List of public art in Pimlico
This is a list of public art in Pimlico, a district in the City of Westminster, London.
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Date | Artist / designer | Architect / other | Type | Designation | Notes |
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Statue of William Huskisson | Pimlico Gardens 51°29′08″N 0°08′00″W / 51.4856°N 0.1334°W |
1836 | John Gibson | — | Statue | Grade II | Commissioned for a site outside the Custom House in Liverpool. This was Gibson's second version of the statue originally in Huskisson's mausoleum in St James Cemetery, Liverpool (now in the Walker Art Gallery).[1] Moved to the Royal Exchange before coming to the present site in 1915.[2] |
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St Saviour's War Memorial | St Saviour's Church, Lupus Street 51°29′19″N 0°08′08″W / 51.4885°N 0.1355°W |
after 1918 | ? | — | Crucifix | Grade II | Commemorates parishioners who died in both World Wars.[3] |
| Dolphin mosaic | Dolphin Square | c. 1937 | ? | — | Mosaic | — | This mosaic, which has been described as having a "Hellenic" appearance, was originally situated at the main entrance of the Dolphin Square development but was moved to its present location during renovation work.[4] | |
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Spot motif | Pimlico tube station platforms | c. 1972 | Peter Sedgley | — | Tiled pattern | — | The motif of yellow spray bursts on a white background was inspired by Sedgley's own op art painting of 1968, Go.[5] |
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Cooling Tower Panels | Bessborough Street, Drummond Gate 51°29′21″N 0°07′59″W / 51.4892°N 0.1330°W |
1979–1982 | Eduardo Paolozzi | Whitfield Partners | Sculpture | Grade II | Paolozzi's cast iron relief panels, painted in aluminium, encase the cooling equipment for the air conditioning of Pimlico tube station. Conceived as a "pivot or 'marker'" on the route from the tube station to the Tate Gallery, it was described by the architects as "an opportunity to transform a mechanical necessity into a genuine sculpture". Commissioned by the Crown Estate Commissioners.[6] |
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The Queen Mother's Commemorative Fountain | Bessborough Gardens 51°29′19″N 0°07′49″W / 51.4885°N 0.1304°W |
1980 | Peter Shepheard | — | Fountain | — | A fountain in aluminium based on a cast of a George John Vulliamy streetlamp base from the Thames Embankment featuring two sturgeon.[7][8] |
| Dolphin Fountain | Dolphin Square 51°29′11″N 0°08′10″W / 51.4864°N 0.1362°W |
1987 | James Butler | — | Fountain with sculptural group | — | Installed to mark the 50th anniversary of the building of Dolphin Square.[4] | |
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Statue of Thomas Cubitt | Denbigh Street 51°29′19″N 0°08′19″W / 51.4886°N 0.1387°W |
1994–1995 | William Fawke | — | Statue | — | The site is adjacent to that of the workshops used by Cubitt in the building of Pimlico. He is shown with a yardstick in hand, selecting a brick to measure from underneath the tarpaulin. Another cast of the statue is in Dorking, Surrey.[9] |
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The Helmsman | Pimlico Gardens 51°29′07″N 0°08′04″W / 51.4854°N 0.1345°W |
1996 | André Wallace | — | Sculpture | — | Wallace is primarily interested in subjects involving journeys or transportation. This sculpture, of a figure at the helm of a boat, was the winning entry in a competition between five artists; it was felt to reflect the area's maritime history.[10] |
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River Cut Tide | Riverside walk adjacent to Grosvenor Road 51°29′09″N 0°07′56″W / 51.4859°N 0.1323°W |
2002 | Paul Mason | — | Sculpture | — | Also nearby is a slate tablet, again by Mason, marking the site of the confluence of the river Tyburn and the Thames.[11] |
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Roller Skater | Vauxhall Bridge Road 51°29′27″N 0°08′03″W / 51.4909°N 0.1343°W |
2010 | André Wallace | — | Sculpture | — | The artist wished to make a sculpture "that would be positive and dynamic and reflect the youth and vitality of an urban street."[12] |
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Shack Stack | Grosvenor Waterside | 2010 | Richard Wilson | — | Sculpture | — | A sculpture in aluminium inspired by the ramshackle nature of the sheds often found in British allotments.[13]
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References
[edit]- ^ Bloy, Marjorie (2011). "William Huskisson (1770–1830)". A Web of English History. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ Bradley & Pevsner 2003, p. 781.
- ^ "St Saviours Parishioners WW1 and WW2". War Memorials Archive. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ a b Westminster City Council 2008, p. 31.
- ^ Glinert 2012, p. 221.
- ^ Paolozzi 1984, p. 30.
- ^ "Bessborough Gardens Pimlico". Gardenvisit.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Hibbert et al. 2011, p. 63.
- ^ "Gallery 1". William Fawke ARBS. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Ship Ahoy! 1". Secret London. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ Westminster City Council 2006, p. 46.
- ^ Jury, Louise (20 August 2010). "Roller skate sculpture rolls with it in Pimlico". Evening Standard. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ "Shack Stack". Richard Wilson. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
Bibliography
[edit]- Bradley, Simon; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2003). London 6: Westminster. The Buildings of England. London and New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09595-1.
- Glinert, Ed (2012). The London Compendium: A street-by-street exploration of the hidden metropolis. London: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-718-19204-4.
- Hibbert, Christopher; Weinreb, Ben; Keay, John; Keay, Julia (2011). The London Encyclopaedia (3rd ed.). Macmillan. ISBN 9780230738782.
- Paolozzi, Eduardo (1984). Robinson, Marlee (ed.). Eduardo Paolozzi: Private Vision—Public Art. London: Architectural Association Publications. ISBN 978-0904503500.
- Westminster City Council (April 2006). Conservation Area Audit: Pimlico (PDF). Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ——— (23 October 2008). Conservation Area Audit & Management Proposals: Dolphin Square (PDF). Retrieved 8 August 2014.
