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List of public art in the London Borough of Waltham Forest

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

Map of public art in the London Borough of Waltham Forest

Chingford

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Main article: Chingford
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Architect / other Type Designation Notes
 
More images 		Chingford War Memorial The Ridgeway/King's Head Hill

51°37′54″N 0°00′04″W / 51.6316°N 0.0012°W / 51.6316; -0.0012 (Chingford War Memorial) 		1921 — W. A. Lewis Celtic cross Grade II Unveiled September 1921 by Lord Lambourne.[1]
  Chingford Mount War Memorial Albert Crescent

51°37′02″N 0°01′04″W / 51.6172°N 0.0178°W / 51.6172; -0.0178 (Chingford Mount War Memorial) 		? ? — Obelisk — [2]


Leyton

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Main article: Leyton
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Architect / other Type Designation Notes
  War memorial Churchyard of Emmanuel Parish Church

51°34′08″N 0°01′45″W / 51.5690°N 0.0291°W / 51.5690; -0.0291 (Emmanuel Parish Church War Memorial) 		1922 Probably Judd Thomas & Co. — Memorial cross Grade II [3]
  Statue of Laurie Cunningham Buckingham Road 2017 Graham Ibbeson — Statue — [4]


Leytonstone

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Main article: Leytonstone
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Architect / other Type Designation Notes
 
More images 		Leytonstone War Memorial Harrow Green, Harrow Road

51°33′30″N 0°00′26″E / 51.5582°N 0.0071°E / 51.5582; 0.0071 (Leytonstone War Memorial) 		1925 — William Griffiths & Co. Ltd. (masons) Pillar Grade II Unveiled 21 November 1925 by Lieutenant General Sir Francis Lloyd.[5]
  Time Terminus Leytonstone bus station

51°34′06″N 0°00′26″E / 51.5682°N 0.0073°E / 51.5682; 0.0073 (Time Terminus) 		1999 Lodewyk Pretor — Sculpture — [6]
  Leaf Memory Grove Road

51°34′11″N 0°00′47″E / 51.5696°N 0.0130°E / 51.5696; 0.0130 (Leaf Memory) 		2001 Stephen Duncan — Sculpture — [7]
  The Birds
Alfred Hitchcock 		High Road 2014 Anna Mills and Mateusz Odrobny — Mural — [8]


Walthamstow

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Main article: Walthamstow
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Architect / other Type Designation Notes
  Ionic capital Outside Vestry House Museum

51°35′02″N 0°00′45″W / 51.58397°N 0.01255°W / 51.58397; -0.01255 (Ionic capital) 		1810s — Robert Smirke Architectural fragment — Originally formed part of the General Post Office building at St Martin Le Grand in the City of London. When that building was demolished in 1912 this fragment was purchased by the stone mason Frank Mortimer, who gave it to the Municipal Borough of Walthamstow. It has stood on its present site since 1954.[9]
 
More images 		Walthamstow War Memorial Waltham Forest Town Hall

51°35′26″N 0°00′45″W / 51.5906°N 0.0124°W / 51.5906; -0.0124 (Walthamstow War Memorial) 		1922 ? ? War memorial with sculpture Grade II Unveiled July 1922.[10]
 
More images 		Five figures and reliefs Waltham Forest Town Hall 1941 John Francis Kavanagh Philip Hepworth Architectural sculpture Grade II [11]
  Comedy and Tragedy heads Walthamstow Assembly Hall 1941 John Francis Kavanagh Philip Hepworth Architectural sculpture Grade II [12]
 
More images 		William Morris tile motif Walthamstow Central tube station, Victoria line platforms c. 1968 Julia Black — Ceramic mural —
 
More images 		Black horse tile motif Blackhorse Road tube station, Victoria line platforms c. 1968 Hans Unger — Ceramic mural — [13]
  Black horse mural Outside Blackhorse Road tube station 1968 c. 1968 David McFall — Ceramic mural — [13]
  Pagoda Monoform Lloyd Park

51°35′35″N 0°01′15″W / 51.5931°N 0.0207°W / 51.5931; -0.0207 (Pagoda Monoform) 		1991 Jack Gardner — Sculpture — [14]
21 Arches Instead of a Gate Woodside Academy 2014 Cath Campbell — Sculpture — [15]
  Underline Blackhorse Road tube station 2015–2016 c. 2015–2016 Giles Round, Design Work Leisure — Ceramic mural — [16]
Beryl Swain – Wood Street Racer 110 Wood Street, adjacent to The Dukes Head pub

51°35′18″N 0°00′15″W / 51.5882°N 0.0043°W / 51.5882; -0.0043 (Beryl Swain - Wood Street Racer) 		2019 Helen Bur — Mural — The mural is very close to the junction with Marlowe Road, Swain's place of birth. [17][18]
Statue of Harry Kane Peter May Sports Centre 2020 Sculpture Machine — Statue — Unveiled 18 November 2024. Rejected for a site outside Chingford station in a risk assessment, the statue was in storage for four years until this location was chosen.[19][20]
Protection St Peter-in-the-Forest

51°35′13″N 0°00′22″E / 51.5870°N 0.0061°E / 51.5870; 0.0061 (Protection) 		2021 Phlegm — Mural — [21][22]


Whipps Cross

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Main article: Whipps Cross
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Architect / other Type Designation Notes
  Territorial Army War Memorial Lea Bridge Roundabout

51°34′53″N 0°00′03″E / 51.5813°N 0.0008°E / 51.5813; 0.0008 (Territorial Army War Memorial) 		1921 ? — Celtic cross Grade II Unveiled 12 November 1961. Moved to its current location in the 1950s.[23]


References

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  1. ^ Historic England. "Chingford War Memorial (1418307)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. ^ Chingford Mount War Memorial. Art UK. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. ^ Historic England. "War memorial in the churchyard of the Church of Emmanuel, Leyton (1458406)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. ^ Laurie Cunningham (1956–1989). Art UK. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Leytonstone War Memorial and Gardens (1418327)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Leytonstone". Explore East London. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  7. ^ Leaf Memory. Art UK. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Mural: Hitchcock birds". London Remembers. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  9. ^ How part of London's postal heritage ended up in Walthamstow. Londonist. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  10. ^ Historic England. "War Memorial, Waltham Forest Town Hall (1418595)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Fellowship (William Morris)". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association National Recording Project. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Tragedy Head". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association National Recording Project. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Blackhorse Road". GoLondon. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  14. ^ Pagoda Monoform. Art UK. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  15. ^ 21 Arches Instead of a Gate. Structure Workshop. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  16. ^ Underline: Design Work Leisure. Art on the Underground. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  17. ^ Wood Street Walls (2019). "Helen Bur + Wood Street Walls: Beryl Swain – Wood Street Racer". Vimeo. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Helen Bur". The Street Art Directory. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  19. ^ Harry Kane 'humbled' by statue unveiled near first club. BBC News. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  20. ^ Lawrence, India (21 March 2024). "A hidden Harry Kane statue that cost one council £7,200 has finally been revealed". TimeOut. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  21. ^ "New Mural by Phlegm in London (UK) ⋆ BLOCAL blog". Street Art News. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  22. ^ "'Protection' by Phlegm | Your Audio Tour". Your Audio Tour. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  23. ^ Historic England. "Territorial Army War Memorial (1419819)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
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