List of public art in Nottinghamshire

This is a list of public art in the Nottinghamshire 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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Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates
Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes
  Female Satyr Statue Newstead Abbey

53°4′43.255″N 1°11′24.799″W / 53.07868194°N 1.19022194°W / 53.07868194; -1.19022194
Early 18th century John Nost (probable) Statue Ashlar and lead 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high Grade II Q26521431 [1]
  Male Satyr Statue Newstead Abbey

53°4′41.671″N 1°11′25.098″W / 53.07824194°N 1.19030500°W / 53.07824194; -1.19030500
Early 18th century John Nost (probable) Statue Ashlar and lead 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high Grade II Q26521432 [2]
  Monument to a Horse Worksop Road, Edwinstowe

53°12′27.014″N 1°2′39.311″W / 53.20750389°N 1.04425306°W / 53.20750389; -1.04425306
1834 Monument Grade II Q26297564 Doric column on a square pedestal.[3]
 
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Cavendish Monument Market Place, Mansfield

53°8′39.480″N 1°11′47.436″W / 53.14430000°N 1.19651000°W / 53.14430000; -1.19651000
1849 T. C. Hine Monument Grade II* Q17547529 Memorial to Lord George Bentinck.[4]
  Hope Memorial Broadgate Park, Beeston

52°55′42.524″N 1°12′36.623″W / 52.92847889°N 1.21017306°W / 52.92847889; -1.21017306
1903 A. Marshall Memorial Portland stone Grade II Q26540177 A memorial to the fallen of the Boer War. The female figure represents "hope".[5]
 
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Kimberley War Memorial Main Street, Kimberley

52°59′48.444″N 1°15′18.176″W / 52.99679000°N 1.25504889°W / 52.99679000; -1.25504889
1921 Memorial Stone Grade II Q26567387 A memorial to both World Wars.[6]
 
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Retford War Memorial Market Place, Retford

53°19′21.860″N 0°56′35.185″W / 53.32273889°N 0.94310694°W / 53.32273889; -0.94310694
1921 Leonard W. Barnard Monument Grade II* Q26263538 Unveiled by Sir Frederick Milner.[7]
 
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Worksop War Memorial Memorial Avenue, Worksop

53°18′14.832″N 1°7′9.188″W / 53.30412000°N 1.11921889°W / 53.30412000; -1.11921889
1925 A. H. Richardson Monument Grade II* Q26263405 Unveiled by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien.[8]
 
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The Beeston Seat High Road, Beeston

52°55′40″N 1°12′51″W / 52.92768°N 1.21428°W / 52.92768; -1.21428
1987 Sioban Coppinger Sculpture Bronze, Reinforced concrete Broxtowe Borough Council [9][10]
  Robin Hood and Little John Swinecote Road, Edwinstowe

53°12′10.7″N 1°03′49.8″W / 53.202972°N 1.063833°W / 53.202972; -1.063833
1988 Graham Ibbeson Statue Bronze Nottinghamshire County Council Showing the first time Robin Hood meets Little John.[11]
  The Oil Patch Warrior Rufford Country Park, Ollerton 1991 Jay O'Meilia Statue Bronze 2.14 metres (7 ft 0 in) high Parkwood Outdoor Commemorating the site of secret Second World War oil wells, drilled by American oil workers to assist Britain’s war effort.[12]
  Robin Hood and Maid Marian High Street, Edwinstowe

53°11′38.6″N 1°03′51.6″W / 53.194056°N 1.064333°W / 53.194056; -1.064333
1998 Neale Andrew Statue Bronze Nottinghamshire County Council [13]
 
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Golden Hand Vicar Water Country Park, Clipstone

53°09′38.1″N 1°06′33.1″W / 53.160583°N 1.109194°W / 53.160583; -1.109194
c. 2000 Bank Sculpture 3.04 metres (10.0 ft) high Inscription: "Let not the toil of our forebears be forgotten but let it be reborn in new industry...."[14]
  Three Cricketers Near the library, Kirkby-in-Ashfield

53°05′58″N 1°14′38″W / 53.09955°N 1.24390°W / 53.09955; -1.24390
2002, 2015 Neale Andrew and David Annand Statues Bronze Ashfield District Council Harold Larwood, William Voce (both born near here), and Donald Bradman, shown in the bodyline series of 1932–1933 in Australia.[15][16]
  Gateway Sculpture Entrance to Meadow Park, East Leake

52°49′57″N 1°10′50″W / 52.83256°N 1.18055°W / 52.83256; -1.18055
2003 Xceptional Designs Sculpture The centrepiece is a millstone, found nearby in 2000.[17]
 
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Testing for Gas Silverhill Wood Country Park, Sutton-in-Ashfield

53°09′25.6″N 1°17′24.0″W / 53.157111°N 1.290000°W / 53.157111; -1.290000
2004 Antony Dufort Statue Bronze and stone Nottinghamshire County Council Commissioned to commemorate the Nottinghamshire mining industry[18]
  The Miners Memorial Station Road, Hucknall

53°02′16″N 1°11′56″W / 53.03774°N 1.19900°W / 53.03774; -1.19900
2005 Graham Ibbeson Statue Bronze and sandstone 6 metres (20 ft) high Ashfield District Council Commemorates the people who worked at Hucknall No. 2 Colliery.[19]
  Girl Guiding Nottinghamshire's Centenary Seat Rufford Country Park, Ollerton

53°10′32.1″N 1°02′03.1″W / 53.175583°N 1.034194°W / 53.175583; -1.034194
2010 Gwen Heeney Sculpture Stone Parkwood Outdoor A large settee and two chairs, made of oversize bricks, are arranged in a trefoil, the symbol of the guiding movement.[20]
  The Royalist Cannon Sconce and Devon Park, Newark-on-Trent

53°04′05.7″N 0°49′16.3″W / 53.068250°N 0.821194°W / 53.068250; -0.821194
2012 Michael Condron Sculpture Weathering steel Newark and Sherwood District Council Commemorating Newark's role in the Civil War.[21]
  The Fruit Gatherers Rufford Country Park, Ollerton

53°10′33.6″N 1°02′09.6″W / 53.176000°N 1.036000°W / 53.176000; -1.036000
Peter Randall-Page Sculpture Stone Parkwood Outdoor Inspired by a photograph depicting three Saguro women carrying baskets on their heads.[22]
  Two Civil War soldiers Outside the library, Newark-on-Trent

53°04′28″N 0°48′29″W / 53.074376°N 0.807941°W / 53.074376; -0.807941
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References

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  1. ^ Historic England. "Female satyr statue 100m east of Newstead Abbey (1227526)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Male satyr statue 100m east of Newstead Abbey (1227527)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Monument to a Horse (1045469)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Cavendish monument and attached railings (1207176)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Hope (Boer War) Memorial (1247916)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  6. ^ Historic England. "War Memorial (1278015)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Retford War Memorial (1392660)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Worksop War Memorial and associated structures (1045751)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  9. ^ "The Beeston Seat" Art UK. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Wonderful Nottinghamshire sculptures and the stories behind them" Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Robin Hood and Little John" Art UK. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  12. ^ "The Oil Patch Warrior" Art UK. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Robin Hood and Maid Marian" Art UK. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Golden Hand" Art UK. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Three Cricketers" Art UK. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Harold Larwood and the Bodyline Series" Ashfield District Council. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Newsletter no. 3, Spring 2003" Friends of Meadow Park, East Leake. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Testing for Gas" Art UK. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  19. ^ "The Miners Memorial" Art UK. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  20. ^ "Girl Guiding Nottinghamshire's Centenary Seat" Art UK. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  21. ^ "The Royalist Cannon" Art UK. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  22. ^ "Fruit Gatherers" Art UK. Retrieved 21 March 2024.