List of public art in Shropshire

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This is a list of public art in the county of Shropshire, 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.


Bridgnorth

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War memorial Bridgnorth Town Park, Bridgnorth

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War memorial statue Bronze


Ironbridge

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War memorial High Street, Ironbridge

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War memorial statue Bronze Lifesize Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Depicts a soldier in a World War I uniform [1]


Oswestry

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120x120px The Borderland Farmer Church Street (Red Square), Oswestry

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1990 (1990) Ivor Roberts-Jones Statue Bronze Shropshire Council Bronze statue of a shepherd with a ram, on a dome of rocks. [2]


Shrewsbury

Charles Darwin

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Charles Darwin In front of Shrewsbury Library

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1897 (1897) Horace Montford Seated statue Bronze 2.6m high approx Grade II listed [3] Shropshire Council Shrewsbury Library building used to house Shrewsbury School, which Darwin attended as a boy. [4]
Shrewsbury School 4.JPG Charles Darwin Outside Shrewsbury School

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2000 (2000) Statue Bronze Shrewsbury School
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The Quantum Leap Mardol Quay Gardens, Shrewsbury

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2009 (2009) Pearce & Lal Sculpture Stone cast in cement 12 metres high and 17.5 metres long Shropshire Council Unveiled to mark Darwin's bicentenary [5]
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Darwin Gate Mardol Head, Shrewsbury

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2004 (2004) Mark Renn & Mick Thacker Sculpture cast glass, copper, bronze, stainless steel and stone Shropshire Council The starting point of the Darwin Trail [6]
120x120px Darwin Window The Darwin Shopping Centre, Pride Hill, Shrewsbury

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Stained glass window The Darwin Shopping Centre It depicts an animal scene in a clear nod to Charles Darwin who was born in Shrewsbury [7]


The Quarry

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Boer War Memorial St Chad's Terrace, Shrewsbury

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1902 (1902) Caffin of Regent Street War memorial statue Stone Grade II listed [8] Shropshire Council
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War Memorial The Quarry, Shrewsbury

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1922 (1922) George Hubbard and Son, Allan Wyon War memorial statue granite and bronze Grade II listed [9] Shropshire Council
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Copy of the Farnese Hercules The Quarry, Shrewsbury

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Early 18th Century John Nost Statue Lead 1.6m high approx Grade II listed [10] Shropshire Council It was originally at Condover Hall. It was moved to the entrance of The Quarry in 1851. It was later moved to its current position in 1881 [11]
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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Queen Mother Centenary Rose Garden, The Quarry, Shrewsbury

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2001 (2001) Sculpture Bronze Shropshire Council


Town Centre

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Clive of India Shrewsbury Square, Shrewsbury

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1860 (1860) Carlos Marochetti Statue Bronze 2.75m high approx Grade II listed [12] Shropshire Council [13]
120x120px The Spread Eagle emblem Barclays, 46 Castle Street, Shrewsbury

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Sculpture Barclays [14]
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High Cross Pride Hill junction with St Mary's Street, Shrewsbury

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1952 (1952) High Cross fine white limestone 5.5m high overall, cross 1.21m high approx Shropshire Council On the site of earlier crosses. Was the site of execution [15]
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The Lion The Lion Hotel, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury

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1777 (1777) John Nelson Lion sculpture Stone Grade I listed [16] The Lion Hotel


English Bridge Gardens

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Viscount Hill Shrewsbury Sixth Form College - English Bridge Gardens, Shrewsbury

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1876 (1876) Matthew Noble Statue White marble 2m high approx Grade II listed [17] Shropshire Council Unveiled in English Bridge Gardens in 1907. [18]


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