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The statue of General Wolfe at Greenwich Park

This is a list of public art in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

Map of public art in the Royal Borough of Greenwich

Avery Hill

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Main article: Avery Hill
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Notes
Hermes Winter Garden

51°27′01″N 0°04′35″E / 51.45024°N 0.07627°E / 51.45024; 0.07627 (Hermes) 		1889 c. 1889 After Giambologna Architectural sculpture Grade II [1][2]


Blackheath

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Main article: Blackheath, London
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Notes

More images 		Borough of Greenwich War Memorial Corner of Charlton Way and Maze Hill

51°28′31″N 0°00′35″E / 51.4752°N 0.0097°E / 51.4752; 0.0097 (Borough of Greenwich War Memorial) 		1922 ? War memorial Portland stone Grade II Unveiled 11 November 1922.[3]
St John the Evangelist's Church War Memorial East end of St John the Evangelist's churchyard, Stratheden Road

51°28′33″N 0°01′09″E / 51.4758°N 0.01904°E / 51.4758; 0.01904 (St John the Evangelist's Church War Memorial) 		1922 J. B. L. Tolhurst (designer); Hoare and Sons (sculptors) Memorial cross Portland stone 5.3 m c. 5.3 m Grade II Unveiled 11 November 1922.[4]


Charlton

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Main article: Charlton, London
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Notes

More images 		Charlton War Memorial Green opposite St Luke's Church

51°28′53″N 0°02′09″E / 51.4814°N 0.0358°E / 51.4814; 0.0358 (Charlton War Memorial) 		1920 R. G. Hoare, after Reginald Blomfield Memorial cross Portland stone Grade II Unveiled 31 October 1920. A modified version of Blomfield's Cross of Sacrifice design.[5]

More images 		Statue of Sam Bartram The Valley

51°29′12″N 0°02′08″E / 51.4867°N 0.0355°E / 51.4867; 0.0355 (Statue of Sam Bartram) 		2005 Anthony Hawken Statue Bronze — Unveiled 9 June 2005.[6]
Portage Charlton House Peace Garden

51°28′49″N 0°02′15″E / 51.48029°N 0.03744°E / 51.48029; 0.03744 (Portage) 		2006 Margaret Higginson Statue — Inspired by the Amnesty International campaign "Stop Violence Against Women".[7]
Thames Barrier Memorial Thames Barrier

51°29′38″N 0°02′15″E / 51.49397°N 0.03739°E / 51.49397; 0.03739 (Thames Barrier memorial) 		2018 Memorial — Memorial to those who have worked on the Thames Barrier and other Thames flood defences.[8]


Deptford

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Main article: Deptford
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Notes
Memorial to Margaret McMillan Rachel McMillan Nursery School, McMillan Street

51°28′53″N 0°01′23″W / 51.48136°N 0.02296°W / 51.48136; -0.02296 (Memorial to Margaret McMillan) 		1932 Herbert Baker (architect) Stone on brick plinth Grade II [9]

More images 		Memorial to Peter the Great Glaisher Street

51°29′00″N 0°01′08″W / 51.48333°N 0.01889°W / 51.48333; -0.01889 (Memorial to Peter the Great) 		2001 Mihail Chemiakin Statue — [10]
His and Hers Junction of Deptford High Street and Griffin Street

51°28′40″N 0°01′33″W / 51.4779°N 0.0257°W / 51.4779; -0.0257 (His and Hers) 		2002 Patricio Forrester Mural Masonry paint — Refurbished 2016.[11][12]
Memorial to the Battle of Deptford Bridge Deptford Bridge

51°28′17″N 0°00′53″W / 51.471488°N 0.014639°W / 51.471488; -0.014639 (Battle of Deptford Bridge Memorial Sundial) 		2017 Gary Drostle Sundial mosaic bench — [13]


Eltham

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Main article: Eltham
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Notes
Holy Trinity Church War Memorial Holy Trinity churchyard, Southend Crescent

51°26′54″N 0°03′51″E / 51.4484°N 0.0641°E / 51.4484; 0.0641 (Holy Trinity Church War Memorial) 		after 1918 ? Crucifix Stone and bronze — [14]

More images 		Eltham War Memorial St John the Baptist's Church, High Street

51°27′04″N 0°03′05″E / 51.4510°N 0.0514°E / 51.4510; 0.0514 (Eltham War Memorial) 		1924 Reginald Blomfield Memorial cross Portland stone Grade II Unveiled 9 November 1924. Adapted from Blomfield's much-used Cross of Sacrifice design; he was present at the unveiling.[15]


Greenwich

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Main article: Greenwich
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Notes

More images 		Statue of George II Old Royal Naval College

51°29′01″N 0°00′21″W / 51.48361°N 0.00595°W / 51.48361; -0.00595 (Statue of George II) 		1735 John Michael Rysbrack Statue Grade II [16]

More images 		The Immortality of Nelson Nelson Pediment, Old Royal Naval College

51°28′58″N 0°00′20″W / 51.48267°N 0.00563°W / 51.48267; -0.00563 (The Immortality of Nelson) 		1809–1812 Benjamin West and Joseph Panzetta Architectural relief sculpture Coade stone Grade I [17][18]
Bust of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson Queen's House 1835 Francis Leggatt Chantrey Bust Marble [19]

More images 		Statue of William IV King William Walk

51°28′48″N 0°00′24″W / 51.47989°N 0.00654°W / 51.47989; -0.00654 (Statue of William IV) 		1845 Samuel Nixon Statue Foggin Tor Devon granite Grade II Erected 18–19 December 1844 on King William Street in the City of London; taken down in 1935 and re-erected here, on a smaller pedestal, the following year. The principal work of this sculptor, who received insufficient recompense from the work's commissioners and came close to financial ruin.[20]

More images 		Memorial to Joseph René Bellot Cutty Sark Gardens

51°29′01″N 0°00′28″W / 51.48364°N 0.00786°W / 51.48364; -0.00786 (Bellot Memorial) 		1855 Philip Hardwick Obelisk Grade II [16]

More images 		Memorial to the New Zealand Campaign (1863–1864) King William Walk

51°29′00″N 0°00′33″W / 51.4833°N 0.0091°W / 51.4833; -0.0091 (New Zealand Campaign Memorial) 		1874 Andrew Clarke Obelisk granite 50 ft high Grade II [21][22][23]
Busts of naval heroes Pepys Building, Old Royal Naval College

51°28′59″N 0°00′31″W / 51.48295°N 0.00874°W / 51.48295; -0.00874 (Busts of naval heroes, Pepys Building) 		1874–1883 Charles Raymond Smith Reliefs Grade II Portrait medallions with busts of the following:
  1. George Anson, 1st Baron Anson
  2. Francis Drake
  3. James Cook
  4. Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
  5. Robert Blake
  6. John Benbow
  7. John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
  8. George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney
  9. Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan
  10. Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood
  11. Richard Howe
  12. Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
  13. John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent[24]

More images 		Statue of General James Wolfe Blackheath Avenue, Greenwich Park

51°28′40″N 0°00′03″W / 51.47782°N 0.00085°W / 51.47782; -0.00085 (Statue of General Wolfe) 		1930 Robert Tait McKenzie Statue Grade II [25]

More images 		Statue of Walter Raleigh Old Royal Naval College

51°28′59″N 0°00′31″W / 51.48306°N 0.00867°W / 51.48306; -0.00867 (Statue of Walter Raleigh) 		1959 William McMillan Statue Grade II Unveiled 28 October 1959 in Whitehall by the US Ambassador John Hay Whitney.[26] Moved to this site in 2001[27] as it was out of scale with other statues which had since been erected nearby.[28] The statue is close to the Discover Greenwich entrance within the grounds of the ORNC.
Mermaid University of Greenwich 1959 ? Statue Silicon bronze — [29]

More images 		Large Standing Figure (Knife Edge) Greenwich Park

51°28′31″N 0°00′04″W / 51.4752°N 0.0011°W / 51.4752; -0.0011 (Large Standing Figure: Knife Edge) 		1961–1978 Henry Moore Sculpture — [30]

More images 		Dolphin Dial Titanic Memorial Garden, Royal Observatory

51°28′40″N 0°00′07″W / 51.47779°N 0.00190°W / 51.47779; -0.00190 (Dolphin Dial) 		1977–1978 Christopher St John Daniel and Edwin Russell Equinoctial sundial with sculpture Bronze — Unveiled 5 June 1978 and moved to this site in 2009. Daniel was Head of Education Services at the National Maritime Museum; the work was commissioned to mark the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II.[31]
Greenwich Mural Glenister Green, Woolwich Road

51°29′11″N 0°00′40″E / 51.48646°N 0.011124°E / 51.48646; 0.011124 (Greenwich Mural) 		1972 Philippa Threlfall and Kennedy Collings Mural Glazed and unglazed ceramic and stone — Depicts the maritime history of Greenwich. One of the earliest large-scale murals to be produced by the artists.[32] Commissioned for the former Greenwich District Hospital, it was moved to its current location and restored in 2007.[33]

More images 		Statue of Captain James Cook National Maritime Museum

51°28′50″N 0°00′17″W / 51.48051°N 0.0048°W / 51.48051; -0.0048 (Statue of Captain Cook) 		1994 Arthur Weller Statue — [34]

More images 		Prime Meridian marker Royal Observatory 1999 Christina Garzia Sculpture —

More images 		Millennium Sundial Greenwich Park

51°28′53″N 0°00′05″W / 51.48133°N 0.00151°W / 51.48133; -0.00151 (Millennium Sundial) 		2000 Christopher St John Daniel Sundial — [35]

More images 		The Throne of Earthly Kings Devonport House

51°28′50″N 0°00′26″W / 51.4806°N 0.0073°W / 51.4806; -0.0073 (The Throne of Earthly Kings) 		2004 François Hameury Sculpture — [36]

More images 		Statue of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson Trafalgar Tavern

51°29′04″N 0°00′16″W / 51.4845°N 0.0045°W / 51.4845; -0.0045 (Statue of Lord Nelson) 		2009 Lesley Povey Statue Bronze — [37]

More images 		Monument for a Dead Parrot University of Greenwich

51°28′52″N 0°00′28″W / 51.4811°N 0.0077°W / 51.4811; -0.0077 (Monument for a Dead Parrot) 		2009 John Reardon Sculpture Bronze (spray-painted) — [38]

More images 		Nelson's Ship in a Bottle National Maritime Museum

51°28′49″N 0°00′19″W / 51.48030°N 0.00531°W / 51.48030; -0.00531 (Nelson's Ship in a Bottle) 		2010 Yinka Shonibare Sculpture — Originally a temporary installation on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth, it has been at the National Maritime Museum since 2012[39]

More images 		Statue of Yuri Gagarin Royal Observatory

51°28′38″N 0°00′08″W / 51.4773°N 0.0023°W / 51.4773; -0.0023 (Statue of Yuri Gagarin) 		2011 Anatoly Novikov Statue Zinc alloy — [40]

More images 		Encompass Greenwich Market

51°28′53″N 0°00′34″W / 51.48144°N 0.00952°W / 51.48144; -0.00952 (Encompass) 		2016 Michael Speller Sculpture Bronze 2.4m — Unveiled 4 April 2016 by the Duke of York.[41] Commissioned by Greenwich Hospital, the Crown Charity. Made from bronze, it is a 2.4m sphere made from 210 figures, depicting sailors as they climb a ship's rigging.


Greenwich Peninsula

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Main article: Greenwich Peninsula
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Notes

More images 		East Greenwich Gas Works War Memorial West Parkside Road

51°29′43″N 0°00′44″E / 51.4953°N 0.0121°E / 51.4953; 0.0121 (East Greenwich Gas Works War Memorial) 		1926 ? War memorial Grey Aberdeen granite Grade II Unveiled 18 September 1926.[42]

More images 		Quantum Cloud Greenwich Peninsula

51°30′07″N 0°00′33″E / 51.50185°N 0.00913°E / 51.50185; 0.00913 (Quantum Cloud) 		2000 Antony Gormley Sculpture — Created for the millennium celebrations, now part of The Line art trail

More images 		A Slice of Reality Greenwich Peninsula

51°30′15″N 0°00′01″W / 51.50418°N 0.00028°W / 51.50418; -0.00028 (Slice of Reality) 		2000 Richard Wilson Sculpture — Created for the millennium celebrations, now part of The Line art trail[43]

More images 		Liberty Grip Greenwich Peninsula

51°30′16″N 0°00′18″E / 51.50437°N 0.00509°E / 51.50437; 0.00509 (Liberty Grip) 		2008 Gary Hume Sculpture — Part of The Line art trail[44]

More images 		Here Greenwich Peninsula

51°30′11″N 0°00′05″W / 51.50316°N 0.00146°W / 51.50316; -0.00146 (Here) 		2013 Thomson & Craighead Sculpture — Part of The Line art trail[45]

More images 		A Bullet from a Shooting Star Greenwich Peninsula

51°30′04″N 0°00′02″W / 51.50124°N 0.00057°W / 51.50124; -0.00057 (A Bullet from a Shooting Star) 		2015 Alex Chinneck Sculpture — Part of The Line art trail[46]
Lenticular Dazzle Camouflage Greenwich Peninsula

51°29′38″N 0°00′26″E / 51.493905°N 0.007183°E / 51.493905; 0.007183 (Lenticular Dazzle Camouflage) 		2016 Conrad Shawcross Sculpture metal 49 m high — Part of the Greenwich Peninsula Low Carbon Energy Centre, and inspired by dazzle camouflage[47]

More images 		Hydra and Kali Greenwich Peninsula

51°29′56″N 0°00′46″E / 51.49875°N 0.01264°E / 51.49875; 0.01264 (Hydra and Kali) 		2016 Damien Hirst Sculpture metal — Formerly part of Hirst's 2017 exhibition Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable in Venice[48]

More images 		Mermaid Greenwich Peninsula

51°30′09″N 0°00′25″E / 51.50257°N 0.00682°E / 51.50257; 0.00682 (Mermaid) 		2017 Damien Hirst Sculpture metal — Formerly part of Hirst's 2017 exhibition Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable in Venice[48]
Head in the Wind Greenwich Peninsula

51°30′06″N 0°00′25″E / 51.50176°N 0.00683°E / 51.50176; 0.00683 (Head in the Wind) 		2019 Allen Jones Sculpture 8 metres (26 ft) — [49]

More images 		Demon with Bowl Greenwich Peninsula

51°30′00″N 0°00′32″E / 51.50012°N 0.00902°E / 51.50012; 0.00902 (Demon with Bowl) 		2023 Damien Hirst Sculpture 60 feet (18 m) — [50]


Lee

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Main article: Lee, London
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Notes

More images 		Men of St Peter's War Memorial Courtlands Avenue

51°27′24″N 0°01′21″E / 51.4567°N 0.0226°E / 51.4567; 0.0226 (Men of St Peter's War Memorial) 		1920 Hatchard Smith and Son (designers); Farmer and Brindley (sculptors) Memorial cross Portland stone Grade II Unveiled 15 May 1920.[51]


Plumstead

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Main article: Plumstead
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Notes

More images 		8th London Howitzer Brigade War Memorial Plumstead Common

51°28′55″N 0°04′32″E / 51.4819°N 0.0756°E / 51.4819; 0.0756 (8th London Howitzer Brigade War Memorial) 		1922 ? War memorial Portland stone Grade II Unveiled 7 October 1922.[52]


Shooter's Hill

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Main article: Shooter's Hill
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Notes
Christ Church War Memorial Churchyard of Christ Church

51°27′54″N 0°03′26″E / 51.4649°N 0.0572°E / 51.4649; 0.0572 (Christ Church War Memorial) 		1922 ? Memorial cross Stone — Unveiled 8 October 1922.[53]


Thamesmead

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Main article: Thamesmead
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Notes
Byron Close Arches Byron Close, arches under Carlyle Road

51°30′09″N 0°07′11″E / 51.5025°N 0.1198°E / 51.5025; 0.1198 (Byron Close Arches) 		2018 Rebecca Sutherland Sculpture Concrete ? — Won the Wayfinding & Environmental Graphics category in the Design Week Awards 2018.[[54]


Woolwich

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Main article: Woolwich
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Notes
Statue of a Barbarian or Deus Lunus Royal Arsenal Brass Foundry, No 1 Street

51°29′32″N 0°04′10″E / 51.49235°N 0.06939°E / 51.49235; 0.06939 (Roman statue "Deus Lunus" at Royal Arsenal) 		late-Roman period (1st–3rd century AD) ? Roman statue Turkish marble — Dug up by British troops in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1801 and shipped to Woolwich
Crucifix St Mary's Gardens, Greenlaw Street

51°29′36″N 0°03′32″E / 51.4932°N 0.05881313°E / 51.4932; 0.05881313 (Crucifix) 		18th–19th century? ? crucifix wood — Originally part of the church interior; moved here in 1966

More images 		Statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Royal Arsenal, Wellington Park

51°29′37″N 0°04′26″E / 51.49354°N 0.07388°E / 51.49354; 0.07388 (Statue of the Duke of Wellington) 		1848 Thomas Milnes statue on pedestal marble, Portland stone (plinth) Grade II Originally at the Tower of London, moved to the Arsenal in 1863

More images 		Tom Cribb's tomb St Mary's Gardens, Woolwich Church Street

51°29′36″N 0°03′37″E / 51.493357°N 0.06018106°E / 51.493357; 0.06018106 (tomb of Tom Cribb) 		1851 ? statue stone Grade II A lion resting its paw on an urn

More images 		Crimean War Memorial Royal Artillery Barracks, south end of parade ground

51°29′06″N 0°03′38″E / 51.48513°N 0.06050292°E / 51.48513; 0.06050292 (Crimean War Memorial) 		1861 John Bell statue with pedestal surrounded by 12 cannon-bollards bronze and stone 3 m (without pediment) Grade II The figure of a woman distributing laurel wreaths, Honour, was cast from a Russian cannon captured at Sebastopol

More images 		Major Little Memorial Woolwich Common, Academy Rd / Ha-ha Road

51°28′55″N 0°03′41″E / 51.482047°N 0.06133977°E / 51.482047; 0.06133977 (Major Little Memorial) 		1861? ? obelisk stone Grade II

More images 		Second Boer War Memorial Grand Depot Road, opposite Royal Artillery Barracks

51°29′03″N 0°03′45″E / 51.48416°N 0.06237°E / 51.48416; 0.06237 (Second Boer War Memorial) 		1902? ? obelisk granite Grade II Memorial to the men of the 61st Battery Royal Field Artillery who died in the Second Boer War (1899–1902)

More images 		Statue of Alexander McLeod Former Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society building, 125–161 Powis Street

51°29′32″N 0°03′47″E / 51.49225°N 0.06318°E / 51.49225; 0.06318 (Statue of Alexander McLeod) 		1903 Alfred Drury Statue in niche Coade stone or terracotta? Grade II [55]
World War I memorial Royal Arsenal, Grand Store, Cadogan Road

51°29′39″N 0°04′24″E / 51.494216°N 0.07334383°E / 51.494216; 0.07334383 (Royal Arsenal World War I Memorial) 		1919? ? relief stone —
Maritime history of Woolwich Woolwich Dockyard, Thames Path at Mast Pond Wharf

51°29′40″N 0°03′22″E / 51.49444°N 0.05607°E / 51.49444; 0.05607 (Thames Path mosaics) 		1984–86 community project mosaic floor piece (damaged) ceramic tesserae — The mosaics are the result of a community project led by the National Elfrida Rathbone Society through an arts workshop based at the Clock House Community Centre
Workers of Woolwich Woolwich Arsenal station, platform 1

51°29′23″N 0°04′12″E / 51.48971°N 0.06998°E / 51.48971; 0.06998 (Workers of Woolwich) 		1993 Martin Williams relief terracotta — The work was commissioned by British Rail's Community Unit with the University of Greenwich and Greenwich Council, and is a tribute to the tens of thousands of workers at the Royal Arsenal
The Woolwich Ship Plumstead Road, opposite the Royal Arsenal

51°29′28″N 0°04′15″E / 51.491106°N 0.07086162°E / 51.491106; 0.07086162 (The Woolwich Ship) 		1999 Tom Grimsey sculpture steel — The sculpture celebrates the naval history of Woolwich; commissioned by Woolwich Development Agency & Greenwich Council
History of Woolwich Dockyard Woolwich Church Street, Kingsman Parade pedestrian tunnel

51°29′34″N 0°03′21″E / 51.49290°N 0.05573°E / 51.49290; 0.05573 (Kingsman Parade mosaic) 		2000 Stephen Lobb, Greenwich Mural Workshop & pupils of Cardwell Primary School mosaic mural ceramic tesserae — The mosaics are the result of a project by the Greenwich Mural Workshop, with Stephen Lobb as the senior artist, working with Cardwell Primary School

More images 		Assembly Royal Arsenal, James Clavell Square

51°29′41″N 0°04′12″E / 51.49485°N 0.070059°E / 51.49485; 0.070059 (Assembly) 		2001 Peter Burke group of 16 statues cast iron 188cm —
Memorial to Dial Square, Royal Arsenal and Woolwich Arsenal Football Clubs Royal Arsenal, outside the Dial Arch pub

51°29′33″N 0°04′11″E / 51.492502°N 0.06978873°E / 51.492502; 0.06978873 (Memorial to Arsenal FC) 		c. 2005 ? sculpture bronze, stone —
Street Life Woolwich Arsenal station, Green's End / Beresford Square

51°29′27″N 0°04′07″E / 51.490755°N 0.06852809°E / 51.490755; 0.06852809 (Street Life, in-station mural) 		2008 Michael Craig-Martin ceramic art, mural ceramic extends over two storeys — More than 2500 individually screen-printed tiles by Manor Architectural Ceramics in Warwick

More images 		Statue of Nike, goddess of victory Royal Arsenal, No 1 Street, Main Guardhouse

51°29′31″N 0°04′10″E / 51.49196°N 0.06938°E / 51.49196; 0.06938 (Nike, 2012 Summer Olympics memorial) 		9 Sept 2012 Pavlos Angelos Kougioumtzis statue bronze — A gift of the people of Olympia to commemorate the 30th Olympiad in London in 2012

More images 		Woolwich Buddy Bear General Gordon Square

51°29′24″N 0°04′03″E / 51.490046°N 0.06737977°E / 51.490046; 0.06737977 (Woolwich Buddy Bear) 		27 May 2016 Michele Petit-Jean (after a design by pupils of Eltham Hill School) statue fibreglass — Celebrating the 50th anniversary of friendship between the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the Berlin borough of Reinickendorf


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  34. ^ London Image: Statue of Captain James Cook, Maritime Explorer, Greenwich. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  35. ^ Millennium Sundial. Art UK. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  36. ^ "The Throne of Earthly Kings". The Greenwich Phantom. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  37. ^ Matthews 2018, p. 209
  38. ^ Monument for a Dead Parrot. Art UK. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  39. ^ Brown, Mark (23 April 2012). "Yinka Shonibare's ship in a bottle goes on permanent display in Greenwich". The Guardian.
  40. ^ Yuri Gagarin statue at the Royal Observatory. Royal Museums Greenwich. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  41. ^ "Encompass is Unveiled". Michael Speller. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  42. ^ Historic England. "East Greenwich Gas Works War Memorial (1460005)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  43. ^ "Richard Wilson". Richard Wilson Sculptor. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017.
  44. ^ "The Line". the-line.org. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  45. ^ "The Line". the-line.org. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  46. ^ "The Line". the-line.org. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  47. ^ Greenwich Peninsula Low Carbon Energy Centre Revealed. C.F. Møller Architects. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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  49. ^ "Head in the Wind". Cimolai. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
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  51. ^ "Men Of St Peters Parish". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  52. ^ "8th London Howitzer Brigade – WW1". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  53. ^ "Christ Church – Cross". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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  55. ^ "Alexander McLeod". National Recording Project. Public Monuments & Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

Bibliography

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  • Blackwood, John (1989). London's Immortals: The Complete Outdoor Commemorative Statues. London and Oxford: Savoy Press. ISBN 978-0951429600.
  • Kershman, Andrew (2013). London's Monuments. London: Metro Publications.
  • Matthews, Peter (2018). London's Statues and Monuments. Oxford: Shire Publications.
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