List of public art in Cornwall
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This is a list of public art in the county of Cornwall, England. UK. 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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Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Wikidata | Notes |
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Humphry Davy | in front of the Market House, Penzance | Unpainted marble | lifesized | ||||||||
120x120px | Ann Glanville | Fore Street, Saltash | stone or lead | lifesized | |||||||
120x120px | Example of pictorial stained glass in Cornish churches | Botusfleming Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
unknown | Glass | circa 2 metres | ||||||
Mary (mother of Jesus) at The Bidwell | Botusfleming Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
19th century in 14th century restored housing | unknown | stone or lead | below life-size | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||||
120x120px | A mother, father and small child gymnastically held aloft | Abbey Gardens (Tresco), The Isles of Scilly Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
late 20th century | Bronze or lead | below life-size | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||||
Sir James Tillie | 5 metres west of Pentillie Castle, Pillaton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
late 17th century | unknown | Lead | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||
120x120px | Mercury (god) | Mount Edgcumbe Country Park Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
unknown | stone or lead | life-size for human | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||||
120x120px | Artemis/Diana (mythology) | Mount Edgcumbe Country Park Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
unknown | stone or lead | life-size for human | ||||||
Alice Winand Van Wulfften Palthe | Stratton north of church Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1920s or 1930s | Toma Rosandić | Bronze and granite of youth playing harp | Lifesized | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||||
Saint Michael | Trelissick Road, Hayle Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1934 | Unknown | Freestone statue over a tall tapered dressed granite base | Lifesized | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||||
120x120px | Richard Lemon Lander (to both him and and John Lander (explorer) both in West Africa) | Lemon Street/Falmouth Road, Truro Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1852 | Neville Northey Burnard | Column surmounted by granite statute | Lifesized | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
Richard Trevithick, engineer holding model of a steam locomotive and calipers | S. Terrace/Cross St./Trevenson St., Camborne Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1928 | L S Merrifield | Block plinth with four plaques (depicting a sail ship, a Cornish boiler, a Merthyr Tydfil Locomotive and an iron steam and sail ship). Statue of gilded bronze. | Below lifesized | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||||
120x120px | Bronze blindfolded figure playing a large lyre | Madron Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1929 | Plain granite chest with shaped lid surmounted by a large ball on pedestal and person atop. | Half life-sized | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||||
Wayside cross | Madron | Ancient (at least early medieval) | Granite | Approximately 1 metre | |||||||
120x120px | Symons Monument (Crown on column) | Victoria Gardens, Saltash | Ancient (at least early medieval) | Granite with small gilded stone/metal crown | Approximately 8 metres tall, 1 metre wide, tapering. | ||||||
120x120px | Isambard Kingdom Brunel | below Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash | Early 20th century | Brass | Life sized | ||||||
120x120px | Isambard Kingdom Brunel | below Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash | Early 20th century | Brass | Bust in cloak on mottled plain white plinth | ||||||
120x120px | Fisherman using rope to fish | Harbour promenade, Newlyn Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Late 20th century | Brass/Copper | Life-sized | ||||||
120x120px | Saint Winwaloe | Gunwalloe Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Early 20th century | White stone at foot of a rocky knoll | Lifesized | ||||||
120x120px | A local grey seal (having lost one eye, named Nelson) | Pennyland Rocks, Harbour Entrance, Looe Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
20th century | Bronze | Lifesized |
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See also
Mount Edgcumbe Country Park — Over a dozen examples of what can be considered art rather than landscaping feature in the country park, including a triumphal arch and numerous decorative public garden ornaments.
References
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