List of public art in Norfolk

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This is a list of public art in the Norfolk county of England. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artworks in museums.

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Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignation Notes
Charity Fishermen's Hospital, Church Plain, Great Yarmouth

52°36′36″N 1°43′38″E / 52.61007°N 1.72723°E / 52.61007; 1.72723
1702 StatuePainted cast lead Grade II Restored by English Heritage in 1987.[1]

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Lord Nelson The Close, Norwich

52°37′53.2″N 1°17′58.8″E / 52.631444°N 1.299667°E / 52.631444; 1.299667
1847Thomas Milnes StatueStone Grade II A life-size statue in Admiral's uniform, with a cannon at his feet.[2]

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Duke of Wellington The Close, Norwich

52°37′50.7″N 1°18′0.3″E / 52.630750°N 1.300083°E / 52.630750; 1.300083
1854George Gammon Adams StatueBronze Grade II A life-size statue in civilian dress, with a cannon at his feet.[3]
Frederick Savage London Road, King's Lynn

52°44′47.5″N 0°24′07.6″E / 52.746528°N 0.402111°E / 52.746528; 0.402111
1892 StatueLimestone Unveiled on 27 May 1892.[4][5]
Doulton ceramic Royal Arcade, Norwich

52°37′41.5″N 1°17′38.4″E / 52.628194°N 1.294000°E / 52.628194; 1.294000
1899William James Neatby Ceramic Tiles by Neatby decorate George Skipper's architecture.[6]

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Boer War Memorial Agricultural Hall Plain, Norwich

52°37′44.7″N 1°17′51.3″E / 52.629083°N 1.297583°E / 52.629083; 1.297583
1904George Edward Wade StatueBronze statue on stone plinth Grade II [7]

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Thomas Browne Hay Hill, Norwich

52°37′38.7″N 1°17′33.9″E / 52.627417°N 1.292750°E / 52.627417; 1.292750
1905Henry Pegram StatueBronze on granite plinth Grade II He is shown seated, in contemplation.[8]
Edward VII King Edward VII High School, King's Lynn

52°45′24.7″N 0°24′50.3″E / 52.756861°N 0.413972°E / 52.756861; 0.413972
1906William Robert Colton StatueBronze, on stone pedestal Grade II He is seated, in regal dress, with two cherubs behind him.[9]

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Edith Cavell Memorial Tombland, Norwich

52°37′53.3″N 1°17′56.8″E / 52.631472°N 1.299111°E / 52.631472; 1.299111
1918Henry Pegram StatueBronze bust on stone plinth Grade II* Sited at this location since 1993. The plinth bears a life-size carving in high relief of a soldier.[10]
World War I Memorial St George's Park, Great Yarmouth

52°36′21.3″N 1°43′49.4″E / 52.605917°N 1.730389°E / 52.605917; 1.730389
1922F. R. B. Haward MemorialGranite Grade II Unveiled by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester.[11]

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Norwich War Memorial Garden Terrace, Norwich

52°37′42.8″N 1°17′32.4″E / 52.628556°N 1.292333°E / 52.628556; 1.292333
1927Edwin Lutyens Portland stone, bronze flambeaux Grade II* Moved to the memorial gardens in 1938.[12]

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Lion statues City Hall, Norwich

52°37′43″N 1°17′31″E / 52.62863°N 1.29186°E / 52.62863; 1.29186
1938Alfred Hardman StatueBronze Two lions face each other at the entrance of Norwich City Hall, opened in 1938 by George VI and Queen Elizabeth.[13][14]
Amelia Opie Opie Street, Norwich

52°37′47″N 1°17′46″E / 52.62964°N 1.29617°E / 52.62964; 1.29617
1956Z. Leon and J. P. Chaplin StatueArtificial stone She is shown in Quaker dress. The statue was carved in wood and cast in artificial stone.[13][15]
Sea Form (Atlantic) Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery

52°37′56″N 1°17′41″E / 52.63219°N 1.29482°E / 52.63219; 1.29482
1964Barbara Hepworth SculptureBronze1.98 metres (6 ft 6 in) high Inspired by the coastline at Porthcurno. The third of six casts of the sculpture.[13][16]

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Public Sculpture Prospect House, Rouen Road, Norwich

52°37′34.9″N 1°17′50.9″E / 52.626361°N 1.297472°E / 52.626361; 1.297472
1970Bernard Meadows SculptureBronze and concrete Grade II Unveiled by Princess Alexandra when the Eastern Counties Newspapers offices opened in 1970.[13][17]
Mother and Child Norwich Cathedral

52°37′56″N 1°18′07″E / 52.63228°N 1.30192°E / 52.63228; 1.30192
1984Naomi Blake SculptureFibreglass2.00 metres (6 ft 7 in) high, plinth 0.42 metres (1 ft 5 in) high Presented to Norwich Cathedral by the sculptor.[18]
Respect and Tolerance War Memorial Park, Yarmouth Road, North Walsham

52°49′08.5″N 1°23′21.7″E / 52.819028°N 1.389361°E / 52.819028; 1.389361
1999Mark Goldsworthy SculptureWood3.00 metres (9.84 ft) high, plinth 0.80 metres (2 ft 7 in) high [19]

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George Vancouver Purfleet Quay, King's Lynn

52°45′14″N 0°23′34″E / 52.75381°N 0.39281°E / 52.75381; 0.39281
2000Penelope Reeve StatueBronze and granite1.80 metres (5 ft 11 in) high, plinth 0.94 metres (3 ft 1 in) high The granite block on which the statue is mounted is from Squamish, British Columbia.[20]
Mum Bags Brook Where the Shoppin' Go Pye's Mill, Loddon

52°32′18″N 1°29′16″E / 52.53831°N 1.48766°E / 52.53831; 1.48766
2001Mark Goldsworthy SculptureWood3.00 metres (9.84 ft) high A family group.[21]
Saint George Silencing the Dragon Nelson Road, Great Yarmouth

52°36′21″N 1°43′57″E / 52.60575°N 1.73254°E / 52.60575; 1.73254
2008Mark Goldsworthy SculptureWood [22]
Breath Garden Terrace, Norwich

52°37′43″N 1°17′32″E / 52.62858°N 1.29231°E / 52.62858; 1.29231
2011Paul de Monchaux Sculpture Commissioned as a companion piece to the Norwich War Memorial.[23][24]
Watton Sculpture George Trollope Road, Watton

52°34′16″N 0°49′16″E / 52.57122°N 0.82122°E / 52.57122; 0.82122
Charlotte Howarth SculptureSteel1.54 metres (5 ft 1 in) high Three sculptures within a paved ring; the brushed steel has lettering and pictorial motifs.[25]
Tom Running City of Norwich School, Norwich

52°36′45″N 1°16′31″E / 52.61259°N 1.27516°E / 52.61259; 1.27516
Brian Alabaster Sculpture
Art Deco figures City Hall, Norwich

52°37′43″N 1°17′26″E / 52.62850°N 1.29066°E / 52.62850; 1.29066


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