List of public art in Coventry

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This is a list of public art in Coventry, in the West Midlands, England. This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.

Central Coventry

Coventry Cathedral

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Cathedral St Michaels Victory.jpg
More images		 St Michael's Victory over the Devil Coventry Cathedral

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1958 (1958) Sir Jacob Epstein Sculpture Bronze Coventry Cathedral [1]
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More images		 Reconciliation Coventry Cathedral ruins

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1995 (1995) Josefina de Vasconcellos Statues Bronze Coventry Cathedral [2]
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More images		 Ecce Homo South wall of Coventry Cathedral ruins

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. approx		 1969 (1969) Sir Jacob Epstein Sculpture Subiaco marble Coventry Cathedral [2]
Christ Coventry Cathedral ruins After 1943 (1943) Alain John Concrete Coventry Cathedral [2]


Herbert Art Gallery and Museum

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
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More images		 Elisabeth Frink Herbert Art Gallery and Museum - near Jordan Well, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1956 (1956) F. E. McWilliam Statue Bronze Herbert Art Gallery and Museum [2]
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More images		 Man's Struggle Herbert Art Gallery and Museum - Jordan Well, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1959 (1959) Walter Ritchie Relief Mural Portland stone Herbert Art Gallery and Museum [2]
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More images		 The Enfolding Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry - Peace Garden, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1985 (1985) Jean Parker Sculpture Bath stone 180 cm high Herbert Art Gallery and Museum [2] Formerly in Smithford Way was relocated to this Peace Garden in November 1990 [3]
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More images		 Mother and Children Herbert Art Gallery and Museum - Bayley Lane, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1986 (1986) Gary Galpin Sculpture Bath stone Herbert Art Gallery and Museum [2]
Peace Stone Herbert Art Gallery and Museum 1990 (1990) Sculpture Stone, bronze Herbert Art Gallery and Museum [2]
120x120px Barra Suite 5 Herbert Art Gallery and Museum 1992 (1992) Dr. Tim Threlfall Sculpture Herbert Art Gallery and Museum


Millennium Place

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
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More images		 Sir Frank Whittle Millennium Place, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 2007 (2007) Faith Winter Statue Bronze Coventry City Council
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More images		 Whittle Arch Millennium Place, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 2002 (2002) Sculpture Stainless steel Coventry City Council
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More images		 The Public Bench Millennium Place, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1998 (1998) Jochen Gerz Coventry City Council
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More images		 The Future Monument Millennium Place, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		  () Jochen Gerz Obelisk Glass Coventry City Council


Coventry Council House

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
120x120px Leofric, Godiva and Justice Coventry Council House

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1920 (1920) Henry Wilson Portland stone Coventry City Council
Flywheel Opposite Coventry Council House 1987 (1987) Michael Farrell Coventry City Council [2]
Naiad Council courtyard 1981-3 (replaced 1958 original) George Wagstaffe Bronze Coventry City Council [2]


Greyfriars Green

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
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More images		 The James Starley Memorial Greyfriars Green, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1884 (1884) Joseph Whitehead and Sons Memorial Statue Granite, Ravaccione marble Plinth: Overall height 600cm, plinth width 366cm. Figure: 150cm high. Panels/second stage: 200cm high x 96cm wide x 96cm deep. Column: 80cm high approx. Coventry City Council The inventor of the bicycle in 1870. [2] [4]
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More images		 The Thomas White Memorial Greyfriars Green, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1883 (1883) W. W. Wills and T. W. Wills Statue Cornish granite, Sicilian marble Pedestal: 305cm high. Statue: 228cm high Coventry City Council [2] [5]


Broadgate and Hertford Street

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
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More images		 Self Sacrifice (Lady Godiva) Broadgate, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1949 (1949) William Reid-Dick Equestrian statue Bronze and stone Coventry City Council [2]
Lady Godiva clock -Broadgate -Coventry-21July2008.jpg Godiva and Peeping Tom Clock Broadgate House - Broadgate, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1953 (1953) Trevor Tennant Clock sculpture Painted wood Coventry City Council [2]
The People of Coventry Broadgate House - Hertford Street, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1953 (1953) Trevor Tennant Panel, sculpture Doulting stone Each group: 300cm x 91cm x 46cm Coventry City Council [2] Four panels, placed between the windows of the former Bridge Restaurant, each representing two standing figures depicting Coventry past, present and future. [6]
Broadgate Standard Broadgate, entrance to Upper Precinct, Coventry 1948 (1948) British Pressed Panels Ltd Aluminium Coventry City Council [2]
120x120px Peeping Tom Hertford Street, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. approx		 1972 (1972) Painted wood Coventry City Council [2]


Bull Yard

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
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More images		 The Phoenix Bull Yard & Hertford Street, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1987 (1987) George Wagstaffe Statue Bronze 237cm x 150cm x 60cm Coventry City Council The sculpture represents the city's post-war story. It symbolises the young of the new city rising from the flames of the old city. The phoenix is in the form of a winged woman, her wings raised above her head, they cumulate in sharp points. [7]
120x120px Thread Through Time Bull Yard, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1999 (1999) Robert Conybear and Uta Molling Cone sculpture Cast recycled concrete, stone and brick 3.9m high approx (plus 6m of laser). Coventry City Council [2] Carved and painted cone which emits a laser beam up some 6 metres up into the night sky. [8]
120x120px Sir Guy and the Dun Cow Above the pavement between Shelton Square and Bull Yard in the precinct, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1952 (1952) Alma Ramsey Sculpture Stone mix covered in paint 200cm high x 250cm wide Coventry City Council [2] [9]


Coventry University

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
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More images		 The Coventry Boy Outside the Students Union - Coventry University - Priory Street, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1966 (1966) Philip Bentham Statue Bronze and sandstone Coventry City Council [10]
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More images		 Graham Sutherland Building sculpture Coventry School of Art and Design - Graham Sutherland Building - Coventry University

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		  () Sculpture Steel Coventry University
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More images		 Basilica Coventry Crown Court - Much Park Street, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1991 (1991) Paul De Monchaux Sculpture Purbeck and Portland limestone, and Frankland Grey Granite 280cm high x 300cm wide x 230cm deep approx. Coventry Crown Court [11]


Belgrade Theatre

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
120x120px Belgrade Belgrade Theatre - Corporation Street, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1958 (1958) James C Brown Relief panel Cast cement fondu with Penmaenware granite chippings for aggregate 305cm x 230cm Belgrade Theatre [12]
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More images		 A memorial to Bryan Bailey Belgrade Theatre - Upper Well Street, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1962 (1962) (recast in bronze 2008) Norelle Keddie Memorial sculpture Bronze Belgrade Theatre Bryan Bailey was the first director of the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry. After the development of a new public space, it was returned here in 2009 [13]


Other city centre areas

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
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More images		 Coventry Cross Cuckoo Lane, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1976 (1976) George Wagstaffe Market cross Ferro-concrete, Hollington stone, anodised aluminium, fibreglass Coventry City Council [2]
Rebuilding Coventry and the Co-op's Activities Co-operative Society Building - Corporation Street, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1956 (1956) John Skelton incised line drawings on several of the columns Hornton stone 366cm x 61cm Coventry City Council [2] [14]
Coventry's Industries Lower Precinct, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1958 (1958) and 1961 Arthur Ling Panels Neon tubes 200cm x 300cm approx. Coventry City Council [2] [15]
Growth of the City Sainsbury's - Trinity Street, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1964 (1964) John Skelton diagrammatic map Swedish pearl granite, part painted 335cm x 275cm Coventry City Council [2] [16] Not visible on the outside of the building


Coventry Ring Road

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
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More images		 Steel horse Junction 6 Coventry Ring Road - Ringway St Patrick's, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1986 (1986) Simon Evans Prancing horse sculpture scrap metal, coated black Coventry City Council On going roadworks at Junction 6 of the Coventry Ring Road, so this might have gone into storage (sometime in 2014)
Untitled Sculpture Lamb Street, Coventry (near Ringway St Nicholas)

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1973 (1973) John Bridgeman Sculpture Resin, bronze powder Sculpture: 219cm high x 65cm wide x 30cm deep. Pedestal: 26cm high x 112cm wide x 94cm deep Coventry City Council [2] An organically shaped abstract sculpture coloured in muted tones. [17]
Coventry -memorial cross -30m07.JPG Coventry Martyrs Memorial Ringway, St Patrick's, Coventry

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1910 (1910) G. Maile and Sons Granite and metal Coventry City Council [2] The memorial is in the form of a Celtic wheelhead cross, mounted on a stepped plinth. [18]


Coventry Canal

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
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More images		 James Brindley Coventry Canal Basin

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1998 (1998) James Butler Statue Bronze Coventry City Council [19]
Canal Basin Mosaic Coventry Canal Basin

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1997 (1997) Rosalind Wates Unglazed ceramic tiles Coventry City Council [19]
Lock Gates Foleshill roundabout, Junction 1 of the Ring Road 1997 (1997) Ondré Nowakowski Oak Coventry City Council [19]
120x120px Entry and Parapet Markers Six freestanding and four parapet markers at various locations from Canal Basin to Hawkesbury Junction 1999 (1999) Jon Mills Painted galvanised steel Coventry City Council [19]
120x120px The Journeyman Leicester Row, north of Bridge No 1 1999 (1999) Stephen Hitchin Steel, cast bronze Coventry City Council [19]
Wave Seat Leicester Row, north of Bridge No 1 1998 (1998) Michael Grevatte Hornton stone Coventry City Council [19]
Daimler Heritage Marker Canalside, opposite Sandy Lane Business Park 1997 (1997) Robert Crutchley Bronze, granite Coventry City Council [2]
The Coil Adjacent to Prince William Henry Bridge 1997 (1997) Frank Triggs Sweet chestnut Coventry City Council [19]
120x120px 'Pleasure Craft'. Tom Mann Close, off Lady Lane

52.452190 , - 1.487338		 1997 Tim Shutter Public Art Stanton Moor Sandstone 111 x 178 x 195 cm Coventry City Council [19] The work depicts a stone sofa with integral oar rack on a stone raft, ready to be launched into the canal.

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