List of public art in Powys

This is a list of public art in Powys, Wales. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums.

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
More images	Duke of Wellington	The Bulwark, Brecon	1852	John Evan Thomas	Statue on pedestal	Bronze and stone	Statue 2.5m high	Grade II	Q28087861	^[1]^[2]^[3]
More images	Boadicea and her Daughters	Captain's Walk, Brecon	1855	John Thomas	Statue	Bronze				^[3]^[4]
	War memorial	Grounds of St Mary's Church, Brecon	1920		Celtic cross	Stone	2m high			^[5]^[6]
More images	War memorial	Chapel courtyard, Christ College, Brecon	1922		Cross on stepped plinth	Stone				^[7]^[8]
	The Infantry Statue	Outside the Infantry Battle School, Dering Lanes, Brecon	2006	Anita Lafford	Statue	Bronze				^[9]

Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions
Abstract	Canal Basin, Brecon	Michael Fairfax	Column with insert	Bronze	Approx 3m high
Taff Trail	Canal Basin, Brecon	Harvey Hood	Relief on pedestal	Bronze and stone
Canal Story mural	Canal Basin, Brecon	Creu-ad Heritage Interpretation	4 panel mural	Various
Abstract	Canal Basin, Brecon	Rubin McKeever	Pillar with inserts	Wood and bronze
Brecon Tramway	Watton Wharf, Brecon	Robert Jakes	Sculpture group with panels	Wood and metal

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Notes
More images	War memorial	Builth Wells	1924	A. Ruscombe Emery, Robert Meredith	Cross on pedestal with 4 statues & bronze plaques	Stone	^[10]
	Gorsedd stones	Builth Wells	1993		Stone circle	Stone	Erected to mark the 1993 National Eisteddfod of Wales
	Shepherd, ram and sheepdog	Royal Welsh Showground at Llanelwedd	2004	Chris Kelly	Statue group	Bronze	Cast at Castle Arts Foundry, near Welshpool.^[11]
More images	Caerynwch Tywysog 6	The Groe, Builth Wells	2005	Gavin Fifield	Sculpture	Bronze	^[12]

Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Type	Material	Dimensions	Notes
The Lucas Memorial	Crickhowel	1874	Tapered piller with fountains	Granite		Memorial to a local doctor, Henry Lucas of Glanyrafon.^[2]^[15]
War memorial	Llangynidr Parish Church, Crickhowell	1920	Celtic cross	Stone		^[16]
War memorial	Beaufort St., Crickhowell		Monolith	Granite	3m high	Marks the site of a demolished memorial hospital.^[17]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	David Davies, 1818–1890	Near to Llandinam Bridge, Llandinam	1893	Alfred Gilbert	Statue on plinth	Bronze and limestone		Grade II*	Q17739077	Cast by George Broad & Sons, London from the original statue at Barry Docks.^[2]^[3]^[25]
	War memorial	Llandinam	1921		Celtic cross on pedestal and plinth	Granite				^[26]^[27]

List of public art in Powys

Brecon

Brecon Canal Basin

Builth Wells

Bwlch

Cilmeri

Crickhowell

Criggion

Elan Valley

Glasbury

Hay-on-Wye

Knighton

Llandinam

Llandrindod Wells

Llanfair Caereinion

Machynlleth

Montgomery

New Radnor

Newtown

Rhayader

Rhos-y-Meirch

Talgarth

Welshpool

Ystradgynlais

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Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
More images	Thomas Jones, 1742–1803	Temple Gardens, Llandrindod Wells			Statue om pedestal	Bronze and stone
More images	War memorial	Llandrindod Wells	1922	Benjamin Lloyd and Son, sculptors of Rhayader	Statue on pedestal & plinth	Bronze and granite	Grade II	Q29487898	^[28]^[29]^[30]
	Red Kite	Roof of County Hall building, Llandrindod Wells	1991	Walenty Pytel	Sculpture	Steel			Commissioned by Powys County Council.

Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
War memorial	St Mary's Church, Llanfair Caereinion			Obelisk	Stone obelisk and bronze panels	5.8m tall	N/a	^[31]
Taliesin	Neuadd Lane	1996	Gwen Heeney	Sculptural bench	Brick	1.5 m high, 4.2 m wide	N/a	^[32]
Taliesin Sculptures	B4385 road	2000	David Millward	Sculpture	Oak and concrete	2.95 m high	N/a	^[33]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Owen family monument	Machynlleth Cemetery	Early 20th century		Octagonal memorial cross	Stone		Grade II		^[34]
More images	War memorial	Machynlleth	1924	T. Leonard Williams	Monument	Granite memorial with bronze plaques & Aberdeen marble columns		Grade II	Q29487366	Erected by AS Gilliam of Bryson Quarries, Somerset.^[35]^[36]
	Owain Glyndŵr Memorial	Machynlleth	2000	Ieuan Rees	Monolith	Slate	5m high			^[37]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
More images	Sir George Cornewall Lewis Monument	New Radnor	1864	Designed by John Gibbs of Oxford; sculptures by W. Forsyth	Eleanor cross	Stone and tiles	21m high	Grade II*	Q17742002	^[40]^[18]
	War memorial	High Street, New Radnor	1918 c. 1918	William G. Storr Barber	Statue on pedestal	Marble and stone		Grade II	Q29488044	^[2]^[41]^[42]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Tomb of Robert Owen	Newtown	Tomb 1858; Railings 1902	Railings by Alfred Toft	Chest tomb with railings	Slate tomb with iron railings on a stone plinth		Grade II*	Q17742041	^[2]^[43]
	Robert Owen	Robert Owen Memorial Garden, Newtown	Erected 1956	Designed by Gilbert Bayes, completed by W. C. H. King.	Statue				Q117241515	^[2]^[3]^[44]

Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Designation	Notes
Hercules	Powis Castle, Welshpool	1692 c. 1692	Andries Carpentière	Statue	Lead		^[2]
Fame	Powis Castle, Welshpool	1705 c. 1705	Andries Carpentière	Statue of a winged female on horseback	Lead statue on a stone base	Grade II*	^[2]^[3]^[51]
Shepherds and shepherdesses	Powis Castle, Welshpool	1705 c. 1705	Studio of John Nost	Four statues	Lead		^[2]^[3]
War memorial	St Mary's Welshpool	1923		Pillar cross & wall with plaques	Stone		^[52]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Type	Material	Notes
More images	War memorial	Gorsedd Park, Ystradgynlais	1970s c. 1970s	Memorial	Stone	Re-landscaped and additional plaques added in 2016.^[53]
	Gorsedd stones	Gorsedd Park, Ystradgynlais	1954	Stone circle	Stone	Erected to mark the 1954 National Eisteddfod of Wales
	Remembering the Miners	Diamond Park, Ystradgynlais	2014	Sculpture	Stone and slate	Situated on the site of a former colliery.^[54]