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List of public art in Lincolnshire

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This is a list of public art in the Lincolnshire 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.

The list can be sorted by clicking on the corresponding arrows in the column titles.

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

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The Monument Somerby

53°32′48.055″N 0°24′3.748″W / 53.54668194°N 0.40104111°W / 53.54668194; -0.40104111
1770 Monument Ashlar Grade II An urn on a Doric column, marking 29 years of happy marriage of Edward Weston and his wife Ann, of Somerby Hall.[1]


Holgate Monument Brocklesby Hall, Brocklesby

53°35′04.78″N 0°16′49.04″W / 53.5846611°N 0.2802889°W / 53.5846611; -0.2802889
1785 James Wyatt Monument Coade stone Grade I Erected by the 1st Baron Yarborough in memory of his friend George Holgate of Melton.[2]


Wellington Monument Woodhall Spa

53°10′14.545″N 0°12′27.468″W / 53.17070694°N 0.20763000°W / 53.17070694; -0.20763000
1844 Monument Granite 36 feet (11 m) high Grade II An obelisk surmounted by a bust of the Duke of Wellington.[3]



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Handley Memorial Sleaford

52°59′47.94″N 0°24′31.78″W / 52.9966500°N 0.4088278°W / 52.9966500; -0.4088278
1850 Boyle Monument Grade II Monument to Henry Handley, born in Sleaford, in the style of an Eleanor cross.[4]



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John Franklin The Terrace, Spilsby

53°10′26″N 0°05′43″E / 53.17383°N 0.09525°E / 53.17383; 0.09525
1861 Charles Bacon and W. J. Rogers Statue Bronze, Portland stone and ashlar Grade II Born in Spilsby, discoverer of the Northwest Passage.[5][6]


Herbert Ingram Market Place, Boston

52°58′42.283″N 0°1′27.534″W / 52.97841194°N 0.02431500°W / 52.97841194; -0.02431500
1862 Alexander Munro Statue Stone Grade II Politician born in Boston, founder of The Illustrated London News[7]


Albert, Prince Consort In front of Dock Offices, Grimsby

53°34′31.537″N 0°4′31.879″W / 53.57542694°N 0.07552194°W / 53.57542694; -0.07552194
1879 William Theed Statue Bronze and polished granite Grade II Prince Albert laid the foundation stone of the Royal Dock in 1849.[8]


Dr Edward Parker Charlesworth The Lawn, corner of Union Road and Carline Road, Lincoln

53°14′04″N 0°32′36″W / 53.23431°N 0.543345°W / 53.23431; -0.543345
1889 Thomas Milnes Statue Marble and ashlar Grade II [9]


Monument to horse Brocklesby Park, Brocklesby

53°35′11.472″N 0°17′2.486″W / 53.58652000°N 0.28402389°W / 53.58652000; -0.28402389
1891 Monument Ashlar Grade II Inscription: "Under this urn lies DASHAWAY, a favourite hunter aged 21 years 1891."[10]



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Alfred Lord Tennyson Minster Green, Lincoln

53°14′06.24″N 0°32′07.08″W / 53.2350667°N 0.5353000°W / 53.2350667; -0.5353000
1905 George Frederic Watts Statue Bronze and ashlar Grade II [11]



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RAF North Coates Strike Wing War Memorial Pier Gardens, Cleethorpes

53°33′29.73″N 0°01′30.98″W / 53.5582583°N 0.0252722°W / 53.5582583; -0.0252722
1999 Pam Taylor Statue Bronze and stone Statue height 1.80 metres (5 ft 11 in), plinth height 2.50 metres (8 ft 2 in) Commemorating the members of North Coates Strike Wing who served in World War II.[12]


Lincoln Longwool Sheep Water Rail Way, Stixwould

53°09′23″N 0°15′15″W / 53.15639°N 0.25417°W / 53.15639; -0.25417
Sally Matthews Sculpture Welded scraps of iron Three sculptures of Lincoln Longwool sheep.[13]


Lincoln Red Cattle Water Rail Way, Washingborough

53°13′52″N 0°25′50″W / 53.23111°N 0.43056°W / 53.23111; -0.43056
Sally Matthews Sculpture Welded scraps of iron Two sculptures of Lincoln Red cattle.[14]


Meridian: Searching Westgate, Louth

53°22′01″N 0°00′30″W / 53.36704°N 0.00844°W / 53.36704; -0.00844
2000–2002 Les Bicknell and Lawrence Edwards Sculpture Bronze and stainless steel 1.7 metres (5 ft 7 in) high Part of the millennium public art project "Meridian".[15]



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Empowerment Waterside, Lincoln

53°13′42″N 0°32′20″W / 53.22843°N 0.53898°W / 53.22843; -0.53898
2002 Stephen Broadbent Sculpture Alunimiun and steel 16 metres (52 ft) high Funded by Lincoln businesses, it is inspired by turbine blades.[16]



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Fishermen's Memorial St James Square, Grimsby

53°33′52″N 0°05′22″W / 53.56440°N 0.08940°W / 53.56440; -0.08940
2005 Trevor Harries Sculpture Bronze 3 metres (9.8 ft) high "In memory of the fishermen of Grimsby who sailed to distant waters never to return" – part of the inscription.[17]



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Eleanor Cross Monument Sheep Market, Stamford

52°39′05″N 0°28′51″W / 52.65150°N 0.48095°W / 52.65150; -0.48095
2009 Wolfgang Buttress Sculpture Ketton stone and bronze Lincolnshire County Council An Eleanor cross once stood in Stamford, of which only a stone rose survives; this monument has a rose motif.[18]



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The Arrival Thorney Road, Crowland

52°40′28.5″N 0°09′57″W / 52.674583°N 0.16583°W / 52.674583; -0.16583
2015 Richard James Sculpture Steel and bronze It depicts the Guthlac Roll, which pictorially tells the story of Saint Guthlac of Crowland.[19]



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Scunthorpe Steelworkers High Street, Scunthorpe

53°35′32″N 0°38′42″W / 53.59228°N 0.64513°W / 53.59228; -0.64513
2018 Ray Lonsdale Statue Corten steel Depiction of a man and a woman returning home after a shift in the steelworks.[20][21]



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Margaret Thatcher St Peter's Hill Green, Grantham

52°54′36.7″N 0°38′25.8″W / 52.910194°N 0.640500°W / 52.910194; -0.640500
2022 Douglas Jennings Statue Bronze [22]


George Boole Lincoln railway station, Lincoln

53°13′35″N 0°32′21″W / 53.22645°N 0.53926°W / 53.22645; -0.53926
2022 Antony Dufort Sculpture Commissioned by the Heslam Trust. Boole, born in Lincoln, is shown as a teacher with two pupils.[23][24]



References

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  1. ^ Historic England. "The Monument (1063373)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Holgate Monument (1063417)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Wellington Monument (1063171)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Handley Memorial (1168583)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Sir John Franklin (1786–1847)" Art UK. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Sir John Franklin (1146706)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Herbert Ingram (1388953)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Prince Albert in front of Dock Offices (1379874)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  9. ^ Historic England. "Charlesworth monument (1388815)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  10. ^ Historic England. "Monument to horse (1063410)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  11. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Alfred Lord Tennyson (1388648)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  12. ^ "RAF North Coates Strike Wing War Memorial" Art UK. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Lincoln Longwool Sheep" Art UK. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Lincoln Red Cattle" Art UK. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Meridien – Searching" Art UK. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Empowerment" Art UK. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Fishermen's memorial" Art UK. Retrieved 111 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Eleanor Cross Monument" Art UK. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  19. ^ "The Arrival" Art UK. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  20. ^ "Scunthorpe Steelworkers" Art UK. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Scunthorpe steelworkers tribute sculpture unveiled" BBC, 3 November 2018.
  22. ^ "Grantham: Margaret Thatcher statue lowered into place" BBC, 15 May 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  23. ^ "Memorialising George Boole" The Royal Society. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  24. ^ "George Boole: Statue to Victorian coder unveiled in Lincoln" BBC, 29 September 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2024.