List of public art in Sandwell
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This is a list of public art in Sandwell, in the West Midlands county of England. This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork in museums.
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Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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| Bear in a wood | T.C. Hayes - Sandon Road, Bearwood 52°28′37″N 1°58′10″W / 52.476933°N 1.969453°W |
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| The Bearwood Tavern bears | The Bearwood Tavern - Bearwood Road, Bearwood 52°28′36″N 1°58′13″W / 52.476802°N 1.970158°W |
Sculpture | Bear sculptures on the turret of The Bear Tavern | |||||||
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The Windswept Pages | Bearwood School, Bearwood Road, Bearwood 52°28′40″N 1°58′13″W / 52.47774°N 1.97017°W |
Natalie Perry, with pupils of the school | Sculpture | Steel | [1] | ||||
| John Tradescant | Shakespeare Garden - Lightwoods Park 52°28′21″N 1°58′15″W / 52.472494°N 1.970952°W |
2012 | Sculpture | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | ||||||
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Wings and Scrubs | Lightwoods Park | 2020 | Luke Perry | Sculpture | chicken wire, steel | 4 metres (13 ft) | Carries the inscription "Thank you NHS & Care Workers".[2] It was in the park from May until September 2020.[3] |
Cradley Heath
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Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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Mary Macarthur | Mary Macarthur Gardens, Sydney Road and Lower High Street, Cradley Heath 52°28′14″N 2°05′17″W / 52.470664°N 2.088157°W |
2012 | Luke Perry | Statue | cast steel | 10 ft (3 metres) | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | Named after the trade unionist who led the women chainmakers in a strike in 1910 [4][5] | |
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Cradley Column | Tesco Extra, High Street, Cradley Heath 52°28′21″N 2°04′54″W / 52.472405°N 2.081768°W |
2007 | Luke Perry | Sculpture | Metal | 26ft high | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | [6][3] | |
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Fighting from Home | St Luke's Churchyard, Corngreaves Road, Cradley Heath 52°28′24″N 2°04′46″W / 52.47332°N 2.07949°W |
9 November 2025 | Luke Perry | Statue | Steel | 4 metres tall (12ft (3.6m) tall) | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | Was unveiled on the 9th November 2025. About men of combat age during WWII who were kept from active service due to their uncommon expertise. These men were also known as Reserved Occupationists.[7][8] |
Great Bridge
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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| Great Bridge Roundabout Lions | Roundabout on Great Western Way, Great Bridge 52°31′51″N 2°02′10″W / 52.530914°N 2.036022°W |
2002 | Lion statues | Marble | Sandwell Council | The lions were previously at the entrance to Sawyers Restaurant, before later being moved to Burnt Tree Island before Tony Roper gifted them to Sandwell Council in 2002.[9] The lions were given a makeover in 2012 to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. |
Oldbury
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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Oldbury Ring | McDonald's, Halesowen Street, Oldbury 52°30′08″N 2°01′04″W / 52.502207°N 2.017672°W |
1993 | Doug Cocker | Sculpture | Stainless steel | outer diameter 3m, inner diameter 1.8m, depth 60cm, ribbons 3.5m long | McDonald's and Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | [11] | |
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Furnace | Near Sainsbury's – Halesowen Street, Oldbury 52°30′12″N 2°01′01″W / 52.503291°N 2.016846°W |
Anuradha Patel | Public transport interchange | Steel | West Midlands Network | ||||
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The Peacock | Sandwell and Dudley railway station 52°30′32″N 2°00′42″W / 52.508924°N 2.011759°W |
Anuradha Patel | Public transport interchange | Steel | West Midlands Network |
Smethwick
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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Moontrap | Smethwick Galton Bridge railway station 52°30′06″N 1°58′50″W / 52.501759°N 1.980551°W |
2003 | Mick Thacker and Mark Renn | Public transport interchange | Laser-cut brushed stainless-steel | West Midlands Network | The sculpture is based upon the reflection of both the moon and Thomas Telford's Galton Bridge upon the canal below. When the bridge was built in 1829 it's single span of 151 feet was the highest in the world. Originally a road bridge, Galton Bridge is now restricted to use by pedestrians. | ||
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Waiting for Halleys Comet? | St Paul's Road, Smethwick 52°29′57″N 1°58′38″W / 52.49921°N 1.977174°W |
1986 | Francis Gomila | Sculpture | Painted sheet metal | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | [12] | ||
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The Galton Valley Canal Heritage Area | Small park near Brasshouse Lane, Smethwick 52°29′54″N 1°58′20″W / 52.498455°N 1.972319°W |
Sculpture | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | ||||||
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Memorial to the Boulton and Watt Governor | Between Tollhouse Way and High Street, Smethwick 52°29′44″N 1°58′13″W / 52.495673°N 1.970350°W |
1985 | Francis Gomila | Sculpture | Steel, painted green and red | 5m high | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | A much enlarged version of the Boulton and Watt invention. Based on the design of a 1788 model and governor.[13] | |
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Lions of the Great War | High Street and Tollhouse Way, Smethwick 52°29′45″N 1°58′15″W / 52.495863°N 1.970812°W |
4 November 2018 | Luke Perry | Statue | Bronze | 10ft high | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | A statue of a World War One Sikh soldier installed on the High Street opposite the Guru Nanak Gurdwara.
[14][15][16][17] The statue was vandalised after less than a week.[18] The memorial was cleaned up in time for the Armistice 100 commemorations. | |
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Smethwick War Memorial | Smethwick War Memorial at Victoria Park (near the High Street) 52°29′26″N 1°58′02″W / 52.490558°N 1.967229°W |
1920 | War Memorial | Granite and bronze | Grade II listed[19] | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | |||
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Birmid Sculpture | Smethwick Heritage Centre, High Street, Smethwick 52°29′25″N 1°58′02″W / 52.490243°N 1.967108°W |
Sculpture | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | The outer sections have gone missing over the years. | |||||
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Birmingham Riots Memorial | Victoria Park, Smethwick 52°29′25″N 1°57′49″W / 52.490362°N 1.963607°W |
2012 | Infamous Arts | Three lampposts and a bench | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | Commemorates the tragic deaths of Haroon Jahan, Shahzad Ali, and Abdul Musavir during the Birmingham Riots of 2011 [20][21] | |||
| Brasshouse | Brasshouse Community Centre, Brasshouse Lane, Smethwick 52°30′02″N 1°58′11″W / 52.50053°N 1.96981°W |
Gwen Heeley and local school children | Sculpture | Brick | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | |||||
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Famous folk stories and fairy tales | Brasshouse Community Centre, Brasshouse Lane, Smethwick 52°30′01″N 1°58′12″W / 52.50041°N 1.97013°W |
2016 | Luke Perry | Sculpture | Steel | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | Unveiled by Julie Walters. They depict Aladdin's Genie, Cinderella's slipper, The Wolf and The Boy among others.[22] | ||
| The Strength of the Hijab | Will be on Brasshouse Lane, Smethwick 52°29′53″N 1°58′20″W / 52.49815°N 1.97215°W |
October 2023 | Luke Perry | Sculpture | Steel | 16ft high | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | Will be a sculpture depicting Muslim women who are under-represented in the area.[23] Will be unveiled in October 2023 [24] It was expected to be in place by early November 2023.[25] Into 2024, it has not been installed to date, probably postponed. |
Tipton
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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Tipton Slasher | Coronation Gardens - Tipton 52°31′40″N 2°04′15″W / 52.527687°N 2.0707°W |
1993 | Bill Haynes | Statue | Bronze | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | Statue of the boxer William Perry | ||
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Tipton Station archways | Tipton Station 52°31′50″N 2°03′57″W / 52.530458°N 2.065806°W |
West Midlands Network | One archway near the Owen Street station entrance depicting local industries. The other archway close to the car park and Robert Road depicting the life of William Perry, the Tipton Slasher |