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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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More images 		War memorial Bridgnorth Town Park, Bridgnorth

52°31′53″N 2°25′10″W / 52.531423°N 2.419347°W / 52.531423; -2.419347 		1920, rededicated 1950 Adrian Jones Statue on pedestal Bronze and stone [1]


Craven Arms

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Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Sheep, Rail transport Craven Arms, Shropshire, UK

52°26′22″N 2°50′07″W / 52.43936°N 2.8352°W / 52.43936; -2.8352 		2005 Malcolm Robertson Statue


Ironbridge

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Image Title / subject Location and
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More images 		War memorial High Street, Ironbridge

52°37′39″N 2°29′06″W / 52.627599°N 2.485034°W / 52.627599; -2.485034 		1924 Arthur George Walker Statue on pedestal Bronze and stone Lifesize Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Depicts a soldier in a World War I uniform [2][3]


Ironbridge Coracles Banks of the River Severn near the Museum of the Gorge, Ironbridge

52°37′46″N 2°29′31″W / 52.62939°N 2.49189°W / 52.62939; -2.49189 		2021 (2021) Luke Perry Sculpture Steel Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust An image of Tommy Rogers, grandfather to the Gorge's last coracle man, Eustace Rogers, who died in 2002. The design was based on a paper-cut image by Ironbridge resident Dave Fieldhouse. The sculpture is intended to be part of the Ironbridge Coracle Trail.[4]


Oswestry

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The Borderland Farmer Church Street (Red Square), Oswestry

52°51′29″N 3°03′23″W / 52.858020°N 3.056359°W / 52.858020; -3.056359 		1990 (1990) Ivor Roberts-Jones Statue Bronze Shropshire Council Bronze statue of a shepherd with a ram, on a dome of rocks.[5]


Wilfred Owen Cae Glas Park, Oswestry

52°51′30″N 3°03′27″W / 52.858281°N 3.05755°W / 52.858281; -3.05755 		2018 (2018) Tim Turner[6] Statue Bronze [6]


Red deer Cae Glas Park, Oswestry

52°51′30″N 3°03′30″W / 52.858211°N 3.058336°W / 52.858211; -3.058336 		2013 (2013) Statue Part of the Oswestry Urban Sculpture Adventure Trail[7]


Giraffe Cae Glas Park, Oswestry

52°51′34″N 3°03′28″W / 52.859394°N 3.057861°W / 52.859394; -3.057861 		2013 (2013) Statue Part of the Oswestry Urban Sculpture Adventure Trail[7]


Mr Mots, Miner St Martins, Shropshire[8] 2018 (2018) George Triggs Statue Bronze [9][8]


Shrewsbury

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Image Title / subject Location and
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More images 		Charles Darwin In front of Shrewsbury Library

52°42′37″N 2°45′03″W / 52.710401°N 2.750787°W / 52.710401; -2.750787 		1897 (1897) Horace Montford Seated statue Bronze 2.6m high approx Grade II listed Shropshire Council Shrewsbury Library building used to house Shrewsbury School, which Darwin attended as a boy.[10][11]


Charles Darwin Outside Shrewsbury School

52°42′13″N 2°45′44″W / 52.703550°N 2.762327°W / 52.703550; -2.762327 		2000 (2000) Statue Bronze Shrewsbury School



More images 		The Quantum Leap Mardol Quay Gardens, Shrewsbury

52°42′34″N 2°45′26″W / 52.709452°N 2.757193°W / 52.709452; -2.757193 		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 [12]



More images 		Darwin Gate Mardol Head, Shrewsbury

52°42′29″N 2°45′18″W / 52.707997°N 2.755088°W / 52.707997; -2.755088 		2004 (2004) Mark Renn & Mick Thacker Sculpture cast glass, copper, bronze, stainless steel and stone Shropshire Council The starting point of the Darwin Trail [13]


Darwin Window Darwin Shopping Centre, Pride Hill, Shrewsbury

52°42′32″N 2°45′11″W / 52.708870°N 2.752919°W / 52.708870; -2.752919 		Stained glass window The Darwin Shopping Centre It depicts an animal scene in a clear nod to Charles Darwin who was born in Shrewsbury[14]


The Quarry

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Image Title / subject Location and
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More images 		Boer War Memorial St Chad's Terrace, Shrewsbury

52°42′25″N 2°45′33″W / 52.706848°N 2.759039°W / 52.706848; -2.759039 		1902 (1902) Caffin of Regent Street Statue Stone Grade II listed[15] Shropshire Council



More images 		War Memorial The Quarry, Shrewsbury

52°42′27″N 2°45′36″W / 52.707382°N 2.760005°W / 52.707382; -2.760005 		1922 (1922) George Hubbard and Son, Allan Wyon Statue Granite and bronze Grade II listed[16] Shropshire Council



More images 		Copy of the Farnese Hercules The Quarry, Shrewsbury

52°42′24″N 2°45′49″W / 52.706669°N 2.763520°W / 52.706669; -2.763520 		Early 18th Century John Nost Statue Lead 1.6m high approx Grade II listed[17] Shropshire Council 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 [18]



More images 		Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Queen Mother Centenary Rose Garden, The Quarry, Shrewsbury

52°42′29″N 2°45′34″W / 52.707931°N 2.759492°W / 52.707931; -2.759492 		2001 (2001) Sculpture Bronze Shropshire Council


Town Centre

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More images 		Clive of India Shrewsbury Square, Shrewsbury

52°42′28″N 2°45′14″W / 52.707785°N 2.754027°W / 52.707785; -2.754027 		1860 (1860) Carlo Marochetti Statue Bronze 2.75m high approx Grade II listed[19] Shropshire Council [20]


The Spread Eagle emblem Barclays, 46 Castle Street, Shrewsbury

52°42′33″N 2°45′07″W / 52.709155°N 2.752039°W / 52.709155; -2.752039 		Sculpture Barclays [21]



More images 		High Cross Pride Hill junction with St Mary's Street, Shrewsbury

52°42′32″N 2°45′09″W / 52.708941°N 2.752455°W / 52.708941; -2.752455 		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 [22] Present cross was erected to commemorate the 400 years of Shrewsbury School in the town in 1952.



More images 		The Lion The Lion Hotel, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury

52°42′23″N 2°45′06″W / 52.706434°N 2.751675°W / 52.706434; -2.751675 		1777 (1777) John Nelson Lion sculpture Stone Grade I listed[23] The Lion Hotel


English Bridge Gardens

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

52°42′27″N 2°44′50″W / 52.707628°N 2.747131°W / 52.707628; -2.747131 		1876 (1876) Matthew Noble Statue White marble 2m high approx Grade II listed[24] Shropshire Council Unveiled in English Bridge Gardens in 1907.[25]



Cherry Orchard

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More images 		Lord Hill's Column Column Roundabout, Shrewsbury

52°42′15″N 2°43′54″W / 52.704154°N 2.731780°W / 52.704154; -2.731780 		1816 (1816) Thomas Harrison, Edward Haycock, John Carline, Jnr and Joseph Panzetta Statue on top of a column Coade stone and Grinhill sandstone 5.2m high (statue), 4.57m diameter at pedestal, 68cm thick; 3.2m diameter at capital, 48cm thick (column) Grade II* listed[26] Shropshire Council Monument to Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill[27]
Symmetry: memorial to Wilfred Owen Shrewsbury Abbey

52°42′28″N 2°44′33″W / 52.707877°N 2.742475°W / 52.707877; -2.742475 		1994 (1994) Paul de Monchaux Sculpture Granite and sandstone Commissioned by the Wilfred Owen Association, to mark the centenary of his birth[28]


Telford

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More images 		Trihedral Spire Naird Roundabout, Telford

52°40′14″N 2°24′54″W / 52.67068°N 2.41502°W / 52.67068; -2.41502 		1984 (1984) Roundabout obelisk Concrete 22 metre high Telford and Wrekin Council [29]


Ludlow

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Doves of Peace Market Square, Ludlow. 2000 Walenty Pytel Bronze 5M Doves of Peace war memorial 5 metre bronze sculpture. Commissioned by the Ludlow branch of the Royal British Legion. Unveiled by Sir Thomas Raymond Dunne, KG, KCVO, JP. The original model was sold in 2011 at Brightwells Auction by Walenty.


References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Public art in Shropshire.
  1. ^ "War Memorials Register: Bridgnorth". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  2. ^ "War Memorial". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. ^ "War Memorials Register: Ironbridge WW1 and WW2". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. ^ Dominic Robertson (20 April 2021). "Ironbridge coracle men remembered as sculpture unveiled". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  5. ^ "The Borderland Farmer". www.vanderkrogt.net. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Wilfred Owen statue unveiled in Oswestry". BBC. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Oswestry Urban Safari Adventure Trail". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Hundreds turn out for unveiling of coal miner statue". itv.com. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  9. ^ Austin, Sue (17 November 2018). "Memorial to miners to be unveiled". The Shropshire Star. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Statue of Charles Darwin (1809-1882)". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  11. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Charles Darwin in Front of Library (Grade II) (1246556)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  12. ^ "Quantum Leap". www.discoverdarwin.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  13. ^ "The DarwIn Shrewsbury Trail". www.originalshrewsbury.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Darwin Window". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  15. ^ Historic England. "Boer War Memorial (Grade II) (1059006)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  16. ^ Historic England. "War Memorial (Grade II) (1270484)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  17. ^ Historic England. "Statue of the Farnese Hercules (Grade II) (1270558)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  18. ^ "Copy of the Farnese Hercules". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  19. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Lord Clive (Grade II) (1254926)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  20. ^ "Statue of Robert Clive, First Baron of India (1725-1774)". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  21. ^ "Barclays Eagle". Barclays. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  22. ^ "High Cross (aka Butter Cross)". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  23. ^ Historic England. "The Lion Hotel (Grade I) (1255164)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  24. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Viscount Hill in English Bridge Gardens (Grade II) (1246397)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  25. ^ "Statue of Viscount Hill". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  26. ^ Historic England. "Lord Hill's Column (Grade II*) (1271374)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  27. ^ "Monument to Viscount Rowland Hill (1772-1842)". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  28. ^ "Symmetry (Memorial to Wilfred Owen)" Art UK. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  29. ^ Toby Neal (23 June 2018). "The invisible art which made Telford European champions". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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