List of public art in the London Borough of Bexley

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This is a list of public art in the London Borough of Bexley.

Map of public art in the London Borough of Bexley

Belvedere

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The Cob Roundabout at junction of Bronze Age Way and Picardy Manorway

51°29′50″N 0°09′29″E / 51.4972°N 0.1580°E / 51.4972; 0.1580 (The Cob)
2011 Andy Scott Sculpture Galvanised steel 6 metres (20 ft) high [1]

Bexley

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Bexley War Memorial Junction of Hurst Road and Parkhill Road 1920 Reginald Blomfield Memorial cross Unveiled 14 November 1920.[2][3]

Bexleyheath

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Date Artist / designer Type Designation Notes
Pincott Obelisk Outside Christ Church

51°27′26″N 0°08′27″E / 51.4573°N 0.1408°E / 51.4573; 0.1408 (Pincott Obelisk)
1879 Un­known Drinking fountain Memorial for the Reverend William Henry Pincott[4]
Bexleyheath War Memorial Steeple Gardens, Oaklands Road 1921 ? Obelisk [5]
Family Outing West entrance to Broadway Shopping Centre

51°27′22″N 0°08′39″E / 51.4562°N 0.1443°E / 51.4562; 0.1443 (Family Outing)
1985 John Ravera Sculpture [6]

Crayford

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Crayford War Memorial Grounds of Crayford Manor, Mayplace Road East

51°27′30″N 0°10′19″E / 51.4583°N 0.1720°E / 51.4583; 0.1720 (Crayford War Memorial)
1954 ? Wall with plaques Grade II [7]
The Worrier Crayford Waterside 2000 Un­known Sculpture A play on Rodin's The Thinker[8]
Madder Roots Bourne Road

51°27′08″N 0°10′17″E / 51.4523°N 0.1715°E / 51.4523; 0.1715 (Madder Roots)
2011 Mor Sculpture References the invention of a method to fix madder root dyes using cow dung by the local David Evans company[9]
John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown Town Hall, Crayford Road

51°27′02″N 0°10′51″E / 51.4505°N 0.1808°E / 51.4505; 0.1808 (Alcock and Brown Centenary)
2019 Tony Stallard Sculptures Installed to mark the centenary of their first non-stop transatlantic flight[10]

Erith

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War memorial Christ Church, Victoria Road

51°28′48″N 0°10′35″E / 51.4799°N 0.1764°E / 51.4799; 0.1764 (Christ Church War Memorial)
After 1918 ? Memorial cross Marble Grade II [11]

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De Luci Pike / De Luci Fish Erith Roundabout

51°28′50″N 0°10′38″E / 51.4805°N 0.1773°E / 51.4805; 0.1773 (De Luci Fish)
2004 Gary Drostle Sculpture Mosaic [12]
Earth Core Columns 2004 Gary Drostle and Onya McCausland Sculptures Metal and Glass Smalti Mosaic [12]
Atrium Water Court Sculpture 2004 Sokari Douglas Camp Sculpture Metal [12]
Stone Court Mosaic adjacent to the Cross Keys public house 2004 Gary Drostle Mosaic Porcelain Mosaic [12]
White Hart Thames Barge Mural 2004 Gary Drostle Mural Artists Acrylic Paint [12]
Riverside Shopping Centre Gates Riverside Shopping Centre 2004 Onya McCausland Gates [12]

Lesnes Abbey Woods

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Date Artist / designer Type Material Designation Notes
Monk Lesnes Abbey Woods

51°29′19″N 0°07′35″E / 51.4886°N 0.1263°E / 51.4886; 0.1263 (Monk)
Tom Harvey Sculpture Wood [13][14]
Lady of the Woods Lesnes Abbey Woods

51°29′13″N 0°07′45″E / 51.4869°N 0.1292°E / 51.4869; 0.1292 (Lady of the Woods)
2016 Tom Harvey Sculpture Wood [13][14]
The Green Man Lesnes Abbey Woods

51°29′18″N 0°07′57″E / 51.4884°N 0.1324°E / 51.4884; 0.1324 (The Green Man)
Tom Harvey Sculpture Wood [13][14]
Coryphodon Fossil Pit, Lesnes Abbey Woods

51°29′14″N 0°07′51″E / 51.4873°N 0.1307°E / 51.4873; 0.1307 (Coryphodon)
Tom Harvey Sculpture Wood [13][14]
Owl Lesnes Abbey Woods

51°29′03″N 0°07′28″E / 51.4842°N 0.1245°E / 51.4842; 0.1245 (Owl)
Tom Harvey Sculpture Wood [13][14]
Lesnes Abbey Mosaic Lesnes Abbey

51°29′21″N 0°07′42″E / 51.4893°N 0.1283°E / 51.4893; 0.1283 (Lesnes Abbey Mosaic)
Gary Drostle Mosaic [13][14]
Data Tree Lesnes Abbey Woods

51°29′09″N 0°07′46″E / 51.4859°N 0.1295°E / 51.4859; 0.1295 (Data Tree)
2021 Jonathan Wright Sculpture "Conceptual way marker" placed on top of a remaining tree trunk[15]

North Cray

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North Cray War Memorial St James's churchyard

51°25′31″N 0°08′01″E / 51.4254°N 0.1335°E / 51.4254; 0.1335 (North Cray War Memorial)
1920 ? Celtic cross Grade II [16]

Sidcup

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Sidcup War Memorial The Green

51°25′25″N 0°06′05″E / 51.4235°N 0.1015°E / 51.4235; 0.1015 (Sidcup War Memorial)
After 1918 ? Cenotaph [17]

References

  1. ^ "BELVEDERE: Striking Andy Scott horse sculpture arrives home". News Shopper. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Bexley Men – WW1 and WW2". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. ^ War Memorial. Art UK. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Pincott Obelisk". Art UK. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Bexleyheath – WW1 and WW2". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Family Outing". Art UK. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Crayford War Memorial (1410311)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Project Archive – The Worrier". Centrepieces - Mental Health Arts Project. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Madder Roots". Art UK. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Alcock and Brown Centenary". Art UK. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  11. ^ Historic England. "Erith (Christ Church) War Memorial (1445231)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  12. ^ a b c d e f Erith Public Art. London Borough of Bexley. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  13. ^ a b c d e f "Sculpture at Lesnes". Lesnes Abbey Woods. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  14. ^ a b c d e f "Map of the site". Lesnes Abbey Woods. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Data Tree". Estuary Festival 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  16. ^ Historic England. "North Cray War Memorial (1444904)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Sidcup – WW1 and WW2". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

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