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

Brixton

Main page: Brixton
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Designation Notes
Lambeth Town Hall.jpg Four allegorical figures Lambeth Town Hall clock tower Portland Stone Grade II The figures represent Justice, Science, Art and Literature
Henry Tate bust (6076416993).jpg Bust of Henry Tate Brixton Library 1905 Brock, ThomasThomas Brock Bust Bronze Grade II
Pile of bricks tile motif Brixton tube station, Victoria line platforms c. 1971 Unger, HansHans Unger N/A
Foxes and Cherries by Lucy Casson in March 2011 04.jpg Foxes and Cherries Electric Avenue 2010 Casson, LucyLucy Casson fibreglass N/A
Brixton Speaks Electric Avenue Self, WillWill Self, Jack Self N/A
Twins Somerleyton Road, Coldharbour Lane 2016 Martin, TaslimTaslim Martin cast iron and stainless steel N/A
Bronze statue on Brixton station.jpg Platforms Piece
Peter Lloyd		 Brixton railway station 1986 Atherton, KevinKevin Atherton Statue N/A
Brixtonstationmural2.jpg Brixton murals Various locations in and around Brixton town centre N/A
Bowie, DavidDavid Bowie mural Morley's department store, Tunstall Road 2013 Cochran, JamesJames Cochran Mural N/A
African and Caribbean Memorial, 31 July 2017 02 (cropped).jpg African and Caribbean War Memorial Windrush Square 2017 Obelisk N/A Unveiled 22 June 2017. The design was announced to the public in 2014
BrixtonHeronWindVane-CTaylor.jpg The Brixton Heron Roof of the Prince of Wales pub, corner of Brixton Road and Coldharbour Lane

51°27′42″N 0°06′55″W / 51.4615593°N 0.1152009°W / 51.4615593; -0.1152009		 2010 Maggi Hambling Sculptural weather vane Depicts a grey heron with a fish in its bill

Clapham

Main page: Clapham
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Designation Notes
Temperance fountain on Clapham Common - geograph.org.uk - 1412226.jpg Drinking fountain Clapham Common, between Long Road and The Pavement

51°27′42″N 0°08′26″W / 51.4618°N 0.1406°W / 51.4618; -0.1406 (Drinking fountain)		 1884 Kreling, August vonAugust von Kreling Fountain with sculptural group Bronze with granite plinth Grade II

Kennington

Main page: Kennington
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Designation Notes
Decorative Column On West Side Of Kennington Park (cropped).jpg Decorative column Kennington Park

51°29′01″N 0°06′36″W / 51.4835°N 0.1101°W / 51.4835; -0.1101 (Decorative column)		 1869 c. 1869 Tinworth, GeorgeGeorge Tinworth Column Terracotta Grade II
St Mark, Kennington Park Road - Memorial (geograph 3016032).jpg War memorial St Mark's Church

51°28′54″N 0°06′45″W / 51.4816°N 0.1124°W / 51.4816; -0.1124 (War memorial of St Mark's Church)		 1921 ? Memorial cross Granite Grade II Unveiled 29 October 1921.
Kennington War Memorial, Kennington Park, London SE11 - geograph.org.uk - 391636.jpg Kennington War Memorial Kennington Park

51°29′07″N 0°06′30″W / 51.4854°N 0.1083°W / 51.4854; -0.1083 (Kennington War Memorial)		 1924 Lodge, Thomas ArthurThomas Arthur Lodge Cenotaph Stone Grade II Unveiled 19 July 1924.
Len Hutton panel.jpg Memorial to Len Hutton Hobbs Gate, The Oval 1989–1993 Ritchie, WalterWalter Ritchie Relief sculpture Brick N/A The cricketer is portrayed scoring his record-breaking innings of 364 runs against Australia in 1938. This work is said to be Ritchie's masterpiece.
Memorial to Kennington Park shelter bombing (2238098147).jpg Memorial to Victims of the Kennington Park Air Raid Shelter Tragedy Kennington Park

51°29′01″N 0°06′37″W / 51.4837°N 0.1103°W / 51.4837; -0.1103 (Kennington Park Shelter Victims Memorial)		 2006 Kindersley, RichardRichard Kindersley Memorial Caithness stone N/A Unveiled 14 October 2006. Inscribed with a quotation from Maya Angelou's poem "On the Pulse of Morning" (1993): history/ despite its/ wrenching/ pain/ cannot/ be unlived/ but/ if faced/ with/ courage/ need not/ be lived/ again.
Touchstone Oval Triangle 2018 Randall-Page, PeterPeter Randall-Page Sculpture Granite N/A

Lambeth

Main page: Lambeth
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Designation Notes
Sth stone stat all.jpg Statue of Edward VI Outside main entrance, St Thomas' Hospital

51°29′59″N 0°07′08″W / 51.4998°N 0.1188°W / 51.4998; -0.1188 (Edward VI (Thomas Cartwright))		 1682 Cartwright, ThomasThomas Cartwright Statue Stone Grade II*
Sir Robert Clayton statue.jpg Statue of Robert Clayton A garden outside St Thomas' Hospital

51°30′01″N 0°07′10″W / 51.5004°N 0.1195°W / 51.5004; -0.1195 (Robert Clayton)		 1702 Gibbons, GrinlingGrinling Gibbons Statue Marble Grade I
Ed VI STH Bronze statue 2.jpg Statue of Edward VI St Thomas' Hospital

51°29′57″N 0°07′10″W / 51.4992°N 0.1195°W / 51.4992; -0.1195 (Edward VI (Peter Scheemakers))		 1736 Scheemakers, PeterPeter Scheemakers Statue Bronze Grade II*
Southbank House, Lambeth. Tympanum.jpg Mr Doulton in His Studio
Henry Doulton		 Southbank House, 81 Black Prince Road 1878 c. 1878 Tinworth, GeorgeGeorge Tinworth Tympanum relief Terracotta Grade II
St Thomas's Fountain.jpg Revolving Torsion A garden outside St Thomas' Hospital 1972–1973 Gabo, NaumNaum Gabo Sculpture with fountain Stainless steel Grade II*
South of the River Bernard Schottlander.JPG South of the River Outside Becket House, Lambeth Palace Road 1975–1976 Schottlander, BernardBernard Schottlander Sculpture Stainless steel Grade II
Sculpture, Lambeth Walk (33756871106).jpg Cross the Divide Outside St Thomas' Hospital 2000 Kirby, RickRick Kirby Sculptural group Stainless steel N/A
International Memorial to Seafarers.jpg International Memorial to Seafarers International Maritime Organization, Albert Embankment 2001 Sandle, MichaelMichael Sandle Sculpture N/A Unveiled 27 September (World Maritime Day) 2001.
Special Operations Executive Memorial, Albert Embankment, London SE1.jpg Special Operations Executive Memorial
Violette Szabo		 Lambeth Palace Road, opposite entrance to Lambeth Palace 2009 Newman, KarenKaren Newman Bust N/A Unveiled 4 October 2009 by the Duke of Wellington.
Mary Seacole statue, St Thomas' Hospital, front view.jpg Statue of Mary Seacole Outside St Thomas' Hospital 2009 Jennings, MartinMartin Jennings Statue Bronze N/A Unveiled 30 June 2016 by Floella Benjamin.

South Bank

Main page: South Bank
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Designation Notes
South Bank Lion (5809599144) (cropped).jpg South Bank Lion Outside County Hall

51°30′03″N 0°07′11″W / 51.5009°N 0.1198°W / 51.5009; -0.1198 (South Bank Lion)		 1837 (restored 1951) Woodington, William F.William F. Woodington Statue Coade stone Grade II*
Motorcyclist by Siegfried Charoux.jpg The Motorcyclist Shell Centre 1957 Charoux, SiegfriedSiegfried Charoux Statue Cemented iron N/A
Sculpture near Waterloo.jpg The Shell Fountain Courtyard of the Shell Centre

51°30′15″N 0°06′59″W / 51.5041°N 0.1163°W / 51.5041; -0.1163 (Shell Fountain)		 1959–1963 Belsky, FrantaFranta Belsky Fountain with sculpture Bronze Grade II
Southbank Centre sculpture (21744889452).jpg Zemran First floor terrace, Royal Festival Hall 1971 Pye, WilliamWilliam Pye Sculpture Stainless steel Grade II
Fryderyk Chopin Statue, South Bank - London..jpg Statue of Fryderyk Chopin Royal Festival Hall 1975 Kubica, BronisławBronisław Kubica Statue Bronze N/A
Jubilee Oracle by Alexander 1980.jpg Jubilee Oracle Next to Jubilee Gardens 1980 "Alexander" Sculpture Bronze N/A
Passage Paving Outside Royal Festival Hall 1983 Harris, RichardRichard Harris Sculpture Concrete N/A
Pend Outside the Queen Elizabeth Hall 1983–1984 Nicholson, AnneAnne Nicholson Sculpture Portland stone N/A
The National Theatre, South Bank, London (3).jpg Arena Walkway near the Royal National Theatre 1983–1988 Maine, JohnJohn Maine Sculpture Stone N/A
International brigade memorial.05.jpg International Brigades Memorial Outside County Hall 1985 Walters, IanIan Walters Sculptural group Bronze N/A
London Pride Outside the National Theatre

51°30′27″N 0°06′53″W / 51.507617°N 0.114764°W / 51.507617; -0.114764 (London Pride)		 1987 cast of a work of 1951 Dobson, FrankFrank Dobson Sculptural group Bronze Grade II
Bust of Nelson Mandela, South Bank.jpg Bust of
Nelson Mandela		 Outside the Royal Festival Hall 1988 replica of an original of 1982 Walters, IanIan Walters Bust Bronze N/A
Statue of Laurence Olivier, South Bank.jpg Statue of Laurence Olivier Outside the National Theatre 2007 Conner, AngelaAngela Conner Statue Bronze N/A Unveiled 22 May 2007, the centenary of Olivier's birth.

Stockwell

Main page: Stockwell
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Designation Notes
War memorial in Stockwell Memorial Gardens (geograph 2638169).jpg Stockwell War Memorial Stockwell Road

51°28′23″N 0°07′19″W / 51.4730°N 0.1220°W / 51.4730; -0.1220 (Stockwell War Memorial)		 1920 Dear, Frank T.Frank T. Dear War memorial Portland stone Grade II
Stockwell tube station, Victoria Line, ceramic tiles (geograph 4081530).jpg Swan tile motif Stockwell tube station, Victoria line platforms c. 1971 Games, AbramAbram Games Tile motif N/A
Tradescant memorial, South Lambeth - geograph.org.uk - 794858.jpg Tradescant Family Memorial
John Tradescant the Elder
John Tradescant the Younger		 St Stephen's Terrace 1988 Cartmel, HilaryHilary Cartmel Sculpture N/A
Stockwell Deep Level Shelter Entrance - Diliff.jpg Stockwell Memorial Mural Stockwell Memorial Gardens 2001 Brian Barnes and Myra Harris Mural Household paint N/A
Bronze Woman.jpg Bronze Woman Stockwell Memorial Gardens 2008 Barbat, AleixAleix Barbat, after Ian Walters Statue Bronze N/A
Jcdem.jpg Memorial to Jean Charles de Menezes Outside Stockwell tube station 7 January 2010 Edwards, MaryMary Edwards Mosaic N/A

Streatham

Main page: Streatham
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Designation Notes
The Dyce Fountain, Streatham Green (geograph 2122011).jpg Dyce Drinking Fountain Streatham Green

51°25′42″N 0°07′53″W / 51.4283°N 0.1315°W / 51.4283; -0.1315 (Dyce Drinking Fountain)		 1862 Dyce, WilliamWilliam Dyce Drinking fountain Portland stone, red sandstone and marble Grade II
War Memorial, Streatham - geograph.org.uk - 26524.jpg Streatham War Memorial Memorial Gardens, Streatham Common North

51°25′24″N 0°07′46″W / 51.4233°N 0.1294°W / 51.4233; -0.1294 (Streatham War Memorial)		 1921 Toft, AlbertAlbert Toft Statue Bronze Grade II Unveiled 14 October 1922.
Streatham Civilian War Memorial (January 2018).jpg Streatham Civilians War Memorial Memorial Gardens, Streatham Common North

51°25′23″N 0°07′54″W / 51.4231°N 0.1316°W / 51.4231; -0.1316 (Streatham Civilians War Memorial)		 2006 Altenburger, EkkehardEkkehard Altenburger War memorial pillar Kilkenny limestone N/A Unveiled 21 October 2006. Inscribed GRIEF HAS NO BOUNDARIES, a quotation from a poem by Rohit Sapra.
Charioteer with 4 horses Caesar's Night Club, Streatham Hill N/A

Vauxhall

Main page: Vauxhall
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Designation Notes
Vauxhall Bridge 2009.jpg Agriculture, Engineering, Pottery Vauxhall Bridge 1907 Pomeroy, F. W.F. W. Pomeroy Statues
Following the Leader Memorial Sculpture - Closeup.jpg Following the Leader
Memorial to the Children Killed in the Blitz		 Darley House, Vauxhall Gardens Estate, Laud Street

51°29′17″N 0°07′12″W / 51.488036°N 0.120039°W / 51.488036; -0.120039		 1949 Peri, Peter LaszloPeter Laszlo Peri Relief sculpture Coloured concrete Grade II
Boys Playing Football.jpg Boys Playing Football Wareham House, South Lambeth Estate, Fentiman Road

51°28′50″N 0°07′08″W / 51.480521°N 0.118925°W / 51.480521; -0.118925		 1951–1952 Peri, Peter LaszloPeter Laszlo Peri Relief sculpture Coloured concrete Grade II
Mother and Children Playing Horton House, South Lambeth Estate

51°28′51″N 0°07′11″W / 51.480854°N 0.119853°W / 51.480854; -0.119853		 1951–1952 Peri, Peter LaszloPeter Laszlo Peri Relief sculpture Coloured concrete Grade II
Vauxhall tube station – ceramic tiles.jpg Vauxhall Gardens tile motif Vauxhall tube station, Victoria line platforms c. 1971 Smith, GeorgeGeorge Smith Murals Tiles N/A
Underline tiles, Vauxhall station (2).jpg Underline Vauxhall tube station Round, GilesGiles Round, Design Work Leisure Murals Tiles N/A

Waterloo

Main page: Waterloo, London
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Designation Notes
Waterloo Station London ( 4 Views ) (8410890828).jpg Victory Arch
London and South Western Railway War Memorial		 Entrance arch of Waterloo station

51°30′14″N 0°06′50″W / 51.503752°N 0.113879°W / 51.503752; -0.113879 (Victory Arch)		 1919–1922 Whiffen, CharlesCharles Whiffen War memorial Portland stone Grade II Opened 21 March 1922.
Battle of Waterloo Bicentenary Memorial.jpg Battle of Waterloo Memorial Waterloo station 2015 Brooks, JasonJason Brooks War memorial N/A Unveiled 10 June 2015 by the Duke of Wellington. The bronze plaque is based on the reverse of the Waterloo Medal.
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