List of public art in Solihull

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

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
More images	Family Outing	Mell Square 52°24′48″N 1°46′33″W / 52.413455°N 1.775802°W / 52.413455; -1.775802	1985 (1985)	John Ravera	statue	Bronze			Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	Q47490619	Now in a small play area behind the Taste Collective, but in the same location
More images	The Horse and Horse Tamer Group	Malvern Park 52°24′40″N 1°46′16″W / 52.411113°N 1.771022°W / 52.411113; -1.771022	1874 (1874)	Joseph Boehm	statue	Bronze		Grade II listed^[1]	Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	Q47490855	Originally in the gardens of Tudor Grange (nearby Solihull College). Donated by Oliver Bird to the Borough of Solihull in 1944. Presented to the council in 1953. Vandalised in 2012. Restored by donations by the end of that year.
	Waitrose sculpture	Waitrose, Herbert Road, Solihull 52°24′47″N 1°46′57″W / 52.413107°N 1.782575°W / 52.413107; -1.782575	2016 (2016)		Sculpture				Waitrose
	Conduct	Outside the Chapel at Solihull School 52°24′52″N 1°46′09″W / 52.414412°N 1.769163°W / 52.414412; -1.769163	2015 (2015)	Matthew Lane Sanderson	Sculpture	Steel	5 metres tall and 3 metres wide		Solihull School		In the chapel forecourt ^[2]^[3]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
More images	Take Off	Roundabout on Bickenhill Lane on the approach to Birmingham Airport 52°26′48″N 1°43′48″W / 52.4466°N 1.7300°W / 52.4466; -1.7300	c. 1989 (1989)	Walenty Pytel	sculpture	Galvanized Steel			Birmingham Airport	Depicts 3 egrets in flights. Situated on the main roundabout entering airport. Commemorates 40 years of peace in Europe^[4]^[5]
More images	Beyond All Limits	Near the Pendigo Lake, National Exhibition Centre 52°27′01″N 1°43′08″W / 52.450265°N 1.718868°W / 52.450265; -1.718868	2012 (2012)	Luke Burton	Sculpture	recycled material aluminium, stainless steel and titanium			National Exhibition Centre	Commissioned to commemorate the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics dedidcated by John Burton to Help for Heroes.^[6]^[5]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
	Twitters	Elmdon Park, Elmdon 52°26′28″N 1°46′05″W / 52.441224°N 1.768112°W / 52.441224; -1.768112	2003 (2003)		Sculpture	Wood			Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	It is carved from a tree that was removed from the park. It resembles an owl
More images	Elmdon Park Totem Pole	Elmdon Park, Elmdon 52°26′32″N 1°46′17″W / 52.442358°N 1.771462°W / 52.442358; -1.771462	2004 (2004)		Totempole	Wood			Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	The totem pole was created from ideas put forward by local schools, after an Oaks and Shires event in 2004.

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
More images	Saxon King on Horse	Station Drive outside of Olton Station 52°26′17″N 1°48′18″W / 52.438151°N 1.805046°W / 52.438151; -1.805046		John McKenna	Statue	Steel	2m high		West Midlands Network	Also called 'King of Olton'.^[8]
More images	Edith Holden Owl sculpture	Kineton Green Road, Olton 52°26′02″N 1°48′44″W / 52.433807°N 1.812178°W / 52.433807; -1.812178	March 7, 2020 (2020-03-07)	Robot Cossey	Wooden sculpture	Wood			Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	Was carved out of a tree stump that was already on the site. It is in honour of Edith Holden who lived on this street over 100 years ago, an "eco-warrior" of the Edwardian era.^[9] It has been caged since September 2020, to prevent "chainsaw vandals".^[10]^[5]

Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Owner / administrator	Notes
Donkey Derby	Shirley Park – Shirley 52°24′38″N 1°49′41″W / 52.410686°N 1.828087°W / 52.410686; -1.828087	2014 (2014)	Zantium Studios	Circular pavement Mosaic	Glass tiles	2m diameter	Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	^[13]
Native Butterflies	Shirley Park – Shirley 52°24′37″N 1°49′51″W / 52.410369°N 1.830933°W / 52.410369; -1.830933	2014 (2014)	Zantium Studios	Circular pavement Mosaic	Glass tiles	2m diameter	Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	^[13]
Maze	Shirley Park – Shirley 52°24′37″N 1°49′49″W / 52.41027°N 1.830337°W / 52.41027; -1.830337	2014 (2014)	Zantium Studios	Circular pavement Mosaic	Glass tiles	2m diameter	Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	^[13]
Giant Tortoise	Shirley Park – Shirley 52°24′39″N 1°49′42″W / 52.410843°N 1.828441°W / 52.410843; -1.828441	2014 (2014)	Robot Cossey	Wooden sculpture	Oak		Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	Carved from oak trees felled from the park^[14]
Wildlife Totem Pole	Shirley Park – Shirley 52°24′39″N 1°49′42″W / 52.410843°N 1.828441°W / 52.410843; -1.828441	2014 (2014)	Robot Cossey	Wooden sculpture	Oak		Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	Carved from oak trees felled from the park^[14]
Training Shoe Bench	Shirley Park – Shirley 52°24′38″N 1°49′43″W / 52.410529°N 1.828543°W / 52.410529; -1.828543	2014 (2014)	Robot Cossey	Wooden sculpture	Oak		Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	Carved from oak trees felled from the park^[14]

List of public art in Solihull

Bickenhill

Dickens Heath

Elmdon

Knowle

Olton

Shirley

Poppy Island

Shirley Park

Lost or in Storage

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Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Owner / administrator	Notes
Pyramid	Formerly in Mell Square	2010 (2010)		Sculpture		Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	Was a large chess board here until 2009-10. Removed when the Taste Collective was developed in 2019.
The Forest	Formerly outside Solihull Station	2001 (2001)	Marcus Steel	Sculpture	Galvanized steel	Transport for West Midlands	Was the Solihull Interchange sculpture. It consisted of three abstract, metallic "trees" that were meant to represent Solihull’s motto, "Urbs in Rure" (The Town in the Country). It bridged the gap between the industrial nature of the railway and the leafy, "Silhillian" identity of the town.^[15] It was removed by 2011 after a minor refurbishment outside the station from Chiltern Railways
Shark	Formerly Scuba Diving Centre - Haslucks Green Road, Shirley	Late 2000s		Sculpture	Fiberglass	The former Scuba Diving Centre	The shark had been above the retail unit since the late 2000s at least. The retail unit here became Phone Hub around 2016, and the shark removed around 2017. And The Two Mugs from 2019.
The Bogey on a Stick	Formerly in Meriden Park, Chelmsley Wood	1981 (1981)		Sculpture		Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	Removed in 2009. It could return after being restored.^[16]