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The statue of General Wolfe at Greenwich Park

This is a list of public art in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.


Avery Hill

Main page: Avery Hill
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Notes
Avery Hill Park hothouse (17767255915).jpg Hermes Winter Garden 1889 c. 1889 After Giambologna Architectural sculpture Grade II

Charlton

Main page: Charlton, London
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Notes
Charlton House, 'Portage' sculpture in Peace Garden.jpg Portage Charlton House Peace Garden 2006 Higginson, MargaretMargaret Higginson Statue N/A

Deptford

Main page: Deptford
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Notes
Memorial to Margaret McMillan Rachel McMillan Nursery School, McMillan Street

51°28′53″N 0°01′23″W / 51.4814°N 0.0230°W / 51.4814; -0.0230 (Margaret McMillan Memorial)		 1932 Baker, HerbertHerbert Baker (architect) Grade II
Statue of Peter the Great at Deptford Creek.jpg Memorial to Peter the Great Glaisher Street

51°29′00″N 0°01′08″W / 51.483333°N 0.018889°W / 51.483333; -0.018889 (Memorial to Peter the Great)		 2001 Chemiakin, MihailMihail Chemiakin Statue N/A
Memorial to the Battle of Deptford Bridge

51°28′17″N 0°00′53″W / 51.471488°N 0.014639°W / 51.471488; -0.014639		 2017 Drostle, GaryGary Drostle Sundial mosaic bench N/A

Greenwich

Main page: Greenwich
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Notes
George the Second - geograph.org.uk - 1343115.jpg Statue of George II Old Royal Naval College

51°29′01″N 0°00′21″W / 51.48361°N 0.00595°W / 51.48361; -0.00595 (Statue of George II)		 1735 Rysbrack, John MichaelJohn Michael Rysbrack Statue Grade II
Nelson Pediment close-up.jpg The Immortality of Nelson Nelson Pediment, Old Royal Naval College 1809–1812 West, BenjaminBenjamin West and Joseph Panzetta Architectural relief sculpture Coade stone Grade I
Bust of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson Queen's House 1835 Chantrey, Francis LeggattFrancis Leggatt Chantrey Bust Marble
King William IV statue (8844765795).jpg Statue of William IV King William Walk

51°28′48″N 0°00′24″W / 51.47989°N 0.00654°W / 51.47989; -0.00654 (Statue of William IV)		 1845 Nixon, SamuelSamuel Nixon Statue Foggin Tor Devon granite Grade II Erected 18–19 December 1844 on King William Street in the City of London; taken down in 1935 and re-erected here, on a smaller pedestal, the following year. The principal work of this sculptor, who received insufficient recompense from the work's commissioners and came close to financial ruin.
Bellot memorial rear.jpg Memorial to Joseph René Bellot Cutty Sark Gardens

51°29′01″N 0°00′28″W / 51.48364°N 0.00786°W / 51.48364; -0.00786 (Bellot Memorial)		 1855 Hardwick, PhilipPhilip Hardwick Obelisk Grade II
New Zealand Memorial Obelisk, Greenwich.jpg Memorial to the New Zealand Campaign (1863–1864) King William Walk

51°29′00″N 0°00′33″W / 51.4833°N 0.0091°W / 51.4833; -0.0091 (New Zealand Campaign Memorial)		 1874 Sir Andrew Clarke Obelisk granite 50 ft high Grade II
HE1214382 Royal Naval College Pepys Building (2).jpg Busts of naval heroes Pepys Building, Old Royal Naval College 1874–1883 Smith, Charles RaymondCharles Raymond Smith Reliefs Grade II Portrait medallions with busts of the following:
  1. George Anson, 1st Baron Anson
  2. Francis Drake
  3. James Cook
  4. Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
  5. Robert Blake
  6. John Benbow
  7. John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
  8. George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney
  9. Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan
  10. Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood
  11. Richard Howe
  12. Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
  13. John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
Statue of James Wolfe (28886839421).jpg Statue of General James Wolfe Blackheath Avenue, Greenwich Park

51°28′40″N 0°00′03″W / 51.47782°N 0.00085°W / 51.47782; -0.00085 (Statue of General Wolfe)		 1930 McKenzie, Robert TaitRobert Tait McKenzie Statue Grade II
Statue of Walter Raleigh, Greenwich.jpg Statue of Walter Raleigh Old Royal Naval College

51°28′59″N 0°00′31″W / 51.48306°N 0.00867°W / 51.48306; -0.00867 (Statue of Walter Raleigh)		 1959 McMillan, WilliamWilliam McMillan Statue Grade II Unveiled 28 October 1959 in Whitehall by the US Ambassador John Hay Whitney. Moved to this site in 2001 as it was out of scale with other statues which had since been erected nearby. The statue is close to the Discover Greenwich entrance within the grounds of the ORNC.
Mermaid University of Greenwich 1959 ? Statue Silicon bronze N/A
Large Standing Figure Knife Edge - Henry Moore.jpg Large Standing Figure (Knife Edge) Greenwich Park 1961–1978 Moore, HenryHenry Moore Sculpture N/A
Sculpture at The Royal Observatory, Greenwich - DSC05553.JPG Dolphin Dial Titanic Memorial Garden, Royal Observatory 1977–1978 Daniel, Christopher St JohnChristopher St John Daniel and Edwin Russell Equinoctial sundial with sculpture Bronze N/A Unveiled 5 June 1978 and moved to this site in 2009. Daniel was Head of Education Services at the National Maritime Museum; the work was commissioned to mark the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II.
Greenwich Mural Woolwich Road 1972 Threlfall, PhilippaPhilippa Threlfall and Kennedy Collings Mural Glazed and unglazed ceramic and stone N/A Depicts the maritime history of Greenwich. One of the earliest large-scale murals to be produced by the artists.
Captain Cook statue, Greenwich.jpg Statue of Captain James Cook National Maritime Museum

51°28′50″N 0°00′17″W / 51.48051°N 0.0048°W / 51.48051; -0.0048 (Statue of Captain Cook)		 1994 Weller, ArthurArthur Weller Statue N/A
Meridian0.jpg Prime Meridian marker Royal Observatory 1999 Garzia, ChristinaChristina Garzia Sculpture N/A
The Throne of Earthly Kings – François Hameury.jpg The Throne of Earthly Kings Devonport House 2004 Hameury, FrançoisFrançois Hameury Sculpture N/A
Statue of Nelson, Greenwich.jpg Statue of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson Trafalgar Tavern 2009 Povey, LesleyLesley Povey Statue Bronze N/A
Dead parrot detail.jpg Monument for a Dead Parrot University of Greenwich 2009 Reardon, JohnJohn Reardon Sculpture Bronze (spray-painted) N/A
Nelson's Ship in a Bottle 2.jpg Nelson's Ship in a Bottle National Maritime Museum 2010 Shonibare, YinkaYinka Shonibare Sculpture N/A
Statue of Yuri Gagarin at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich.jpg Statue of Yuri Gagarin Royal Observatory 2011 Novikov, AnatolyAnatoly Novikov Statue Zinc alloy N/A
United we sit (37070761492).jpg Encompass Greenwich Market 2016 Speller, MichaelMichael Speller Sculpture Bronze 2.4m N/A Unveiled 4 April 2016 by the Duke of York. Commissioned by Greenwich Hospital, the Crown Charity. Made from bronze, it is a 2.4m sphere made from 210 figures, depicting sailors as they climb a ship's rigging.

North Greenwich

Main page: Greenwich Peninsula
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Notes
Antony Gormley Quantum Cloud 2000.jpg Quantum Cloud Greenwich Peninsula

51°30′07″N 0°00′33″E / 51.50185°N 0.00913°E / 51.50185; 0.00913 (Quantum Cloud)		 2000 Gormley, AntonyAntony Gormley Sculpture N/A Created for the millennium celebrations, now part of sculpture trail, The Line
London MMB »004 Thames Path.jpg A Slice of Reality Greenwich Peninsula

51°30′15″N 0°00′01″W / 51.50418°N 0.00028°W / 51.50418; -0.00028 (Slice of Reality)		 2000 Wilson, RichardRichard Wilson Sculpture N/A Created for the millennium celebrations, now part of sculpture trail, The Line
Greenwich Thames Path, Liberty Grip, Gary Hume (1).jpg Liberty Grip Greenwich Peninsula 2008 Hume, GaryGary Hume Sculpture N/A Part of sculpture trail, The Line
Here Greenwich Peninsula 2013 Thomson & Craighead Sculpture N/A Part of sculpture trail, The Line
Alex Chinneck - A bullet from a shooting star - 2016-04-17.jpg A Bullet from a Shooting Star Greenwich Peninsula 2015 Chinneck, AlexAlex Chinneck Sculpture N/A Part of sculpture trail, The Line
Greenwich, The Tide, Hydra and Kali sculpture (1).jpg Hydra and Kali Greenwich Peninsula 2016 Damien Hirst Sculpture metal N/A
Greenwich CHP energy centre.jpg Lenticular Dazzle Camouflage Greenwich Peninsula

51°29′38″N 0°00′26″E / 51.493905°N 0.007183°E / 51.493905; 0.007183 (Lenticular Dazzle Camouflage)		 2016 Conrad Shawcross Sculpture metal 49 m high N/A
Mermaid Greenwich Peninsula 2017 Damien Hirst Sculpture metal N/A

Woolwich

Main page: Woolwich
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Notes
Royal Arsenal Brass Foundry - roman statue.jpg Statue of a Barbarian or Deus Lunus Royal Arsenal Brass Foundry, No 1 Street

51°17′36″N 0°02′25″E / 51.2932°N 0.0404°E / 51.2932; 0.0404 (Roman statue "Deus Lunus" at Royal Arsenal)		 late-Roman period (1st–3rd century AD) ? Roman statue Turkish marble ? Dug up by British troops in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1801 and shipped to Woolwich
London-Woolwich, St Mary's Gardens, crucifix.JPG Crucifix St Mary's Gardens, Greenlaw Street

51°29′36″N 0°03′32″E / 51.4932°N 0.05881313°E / 51.4932; 0.05881313 (Crucifix)		 18th–19th century? ? crucifix wood ? Originally part of the church interior; moved here in 1966
London-Woolwich, Royal Arsenal, Wellington Park, statue Duke of Wellington 01.jpg Statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Royal Arsenal, Wellington Park

51°17′37″N 0°02′37″E / 51.2937°N 0.0435°E / 51.2937; 0.0435 (Statue of the Duke of Wellington)		 1848 Milnes, ThomasThomas Milnes statue on pedestal marble, Portland stone (plinth) Grade II Originally at the Tower of London, moved to the Arsenal in 1863
London-Woolwich, St Mary's Gardens, tomb Thomas Cribb 1.jpg Lioness resting paw on urn St Mary's Gardens, Woolwich Church Street

51°29′36″N 0°03′37″E / 51.493357°N 0.06018106°E / 51.493357; 0.06018106 (tomb of Tom Cribb)		 1851 ? statue stone ? Tom Cribb's tomb
London-Woolwich, Royal Artillery Barracks, Crimean War Memorial 3.jpg Crimean War Memorial Royal Artillery Barracks, south end of parade ground

51°29′06″N 0°03′38″E / 51.48513°N 0.06050292°E / 51.48513; 0.06050292 (Crimean War Memorial)		 1861 Bell, JohnJohn Bell statue with pedestal surrounded by 12 cannon-bollards bronze and stone 3 m (without pediment) ? The figure of a woman distributing laurel wreaths, Honour, was cast from a Russian cannon captured at Sebastopol
London-Woolwich, Major Little memorial 02.jpg Major Little Memorial Woolwich Common, Academy Rd / Ha-ha Road

51°28′55″N 0°03′41″E / 51.482047°N 0.06133977°E / 51.482047; 0.06133977 (Major Little Memorial)		 1861? ? obelisk stone ?
London-Woolwich, Second Boer War Memorial 03.jpg Second Boer War Memorial Grand Depot Road, opposite Royal Artillery Barracks

51°17′36″N 0°02′25″E / 51.2932°N 0.0404°E / 51.2932; 0.0404 (Second Boer War Memorial)		 1902? ? obelisk granite ? Memorial to the men of the 61st Battery Royal Field Artillery who died in the

Second Boer War (1899–1902)
London, Woolwich, Powis St, detail RACS building 04.jpg Statue of Alexander McLeod Former Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society building, 125–161 Powis Street 1903 Drury, AlfredAlfred Drury Statue in niche Coade stone or terracotta? Grade II
London-Woolwich, Royal Arsenal, Cadogan Rd, WWI relief.jpg World War I memorial Royal Arsenal, Grand Store, Cadogan Road

51°29′39″N 0°04′24″E / 51.494216°N 0.07334383°E / 51.494216; 0.07334383 (Royal Arsenal World War I Memorial)		 1919? ? relief stone ?
London, Thames Path near Woolwich Dockyard 20.jpg Maritime history of Woolwich Woolwich Dockyard, Thames Path at Mast Pond Wharf

51°17′38″N 0°01′56″E / 51.294011°N 0.032183°E / 51.294011; 0.032183 (Thames Path mosaics)		 1984–86 community project mosaic floor piece (damaged) ceramic tesserae
The mosaics are the result of a community project led by the National Elfrida Rathbone Society through an arts workshop based at the Clock House Community Centre
London, Woolwich Arsenal Station, relief 01.jpg Workers of Woolwich Woolwich Arsenal station, platform 1

51°17′32″N 0°02′57″E / 51.292354°N 0.0492°E / 51.292354; 0.0492 (Workers of Woolwich)		 1993 Williams, MartinMartin Williams relief terracotta
The work was commissioned by the British Rail’s Community Unit with the University of Greenwich and Greenwich Council, and is a tribute to the tens of thousands of workers at the Royal Arsenal
London-Woolwich, Plumstead Rd 09.jpg The Woolwich Ship Plumstead Road, opposite the Royal Arsenal

51°29′28″N 0°04′15″E / 51.491106°N 0.07086162°E / 51.491106; 0.07086162 (The Woolwich Ship)		 1999 Grimsey, TomTom Grimsey sculpture steel N/A The sculpture celebrates the naval history of Woolwich; commissioned by Woolwich Development Agency & Greenwich Council
2015 London-Woolwich, Kingsman Parade 06.JPG History of Woolwich Dockyard Woolwich Church Street, Kingsman Parade pedestrian tunnel

51°17′36″N 0°01′55″E / 51.293329°N 0.032076°E / 51.293329; 0.032076 (Kingsman Parade mosaic)		 2000 Lobb, StephenStephen Lobb, Greenwich Mural Workshop & pupils of Cardwell Primary School mosaic mural ceramic tesserae N/A The mosaics are the result of a project by the Greenwich Mural Workshop, with Stephen Lobb as the senior artist, working with Cardwell Primary School
Assembly Royal Arsenal, James Clavell Square

51°29′41″N 0°04′12″E / 51.49485°N 0.070059°E / 51.49485; 0.070059 (Assembly)		 2001 Burke, PeterPeter Burke group of 16 statues cast iron 188cm N/A
Flickr - davehighbury - Royal Arsenal Woolwich London 019.jpg Memorial to Dial Square, Royal Arsenal and Woolwich Arsenal Football Clubs Royal Arsenal, outside the Dial Arch pub

51°29′33″N 0°04′11″E / 51.492502°N 0.06978873°E / 51.492502; 0.06978873 (Memorial to Arsenal FC)		 c. 2005 ? sculpture bronze, stone N/A
London, Woolwich Arsenal Station, mural MCM.JPG Street Life Woolwich Arsenal station, Green's End / Beresford Square

51°29′27″N 0°04′07″E / 51.490755°N 0.06852809°E / 51.490755; 0.06852809 (Street Life, in-station mural)		 2008 Craig-Martin, MichaelMichael Craig-Martin ceramic art, mural ceramic extends over two storeys N/A More than 2500 individually screen-printed tiles by Manor Architectural Ceramics in Warwick
London-Woolwich, Royal Arsenal, sculpture Nike at Main Guard House 02.jpg Statue of Nike, goddess of victory Royal Arsenal, No 1 Street, Main Guardhouse

51°17′35″N 0°02′57″E / 51.2931°N 0.04910°E / 51.2931; 0.04910 (Nike, 2012 Summer Olympics memorial)		 9 Sept 2012 Kougioumtzis, Pavlos AngelosPavlos Angelos Kougioumtzis statue bronze N/A A gift of the people of Olympia to commemorate the 30th Olympiad in London in 2012
2016 Woolwich, General Gorden Square, Berlin Bear 2.jpg Woolwich Buddy Bear General Gordon Square

51°29′24″N 0°04′03″E / 51.490046°N 0.06737977°E / 51.490046; 0.06737977 (Woolwich Buddy Bear)		 27 May 2016 Petit-Jean, MicheleMichele Petit-Jean (after a design by pupils of Eltham Hill School) statue fibreglass N/A Celebrating the 50th anniversary of friendship between the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the Berlin borough of Reinickendorf
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