List of public art in Dudley

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

Duncan Edwards Way

Castle Gate Island

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Cannonballs Castle Gate Island, Dudley

52°30′50″N 2°04′24″W / 52.513854°N 2.073348°W / 52.513854; -2.073348
2001 (2001)Andrew Burton SculptureConcrete, covered in broken brick1.2m diameter spheres Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Part of the "Medieval Life" collection of sculptures[1]

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Cannon Castle Gate Island, Dudley

52°30′49″N 2°04′25″W / 52.513746°N 2.073619°W / 52.513746; -2.073619
2001 (2001)Andrew Burton SculptureBronze4m long x 3m diameter (mouth) x 3.57m high Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Part of the "Medieval Life" collection of sculptures[1]

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Crucible Castle Gate Island, Dudley

52°30′49″N 2°04′23″W / 52.513694°N 2.073038°W / 52.513694; -2.073038
2001 (2001)Andrew Burton SculptureBronze3.2m x 1.8m x 2.9m high Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Part of the "Medieval Life" collection of sculptures[1]

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Plough Castle Gate Island, Dudley

52°30′49″N 2°04′23″W / 52.513611°N 2.073161°W / 52.513611; -2.073161
2001 (2001)Andrew Burton SculptureCorten steel and wood3.5m high x 2.4m wide x 2cm deep Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Part of the "Medieval Life" collection of sculptures[1]

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Heraldic lion Castle Gate Island, Dudley

52°30′49″N 2°04′24″W / 52.513617°N 2.073367°W / 52.513617; -2.073367
2001 (2001)Andrew Burton SculptureCorten steel2.7m high x 4m long x 3cm deep Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Part of the "Medieval Life" collection of sculptures[1]

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Ruined wall (2 blocks) Castle Gate Island, Dudley

52°30′50″N 2°04′24″W / 52.513785°N 2.073206°W / 52.513785; -2.073206
2001 (2001)Andrew Burton SculptureCeramic blocksfirst block 2.16m high x 4.4m long x 51cm deep; second block 2.75m high x 4.6m long x 51cm deep Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Part of the "Medieval Life" collection of sculptures[1]

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Premier Inn Dudley Town Centre sculpture Premier Inn - Castle Gate Island, Dudley

52°30′49″N 2°04′19″W / 52.513626°N 2.072004°W / 52.513626; -2.072004
Sculpture Premier Inn It's on the Birmingham Road side of the hotel.

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James Whale memorial Showcase Cinemas - Castlegate Way, Dudley

52°30′56″N 2°04′19″W / 52.515623°N 2.071857°W / 52.515623; -2.071857
2002 (2002)Charles Hadcock Sculpture Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Wolverton Road

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Living Fossil between Wolverton Road and Southern By-Pass - Dudley

52°30′41″N 2°04′28″W / 52.511493°N 2.074538°W / 52.511493; -2.074538
2000 (2000)Natasha Carsberg SculpturePainted steel Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council resembles a giant seed pod surmounted by a calyx and part of the stalk[2]

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Spiral Fossil between Wolverton Road and Southern By-Pass - Dudley

52°30′42″N 2°04′27″W / 52.511737°N 2.074174°W / 52.511737; -2.074174
2000 (2000)Michael Konu SculptureKilkenny limestone Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council inspired by a gastropod fossil[3]

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Dawn of Time between Wolverton Road and Southern By-Pass - Dudley

52°30′39″N 2°04′32″W / 52.510866°N 2.075482°W / 52.510866; -2.075482
2001 (2001)Michael Lyons SculptureSteel painted yellow Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Suggests a sunrise[4]

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Standing Stone between Wolverton Road and Southern By-Pass - Dudley

52°30′43″N 2°04′26″W / 52.511983°N 2.073884°W / 52.511983; -2.073884
2000 (2000)John Vaughan SculptureLimestone Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council resembles two stylized, intertwined standing figures[5]

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Giant Hand between Wolverton Road and Southern By-Pass - Dudley

52°30′40″N 2°04′29″W / 52.511247°N 2.074808°W / 52.511247; -2.074808
2000 (2000)Jonathan Mulvaney SculptureFerro-cement Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council large hand and wrist is lying on the grass, palm down[6]

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Fossil sculpture between Wolverton Road and Southern By-Pass, Dudley

52°30′45″N 2°04′24″W / 52.512519°N 2.073358°W / 52.512519; -2.073358
Sculpture Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Flood Street Island

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Salamander Obelisk Flood Street Island, Dudley

52°30′26″N 2°04′51″W / 52.507213°N 2.080823°W / 52.507213; -2.080823
2000 (2000)Steve Field Obelisk SculptureFiligree steel Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council [7]

Cinder Bank Island

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Fire Tower Cinder Bank Island, Dudley

52°30′00″N 2°05′26″W / 52.500001°N 2.090573°W / 52.500001; -2.090573
2000 (2000)Phillip Bews & Diane Gorvin SculptureSteel painted red13cm diameter, 20m high, 1.3m wide (max.) Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Six steel tubes forming a circle are welded to a circular steel base.[8]
Fires of Industry Cinder Bank Island, Dudley

52°30′01″N 2°05′26″W / 52.500274°N 2.090692°W / 52.500274; -2.090692
2000 (2000)Phillip Bews & Diane Gorvin SculptureSteel painted red20m long x 8m high x 31cm deep Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council 3 steel wedges[9]
Heroic Worker Cinder Bank Island, Dudley

52°30′02″N 2°05′27″W / 52.500464°N 2.090956°W / 52.500464; -2.090956
2000 (2000)Phillip Bews & Diane Gorvin StatueBronze3m high x 1.65m wide x 1.1m deep Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council bronze statue of a workman stands on a circle of bricks[10]

Scotts Green Island

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Millennium (Pegasus) Scotts Green Island, Dudley

52°30′09″N 2°06′18″W / 52.502602°N 2.104897°W / 52.502602; -2.104897
2001 (2001)Andrew Logan SculptureBronze Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council [11]

Town Centre

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The Earl of Dudley Castle Hill, Dudley

52°30′44″N 2°04′49″W / 52.512349°N 2.080289°W / 52.512349; -2.080289
1888 (1888)C B Birch StatueMarble Grade II listed[12]Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

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Green Man Entry Castle Street, Dudley

52°30′44″N 2°04′51″W / 52.512147°N 2.080901°W / 52.512147; -2.080901
2014 (2014)John McKenna SculptureCast bronze Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council May have been a passageway to an old ale house [13][14]

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Apollo fountain Coronation Gardens, Ednam Road, Dudley

52°30′46″N 2°05′00″W / 52.51277°N 2.08337°W / 52.51277; -2.08337
1939 (1939)William Bloye Statue / fountainBronze Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council [15]

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Duncan Edwards Market Place, Dudley

52°30′35″N 2°04′52″W / 52.509664°N 2.080993°W / 52.509664; -2.080993
1999 (1999)James Butler StatueBronze Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Was in temporary storage in 2014.[16] Re-dedicated in October 2015 [17]

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Drinking Fountain Market Place, Dudley

52°30′37″N 2°04′57″W / 52.510383°N 2.082499°W / 52.510383; -2.082499
1867 (1867)James Forsyth Drinking fountain sculptureStone Grade II* listed fountain.[18][19]Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

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Ben Boucher Market Place, Dudley

52°30′37″N 2°04′57″W / 52.510241°N 2.082626°W / 52.510241; -2.082626
2015 (2015)John McKenna and Steve Field StatueBronze Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council A stone bench where people can take selfies with the statue [20]

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Family Group Near the footbridge - King Street, Dudley

52°30′34″N 2°04′51″W / 52.509454°N 2.080711°W / 52.509454; -2.080711
1969 (1969)Edward Bainbridge Copnall SculptureOak400cm high x 90cm wide x 90cm deep Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council depicts a man and woman back to back, with a child at their side, and supporting two children on their shoulders [21]
Figure Group Birdcage Walk, Dudley

52°30′40″N 2°04′51″W / 52.511055°N 2.080898°W / 52.511055; -2.080898
1963 (1963)Edward Bainbridge Copnall Friezefibreglass and powdered aluminium240cm high x 800cm wide Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Female figure and child represent Education and Family. Two male figures represent Mining and Chainmaking.[22]

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Long Entry Alleyway - King Street to Market Place, Dudley

52°30′34″N 2°04′56″W / 52.509566°N 2.082218°W / 52.509566; -2.082218
1995 (1995)Steve Field sculpturePainted Steel Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Set of arches over a passageway depicting scenes from Medieval life [23]

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Dudley Evolve Theatre stone sculpture Dudley Evolve Theatre, The Broadway, Dudley

52°30′46″N 2°04′56″W / 52.51287°N 2.08212°W / 52.51287; -2.08212
2018 (2018) SculptureStone Dudley College Contains a quote by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) - 'You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water'.

Priory Park

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People Group Near a pond - Priory Park, Dudley

52°31′00″N 2°05′06″W / 52.516762°N 2.085127°W / 52.516762; -2.085127
1992 (1992)Jonathan Mulvaney SculptureWood Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council [24]
Priory Monks mosaic opposite Registry Office in Priory Park, Dudley

52°31′01″N 2°05′08″W / 52.516826°N 2.085641°W / 52.516826; -2.085641
1991 (1991)Maggie Howarth MosaicSlate Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council [25]

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Medieval Tiles Near the Priory Ruins - Priory Park, Dudley

52°30′56″N 2°05′06″W / 52.51545°N 2.084941°W / 52.51545; -2.084941
2012 (2012)Company of Artisans Floor tilesCeramic Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council A set of 12 tiled pavements. Installed between 2012-14[26]

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The Return of Dorothy Round Near tennis courts in Priory Park, Dudley

52°31′03″N 2°05′15″W / 52.517495°N 2.087585°W / 52.517495; -2.087585
2013 (2013)John McKenna StatueBronze Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council [27][28]

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Decorative gateway Corner of Priory Road and The Broadway, Priory Park, Dudley

52°30′55″N 2°05′12″W / 52.515255°N 2.086747°W / 52.515255; -2.086747
2013 (2013)Steve Field Gates sculpture Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council [28]

Black Country Living Museum

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War memorial Black Country Living Museum - Dudley

52°31′08″N 2°04′38″W / 52.518832°N 2.077156°W / 52.518832; -2.077156
1923 (1923) War memorial statueBronze Black Country Living Museum Originally erected in 1923 at William Butler's Springfield Brewery in Wolverhampton.[29] Relocated here in 2010.

Dudley Zoo

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Plight of the Orangutan Dudley Zoo 20 December 2022 (2022-12-20)Luke Perry StatueSteel poles Dudley Zoo Features 100 steel poles, 97 of them cut to symbolise the devastating effects of deforestation, mostly due to palm oil plantations.[30] It's designed to raise awareness about the plight of the critically endangered species.[31]

Brierley Hill

Stourbridge

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