List of public art in Liverpool facts for kids

The city of Liverpool has a greater number of public sculptures than almost any other place in the United Kingdom, except for Westminster in London. You can find these amazing artworks all over the city, from old statues to modern pieces.

Some of the artists who created these sculptures include famous names like Barbara Hepworth and Jacob Epstein. More recently, a local artist named Tom Murphy has made many sculptures for Liverpool.

You'll find groups of sculptures in a few main spots:

• Around St George's Hall
• In St John's Gardens
• Near the Pier Head
• Around the Palm House in Sefton Park

There are also smaller groups of sculptures in places like Old Hall Street/Exchange Flags and around The Oratory.

One of the most impressive sculptures is the Queen Victoria Monument at Derby Square. It has 26 bronze figures and is considered one of the most ambitious monuments to Queen Victoria in Britain.

This article focuses on sculptures you can see in public spaces. It doesn't include all the art inside museums like National Museums Liverpool or the fancy decorations on many buildings.

Royal Statues in Liverpool

Liverpool has many statues of kings and queens! These sculptures help us remember important people from history.

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	George III	Monument Place, London Road	1822	Richard Westmacott	Statue of a king on horseback	Bronze & stone		Grade II	Q26629818
	Prince Albert	St. George's Hall	1866	Thomas Thornycroft	Statue of a prince on horseback	Bronze & stone		Grade II	Q2633144
	Queen Victoria	St. George's Hall	1869	Thomas Thornycroft	Statue of a queen on horseback	Bronze & stone		Grade II	Q26643648
	Queen Victoria Monument	Derby Square	1906	C. J. Allen	26 statues with a roof and base	Bronze & stone		Grade II	Q7926878
	Edward VII	Pier Head	1916	Goscombe John	Statue of a king on horseback	Bronze		Grade II	Q26320984
	George V	Entrance to Queensway Tunnel	1939	Goscombe John	Standing statue	Bronze
	Queen Mary	Entrance to Queensway Tunnel	1939	Goscombe John	Standing statue	Bronze

Statues of Important Leaders

Liverpool also honors many important leaders and politicians with statues. These sculptures remind us of people who helped shape the city and the country.

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	George Canning	Inside Liverpool Town Hall	1832	Francis Chantrey	Standing statue	Marble
	William Ewart	The Oratory	1832	Joseph Gott	Seated statue on a base	Marble
	William Huskisson	Dukes Terrace car-park	1847	John Gibson	Standing statue on a base	Bronze & granite		Grade II	Q26672851
	Robert Peel	Inside St. George's Hall	1853	Matthew Noble	Standing statue	Marble
	William Ewart Gladstone	Inside St. George's Hall	1868	John Adams-Acton	Standing statue	Marble			Q114931838
	Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby	Inside St. George's Hall	1869	William Theed	Standing statue	Marble			Q114932213
	Samuel Robert Graves	Inside St. George's Hall	1875	Giovanni Fontana	Standing statue	Marble			Q114931462
	Benjamin Disraeli	St. George's Hall	1883	Charles Bell Birch	Standing statue on a base	Bronze		Grade II	Q26643647
	Edward Whitley	Inside St. George's Hall	1895	Albert Bruce Joy	Standing statue	Marble			Q114917690
	Arthur Bower Forwood	St John's Gardens	1903	George Frampton	Standing statue on a base	Bronze & stone		Grade II	Q26643650
	William Ewart Gladstone	St John's Gardens	1904	Thomas Brock	Standing statue on a base with other figures	Bronze		Grade II	Q26333153
	Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby	Inside St. George's Hall	1911	F. W. Pomeroy	Standing statue	Marble			Q114932527
	Archibald Salvidge	Queensway Tunnel entrance	After 1928	Edward Carter Preston	Round relief sculpture	Stone
	Bessie Braddock	Lime Street station	2009	Tom Murphy	Standing statue	Bronze

Memorials for Military Heroes and Wars

Liverpool has many sculptures that remember brave soldiers and important events from wars. These memorials help us honor their sacrifices.

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Nelson Monument	Exchange Flags	1813	Matthew Cotes Wyatt & Richard Westmacott	Group of sculptures on a base	Bronze, marble & stone	8.8m high	Grade II*	Q4343277
	Wellington's Column	Corner of Lime Street & William Brown Street	1863	George Anderson Lawson	Statue on a tall column	Bronze & stone	40m high	Grade II*	Q1720584
	William Earle	St. George's Hall	1887	Charles Bell Birch	Standing statue on a base	Bronze & stone	6.4m high	Grade II	Q26333142
	The King's Regiment memorial	St John's Gardens	1905	Goscombe John	Statues with a base and wall	Bronze & stone		Grade II	Q26333154
	Memorial to Heroes of the Marine Engine Room	Pier Head	1916	Goscombe John	Tall stone pillar with statues	Bronze & stone		Grade II*	Q3305518
	Cunard War Memorial	Cunard Building, Pier Head	1921	Arthur Davis and Henry Alfred Pegram	Statue on a column	Copper & granite		Grade II	Q26304089
	Cotton Association war memorial	Walker House, Exchange Flags	1922	Francis Derwent Wood	Statue & plaque	Bronze		Grade II	Q66478442	Moved in 2013 from the Cotton Exchange Building.
	Exchange Newsroom memorial	Exchange Flags	1924	Joseph Phillips	Group of sculptures, base & plaque	Bronze & stone		Grade II	Q96607282
	Post Office Workers memorial	Metquarter, Victoria Street	1924	Herbert Tyson Smith	Standing statue & plaques	Limestone	1.6m high	Not listed
	Liverpool Cenotaph	St. George's Hall	1930	Lionel Bailey Budden & Herbert Tyson Smith	Rectangular memorial with relief panels	Stone & bronze	18.6m long, 4.6m high	Grade I	Q15794860
	Jet of Iada London Blitz Search and Rescue dog	Calderstones Park	1949		Pillar with plaque	Stone and cast metal	1.2m tall
	Liverpool Naval Memorial	Pier Head	1952	Herbert Tyson Smith	Column with base and walls	Cement & Portland stone		Grade II	Q19840374	Architects: Stanley Harold Smith & Charles Frederick Blythin.
	Black Merchant Seamen War Memorial	Falkner Square	1993	Alan Roberts Ltd	Stone of Remembrance	Sandstone
	Merchant Navy memorial	Pier Head	1998	John Shimmin	Cenotaph (empty tomb memorial)	Portland stone			Q54328883
	Frederic John Walker DSO***	Pier Head	1998	Tom Murphy	Standing statue	Bronze
	Liverpool Blitz memorial	Our Lady & St Nicholas Church garden, Pier Head	2000	Tom Murphy	Group of sculptures	Bronze
	Noel Godfrey Chavasse VC*	Abercromby Square	2008	Tom Murphy	Plaque	Slate
	Victoria Cross recipients	Abercromby Square	2008	Tom Murphy	Group of sculptures	Bronze
	Christmas truce 1914	Church of St Luke, Liverpool	2014	Andy Edwards	Group of sculptures	Fibreglass

Statues of Business Leaders and Inventors

Liverpool has always been a city of trade and new ideas. You can find sculptures honoring important business people and inventors who helped the city grow.

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	George Stephenson	Inside St. George's Hall	1851	John Gibson	Standing statue	Marble
	William Mackenzie	St Andrew's Church, Rodney Street	1868		Pyramid	Granite		Grade II	Q93227470
	André Le Nôtre	The Palm House, Sefton Park	1899	Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud	Standing statue	Marble
	John and Cecil Moores	Church Street	1996	Tom Murphy	Two standing statues	Bronze
	John Moores	Courtyard of Avril Roberts Library, Tithebarn Street	1998	Tom Murphy	Standing statue on a base	Bronze

Sports Heroes in Sculpture

Liverpool is famous for its love of sports, especially football! You can find statues celebrating legendary figures from the city's sporting history.

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Bill Shankly	Liverpool Football Club	1997	Tom Murphy	Standing statue	Bronze
	Dixie Dean	Everton Football Club	2001	Tom Murphy	Standing statue	Bronze
	John Hulley	Coburg Wharf	2019	Tom Murphy	Standing statue	Bronze

Statues of Artists and Entertainers

Liverpool is known worldwide for its music and arts! Many sculptures celebrate famous artists and entertainers who have a connection to the city.

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Michelangelo	Outside Walker Art Gallery	1877	John Warrington Wood	Standing statue	Marble				The statue is quite worn from weather.
	Raphael	Outside Walker Art Gallery	1877	John Warrington Wood	Standing statue	Marble				The statue is quite worn from weather.
	Four lads who shook the world	Mathew Street	1974	Arthur Dooley	Sculpture mounted on a wall	Metal
	John Lennon	Liverpool John Lennon Airport	2002	Tom Murphy	Standing statue	Bronze
	Billy Fury	Albert Dock	2003	Tom Murphy	Standing statue	Bronze
	Ken Dodd	Lime Street Station	2009	Tom Murphy	Standing statue	Bronze
	John Lennon	Mathew Street	1996	David Webster	Standing statue	Bronze
	The Beatles	Pier Head	2015	Andy Edwards	Group of statues	Bronze	1.5 x life-size		Q113698986
	Cilla Black	Mathew Street	2017	Andy Edwards	Standing statue	Bronze

Statues of Religious Figures

Liverpool has a rich religious history, and you can find sculptures of important religious figures in its cathedrals and churches.

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Our Lady of the Quays	Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas, Liverpool, "The Sailors Church", Pier Head		Arthur Dooley	Standing statue	Bronze
	The Risen Christ	Above the North Door, Anglican Cathedral	1993	Elisabeth Frink	Standing statue	Bronze
	Madonna	Inside the Gustav Adolf Church		Arthur Dooley	Standing statue	Bronze
	Christ	Inside the Gustav Adolf Church		Arthur Dooley	Standing statue	Bronze

Statues of Explorers and Geographers

Liverpool's history is closely tied to the sea and exploration. You can find statues of famous explorers and map-makers, especially around Sefton Park's Palm House.

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Henry the Navigator	Sefton Park	1898	Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud	Standing statue on a base	Bronze
	Gerardus Mercator	Sefton Park	1898	Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud	Standing statue on a base	Bronze
	Christopher Columbus	Sefton Park	1898	Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud	Standing statue on a base	Bronze
	Captain Cook	Sefton Park	1898	Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud	Standing statue on a base	Bronze
	Speed Amy Johnson	George's Dock ventilation and control station, Pier Head	1934	Edmund Thompson	Relief sculpture	Portland stone		Grade II

Statues of Thinkers and Scientists

Liverpool has been home to many smart people who have contributed to education, science, and philosophy. Their statues celebrate their contributions.

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Charles Darwin	Sefton Park	1898	Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud	Standing statue on a base	Marble
	John Parkinson	Sefton Park	1899	Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud	Standing statue on a base	Marble
	Carl Linnaeus	Sefton Park	1899	Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud	Standing statue on a base	Marble
	Sir Oliver Lodge	Base of the Victoria Monument in Derby Square.	1906	C. J. Allen	Group of statues	Bronze
	Florence Nightingale	Princes Road, Liverpool	1913	C. J. Allen	Relief with panels	Stone		Grade II	Q26647476	Architects: Edward Willink & Philip Coldwell Thicknesse
	Jung	Mathew Street	1993	Jonathon Drabkin	Head sculpture (bust)	Bronze				This replaced an older version.
	Henry Egerton Cotton	John Moores University, Trueman Street	1998	Tom Murphy	Standing statue	Bronze
	Jeremiah Horrocks	Pier Head	2011	Andy Plant	Sculpture

Statues of Kind-Hearted People and Clergy

Liverpool has a history of caring for others. Many sculptures honor philanthropists (people who give money to good causes) and religious leaders who made a difference.

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	William Roscoe	Inside St. George's Hall	1841	Francis Chantrey	Standing statue	Marble
	Jonathan Brooks	Inside St. George's Hall	1858	Benjamin Edward Spence	Standing statue	Marble			Q114930826
	Sir William Brown	Inside St. George's Hall	1860	Patrick MacDowell	Standing statue	Marble
	Agnes Jones	Inside The Oratory	1868	Pietro Tenerani	Standing statue	Marble
	Joseph Mayer	Inside St. George's Hall	1869	Giovanni Fontana	Standing statue	Marble
	Hugh Boyd M‘Neile	Inside St. George's Hall	1870	George Gamon Adams	Standing statue	Marble			Q114933060
	William Rathbone V	Sefton Park	1877	John Henry Foley and Thomas Brock	Standing statue on a base with plaques	Portland stone & bronze		Grade II	Q26333129	The statue was made by Foley, and the base by Brock.
	Alexander Balfour	St John's Gardens	1889	Albert Bruce Joy	Standing statue on a base	Bronze & stone		Grade II	Q26504972
	William Rathbone VI	St John's Gardens	1899	George Frampton	Standing statue on a base	Bronze & stone		Grade II	Q26333151
	James Nugent	St John's Gardens	1906	F. W. Pomeroy	Standing statue on a base	Bronze & stone		Grade II	Q26504982
	Canon Thomas Major Lester	St John's Gardens	1907	George Frampton	Standing statue on a base	Bronze & stone		Grade II	Q26504975
	Derek Worlock part of the Sheppard-Worlock Statue	Hope Street	2008	Stephen Broadbent	Relief sculpture	Bronze	4.5m high		Q7494526
	David Sheppard part of the Sheppard-Worlock Statue	Hope Street	2008	Stephen Broadbent	Relief sculpture	Bronze	4.5m high		Q7494526
	Kitty Wilkinson	Inside St. George's Hall	2012	Simon Smith	Standing statue	Marble			Q114932716	This was the first new statue in St. George's Hall in over 100 years, and the first to show a woman.

Statues of Fictional Characters and Ideas

Not all sculptures are of real people! Some represent characters from stories, or ideas like 'Justice' or 'Peace'.

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Minerva	Above Liverpool Town Hall	1802	John Charles Felix Rossi	Standing statue	Marble				This figure might also represent Britannia.
	Highland Mary	Inside the Palm House, Sefton Park	1850	Benjamin Spence	Standing statue on a base	Marble
	The Angel's Whisper	Inside the Palm House, Sefton Park	1857	Benjamin Spence	Standing statue	Marble
	Spirit of Liverpool	Roof of Walker Art Gallery	1877	John Warrington Wood	Standing statue	Marble				The original was moved in 1993 to the National Conservation Centre, and a copy was made from Chinese marble.
	Neptune, Amphitrite, Acis and Galatea	Steble Fountain outside St. George's Hall	1879	Michel Joseph Napoléon Liénard	Group of sculptures in a fountain	Bronze		Grade II*	Q7605557
	Justice and Truth	Gladstone memorial in St. John's Gardens	1904	Thomas Brock	Statues at the base of a monument	Bronze		Grade II	Q26333153
	Britannia	The King's Regiment memorial in St John's Gardens	1905	Goscombe John		Bronze		Grade II	Q26333154
	Justice, Wisdom, Charity, Peace, Education, Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fame	Queen Victoria Monument, Derby Square	1906	C. J. Allen	26 statues & sculptural groups	Bronze		Grade II	Q7926878
	Liver Birds	Towers of the Royal Liver Building	1911	Carl Bernard Bartels	Two large bird statues	Bronze
	Liverpool, Research and The Fruits of Industry	Alfred Lewis Jones Memorial, Pier Head	1913	George Frampton	3 statues at the base of a monument	Bronze		Grade II	Q26320985
	Victory	Cunard War Memorial, Pier Head	1921	Henry Alfred Pegram	Standing statue on a column	Copper		Grade II	Q26304089
	Peter Pan	Sefton Park	1928	George Frampton	Standing statue	Bronze		Grade II	Q26315882
	Eros	Sefton Park	1932	Alfred Gilbert	Statue & fountain	Aluminium		Grade II	Q26315880	This is a modern copy; the original bronze is in the Conservation Centre.
	Night & Day	George's Dock ventilation and control station, George's Dock Way	1934	Edmund Thompson	Relief sculptures	Black basalt		Grade II	Q26482399
	Liverpool Resurgent	Former Lewis's department store, Ranelagh Street	1956	Jacob Epstein	Standing statue	Bronze	5.4m tall	Grade II	Q42852357
	Untitled - Childhood scenes	Former Lewis's department store, Ranelagh Street	1956	Jacob Epstein	3 Relief panels	Ciment fondu		Grade II
	Eleanor Rigby	Stanley Street	1982	Tommy Steele	Standing statue	Bronze			Q16834884
	Mother and Child	Liverpool Women's Hospital, Crown Street	1999	Terry McDonald	Standing statue	Bronze
	Superlambanana	Tithebarn Street	1998	Taro Chiezo and local artists	Large statue	Concrete and fibreglass				Many copies of this statue are around the city.
	Legacy Sculpture	Albert Dock	2001	Mark DeGraffenried	Group of statues	Bronze

Animal Sculptures

Animals are also celebrated in Liverpool's public art, from real creatures to mythical ones!

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Goat & Kid	Inside the Palm House, Sefton Park	c.1867	Giovita Lombardi	Statue	Marble
	Four Recumbent Lions	Outside St. George's Hall, St George's Plateau	1855	William Grinsell Nicholl	4 Lion sculptures	Stone		Grade II	Q26333145
	Red Rum	Aintree Racecourse	1987	Philip Blacker	Horse sculpture	Bronze
	Temple lions or fu-dogs (3 pairs)	Berry, Nelson & Great George Streets, Chinatown	2000	Mr. Zhang of Shanghai	Lion sculptures	Bronze
	The Great Escape	Canning Place, next to Merseyside Police Headquarters	2000	Edward Cronshaw	Group of animal sculptures	Bronze
	Liverpool Carters Working Horse monument	Outside Museum of Liverpool	2010	Judy Boyt	Horse sculpture

Abstract and Modern Sculptures

Not all sculptures look like real people or animals. Some are abstract, meaning they use shapes and forms to express ideas or feelings. Liverpool has many modern and abstract artworks too!

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	The Quickening	Rear of Civic Design Building, Liverpool University	1951	Mitzi Cunliffe	Sculpture	Portland stone
	Squares with Two Circles	Abercromby Square	1969	Barbara Hepworth	Sculpture	Bronze and concrete
	Red Between	Quadrangle of the Victoria Gallery & Museum, Liverpool University	1973	Phillip King	Sculpture	Painted metal
	Palanzana	Byrom Street	1984	Stephen Cox	Sculpture	Stone
	Tango	Concert Square	1984	Allen Jones	Sculpture	Metal
	Sea Circle	Seymour Street	1984	Charlotte Mayer	Sculpture	Bronze
	Raleigh	Outside the Tate Liverpool, Albert Dock	1986	Tony Cragg	Sculpture	Stone and metal
	Reconciliation	Concert Street	1990	Stephen Broadbent	Sculpture	Metal
	Ray + Julie	London Road	1995	Alan Dunn and Brigitte Jurack	Two-part sculpture	Metal
	A Case History	Hope Street	1998	John King	Sculpture	Stone
	The Seed	Campbell Street	2002	Stephen Broadbent	Sculpture	Metal
	Penelope	Wolstenholme Square	2006	Jorge Pardo	Statue	Metal
	Turning the Place Over	Moorfields	2007	Richard Wilson	Moving part of a building	Stone, iron & glass
	Peace & Harmony, the John Lennon Peace Monument	Kings Dock	2010	Lauren Voiers	Sculpture	Metal and glass			Q6244561
	Irish Famine Memorial	St Luke's Gardens, Leece Street	1998	Eamonn O'Docherty	Sculpture	Granite and bronze				This memorial was paid for by public donations.
	Liverpool Plinth	Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas, Liverpool		Various	Sculpture					This is an annual competition for new sculptures.

Images for kids

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  Statues at Liverpool Cotton Exchange

See also

• Architecture of Liverpool