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List of public art in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham facts for kids

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This is a list of public art in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.

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Barking

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates
Date Artist / designer Architect / other Type Designation Notes
War memorial in Barking Park (geograph 5520259).jpg Barking War Memorial Barking Park

51°32′40″N 0°05′01″E / 51.5445°N 0.0836°E / 51.5445; 0.0836 (Barking War Memorial)
1922 N/A Dawson, Charles JamesCharles James Dawson War memorial Grade II
Sculpture the catch barking london.jpg The Catch Fanshawe Avenue Roundabout

51°32′27″N 0°04′58″E / 51.5409°N 0.0829°E / 51.5409; 0.0829 (The Catch)
2002 Leeson, LoraineLoraine Leeson Thorne Architects, AnneAnne Thorne Architects Sculpture N/A
Barking - A modern folly - geograph.org.uk - 1210139.jpg Folly Wall Town Square 2007 ? muf Folly N/A
Sculpture barking abbey london.jpg The Lighted Lady of Barking Roundabout at junction of Abbey Road and London Road

51°32′16″N 0°04′20″E / 51.53775°N 0.07232°E / 51.53775; 0.07232
2007 van Santen, JoostJoost van Santen N/A Sculpture N/A
Job Drain statue.jpg Statue of Job Henry Charles Drain VC Outside the Broadway Theatre, facing Barking Abbey Park

51°32′07″N 0°04′39″E / 51.5353°N 0.0776°E / 51.5353; 0.0776 (Statue of Job Drain)
2009 Hunter, StevenSteven Hunter (Sculpt-It Limited); Mark Barnett (relief plaque) N/A Statue N/A

London Bridge Stones

In 2007, two small stones from remains of the old medieval London Bridge were joined together in a sculpture in front of St Margaret's church facing the Barking Abbey ruins as part of several public artworks placed in Barking Town Centre by artist Joost van Santen.

Dagenham

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates
Date Artist / designer Architect / other Type Designation Notes
Dagenham village.jpg Dagenham Village War Memorial Junction of Church Lane and Crown Street

51°32′24″N 0°09′41″E / 51.5399°N 0.1614°E / 51.5399; 0.1614 (Dagenham Village War Memorial)
2000 ? ? War memorial cross N/A
Dagenham Idol Valence Park 2009 c. 2009 ? N/A Sculpture N/A An iron maquette for an unrealised large sculpture, based on the prehistoric artefact of the same name.
View of a metal sculpture of a Capri outside Valence House Museum (geograph 4427968).jpg Capri MkI Valence Park 2010–11 Baldwin, A. J.A. J. Baldwin N/A Sculpture N/A An iron sculpture commissioned as part of the redevelopment of Valence House, the borough's local history museum; it alludes to the Ford Dagenham factory.
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