Public art audit - can you help?
Help us to create a database of all the 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 are carrying out a quick audit of all the public art in the district, including public artworks we don’t own or maintain, and we need your help to make sure our list is complete!
Please take a look at the lists below and email artsdevofficer@lichfielddc.gov.uk if you have any more information or interesting stories about the artworks you could share with us. Please also let us know if any artworks are missing from our lists.
How will we use this information?
We'll use the information we gather to improve our visitor website www.visitlichfield.co.uk and to encourage more and more people around the district to enjoy the public arts on offer. We'll also use it to inform any future plans we may develop around public art.
Thank you for your help.
Lichfield
| Name of artwork | Artist | Date | Materials | Location | Further details |
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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 |
In the care of 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 |
In the care of Lichfield District Council |
| Erasmus Darwin |
Peter Walker |
2012 |
Bronze |
Museum Gardens, Lichfield |
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| 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 |
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| Monument to King Charles II |
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Presumed 17th century |
Stone |
Cathedral Close, Lichfield |
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| Sailor from HMS Powerful Sculpture |
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Presumed post First World War |
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Wall of Registry Office, Lichfield |
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| St George & the Dragon |
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Post First World War |
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Garden of Remembrance, Lichfield |
Memorial |
| Suite of Prints |
Richard Clarke |
1991 |
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Lichfield Library |
County Council percent for Art Programme |
| Etched Glass Panel |
Martin Donlin |
1991 |
Glass |
Lichfield Library |
County Council percent for Art Programme |
| Tapestry |
Julieanne Worrall Hood |
1994 |
Tapestry |
Lichfield Day Centre, Wissage Lane, Lichfield |
County Council percent for Art Programme |
| Many works |
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Cathedral |
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| Erasmus Darwin |
John Sanders |
2012 |
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Darwin Park, Lichfield |
Darwin Walk Trust |
| Standing Stones |
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Police Mutual, Lichfield |
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| Calming Stone |
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Beacon Park |
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| 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 |
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| Mosaic |
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High St, Chasetown |
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| Miner looking to the future |
Morph4us |
2011 |
Thumb print & spray on panels |
Side wall of Old Mining College Centre, Chasetown |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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