List of public art in Hampshire facts for kids

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This is a list of public art in Hampshire, in England. This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.

Aldershot
Alton
Basingstoke
Eastleigh
Fareham
Gosport
Lasham
Petersfield
Portsmouth
Romsey
Southampton
Stratfield Saye
Whitchurch
Winchester

Aldershot

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	RAMC Memorial, Aldershot	Gun Hill, Aldershot 51°15′13″N 0°45′41″W / 51.2536°N 0.7613°W / 51.2536; -0.7613 (RAMC Memorial, Aldershot)	1905	Goscombe John	Sculpture group, obelisk and wall with plaques	Bronze and granite		Grade II	Q26672950	Architect, Robert Weir Schultz

Alton

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Bear	Westbrook Walk, Alton	2005	Mark Coreth	Statue	Bronze

Basingstoke

Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Wikidata	Notes
Rhythm, Strength and Movement	Basing View, Basingstoke 51°16′03″N 1°04′55″W / 51.267626°N 1.081992°W / 51.267626; -1.081992 (Rhythm, Strength and Movement)	1987	Robert Erskine	Sculpture	Weathered steel		Commissioned by Sun Life Canada
Blue Coat Boy	Cross Street, Basingstoke 51°15′49″N 1°05′19″W / 51.2636°N 1.0885°W / 51.2636; -1.0885 (Blue Coat Boy)	1994		Statue on pedestal		Q59781088	Owned by Basingstoke Heritage Society
L'Arc	Alencon Link, Basingstoke 51°16′05″N 1°05′18″W / 51.2680°N 1.0884°W / 51.2680; -1.0884 (L'Arc)	1999	David Annand	Sculpture group
Poppy	Churchill Way, Basingstoke	1996	Tom Merrifield	Statue on pedestal
Sailing By Stars	Railway station, Basingstoke 51°16′05″N 1°05′18″W / 51.2680°N 1.0884°W / 51.2680; -1.0884 (Sailing By Stars)	1990	Sarah Tombs	Sculpture group	Bronze
The Family	London Street, Basingstoke 51°15′45″N 1°05′09″W / 51.2624°N 1.0858°W / 51.2624; -1.0858 (The Family)	1993	Mike Smith		Bronze
The Church Stone	Wote Street, Basingstoke 51°15′49″N 1°05′11″W / 51.2636°N 1.0864°W / 51.2636; -1.0864 (The Church Stone)	1994	Michael Pegler		Granite		Nicknamed the "Wote Street Willy"
Jane Austen	Outside Willis Museum, Market Place, Basingstoke 51°15′46″N 1°05′13″W / 51.2627°N 1.0870°W / 51.2627; -1.0870 (Jane Austen)	2017	Adam Roud		Bronze

Eastleigh

Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Notes
Entry Effected	Leigh Road, Eastleigh 50°58′22″N 1°22′18″W / 50.9729°N 1.3716°W / 50.9729; -1.3716 (Entry Effected)	2008	Les Johnson	Statue
The Fourth Arm	Leigh Road, Eastleigh 50°58′22″N 1°22′18″W / 50.9729°N 1.3716°W / 50.9729; -1.3716 (The Fourth Arm)	1995	Les Johnson	Statue	Bronze
Eastleigh Lakeside Park Art Trail	Lakeside Park, Eastleigh 50°57′25″N 1°22′00″W / 50.9569°N 1.3668°W / 50.9569; -1.3668 (Eastleigh Lakeside Park Art Trail)	c. 2018 (2018)		9 plaques	Metal
Pirelli Arch	Pirelli Park, Eastleigh 50°56′52″N 1°21′54″W / 50.9479°N 1.3651°W / 50.9479; -1.3651 (Pirelli Arch)	c. 2012 (2012)	Codsteaks	Sculpture	Mild Steel
Proud to Serve	Leigh Road, Eastleigh 50°58′22″N 1°22′18″W / 50.9729°N 1.3716°W / 50.9729; -1.3716 (Proud to Serve)	1998	Les Johnson	Statue	Bronze
The Railwayman	Leigh Road, Eastleigh 50°58′10″N 1°21′12″W / 50.9694°N 1.3532°W / 50.9694; -1.3532 (The Railwayman)	1995	Jill Tweed	Statue	Bronze
Spitfire	Mitchell Way, Southampton Airport, Eastleigh 50°57′01″N 1°21′24″W / 50.950278°N 1.356667°W / 50.950278; -1.356667 (Spitfire)	2004	Alan Manning	Airplane replica		Wing span 24ft
Charlotte Mary Yonge	Railway Station Concourse, Eastleigh 50°58′09″N 1°21′01″W / 50.96929°N 1.35034°W / 50.96929; -1.35034 (Charlotte Mary Yonge)	2015	Vivien Mallock	Statue & bench	Bronze		Owned by Eastleigh Borough Council

Fareham

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Anvil Man	Fareham		Stephen Lunn	Sculpture

Gosport

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Nat Gonella Tribute	Gosport 50°47′33″N 1°08′44″W / 50.792584°N 1.145465°W / 50.792584; -1.145465 (Nat Gonella Tribute)			Sculpture	Metal
	John Fieldhouse, Baron Fieldhouse	Falklands Gardens, Gosport	1993	Jill Tweed	Bust on pedestal	Bronze & concrete

Lasham

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	The Alpha Lima Armillary Sphere	Lasham Airfield, Lasham 51°11′22″N 1°02′07″W / 51.189383°N 1.035292°W / 51.189383; -1.035292 (The Alpha Lima Armillary Sphere)	2005		Armillary sphere	Metal

Petersfield

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	King William III of England	The Square, Petersfield 51°00′14″N 0°56′15″W / 51.0039°N 0.9374°W / 51.0039; -0.9374 (Equestrian statue of William III)	18th century, restored 1912	Henry Cheere	Equestrian statue on pedestal	Lead & stone		Grade I	Q17528308	Erected in its current location in 1812 having previously stood in Petersfield House.

Portsmouth

Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
Jack Star	Tipner Lake 50°49′45″N 1°05′13″W / 50.8291°N 1.0870°W / 50.8291; -1.0870 (Jack Star)	2000 (2000)	Richard Farrington	Sculpture		12 metres (39 ft) tall
Jubilee Statue	Gunwharf Quays 50°47′44″N 1°06′29″W / 50.7955°N 1.1081°W / 50.7955; -1.1081 (Jubilee Statue)	2002	Vivien Mallock		Bronze	12 feet			Unveiled by HM Queen Elizabeth II on 27 June 2002. The prow of the ship is modeled on the Royal Yacht Britannia.
The Mudlarks	The Hard 50°47′55″N 1°06′26″W / 50.7986°N 1.1073°W / 50.7986; -1.1073 (The Mudlarks)	2010	Michael Peacock	Statue	Bronze
Remembrance Poppy	Bishop Street, Portsmouth		Coastguard Studio
Sails of the South / Tri-Sail	M275 motorway 50°49′59″N 1°05′09″W / 50.8331°N 1.0858°W / 50.8331; -1.0858 (Tri-Sail / Sails of the South)	2001 (2001)				43 metres (141 ft) tall		Q7400459
Horatio Nelson	Grand Parade 50°47′21″N 1°06′19″W / 50.7891°N 1.1052°W / 50.7891; -1.1052 (Horatio Nelson)	1951	Frederick Brook Hitch	Statue on pedestal	Bronze		Grade II	Q26397862	Originally sited in Pembroke Gardens
Queen Victoria	Guildhall Square 50°47′47″N 1°04′54″W / 50.7964°N 1.0818°W / 50.7964; -1.0818 (Queen Victoria)	1903	Alfred Drury	Statue on pedestal	Bronze		Grade II	Q26398294
Portsmouth Naval Memorial	Southsea Common 50°46′35″N 1°05′24″W / 50.7764°N 1.0899°W / 50.7764; -1.0899 (Portsmouth Naval Memorial)	1924	Sir Robert Lorimer	Obelisk on plinth	Portland stone		Grade I	Q20712306	Commonwealth War Graves Commission site
Portsmouth War Memorial	Guildhall Square 50°47′54″N 1°05′33″W / 50.7982°N 1.0925°W / 50.7982; -1.0925 (Portsmouth War Memorial)	1921	James Glen Sivewright Gibson, Walter Gordon, Charles Sargeant Jagger	Cenotaph with surround & statues	Portland stone		Grade II*	Q26263431
Crimea War Memorial	Clarence Esplanade 50°46′51″N 1°05′37″W / 50.7808°N 1.0935°W / 50.7808; -1.0935 (Crimea War Memorial)	1857	HJ Andrews, J King & Sons	Obelisk	Portland stone		Grade II	Q26666638
Whale's Tail	Gunwharf Quays 50°47′43″N 1°06′17″W / 50.7952°N 1.1046°W / 50.7952; -1.1046 (The Whale's Tail)	2008	Richard Farrington	Sculpture	Bronze
Bonds of Friendship	Sally Port 50°47′23″N 1°06′24″W / 50.7896°N 1.1067°W / 50.7896; -1.1067 (Bonds of Friendship)	1979	John Robinson	Sculpture	Bronze	5 feet (1.5 m) x 3 feet (0.91 m)			Unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II in 1979 to mark where the First Fleet left England for Australia. There is a similar sculpture located where they arrived in Sydney.
Bust of Charles I	Square Tower 50°47′22″N 1°06′23″W / 50.7894°N 1.1064°W / 50.7894; -1.1064	Late 20th century copy	Hubrecht le Sueur	Bust	Gilded lead				Inscription below reads "After his travels through all France into Spain and having passed very many dangers both by sea and land he arrived here the 5th day of October 1623"
Vernon Mine Warfare and Diving Monument	Gunwharf Quays 50°47′42″N 1°06′21″W / 50.795°N 1.1058°W / 50.795; -1.1058	2020	Mark Richards	Sculpture	Bronze			Q119931106	Commemorates those who served at HMS Vernon which was located on the present Gunwharf Quays site.
Figurehead of HMS Vernon	Gunwharf Quays 50°47′42″N 1°06′23″W / 50.7949°N 1.1065°W / 50.7949; -1.1065 (Figurehead of HMS Vernon)	1832		Figurehead	Wood				Figurehead from the 50-gun frigate HMS Vernon launched in 1832 and later used for torpedo training.
Figurehead of HMS Marlborough	Gunwharf Quays 50°47′39″N 1°06′29″W / 50.7943°N 1.1081°W / 50.7943; -1.1081 (Figurehead of HMS Marlborough)	1855		Figurehead	Wood				Figurehead from the 131-gun ship HMS Marlborough launched in 1855 and later used for torpedo training.
Man and Globe	Gunwharf Quays 50°47′38″N 1°06′25″W / 50.7938°N 1.1069°W / 50.7938; -1.1069 (Man and Globe)	2001	Giles Penny	Sculpture
Charles Dickens	Guildhall Square 50°47′50″N 1°05′33″W / 50.7973°N 1.0924°W / 50.7973; -1.0924 (Charles Dickens)	2014	Martin Jennings	Statue	Bronze				The first statue of Charles Dickens in the UK. It was opposed by some as Dickens had expressed a desire for no memorials in his will.
Jubilee Fountain	Commercial Road 50°48′01″N 1°05′24″W / 50.8003°N 1.090°W / 50.8003; -1.090 (Jubilee Fountain)	1977		Fountain					Built for the 1977 Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II, and refurbished in 2011. The sculptures are copies of The Queen's Beasts.
HMS Sirius	Gunwharf Quays 50°47′42″N 1°06′23″W / 50.7950°N 1.1064°W / 50.7950; -1.1064 (HMS Sirius)	1991		Sculpture	Bronze				Sculpture of HMS Sirius from the First Fleet to Australia. A copy of a sculpture in Sydney, given to Portsmouth as a gift by the people of Australia.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel memorial	St George's Square 50°47′47″N 1°06′13″W / 50.7965°N 1.1036°W / 50.7965; -1.1036 (Isambard Kingdom Brunel memorial)	2006		Sculpture on pedestal					Unveiled to mark 200 years since Brunel's birth

Romsey

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	The Lantern Seat	Romsey Community Hospital, Romsey 50°59′32″N 1°28′55″W / 50.992361°N 1.48186°W / 50.992361; -1.48186 (The Lantern Seat)	2004	Richard Bent						The 1818 back panel in this seat was rescued during the demolition of the sounding arch at Embley Park, the home of Florence Nightingale. A Local blacksmith designed and made the seat in 2004.
	Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston	Market Place, Romsey 50°59′21″N 1°30′00″W / 50.9892°N 1.5000°W / 50.9892; -1.5000 (Statue of Lord Palmerston)	1868	Matthew Noble	Statue on pedestal	Bronze and pink marble		Grade II	Q26525831

Southampton

Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
Mayor Richard Andrews	East Park, Southampton 50°54′24″N 1°23′36″W / 50.9067°N 1.3934°W / 50.9067; -1.3934 (Mayor Richard Andrews)	1860	Benjamin Brain	Statue on pedestal	Limestone		Grade II	Q26384355
Sir Isaac Watts	Watts Park, Southampton 50°54′35″N 1°24′23″W / 50.9096°N 1.4063°W / 50.9096; -1.4063 (Sir Isaac Watts)	1861	Richard Cockle Lucas	Statue on pedestal	Marble		Grade II	Q26384264
Lord Palmerston	Palmerston Park, Southampton 50°54′21″N 1°23′23″W / 50.9059°N 1.3897°W / 50.9059; -1.3897 (Lord Palmerston)	1868	Sharpe	Statue on pedestal			Grade II	Q26473681
Titanic Engineers' Memorial	East Park, Southampton 50°54′37″N 1°24′16″W / 50.9102°N 1.4045°W / 50.9102; -1.4045 (Titanic Engineers' Memorial)	1914	Romeo Ratman, Ferdinand Victor Blundstone	Sculpture with surround	Bronze & granite		Grade II	Q3529509
Southampton Cenotaph	Watts Park 50°54′35″N 1°24′19″W / 50.9097°N 1.4052°W / 50.9097; -1.4052 (Southampton Cenotaph)	1920	Sir Edwin Lutyens	Cenotaph with sculpture	Portland stone		Grade I	Q7721865
Adam and Eve	Cossack Green, Southampton 50°54′19″N 1°24′00″W / 50.9054°N 1.4000°W / 50.9054; -1.4000 (Adam and Eve)	1951	Sir John Cass School of Art		Concrete
Hamtun Street Mural	Hamtun Street 50°54′02″N 1°24′19″W / 50.9005°N 1.4054°W / 50.9005; -1.4054 (Hamtun Street Mural)	1978 (placed in current location 2010)	Henry and Joyce Collins	Mural	Concrete and glass	19 x 3 meters			Owner, Southampton City Council. Originally on the side of a Sainsbury’s superstore in the Lordshill. Removed in 1990, restored and placed in its current location in 2010.
Three Rings	Ocean Village, Southampton	1990	Jane Ackroyd	Abstract sculpture
John le Fleming	City walls, Southampton 50°54′09″N 1°24′17″W / 50.9025°N 1.4048°W / 50.9025; -1.4048 (John le Fleming)	1991	Anthony Griffiths	Statue					Owner, Southampton City Council. John le Fleming (1295–1336) was Mayor of Southampton.
Child of Family	Havelock Road 50°54′26″N 1°24′28″W / 50.9072°N 1.4078°W / 50.9072; -1.4078 (Child of Family)	1993	Danny Lane
Sundial	Havelock Road 50°54′28″N 1°24′29″W / 50.9078°N 1.4081°W / 50.9078; -1.4081 (Sundial)	1995	Peter Parkinson
Enclosure	Watts Park, Southampton 50°54′34″N 1°24′27″W / 50.9095°N 1.4076°W / 50.9095; -1.4076 (Enclosure)	2000	Paul de Monchaux		Portland Roach stone
Shear	Bevois Valley	2001	Eilis O'Connell						Work represents the sword of Bevis of Hampton
Northam Shoal	Old Northam Road	2002	Tom Grimsey
Ted Bates	St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 50°54′21″N 1°23′23″W / 50.905903°N 1.389665°W / 50.905903; -1.389665 (Ted Bates)	2008	Sean Hedges-Quinn	Statue on pedestal					Second statue of Bates, the original by sculptor Ian Brennan was widely criticized by supporters and was removed soon after its unavailing.
Southampton Mural 2013	Castle Way, Southampton 50°53′59″N 1°24′18″W / 50.899777°N 1.404890°W / 50.899777; -1.404890 (Southampton Mural 2013)	2013	Joanna Dewfall	Mural					Owned by Southampton City Council
Southampton Friary	Friary House, Briton Street, Southampton	1987		Tiled mural	Ceramic

Stratfield Saye

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington	The Wellington Monument, Stratfield Saye House, Stratfield Saye 51°20′56″N 0°58′17″W / 51.349°N 0.9714°W / 51.349; -0.9714	1866	Carlo Marochetti	Statue	Bronze		Grade II	Q26384539

Whitchurch

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Painted bollards	Town Centre, Whitchurch, Hampshire 51°13′48″N 1°20′20″W / 51.2300°N 1.3389°W / 51.2300; -1.3389 (Painted bollards)	2010 (2010)-2013			Painted steel				A series of bollards, painted by members of the local community.

Winchester

Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton	Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum	1866	George Gammon Adams	Statue on pedestal
Queen Victoria	Winchester Great Hall	1887	Alfred Gilbert	Seated statue on pedestal	Bronze		Grade I
Alfred the Great	The Broadway, Winchester 51°03′40″N 1°18′31″W / 51.061219°N 1.308700°W / 51.061219; -1.308700 (Alfred the Great)	1901	Hamo Thornycroft	Statue on pedestal	Bronze and Penryn granite	Statue;- 15 feet	Grade II	Q26461216
The King's Royal Rifle Corps War Memorial	Cathedral Close, Winchester	1922	John Tweed	Statue on pedestal	Bronze & limestone		Grade II*	Q55742851
Horse and Rider	High Street, Winchester	1983	Elisabeth Frink	Equestrian statue	Bronze	224cm high	Grade II	Q55753820
Painted bollards	Great Minster Street and The Square, Winchester 50°58′10″N 1°21′12″W / 50.9694°N 1.3532°W / 50.9694; -1.3532 (Painted bollards)	2005 (2005)-2012	The Colour Factory	24 bollards	Painted steel				Owned by Winchester City Council. Bollards painted in the style of famous artists, or with topical scenes.
Licoricia of Winchester	Jewry Street, Winchester 51°03′56″N 1°18′58″W / 51.0655°N 1.3160°W / 51.0655; -1.3160 (Licoricia of Winchester)	2022	Ian Rank-Broadley	Statue group	Bronze

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