List of public art in Hampshire

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This is a list of public art in Hampshire, in 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.

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RAMC Memorial, Aldershot Gun Hill, Aldershot

51°15′13″N 0°45′41″W / 51.2536°N 0.7613°W / 51.2536; -0.7613 (RAMC Memorial, Aldershot)
1905Goscombe John Sculpture group, obelisk and wall with plaquesBronze and granite Grade IIQ26672950 Architect, Robert Weir Schultz[1][2]

Alton

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Bear Westbrook Walk, Alton 2005Mark Coreth StatueBronze

Basingstoke

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Rhythm, Strength and Movement Basing View, Basingstoke

51°16′03″N 1°04′55″W / 51.267626°N 1.081992°W / 51.267626; -1.081992 (Rhythm, Strength and Movement)
1987Robert Erskine SculptureWeathered steel Commissioned by Sun Life Canada[3]
Blue Coat Boy Cross Street, Basingstoke

51°15′49″N 1°05′19″W / 51.2636°N 1.0885°W / 51.2636; -1.0885 (Blue Coat Boy)
1994 Statue on pedestal Q59781088 Owned by Basingstoke Heritage Society
L'Arc Alencon Link, Basingstoke

51°16′05″N 1°05′18″W / 51.2680°N 1.0884°W / 51.2680; -1.0884 (L'Arc)
1999David Annand Sculpture group
Poppy Churchill Way, Basingstoke 1996Tom Merrifield Statue on pedestal
Sailing By Stars Railway station, Basingstoke

51°16′05″N 1°05′18″W / 51.2680°N 1.0884°W / 51.2680; -1.0884 (Sailing By Stars)
1990Sarah Tombs Sculpture groupBronze [4]
The Family London Street, Basingstoke

51°15′45″N 1°05′09″W / 51.2624°N 1.0858°W / 51.2624; -1.0858 (The Family)
1993Mike Smith Bronze [5]
The Church Stone Wote Street, Basingstoke

51°15′49″N 1°05′11″W / 51.2636°N 1.0864°W / 51.2636; -1.0864 (The Church Stone)
1994Michael Pegler Granite [5] Nicknamed the "Wote Street Willy"[6]
Jane Austen Outside Willis Museum, Market Place, Basingstoke

51°15′46″N 1°05′13″W / 51.2627°N 1.0870°W / 51.2627; -1.0870 (Jane Austen)
2017Adam Roud Bronze [7]

Eastleigh

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Entry Effected Leigh Road, Eastleigh

50°58′22″N 1°22′18″W / 50.9729°N 1.3716°W / 50.9729; -1.3716 (Entry Effected)
2008Les Johnson StatueBronze
The Fourth Arm Leigh Road, Eastleigh

50°58′22″N 1°22′18″W / 50.9729°N 1.3716°W / 50.9729; -1.3716 (The Fourth Arm)
1995Les Johnson StatueBronze

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Eastleigh Lakeside Park Art Trail Lakeside Country Park, Eastleigh

50°57′25″N 1°22′00″W / 50.9569°N 1.3668°W / 50.9569; -1.3668 (Eastleigh Lakeside Park Art Trail)
c. 2018 (2018)Nicola Henshaw 9 plaquesCorten steel
Pirelli Arch Pirelli Park, Eastleigh

50°56′52″N 1°21′54″W / 50.9479°N 1.3651°W / 50.9479; -1.3651 (Pirelli Arch)
c. 2012 (2012)Codsteaks SculptureMild Steel
Proud to Serve Leigh Road, Eastleigh

50°58′22″N 1°22′18″W / 50.9729°N 1.3716°W / 50.9729; -1.3716 (Proud to Serve)
1998Les Johnson StatueBronze
The Railwayman Leigh Road, Eastleigh

50°58′10″N 1°21′12″W / 50.9694°N 1.3532°W / 50.9694; -1.3532 (The Railwayman)
1995Jill Tweed StatueBronze
Spitfire Mitchell Way, Southampton Airport, Eastleigh

50°57′01″N 1°21′24″W / 50.950278°N 1.356667°W / 50.950278; -1.356667 (Spitfire)
2004Alan Manning Airplane replicaWing span 24ft
Charlotte Mary Yonge Railway Station Concourse, Eastleigh

50°58′09″N 1°21′01″W / 50.96929°N 1.35034°W / 50.96929; -1.35034 (Charlotte Mary Yonge)
2015Vivien Mallock Statue & benchBronze Owned by Eastleigh Borough Council

Fareham

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Anvil Man Fareham Stephen Lunn Sculpture

Gosport

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Nat Gonella Tribute Gosport

50°47′33″N 1°08′44″W / 50.792584°N 1.145465°W / 50.792584; -1.145465 (Nat Gonella Tribute)
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John Fieldhouse, Baron Fieldhouse Falklands Gardens, Gosport 1993Jill Tweed Bust on pedestalBronze & concrete [8]

Lasham

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The Alpha Lima Armillary Sphere Lasham Airfield, Lasham

51°11′22″N 1°02′07″W / 51.189383°N 1.035292°W / 51.189383; -1.035292 (The Alpha Lima Armillary Sphere)
2005 Armillary sphereMetal

Petersfield

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Equestrian statue of William III, Petersfield The Square, Petersfield

51°00′14″N 0°56′15″W / 51.0039°N 0.9374°W / 51.0039; -0.9374 (Equestrian statue of William III)
18th century, restored 1912Henry Cheere Equestrian statue on pedestalLead & stone Grade IQ17528308 Erected in its current location in 1812 having previously stood in Petersfield House.[9][10]

Portsmouth

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Jack Star Tipner Lake

50°49′45″N 1°05′13″W / 50.8291°N 1.0870°W / 50.8291; -1.0870 (Jack Star)
2000 (2000)Richard Farrington Sculpture12 metres (39 ft) tall [11]
Jubilee Statue Gunwharf Quays

50°47′44″N 1°06′29″W / 50.7955°N 1.1081°W / 50.7955; -1.1081 (Jubilee Statue)
2002Vivien Mallock Bronze12 feet Unveiled by HM Queen Elizabeth II on 27 June 2002. The prow of the ship is modeled on the Royal Yacht Britannia.[12][13]

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The Mudlarks The Hard

50°47′55″N 1°06′26″W / 50.7986°N 1.1073°W / 50.7986; -1.1073 (The Mudlarks)
2010Michael Peacock StatueBronze [14]
Remembrance Poppy Bishop Street, Portsmouth Coastguard Studio [citation needed]

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Sails of the South / Tri-Sail M275 motorway

50°49′59″N 1°05′09″W / 50.8331°N 1.0858°W / 50.8331; -1.0858 (Tri-Sail / Sails of the South)
2001 (2001) 43 metres (141 ft) tall Q7400459 [11]

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Horatio Nelson Grand Parade

50°47′21″N 1°06′19″W / 50.7891°N 1.1052°W / 50.7891; -1.1052 (Horatio Nelson)
1951Frederick Brook Hitch Statue on pedestalBronze Grade IIQ26397862 Originally sited in Pembroke Gardens[15]

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Queen Victoria Guildhall Square

50°47′47″N 1°04′54″W / 50.7964°N 1.0818°W / 50.7964; -1.0818 (Queen Victoria)
1903Alfred Drury Statue on pedestalBronze Grade IIQ26398294 [16]

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Portsmouth Naval Memorial Southsea Common

50°46′35″N 1°05′24″W / 50.7764°N 1.0899°W / 50.7764; -1.0899 (Portsmouth Naval Memorial)
1924Sir Robert Lorimer Obelisk on plinthPortland stone Grade IQ20712306 Commonwealth War Graves Commission site[17]

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Portsmouth War Memorial Guildhall Square

50°47′54″N 1°05′33″W / 50.7982°N 1.0925°W / 50.7982; -1.0925 (Portsmouth War Memorial)
1921James Glen Sivewright Gibson, Walter Gordon, Charles Sargeant Jagger Cenotaph with surround & statuesPortland stone Grade II*Q26263431 [18][19]

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Crimea War Memorial Clarence Esplanade

50°46′51″N 1°05′37″W / 50.7808°N 1.0935°W / 50.7808; -1.0935 (Crimea War Memorial)
1857HJ Andrews, J King & Sons ObeliskPortland stone Grade IIQ26666638 [20][21]
Whale's Tail Gunwharf Quays

50°47′43″N 1°06′17″W / 50.7952°N 1.1046°W / 50.7952; -1.1046 (The Whale's Tail)
2008Richard Farrington SculptureBronze [22][23]

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Bonds of Friendship Sally Port

50°47′23″N 1°06′24″W / 50.7896°N 1.1067°W / 50.7896; -1.1067 (Bonds of Friendship)
1979John Robinson SculptureBronze5 feet (1.5 m) x 3 feet (0.91 m) Unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II in 1979 to mark where the First Fleet left England for Australia. There is a similar sculpture located where they arrived in Sydney.[24]
Bust of Charles I Square Tower

50°47′22″N 1°06′23″W / 50.7894°N 1.1064°W / 50.7894; -1.1064
Late 20th century copyHubrecht le Sueur BustGilded lead Inscription below reads "After his travels through all France into Spain and having passed very many dangers both by sea and land he arrived here the 5th day of October 1623"[25]

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Vernon Mine Warfare and Diving Monument Gunwharf Quays

50°47′42″N 1°06′21″W / 50.795°N 1.1058°W / 50.795; -1.1058 (Vernon Mine Warfare and Diving Monument)
2020Mark Richards SculptureBronze Q119931106 Commemorates those who served at HMS Vernon which was located on the present Gunwharf Quays site.[26]

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Figurehead of HMS Vernon Gunwharf Quays

50°47′42″N 1°06′23″W / 50.7949°N 1.1065°W / 50.7949; -1.1065 (Figurehead of HMS Vernon)
1832 FigureheadWood Figurehead from the 50-gun frigate HMS Vernon launched in 1832 and later used for torpedo training.[27]

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Figurehead of HMS Marlborough Gunwharf Quays

50°47′39″N 1°06′29″W / 50.7943°N 1.1081°W / 50.7943; -1.1081 (Figurehead of HMS Marlborough)
1855 FigureheadWood Figurehead from the 131-gun ship HMS Marlborough launched in 1855 and later used for torpedo training.[28]
Man and Globe Gunwharf Quays

50°47′38″N 1°06′25″W / 50.7938°N 1.1069°W / 50.7938; -1.1069 (Man and Globe)
2001Giles Penny Sculpture [29]

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Charles Dickens Guildhall Square

50°47′50″N 1°05′33″W / 50.7973°N 1.0924°W / 50.7973; -1.0924 (Charles Dickens)
2014Martin Jennings StatueBronze The first statue of Charles Dickens in the UK. It was opposed by some as Dickens had expressed a desire for no memorials in his will.[30][31]
Jubilee Fountain Commercial Road

50°48′01″N 1°05′24″W / 50.8003°N 1.090°W / 50.8003; -1.090 (Jubilee Fountain)
1977 Fountain Built for the 1977 Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II, and refurbished in 2011. The sculptures are copies of The Queen's Beasts.[32][33]
HMS Sirius Gunwharf Quays

50°47′42″N 1°06′23″W / 50.7950°N 1.1064°W / 50.7950; -1.1064 (HMS Sirius)
1991 SculptureBronze Sculpture of HMS Sirius from the First Fleet to Australia. A copy of a sculpture in Sydney, given to Portsmouth as a gift by the people of Australia.[34]

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel memorial St George's Square

50°47′47″N 1°06′13″W / 50.7965°N 1.1036°W / 50.7965; -1.1036 (Isambard Kingdom Brunel memorial)
2006 Sculpture on pedestal Unveiled to mark 200 years since Brunel's birth[35]

Romsey

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The Lantern Seat Romsey Community Hospital, Romsey

50°59′32″N 1°28′55″W / 50.992361°N 1.48186°W / 50.992361; -1.48186 (The Lantern Seat)
2004Richard Bent The 1818 back panel in this seat was rescued during the demolition of the sounding arch at Embley Park, the home of Florence Nightingale. A Local blacksmith designed and made the seat in 2004.

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Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston Market Place, Romsey

50°59′21″N 1°30′00″W / 50.9892°N 1.5000°W / 50.9892; -1.5000 (Statue of Lord Palmerston)
1868Matthew Noble Statue on pedestalBronze and pink marble Grade IIQ26525831 [36][37]

Southampton

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Mayor Richard Andrews East Park, Southampton

50°54′24″N 1°23′36″W / 50.9067°N 1.3934°W / 50.9067; -1.3934 (Mayor Richard Andrews)
1860Benjamin Brain Statue on pedestalLimestone Grade IIQ26384355 [36][38]

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Sir Isaac Watts Watts Park, Southampton

50°54′35″N 1°24′23″W / 50.9096°N 1.4063°W / 50.9096; -1.4063 (Sir Isaac Watts)
1861Richard Cockle Lucas Statue on pedestalMarble Grade IIQ26384264 [36][39]

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Lord Palmerston Palmerston Park, Southampton

50°54′21″N 1°23′23″W / 50.9059°N 1.3897°W / 50.9059; -1.3897 (Lord Palmerston)
1868Sharpe Statue on pedestal Grade IIQ26473681 [40]

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Titanic Engineers' Memorial East Park, Southampton

50°54′37″N 1°24′16″W / 50.9102°N 1.4045°W / 50.9102; -1.4045 (Titanic Engineers' Memorial)
1914Romeo Ratman, Ferdinand Victor Blundstone Sculpture with surroundBronze & granite Grade IIQ3529509 [36][41]

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Southampton Cenotaph Watts Park

50°54′35″N 1°24′19″W / 50.9097°N 1.4052°W / 50.9097; -1.4052 (Southampton Cenotaph)
1920Sir Edwin Lutyens Cenotaph with sculpturePortland stone Grade IQ7721865 [42]
Adam and Eve Cossack Green, Southampton

50°54′19″N 1°24′00″W / 50.9054°N 1.4000°W / 50.9054; -1.4000 (Adam and Eve)
1951Sir John Cass School of Art Concrete [43][44]
Hamtun Street Mural Hamtun Street

50°54′02″N 1°24′19″W / 50.9005°N 1.4054°W / 50.9005; -1.4054 (Hamtun Street Mural)
1978 (placed in current location 2010)Henry and Joyce Collins MuralConcrete and glass19 x 3 meters Owner, Southampton City Council. Originally on the side of a Sainsbury’s superstore in the Lordshill. Removed in 1990, restored and placed in its current location in 2010.[45]
Three Rings Ocean Village, Southampton 1990Jane Ackroyd Abstract sculpture [46]

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John le Fleming City walls, Southampton

50°54′09″N 1°24′17″W / 50.9025°N 1.4048°W / 50.9025; -1.4048 (John le Fleming)
1991Anthony Griffiths Statue Owner, Southampton City Council. John le Fleming (1295–1336) was Mayor of Southampton.
Child of Family Havelock Road

50°54′26″N 1°24′28″W / 50.9072°N 1.4078°W / 50.9072; -1.4078 (Child of Family)
1993Danny Lane [47]
Sundial Havelock Road

50°54′28″N 1°24′29″W / 50.9078°N 1.4081°W / 50.9078; -1.4081 (Sundial)
1995Peter Parkinson [48]

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Enclosure Watts Park, Southampton

50°54′34″N 1°24′27″W / 50.9095°N 1.4076°W / 50.9095; -1.4076 (Enclosure)
2000Paul de Monchaux Portland Roach stone [49][50]
Shear Bevois Valley 2001Eilis O'Connell Work represents the sword of Bevis of Hampton[47][51]
Northam Shoal Old Northam Road 2002Tom Grimsey [47]
Ted Bates St Mary's Stadium, Southampton

50°54′21″N 1°23′23″W / 50.905903°N 1.389665°W / 50.905903; -1.389665 (Ted Bates)
2008Sean Hedges-Quinn Statue on pedestal Second statue of Bates, the original by sculptor Ian Brennan was widely criticized by supporters and was removed soon after its unavailing.[52]
Southampton Mural 2013 Castle Way, Southampton

50°53′59″N 1°24′18″W / 50.899777°N 1.404890°W / 50.899777; -1.404890 (Southampton Mural 2013)
2013Joanna Dewfall Mural Owned by Southampton City Council
Southampton Friary Friary House, Briton Street, Southampton 1987 Tiled muralCeramic

Stratfield Saye

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Statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington The Wellington Monument, Stratfield Saye House, Stratfield Saye

51°20′56″N 0°58′17″W / 51.349°N 0.9714°W / 51.349; -0.9714 (Statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington)
1866Carlo Marochetti StatueBronze Grade IIQ26384539 [53]

Whitchurch

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Painted bollards Town Centre, Whitchurch, Hampshire

51°13′48″N 1°20′20″W / 51.2300°N 1.3389°W / 51.2300; -1.3389 (Painted bollards)
2010 (2010)-2013 Painted steel A series of bollards, painted by members of the local community.

Winchester

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