1]


The Towers Tower Hill, Great Barr

52°32′08″N 1°55′15″W / 52.53553°N 1.92072°W / 52.53553; -1.92072 		1936 (1936) William Bloye Stone Rear of pub. Bloye was responsible for all the stone carving on this brick building[1]


Harborne

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Huntsman and Dog The Green Man, High Street, Harborne

52°27′41″N 1°56′35″W / 52.46138°N 1.94301°W / 52.46138; -1.94301 		c. 1940 (1940) William Bloye pub sign Wood Painted wooden pub sign.[1]


The Olympic Diamond High Street, Harborne

52°27′37″N 1°56′41″W / 52.460174°N 1.944817°W / 52.460174; -1.944817 		2012 (2012) The children of St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Harborne Primary School. mosaic Commemorates the London 2012 Olympics and the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen [57]


Hall Green

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Dragon bench sculpture Hall Green Library – Stratford Road, Hall Green

52°26′02″N 1°50′47″W / 52.433768°N 1.846332°W / 52.433768; -1.846332 		Students of Hall Green School (?) bench sculpture Wood Hall Green Library Might be based on Smaug from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (who lived nearby in Sarehole in the early 1900s (as a small boy).


Middle Earth Hall Green Library – Stratford Road, Hall Green

52°26′01″N 1°50′47″W / 52.433649°N 1.846326°W / 52.433649; -1.846326 		 () Mural Hall Green Library Mural inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien who lived nearby in the early 1900s in the Sarehole area


Dragonfly heart Mosaic Greet Mill Meadow - Shire Country Park - Stratford Road, Hall Green

52°26′35″N 1°51′20″W / 52.443154°N 1.855466°W / 52.443154; -1.855466 		mosaic Glass tiles Birmingham City Council Not far from the Stratford Road bridge and the River Cole


Fish Mosaic Greet Mill Meadow - Shire Country Park - Green Road, Hall Green

52°26′12″N 1°51′21″W / 52.436741°N 1.855766°W / 52.436741; -1.855766 		mosaic Glass tiles Birmingham City Council Close to the flooded part of the River Cole on Green Road


Handsworth

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Climbing wall Hockley Flyover

52°29′43″N 1°54′55″W / 52.4954°N 1.9153°W / 52.4954; -1.9153 		1968 (1968) William Mitchell Cast concrete Birmingham City Council


Tulip Tree Barn Lane and Soho Road, Handsworth

52°30′14″N 1°56′14″W / 52.503758°N 1.937298°W / 52.503758; -1.937298 		Public transport interchange Wood Centro


Under the Sun Soho Hill, corner of St. Michaels Road

52°30′03″N 1°55′24″W / 52.500784°N 1.923367°W / 52.500784; -1.923367 		2010 (2010) Saranjit Birdi Sculpture Steel


Hockley

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Coin Stack Soho Hill – Hockley Circus – Hockley

52°29′46″N 1°54′57″W / 52.496024°N 1.915815°W / 52.496024; -1.915815 		Public transport interchange Steel Centro


Kings Heath

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Kings Heath Interchange Alcester Road South, Kings Heath (opposite The Crown pub)

52°25′16″N 1°53′31″W / 52.421178°N 1.891827°W / 52.421178; -1.891827 		Public transport interchange Steel Centro


Kings Norton

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Feathers Kings Norton Station overflow car park

52°24′49″N 1°56′08″W / 52.413557°N 1.935618°W / 52.413557; -1.935618 		 () Paula Woof Sculpture Steel Centro Pair of steel feathers above height barriers. Also a feather above a mosaic on the ground


Kings Norton Past to Present Far footbridge – Kings Norton Station

52°24′50″N 1°56′07″W / 52.413977°N 1.935331°W / 52.413977; -1.935331 		2012 (2012) Daniel "Newso" Lickiss (with Adeela Ahmad of Kings Norton Girls School and Oliver Blackburn, of Kings Norton Boys School) Mural Spray paint Centro, Birmingham City Council & Network Rail Footbridge given a makeover by local graffiti artist [58] See photo on Flickr Kings Norton Past to Present


Kingstanding

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
The Mysterious Green Man Roundabout between Kingstanding Road and Kings Road, Kingstanding

52°33′10″N 1°53′02″W / 52.552728°N 1.88399°W / 52.552728; -1.88399 		2004 (2004) Jason Cleverly Public transport interchange Steel Centro


The Multi Faceted Green Man Roundabout between Kingstanding Road and Rough Road, Kingstanding

52°33′12″N 1°53′02″W / 52.553363°N 1.883805°W / 52.553363; -1.883805 		2004 (2004) Jason Cleverly Public transport interchange Steel Centro


Longbridge

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
The Genie of Industry Longbridge Lane, Longbridge

52°23′44″N 1°58′56″W / 52.395518°N 1.982321°W / 52.395518; -1.982321 		John McKenna Public transport interchange Steel Centro Now moved to the site close to near the new Longbridge Town Centre


Lozells

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Royal Oak Former pub – Lozells

52°30′10″N 1°54′02″W / 52.502687°N 1.900501°W / 52.502687; -1.900501 		c. 1936 (1936) William Bloye Stone Decoration around the doorway of a former pub (now a shop). Formerly brightly painted.[1]


Moseley

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Spirit Alcester Road, Moseley outside Boots

52°26′48″N 1°53′18″W / 52.44662°N 1.888312°W / 52.44662; -1.888312 		2003 (2003) Anuradha Patel Public transport interchange Steel Centro


Cascading Mountain Corner of Yardley Wood Road and Wake Green Road in Moseley

52°26′34″N 1°52′18″W / 52.442842°N 1.871585°W / 52.442842; -1.871585 		2004 (2004) Anuradha Patel Public transport interchange Steel Centro


Moseley Bog and Joy's Wood gates and height barrier Moseley Bog – Yardley Wood Road, Moseley

52°26′10″N 1°52′08″W / 52.436234°N 1.868888°W / 52.436234; -1.868888 		2012 (2012) Adrian Moakes Gates and height barrier Steel Birmingham City Council Unveiled in December 2012 [59]


Nechells

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

More images 		Lanchester Car Monument Bloomsbury Village Green – Heartlands (Nechells)

52°29′35″N 1°52′22″W / 52.4930°N 1.8729°W / 52.4930; -1.8729 		1995 (1995) Tim Tolkien Sculpture Steel Birmingham City Council Commemorates the work of Frederick William Lanchester


Northfield

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
All Seasons Tree Northfield Station

52°24′29″N 1°57′58″W / 52.408045°N 1.966128°W / 52.408045; -1.966128 		Rosemary Terry Public transport interchange Steel Centro


Black Horse Black Horse pub garden

52°24′43″N 1°58′26″W / 52.412036°N 1.973911°W / 52.412036; -1.973911 		Sculpture Steel Made from car parts from the nearby Longbridge plant


Perry Barr

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
The Boar's Head The Boar's Head, Perry Barr

52°31′45″N 1°53′44″W / 52.529153°N 1.895465°W / 52.529153; -1.895465 		c. 1938 (1938) William Bloye Wood Painted pub sign comprising a model boar's head, on a pole.[1] Taken from the arms of the Gough-Calthorpe family of nearby Perry Hall


Running stag Perry Barr Stadium

52°31′09″N 1°53′52″W / 52.519192°N 1.897717°W / 52.519192; -1.897717 		1929 (1929) William Bloye; attributed[1] Bas-relief Stone Logo of Birchfield Harriers.[1] Attributed.[1]


Saltley

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Circular Dance Washwood Heath Road, Saltley

52°29′31″N 1°51′34″W / 52.4919°N 1.859306°W / 52.4919; -1.859306 		Public transport interchange Steel Centro


Selly Oak

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Pyramid sculpture Selly Oak Station

52°26′31″N 1°56′10″W / 52.441976°N 1.936239°W / 52.441976; -1.936239 		Eric Klein Velderman & Paula Woof pyramid sculpture Steel London Midland A monument to the industries of Birmingham


Sheldon

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

More images 		Dakota Bust Corner of Coventry Road and Sheaf Lane in Sheldon

52°27′07″N 1°46′56″W / 52.452011°N 1.782194°W / 52.452011; -1.782194 		Pete Whitehouse Public transport interchange Steel Centro


Wheatsheaf Travelodge, Hobs Moat Road, Sheldon

52°27′05″N 1°46′57″W / 52.451373°N 1.78237°W / 52.451373; -1.78237 		Claire Davies Public transport interchange Steel Centro


Small Heath

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Pomegranate Dress Coventry Road, Small Heath

52°28′08″N 1°51′25″W / 52.469001°N 1.856862°W / 52.469001; -1.856862 		Public transport interchange Steel Centro


South Yardley

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Library Emblem South Yardley Library, Yardley Road, South Yardley

52°27′40″N 1°48′58″W / 52.461°N 1.816°W / 52.461; -1.816 		1938 (1938) William Bloye library emblem Stone Birmingham City Council [60]


Sparkbrook

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Mirror Image Near Aldi – Stratford Road, Sparkbrook

52°27′33″N 1°52′18″W / 52.459232°N 1.871639°W / 52.459232; -1.871639 		John Vaughan Public transport interchange Steel Centro


Sparkhill

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Bulrushes Springfield Primary School – corner of College Road and Stratford Road in Sparkhill

52°26′36″N 1°51′24″W / 52.443399°N 1.856741°W / 52.443399; -1.856741 		Public transport interchange Steel Centro It is in the Springfield part of Sparkhill near the no 1 and 6 bus routes


The Bear The Bear – Stratford Road, Sparkhill

52°26′54″N 1°51′40″W / 52.448235°N 1.861201°W / 52.448235; -1.861201 		c. 1937 (1937) William Bloye Bas-relief Pub sign, depicting feature of the arms of Warwickshire, in which the area was located at the time of installation.[1]


The Antelope Hajees Spices – Stratford Road, Sparkhill

52°27′12″N 1°51′57″W / 52.453362°N 1.865753°W / 52.453362; -1.865753 		c. 1929 (1929) William Bloye Bas-relief pub sign Designed by Bloye, sculpted by his assistant, Tom Wright[1]


The Mermaid (Formerly) The President Restaurant – Stratford Road, Sparkhill

52°27′25″N 1°52′08″W / 52.456861°N 1.868761°W / 52.456861; -1.868761 		c. 1960 (1960) William Bloye Bas-relief pub sign The President Restaurant burnt down twice.[61] The sculpture is no longer on the building


Sutton Coldfield

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Sutton Coldfield Library Mural Birmingham City Council


Winson Green

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
The Traveller Summerfield Community Centre – Dudley Road, Winson Green

52°29′12″N 1°56′20″W / 52.486599°N 1.938775°W / 52.486599; -1.938775 		2001 (2001) Juginder Lamba Public transport interchange Wood Centro [62]


James Watt's Mad Machine Winson Green Tram Stop

52°29′56″N 1°56′17″W / 52.498959°N 1.937968°W / 52.498959; -1.937968 		1998 (1998) Tim Tolkien et al sculpture Centro


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