List of public art in Herefordshire

This is a list of public art in the Herefordshire 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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Hereford


Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
h.Apple The County Hospital, Hereford

52°03′30″N 2°42′20″W / 52.05824°N 2.70553°W / 52.05824; -2.70553		 2004 (2004) Ian Berrill sculpture Steel Commissioned as part of h.Art Herefordshire Art Week 2004 according to the plaque adjacent to the sculpture
3d Map of Hereford Hereford Cathedral

52°03′20″N 2°42′20″W / 52.055432°N 2.70553°W / 52.055432; -2.70553		 relief map

More images		 The Woodpecker Whitecross Road

52°03′26″N 2°43′29″W / 52.05711°N 2.72477°W / 52.05711; -2.72477		 Walenty Pytel sculpture
Sir George Cornewall Lewis Shire Hall, Hereford

52°03′22″N 2°42′47″W / 52.05612°N 2.71314°W / 52.05612; -2.71314		 statue
4Runner Royal National College for the Blind

52°03′25″N 2°42′22″W / 52.056807°N 2.70614°W / 52.056807; -2.70614		 2009 Walenty Pytel based on a painting by Sarah Withers statue Galvanised Steel Royal National College for the Blind [1] [2]
Edward Elgar Hereford Cathedral

52°03′24″N 2°42′54″W / 52.05658°N 2.71502°W / 52.05658; -2.71502		 statue
Eign Gate All Saints Church, Hereford

52°03′23″N 2°43′03″W / 52.05645°N 2.71760°W / 52.05645; -2.71760		 2006 (2006) Adam Greenwell statue [3]
Nelson Castle Green, Hereford

52°03′09″N 2°42′44″W / 52.05245°N 2.71232°W / 52.05245; -2.71232		 monument
Dan the bulldog Bishops Meadows, Hereford

52°03′09″N 2°43′00″W / 52.05242°N 2.71666°W / 52.05242; -2.71666		 sculpture wood
War memorial St Peter's Square, Hereford

52°03′22″N 2°42′48″W / 52.05608°N 2.71345°W / 52.05608; -2.71345		 1922 (1922) L W Barnard memorial stone
Not known Royal National College for the Blind

52°03′25″N 2°42′22″W / 52.056807°N 2.70614°W / 52.056807; -2.70614		 sculpture wood Royal National College for the Blind
Violette Szabo, Josie Pearson and Edward Elgar Hereford Greenway

52°03′46″N 2°42′11″W / 52.0627°N 2.70306°W / 52.0627; -2.70306		 sculpture metal [4]
A Fish’s Eye View King George’s Playing Field

52°03′03″N 2°42′47″W / 52.05090°N 2.71292°W / 52.05090; -2.71292		 2006 (2006) Chris Brammall sculpture metal [5]
Rotherwas Women Holme Lacey Road, Hereford

52°03′14″N 2°41′05″W / 52.05378°N 2.6846°W / 52.05378; -2.6846		 2006 (2006) Bruce Williams sculpture sandblasted granite and steel Three works featuring Nora Foster, Debbie Gittoes and Sophie Dillon respectively [6][7]
A Thousand Ghosts King George V Playing Fields, Hereford

52°02′57″N 2°42′42″W / 52.04917°N 2.71157°W / 52.04917; -2.71157		 2009 (2009) Mariele Neudecker sculpture Wood, paint & steel Commissioned by Meadow Arts[8]
Synthetic Worlds (Skytops) Courtyard Centre for the Arts, Hereford

52°03′40″N 2°43′08″W / 52.06113°N 2.71902°W / 52.06113; -2.71902		 2011 (2011) Ruth Claxton sculpture Painted aluminium, mirrored acrylic, blown glass, resin, found porcelain figurines Commissioned by Meadow Arts[9]
Brockhampton Bench Viewpoint over the river Wye by Capler Camp

51°58′48″N 2°36′12″E / 51.9799173°N 2.603296°E / 51.9799173; 2.603296		 David Jones Carved wooden bench Carved green oak h 1000mm, l 3700, w 2400 8 Village Artmakers Project Pieces Unveild, Herefordshire[10]
Bullocks Adjacent to Doctors' Surgery, Brockington Rd, Bodenham

52°09′27″N 2°41′15″E / 52.1575973°N 2.6876121°E / 52.1575973; 2.6876121		 Graeme Mitcheson sculpture sandstone h 800mm, w 1500mm, d 1000mm 8 Village Artmakers Project Pieces Unveild, Herefordshire[11]


Ross-on-Wye

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Leaping Salmon outside the Man of Ross pub, Wye Street

51°54′53″N 2°35′10″W / 51.914741°N 2.586163°W / 51.914741; -2.586163		 Walenty Pytel Sculpture metal
Swans in Flight Riverside Walk

51°54′58″N 2°35′14″W / 51.916120°N 2.587329°W / 51.916120; -2.587329		 Walenty Pytel Sculpture metal
Cormorants near South Herefordshre Golf Club

51°55′41″N 2°30′46″W / 51.928156°N 2.512881°W / 51.928156; -2.512881		 Walenty Pytel Sculpture metal

Weobley

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes

More images		 Magpie Walenty Pytel Sculpture metal Commissioned after the village won the Calor Gas/Daily Telegraph Great Britain Village of the Year in 1999.[12]

Bromyard and district

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Mappa Grundi Stoke Lacey Village Hall

52°08′55″N 2°33′06″W / 52.1485°N 2.5517°W / 52.1485; -2.5517		 Mark de la Torre Sculpture ceramic h= 4m, w= 3m [13]


Golden Valley

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
The Obelisk Adjacent to St John Kemble Chapel and Doctors' Surgery, Ewyas Harold

51°57′08″N 2°53′27″W / 51.9522533°N 2.8907934°W / 51.9522533; -2.8907934		 Graeme Mitcheson sculpture sandstone height 1.5m, base 1m sq 8 Village Artmakers Project Pieces Unveild, Herefordshire[14]


Burley Gate

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Burley Gate Burley Gate junction of the A417 and A465

52°07′15″N 2°35′44″W / 52.120849°N 2.595628°W / 52.120849; -2.595628		 Sculpture Steel

References

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  1. ↑ May, Philippa (15 September 2009). "Hereford's RNC to house BlindArt Collection". Hereford Times. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  2. ↑ Plague accompanies artwork File:4Runner_01.jpg
  3. ↑ Hereford Rotary Club commissioned the sculpture as a gift to the people of Herefordshire to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of Rotary International in 2005.
  4. ↑ Interpretation board adjacent to sculpture confirms the identity of the subjects.
    Portrait bench plaque description on Violette Szabo GC
    ,
    Portrait bench plaque description on Josie Pearson MBE
    ,
    Portrait bench plaque description on Sir Edward Elgar
  5. ↑ Commissioned by Herefordshire Council
  6. ↑ News release from Herefordshire Council .
  7. ↑ Entry on artist's own website
  8. ↑ "A Thousand Ghosts". Meadow Arts. Meadow Arts. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Synthetic Worlds (Skytops)". Meadow Arts. Meadow Arts. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "8 Village Artmakers Project Pieces Unveild, Herefordshire". Herefordshire and Wye Valley Life. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "8 Village Artmakers Project Pieces Unveild, Herefordshire". Herefordshire and Wye Valley Life. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  12. ↑ Palmer, Mike (10 February 2001). "Taking pride of place". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  13. ↑ Stoke Lacy heritage map was made as part of a pilot for a project called Village Artmakers.
  14. ↑ "8 Village Artmakers Project Pieces Unveild, Herefordshire". Herefordshire and Wye Valley Life. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
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