List of public art in the London Borough of Harrow

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

Map of public art in the London Borough of Harrow

Belmont

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Subway mural Belmont Trail subway, near medical centre and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

51°36′04″N 0°19′11″W / 51.6012°N 0.3198°W / 51.6012; -0.3198 (Subway mural)
2012 Harrow Arts Centre and Alistair Lambert working with St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Mural [1]


Edgware

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  Edgware War Memorial High Street

51°36′41″N 0°16′49″W / 51.6113°N 0.2802°W / 51.6113; -0.2802 (Edgware War Memorial)
1920 ? Celtic cross Grade II Unveiled 27 March 1920.[2]


Greenhill

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Greenhill War Memorial St John's churchyard

51°34′58″N 0°19′54″W / 51.58266°N 0.3318°W / 51.58266; -0.3318 (Greenhill War Memorial)
1951 ? Pillar Grade II [3]


Harrow

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  Harrow Weald War Memorial High Road, at junction with Box Tree Road

51°36′27″N 0°20′25″W / 51.6074°N 0.3404°W / 51.6074; -0.3404 (Harrow Weald War Memorial)
1917 L. F. W. Deacon and J. C. Rackham Street shrine [4]
  Skipping Girl St Ann's Road

51°34′53″N 0°20′01″W / 51.5813°N 0.3337°W / 51.5813; -0.3337 (Skipping Girl)
1987 James Butler Statue [5]
The Leaf The Grove Field, Lowlands Road, Harrow

51°34′40″N 0°20′16″W / 51.5779°N 0.3377°W / 51.5779; -0.3377 (The Leaf)
1994 Diane Maclean Sculpture [6]
  Harrow War Memorial Station Road, outside Harrow Civic Centre

51°35′23″N 0°19′59″W / 51.5898°N 0.3330°W / 51.5898; -0.3330 (Harrow War Memorial)
2005 ? Pillar/column [7]
Mural Kymberley Road, on wall of St George's Shopping Centre

51°34′52″N 0°20′02″W / 51.5810°N 0.3340°W / 51.5810; -0.3340 (Mural)
2014 Local people Mural [8]


Harrow on the Hill

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  Gantry with portrait of Henry VIII Junction of High Street and Byron Hill Road

51°34′13″N 0°20′23″W / 51.5704°N 0.3397°W / 51.5704; -0.3397 (Henry VIII gantry and portrait)
c. 1780 (restored and placed on current site in 2010) [9]
  Statue of Elizabeth I Harrow School, on south tower of Speech Room, overlooking Peterborough Road

51°34′25″N 0°20′12″W / 51.5737°N 0.3367°W / 51.5737; -0.3367 (Statue of Elizabeth I)
19th century (originally at Ashridge Park; moved to Harrow School in 1925) Richard Westmacott Statue in niche Grade II* [10]
  Drinking fountain Junction of High Street and West Street

51°34′20″N 0°20′17″W / 51.5722°N 0.3381°W / 51.5722; -0.3381 (Drinking fountain)
1880 Drinking fountain
 
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Harrow on the Hill War Memorial Grove Hill, at junction with Lowlands Road

51°34′37″N 0°20′07″W / 51.5769°N 0.3354°W / 51.5769; -0.3354 (Harrow on the Hill War Memorial)
1921 W. D. Caröe Memorial cross Grade II [11]
Memorial to Britain's first recorded fatal car accident, in 1899 Junction of Peterborough Road and Grove Hill

51°34′25″N 0°20′11″W / 51.5737°N 0.3364°W / 51.5737; -0.3364 (Memorial to the first recorded fatal car accident, in 1899)
1969 [12]
Charles I commemorative plaque Grove Hill

51°34′27″N 0°20′10″W / 51.5742°N 0.3361°W / 51.5742; -0.3361 (Charkes I commemorative plaque)
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Two eagles 70 High Street, on top of porch

51°34′16″N 0°20′21″W / 51.57115°N 0.33906°W / 51.57115; -0.33906
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Pinner

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Pinner War Memorial High Street, near junction with Grange Gardens

51°35′40″N 0°22′47″W / 51.5944°N 0.3798°W / 51.5944; -0.3798 (Pinner War Memorial)
1921 Bertram Mackennal Pillar/column Grade II [15]


Stanmore

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Stanmore War Memorial St John's churchyard

51°36′58″N 0°18′55″W / 51.6161°N 0.3152°W / 51.6161; -0.3152 (Stanmore War Memorial)
1920 ? Celtic cross Grade II Unveiled 22 July 1922.[16]


Wealdstone

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Wealdstone War Memorial Junction of Spencer Road and High Street

51°35′50″N 0°20′09″W / 51.5972°N 0.3359°W / 51.5972; -0.3359 (Wealdstone War Memorial)
1923 Harold F. Walker and J. C. Rackham Clock tower Grade II [17]
Mural commemorating the Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash Outside Harrow & Wealdstone station

51°35′32″N 0°20′03″W / 51.5922°N 0.3343°W / 51.5922; -0.3343 (Mural commemorating the Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash)
2004 Local schoolchildren Mural [18]


References

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  1. ^ Belmont Trail Subway Mural. Alistar Lambert. 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  2. ^ Historic England. "War Memorial (1360809)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Historic England. "World War II war memorial in the churchyard of St John the Baptist (1404081)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Harrow Weald Street Shrine – WW1". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. ^ James Butler RA. Royal Academy of Arts. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  6. ^ Diane Maclean. Public Art Online. 2008. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Citizens of Harrow". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  8. ^ Harrow Mural 2014 Video. YouTube. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  9. ^ The Gantry Project. Harrow Hill Trust. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  10. ^ Harrow School Enterprises – History. Harrow School Enterprises. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  11. ^ Harrow-on-the-Hill War Memorial. British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  12. ^ Harrow-Darkest London. Darkest London. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  13. ^ Harrow-on-the-Hill – Surrey Medieval. Wordpress. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  14. ^ Harrow on the Hill High Street, circa 1965. Francis Frith. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  15. ^ "Pinner". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Stanmore". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Wealdstone War Memorial". Roll of Honour. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  18. ^ Harrow and Wealdstone Rail Crash, October 8 1952. iharrow.com. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
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