List of public art in Leicestershire

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This is a list of public art in the English county of Leicestershire. 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.

City of Leicester


Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
	John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland	Leicester Market 52°38′05″N 1°08′00″W / 52.634726°N 1.133208°W / 52.634726; -1.133208	1851	Edward Davis	Statue	Bronze	h 278 centimetres (109 inches)	Grade II	Leicester City Council	^[1] Due to be relocated following completion of building work ^[2]
	The Leicester Seamstress	Hotel Street, Leicester 52°38′02″N 1°08′04″W / 52.633865°N 1.134325°W / 52.633865; -1.134325	1990	James Walter Butler	Statue	Bronze	h 124 centimetres (49 inches); w 106 centimetres (42 inches); d 60 centimetres (24 inches)		Leicester City Council	^[1]
More images	Thomas Cook	London Road, Leicester 52°37′51″N 1°07′31″W / 52.630884°N 1.125286°W / 52.630884; -1.125286	1994 (1994)	James Walter Butler	Statue	Bronze	h 180 centimetres (71 inches); w 84 centimetres (33 inches); d 79 centimetres (31 inches)		Leicester City Council	^[1]
More images	Richard III	Cathedral Gardens, Leicester 52°38′04″N 1°08′12″W / 52.634311°N 1.136687°W / 52.634311; -1.136687	1988	James Walter Butler	Statue	Bronze	h 183 centimetres (72 inches)		Leicester City Council	Formerly in Castle Gardens, Leicester.^[1]
	Towards Stillness	King Richard III Visitor Centre Gardens, Leicester 52°38′04″N 1°08′15″W / 52.634478°N 1.137530°W / 52.634478; -1.137530	2014	Dallas Pierce Quintero		Steel plates
	Textile Process	Bath Lane, Leicester 52°38′02″N 1°08′32″W / 52.633989°N 1.142302°W / 52.633989; -1.142302	2011	Sculpture Works	Sculpture	Corten steel and stainless steel			Leicester City Council
	Mermaids	West Bridge, Leicester 52°38′02″N 1°08′35″W / 52.633958°N 1.142924°W / 52.633958; -1.142924	1900	William J Neatby	Sculpture	Terracotta and brick			Leicester City Council	Formerly archway at Leicester Wholesale Market. Re-erected at West Bridge, 1980.
	Beacons	St Peters Square, Highcross Shopping Centre, Leicester 52°38′12″N 1°08′19″W / 52.636618°N 1.138492°W / 52.636618; -1.138492	2016	Levitate	Interactive digital light sculpture	Digital screens	h 7 metres (23 feet)		Highcross Shopping Centre	^[3]
	Sporting Success	Gallowtree Gate/Humberstone Road, Leicester 52°38′09″N 1°07′58″W / 52.635961°N 1.132745°W / 52.635961; -1.132745	1998	Martin Williams	Statue	Bronze	h 172 centimetres (68 inches)		Leicester City Council	^[1]
	Metal Tree	Haymarket, Leicester 52°38′14″N 1°07′56″W / 52.637321°N 1.132297°W / 52.637321; -1.132297	1974	Hubert Dalwood		Stainless steel	h 404 centimetres (159 inches); w 320 centimetres (130 inches); d 239 centimetres (94 inches)		Leicester City Council	^[1]
	The Lion Fountain	Town Hall Square, Leicester 52°38′01″N 1°07′56″W / 52.633665°N 1.132192°W / 52.633665; -1.132192	1879	Francis J Hames	Fountain	Bronze-painted cast iron and granite	h 716 centimetres (282 inches)	Grade II	Leicester City Council	^[1]
	Boer War Memorial	Town Hall Square, Leicester 52°38′02″N 1°07′57″W / 52.634004°N 1.132372°W / 52.634004; -1.132372	1909	Joseph Crosland McClure	Sculpture	Bronze and granite		Grade II	Leicester City Council	^[1]
	Statue of Alice Hawkins	Market Square, Leicester 52°38′04″N 1°08′02″W / 52.634397°N 1.133775°W / 52.634397; -1.133775	2018	Sean Hedges-Quinn	Statue	Bronze and granite	h 210 centimetres (83 inches)		Leicester City Council
	John Biggs	Welford Place, Leicester 52°37′55″N 1°08′01″W / 52.631809°N 1.133702°W / 52.631809; -1.133702	1873	George Anderson Lawson	Statue	Originally marble, but recast in bronze in 1930	h 213 centimetres (84 inches)	Grade II	Leicester City Council	^[1]
	The Clicker	New Walk, Leicester 52°37′47″N 1°07′45″W / 52.629824°N 1.129232°W / 52.629824; -1.129232	2007	John Atkin	Statue	Bronze			The Friends of New Walk
	The Clothier	New Walk, Leicester 52°37′44″N 1°07′35″W / 52.628903°N 1.126441°W / 52.628903; -1.126441	2010	John Atkin	Statue	Marble			The Friends of New Walk
	Revd Robert Hall	De Montfort Square, Leicester 52°37′41″N 1°07′30″W / 52.628150°N 1.125094°W / 52.628150; -1.125094	1871	John Birnie Philip	Statue	Sicilian marble	h 274 centimetres (108 inches)	Grade II	Leicester City Council	^[1]
	Concerto	De Montfort, Leicester 52°37′29″N 1°07′17″W / 52.624840°N 1.121335°W / 52.624840; -1.121335	2010	John Sydney Carter	Sculpture	Stainless steel			The Friends of New Walk
	Souls	University of Leicester 52°37′15″N 1°07′34″W / 52.620935°N 1.126161°W / 52.620935; -1.126161	1990	Helaine Blumenfeld	Sculpture	Bronze	h 280 centimetres (110 inches)		University of Leicester	^[1]
	Flight	University of Leicester 52°37′14″N 1°07′27″W / 52.620632°N 1.124295°W / 52.620632; -1.124295	2014	Helaine Blumenfeld	Sculpture	Bronze	h 320 cm; w 110 centimetres (43 inches); d 110 cm		University of Leicester
	Eye of Time	University of Leicester 52°37′18″N 1°07′28″W / 52.621619°N 1.124423°W / 52.621619; -1.124423	2006	Allan Mills	Sculpture	Portland stone			University of Leicester
	Life	University of Leicester 52°37′21″N 1°07′26″W / 52.622538°N 1.124011°W / 52.622538; -1.124011		Percy Brown	Sculpture	Bronze			University of Leicester
	Vortex	University of Leicester 52°37′27″N 1°07′34″W / 52.624155°N 1.126133°W / 52.624155; -1.126133	2005	John Sydney Carter	Sculpture	Aluminium			University of Leicester
	Diversity in Harmony	University of Leicester 52°37′33″N 1°07′17″W / 52.625960°N 1.121376°W / 52.625960; -1.121376	1990	Naomi Blake	Sculpture	Bronze resin			University of Leicester	^[1]
	Statue of Liberty	Upperton Road, Leicester 52°37′33″N 1°08′37″W / 52.625817°N 1.143607°W / 52.625817; -1.143607	1922	J H Morcom	Statue	Reinforced cement	h 5.18 metres (17.0 feet)			Formerly on Liberty Shoe Factory, Eastern Boulevard.^[1]
	Sculptural Gateway	Belgrave Road, Leicester 52°38′41″N 1°07′35″W / 52.644811°N 1.126498°W / 52.644811; -1.126498	2023	Anuradha Patel	Sculpture	Galvanised Steel	h 4.6 metres (15 feet)		Leicester City Council
	Mahatma Gandhi	Belgrave Road, Leicester 52°38′50″N 1°07′28″W / 52.647129°N 1.124387°W / 52.647129; -1.124387	2009	Gautam Pal	Statue	Bronze
	Medieval Plough Team	Towers Park, Langford Way, Leicester 52°38′59″N 1°05′37″W / 52.649610°N 1.093732°W / 52.649610; -1.093732	2012	Andrew McKeown	Sculpture	Corten steel	l 5.8 metres (19 feet); h 2.5 metres (8.2 feet)		Leicester City Council	Installed 2018.^[4]
	Cardinal Wolsey	Abbey Park, Leicester 52°38′49″N 1°08′15″W / 52.646981°N 1.137414°W / 52.646981; -1.137414	1920	J H Morcom	Sculpture	York Stone	h 2.75 metres (9 feet)		Leicester City Council	Originally in King Street offices of Wolsey Ltd.^[1]
	Spaceman	National Space Centre, Exploration Drive, Leicester 52°39′16″N 1°07′55″W / 52.654366°N 1.131984°W / 52.654366; -1.131984		Aden Hynes	Sculpture	Fibreglass			Leicester City Council
	St Aidan and King Oswald	St Aidan's Church, St Oswalds Road, Leicester 52°38′45″N 1°10′47″W / 52.645888°N 1.179734°W / 52.645888; -1.179734		William Gordon	Mural	Ceramic tiles			Church of England

Blaby district


Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
	Abstract Relief	East wall, County Hall, Glenfield 52°39′18″N 1°11′14″W / 52.655125°N 1.187338°W / 52.655125; -1.187338	1966	Antony Hollaway	Mural	Concrete	h 4.1m; w 20.5m		Leicestershire County Council		^[1]

Charnwood district


Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
The Pinau Statue	Granby Street, Loughborough 52°46′15″N 1°12′34″W / 52.770778°N 1.209571°W / 52.770778; -1.209571	1956		Statue	Bronze	h 72.5cm; w 47cm; d 60cm		Charnwood Borough Council	Stolen 1980, recovered and restored 1983 ^[1]
The Sock	Market Place, Loughborough 52°46′16″N 1°12′24″W / 52.771043°N 1.206696°W / 52.771043; -1.206696	1998	Shona Kinloch	Sculpture	Bronze	h 183cm; w 72cm; d 158cm		Charnwood Borough Council	^[1]
The Signaler	The Rushes Retail Park, Loughborough 52°46′27″N 1°12′26″W / 52.774131°N 1.207277°W / 52.774131; -1.207277	2003	John Atkin	Sculpture	Corten steel and stainless steel	h 793cm; w 305cm; d 245cm
Swan	Queen's Park, Loughborough 52°46′12″N 1°12′33″W / 52.770013°N 1.209273°W / 52.770013; -1.209273	1992	David Tarver	Sculpture	Stone			Charnwood Borough Council
Canal Life	Canal Basin, Loughborough 52°46′28″N 1°12′38″W / 52.774489°N 1.210686°W / 52.774489; -1.210686	2007	Graeme Mitcheson	Sculpture	Stone	h 100cm; w 100cm; d 100cm each		Canal and River Trust
The Athletes	Ashby Road, Loughborough 52°46′03″N 1°14′07″W / 52.767582°N 1.235394°W / 52.767582; -1.235394	1997	Julie Doherty	Sculpture	Steel	Middle figure h. 202 cm; w. 70 cm; d. 100 cm		Charnwood Borough Council	^[5]
The Flame	Holywell Way, Loughborough 52°45′39″N 1°14′38″W / 52.760830°N 1.244017°W / 52.760830; -1.244017	1993	Neil Lawson-Baker	Sculpture	Bronze	h 670cm			^[1]
Double Movement	Loughborough University, Loughborough 52°45′29″N 1°14′46″W / 52.7581160°N 1.2461140°W / 52.7581160; -1.2461140		Michael Gillespie	Sculpture	Bronze			Loughborough University
Bathaus	Loughborough University, Loughborough	2017	Studio Weave	Reduced cottage
La Retraite	Loughborough University, Loughborough 52°45'41.4"N 1°14'29.8"W		Paul Wager	Sculpture					^[6]
Ornamental Gates and Fencing	Mountfield House, Epinal Way, Loughborough 52°45′46″N 1°13′00″W / 52.762806°N 1.216550°W / 52.762806; -1.216550	1998	Christopher Campbell	Gates	Galvanised steel				^[1]
Declaration	Beaumanor Hall, Woodhouse, Leicestershire 52°44′10″N 1°12′18″W / 52.736074°N 1.204936°W / 52.736074; -1.204936	1961	Phillip King	Sculpture	Cement with marble chippings	h 83.8cm; w 208cm; d 83.8cm	Grade II	Leicestershire County Council	^[1]

Harborough district


Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Owner / administrator	Notes
Union Wharf Sundial	Union Wharf Market Harborough 52°29′04″N 0°55′50″W / 52.484541°N 0.930510°W / 52.484541; -0.930510	2000	Marjorie and Michael Clements	Sundial	Wood		Old Union Canals Society
Horse and Boy	Towpath at top of Foxton Locks 52°29′52″N 0°59′00″W / 52.497869°N 0.983396°W / 52.497869; -0.983396			Lifesize sculpture	Bronze
Sir Frank Whittle Memorial	Church Street, Lutterworth 52°27′20″N 1°12′04″W / 52.455663°N 1.201085°W / 52.455663; -1.201085	1987	Ken Ford	Bust	Bronze	h 44cm; w 28cm; d 20.5cm	Lutterworth Town Council
Whittle Plane	Rugby Road, Lutterworth 52°27′01″N 1°11′54″W / 52.450328°N 1.198437°W / 52.450328; -1.198437	2003		Sculpture	Steel and fibreglass		Harborough District Council	Full-size replica of first British jet plane, the Gloster E28/39
The White Horses of Lutterworth	High Street, Lutterworth 52°27′14″N 1°12′03″W / 52.453968°N 1.200744°W / 52.453968; -1.200744	2013	Graeme Mitcheson	Ground sculpture	White concrete	h. 5m; w. 22 metres	Lutterworth Town Council
Farming Life	Sainsbury's, Market Harborough 52°28′37″N 0°55′05″W / 52.477004°N 0.917959°W / 52.477004; -0.917959	1993	Richard Kindersley	Mural	Red brick, carved		Sainsburys plc	^[1]

Hinckley and Bosworth district


Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
Stocking Up	The Crescent, Hinckley 52°32′22″N 1°22′24″W / 52.539485°N 1.373390°W / 52.539485; -1.373390	2015	Deborah Bird	Mural
Hercules	In a field about 1km S of Market Bosworth 52°37′00″N 1°23′43″W / 52.616627°N 1.395202°W / 52.616627; -1.395202			Statue		Grade II		^[1]
Battle of Bosworth Memorial	Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre, Sutton Cheney, Leicestershire 52°35′53″N 1°24′27″W / 52.598055°N 1.407552°W / 52.598055; -1.407552			Sundial			Leicestershire County Council
Bagworth Miners Memorial	Station Road, Bagworth, Leicestershire 52°40′26″N 1°20′39″W / 52.673930°N 1.344084°W / 52.673930; -1.344084			Statue	Bronze		Bagworth and Thornton Parish Council

Melton district


Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
	Melton Calvary	King Street, Melton Mowbray 52°45′53″N 0°53′12″W / 52.764600°N 0.886534°W / 52.764600; -0.886534	2007	Ben Coode-Adams	Mural	Galvanised steel	h 220cm; w 700cm		Melton District Council		^[7]
	Journey through Melton Mowbray	Sainsbury's, Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray 52°46′07″N 0°53′30″W / 52.768599°N 0.891616°W / 52.768599; -0.891616	2013	Deborah Bird	Mural				Sainsburys plc

North West Leicestershire district


Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Owner / administrator	Notes
Mother and Child	High Street, Coalville 52°43′29″N 1°22′27″W / 52.724688°N 1.374283°W / 52.724688; -1.374283	1963	Robert John Royden Thomas	Sculpture	Bronze	h 225cm; w 97cm; d 45cm	North West Leicestershire District Council	^[1] Returned to Belvoir Shopping Centre from Coalville Library August 2024
Miners Memorial	High Street, Coalville 52°43′29″N 1°22′17″W / 52.724771°N 1.371342°W / 52.724771; -1.371342	1998	Judith Holmes Drewry	Sculpture	Silicon Bronze	h 180cm; w 126cm; d 67cm	North West Leicestershire District Council	^[1]
Hands	Grange Road, Hugglescote 52°42′40″N 1°21′58″W / 52.711011°N 1.366233°W / 52.711011; -1.366233	2010	Hilary Cartmel	Sculpture	Stainless Steel		Hugglescote Parish Council
The Hugglescote Bear	Central Road/Fairfield Road, Hugglescote 52°42′53″N 1°22′18″W / 52.714624°N 1.371642°W / 52.714624; -1.371642	2005	Thomas Kenrick	Sculpture	Bath Limestone	2 m (6 ft 7 in) h	Hugglescote Parish Council	^[8]
Ibstock Landmark Sculpture	High Street, Ibstock 52°41′00″N 1°24′14″W / 52.683434°N 1.403992°W / 52.683434; -1.403992	1998	Ailsa Magnus	Sculpture	Glazed stoneware	h 122cm; w 66cm; d 64cm	Ibstock Parish Council	^[1]
Wildlife	The Slabs, Quorn, Leicestershire 52°44′56″N 1°09′43″W / 52.748952°N 1.161951°W / 52.748952; -1.161951	2015	Graeme Mitcheson	Sculpture	Stone
The Heart of the Forest	North Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch 52°44′54″N 1°28′18″W / 52.748388°N 1.471638°W / 52.748388; -1.471638	2019	Adrian Moakes	Sculpture	Steel		North West Leicestershire District Council

Oadby and Wigston district


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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y Cavanagh, Terry (2000). Public sculpture of Leicestershire and Rutland. Liverpool: Liverpool Univ. Press. ISBN 0-85323-655-0.
^ "Leicester's first-ever statue set to be relocated in market revamp". BBC News. 16 January 2024.
^ "Highcross Beacons Digital Sculpture".
^ "New sculpture celebrates park's agricultural past".
^ "The Athletes" Art UK. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
^ LoughboroughUniversity
^ "Home". bencoodeadams.com.
^ "Thomas Kendrick". External Works. ESI.info. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[Cavanagh2000-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y Cavanagh, Terry (2000). Public sculpture of Leicestershire and Rutland. Liverpool: Liverpool Univ. Press. ISBN 0-85323-655-0.

[2] "Leicester's first-ever statue set to be relocated in market revamp". BBC News. 16 January 2024.

[3] "Highcross Beacons Digital Sculpture".

[4] "New sculpture celebrates park's agricultural past".

[5] "The Athletes" Art UK. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

[6] LoughboroughUniversity

[7] "Home". bencoodeadams.com.

[8] "Thomas Kendrick". External Works. ESI.info. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

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