Public art audit - can you help?
Database of public art in the district
If you live or work in Lichfield District, one thing you'll probably have noticed is the richness of local public artwork - from the sculpture of Dr Johnson in Lichfield’s Market Square to the Shining Stone in Shenstone, there are all sorts of artworks on display for everyone to visit and enjoy.
We carried out an audit of public art in the district in 2015, including public artworks we own and look after, and public artworks owned and looked after by other organisations.
Please email us if there are any artworks are missing from our lists that should be listed. If you want to discuss a piece of public art, please contact the relevant body listed below.
We hope you find the information useful and thank you for your help.
Lichfield
| Name of artwork | Artist | Date | Materials | Location | Further details / contact |
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| Dr Johnson Sculpture |
Richard Cockle Lucas |
1838 |
Stone |
Market Square, Lichfield |
Owed by Lichfield City Council |
| Boswell Sculpture |
Percy Fitzgerald |
1908 |
Bronze |
Market Square, Lichfield |
Owned by Lichfield City Council |
| Edward VII Sculpture |
Robert Bridgeman |
1908 |
Stone |
Museum Gardens, Lichfield |
Lichfield District Council |
| Commander Edward John Smith Sculpture |
Lady Kathleen Scott |
1914 |
Bronze |
Museum Gardens, Lichfield |
Captain of the Titanic and in care of Lichfield District Council |
| Ornamental Fountain |
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Museum Gardens, Lichfield |
Lichfield District Council |
| Erasmus Darwin |
Peter Walker |
2012 |
Bronze |
Museum Gardens, Lichfield |
Lichfield District Council |
| Dr Johnson Mosaic |
John Myatt |
1976 |
Coloured wooden mosaic |
Side of building in Bird Street |
Commissioned by Lichfield District Arts Association |
| Carved Stone Plaque |
Richard Kindersley |
1993 |
Stone |
TBC |
For Swan Road development (County Council perfect for Art Programme) |
| The Formation of Poetry |
Peter Walker |
2010 |
Bronze |
Between Tesco and back of Duke of York Pub, Lichfield |
Unknown |
| Monument to King Charles II |
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Presumed 17th century |
Stone |
Cathedral Close, Lichfield |
Lichfield Cathedral |
| Sailor from HMS Powerful Sculpture |
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Presumed post First World War |
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Wall of Registry Office, Lichfield |
Staffordshire County Council |
| St George & the Dragon |
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Post First World War |
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Garden of Remembrance, Lichfield |
Lichfield City Council |
| Suite of Prints |
Richard Clarke |
1991 |
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Lichfield Library |
Staffordshire County Council |
| Etched Glass Panel |
Martin Donlin |
1991 |
Glass |
Lichfield Library |
Staffordshire County Council |
| Tapestry |
Julieanne Worrall Hood |
1994 |
Tapestry |
Lichfield Day Centre, Wissage Lane, Lichfield |
Staffordshire County Council |
| Many works |
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Cathedral |
Lichfield Cathedral |
| Erasmus Darwin |
John Sanders |
2012 |
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Darwin Park, Lichfield |
Darwin Walk Trust |
| Standing Stones |
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Police Mutual, Lichfield |
Police Mutual |
| Calming Stone |
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Beacon Park |
Lichfield District Council |
| Heroes |
Jerry Trill & the local community |
2010 |
Carvings into sandstone |
Shortbutts Park, Lichfield |
Heroes is an ongoing piece started in 2010. It is inspired by iconography and relies upon the continuous carving of heroes' names into the soft sandstones by the community. As such it is never finished and will evolve over decades, as new 'heroes' emerge to replace old ones worn away by weather and time. Feel free to contribute to this piece by visiting Shortbutts Park and carving your heroes' names into the sandstones |
Burntwood
| Name of artwork | Artist | Date | Materials | Location | Further details / contact |
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| Mosaic |
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High St, Chasetown |
Unknown |
| Miner looking to the future |
Morph4us |
2011 |
Thumb print & spray on panels |
Side wall of Old Mining College Centre, Chasetown |
Burntwood Town Council |
| Railway Mural |
Matt Reeves |
2009 |
Spray paint mural |
Chasewater Railway Engine Shed |
Artist worked with pupils from Chasetown Sports College to design and produce the mural. |
Alrewas
| Name of artwork | Artist | Date | Materials | Location | Further details / contact |
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| Policeman |
Sgt P W Forsyth |
1957 |
Wood |
National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas |
10ft wooden statue (on loan from trustees of the Police Staff College) |
| Polar Bear |
Essex School of Woodcarving |
1999 |
Wood |
National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas |
Life size. Memorial to 49 Infantry Division |
| The Storyteller |
Essex School of Woodcarving |
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National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas |
Tableau within the Millennium Chapel |
| Golden Eagle |
Essex School of Woodcarving |
2001 |
Wood |
National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas |
Commemorates Berlin Airlift 1948-49 |
| Shot at dawn |
Andy DeComyn |
2001 |
Concrete |
National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas |
Memorial to Pte Herbert Burden |
| Memorial Tablets & Obelisks |
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National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas |
Large number of memorial tablets & obelisks, e.g. memorial to Sumatra Railway |
Other areas
| Name of artwork | Artist | Date | Materials | Location | Further details / contact |
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| Shining stone |
Jo Naden |
2002 |
Stainless steel |
Black Brook on Lamas Land, Shenstone |
Elliptical form. Artist worked with children from Greybrooke Primary School |
| Letocetum Stone |
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2012 |
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Wall |
National Trust |