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This is a list of public art in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, 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.

Walsall

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Town Centre

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

More images 		John Henry Carless VC Lichfield Street, Walsall

52°35′09″N 1°58′45″W / 52.585906°N 1.979087°W / 52.585906; -1.979087 		1919 (1919) Robert Jackson Bust Bronze Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Q26677017



More images 		Numbers Park Street

52°35′10″N 1°59′06″W / 52.586033°N 1.984899°W / 52.586033; -1.984899 		Chris Edmunds Mural Q47455348


Walsall Market Cross

52°34′59″N 1°58′45″W / 52.583048°N 1.979223°W / 52.583048; -1.979223 		2013 (2013) Relief Q47455357



More images 		Nonsense Poem Carving Walsall Station

52°35′04″N 1°59′05″W / 52.584510°N 1.984849°W / 52.584510; -1.984849 		1995 (1995) Matthew and Bryant Fedden Poem fragments Wood Various from 25cm x 25cm to 30cm x 130cm West Midlands Network Poem on 21 wooden pieces around the station [1]


Market Place

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

More images 		The Concrete Hippopotamus Walsall Market Place - Park Street, Walsall

52°35′03″N 1°58′55″W / 52.584264°N 1.982023°W / 52.584264; -1.982023 		1972 (1972) John Wood Sculpture Concrete John Wood B.A M.D.L Q47455447



More images 		The Source of Ingenuity Walsall Market Place, Walsall

52°35′03″N 1°58′55″W / 52.584285°N 1.981883°W / 52.584285; -1.981883 		 () Tom Lomax Sculpture / fountain Bronze Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Q47455482



More images 		Sister Dora Lloyds Bank, Walsall Market Place - Park Street, Walsall

52°35′03″N 1°58′56″W / 52.584211°N 1.98221°W / 52.584211; -1.98221 		1886 (1886) Francis John Williamson Statue Bronze Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Q47455461


Saddlers Shopping Centre

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

More images 		Walsall Saddle Outside Saddlers Shopping Centre, Bradford Street, Walsall

52°35′01″N 1°58′59″W / 52.583690°N 1.983010°W / 52.583690; -1.983010 		 () Tom Lomax Sculpture Bronze Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council



More images 		Walsall Nombelisk Outside Saddlers Shopping Centre - Bradford Street, Walsall

52°35′01″N 1°58′59″W / 52.583690°N 1.983010°W / 52.583690; -1.983010 		 () Tom Lomax Sculpture Bronze Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council


Walsall Arboretum

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

More images 		Jerome K. Jerome Near the Lodge at Walsall Arboretum

52°35′21″N 1°58′30″W / 52.58907281692238°N 1.9750350013084497°W / 52.58907281692238; -1.9750350013084497 		June 11, 2016 (2016-06-11) Phil Kelly Bust Bronze Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council The Jerome K. Jerome Society lobbied for the author to be recognised in his home town [2]


Fluffy the Oss Near the Visitor Centre at Walsall Arboretum

52°35′28″N 1°58′15″W / 52.59100371147015°N 1.9709192013990866°W / 52.59100371147015; -1.9709192013990866 		1990s, moved here in 2017 Marjan Wouda Horse statue Bronze Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Was originally outside the Civic Centre in Walsall in the 1990s. Relocated near the Visitor Centre at the Arboretum in 2017. It is part of the Industrial Garden. It had previously been vandalised and held in storage for years. [3]




Bescot

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coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes

More images 		Bescot Stadium Station railing sculpture Bescot Stadium Station

52°33′50″N 1°59′27″W / 52.563975°N 1.990779°W / 52.563975; -1.990779 		Sculpture West Midlands Network The railings go under the M6 and over the River Tame, between the Metropolitan Boroughs of Sandwell and Walsall. A Gaelic Blessing by John Rutter is on paving stones on the footpath [4]


Bloxwich

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Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes
Bloxwich Station sculpture Bloxwich Station, Croxdene Avenue, Bloxwich

52°37′04″N 2°00′39″W / 52.617747°N 2.010971°W / 52.617747; -2.010971 		2010 (2010) Sculpture West Midlands Network Similar sculptures at Bloxwich North Station, Cannock Station, Hednesford Station and Rugeley Town Station


Bloxwich North Station sculpture Bloxwich North Station, Broad Lane, Bloxwich

52°37′32″N 2°01′03″W / 52.625555°N 2.017554°W / 52.625555; -2.017554 		2010 (2010) Sculpture West Midlands Network Similar sculptures at Bloxwich Station, Cannock Station, Hednesford Station and Rugeley Town Station


Brownhills

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

More images 		Jigger Brownhills

52°38′55″N 1°56′08″W / 52.64855°N 1.93569°W / 52.64855; -1.93569 		John McKenna Sculpture Stainless steel 13 metres (43 ft) Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Q47455512


Willenhall

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Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Willenhall Lock Makers Market Place, Willenhall

52°35′04″N 2°03′20″W / 52.584566°N 2.055535°W / 52.584566; -2.055535 		2001 (2001) Freeform Arts Trust Ltd & Andrew Langley Sculpture Black and white painting on board Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council [5]



More images 		Four Keys Junction of Market Place and Walsall Street; junction of Cross Street and Upper Lichfield Street; junction of Stafford Street and Union Street; junction of New Road and Newlands Close, Willenhall

52°35′06″N 2°03′22″W / 52.584931°N 2.056029°W / 52.584931; -2.056029 		2000 (2000) Freeform Arts Trust Ltd & Andrew Langley Sculpture Mild steel plate, with black epoxy paint Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Four Keys [6]


Memorial to the Lockmaking Industry 33 Market Place, Willenhall

52°35′03″N 2°03′17″W / 52.584034°N 2.054751°W / 52.584034; -2.054751 		1968 (1968) Staff & Pupils of Willenhall Comprehensive School Sculpture Fibre-glass, painted grey Owen and Gravestock, Accountants, 33 Market Place Renovated in 1994 [7]


References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Public art in Walsall.
  1. ^ "Nonsense Poem Carving". National Recording Project. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Statue of writer to be unveiled at Walsall Arboretum". Express and Star. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Bronze horse statue 'Fluffy' makes a comeback to Walsall Arboretum". Express and Star. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ^ "A Gaelic Blessing". Amaranth Publishing. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  5. ^ "PMSA". pmsa.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015.
  6. ^ "PMSA". pmsa.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015.
  7. ^ "PMSA". pmsa.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015.
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