List of public art in the Royal Borough of Greenwich facts for kids

The statue of General Wolfe at Greenwich Park

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

Avery Hill

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Hermes	Winter Garden 51°27′01″N 0°04′35″E / 51.45024°N 0.07627°E / 51.45024; 0.07627 (Hermes)	1889 c. 1889	After Giambologna	Architectural sculpture			Grade II

Blackheath

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Borough of Greenwich War Memorial	Corner of Charlton Way and Maze Hill 51°28′31″N 0°00′35″E / 51.4752°N 0.0097°E / 51.4752; 0.0097 (Borough of Greenwich War Memorial)	1922	?	War memorial	Portland stone		Grade II	Unveiled 11 November 1922.
	St John the Evangelist's Church War Memorial	East end of St John the Evangelist's churchyard, Stratheden Road 51°28′33″N 0°01′09″E / 51.4758°N 0.01904°E / 51.4758; 0.01904 (St John the Evangelist's Church War Memorial)	1922	Tolhurst, J. B. L.J. B. L. Tolhurst (designer); Hoare and Sons (sculptors)	Memorial cross	Portland stone	5.3 m c. 5.3 m	Grade II	Unveiled 11 November 1922.

Charlton

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Charlton War Memorial	Green opposite St Luke's Church 51°28′53″N 0°02′09″E / 51.4814°N 0.0358°E / 51.4814; 0.0358 (Charlton War Memorial)	1920	Hoare, R. G.R. G. Hoare, after Reginald Blomfield	Memorial cross	Portland stone		Grade II	Unveiled 31 October 1920. A modified version of Blomfield's Cross of Sacrifice design.
	Statue of Sam Bartram	The Valley 51°29′12″N 0°02′08″E / 51.4867°N 0.0355°E / 51.4867; 0.0355 (Statue of Sam Bartram)	2005	Hawken, AnthonyAnthony Hawken	Statue	Bronze		N/A	Unveiled 9 June 2005.
	Portage	Charlton House Peace Garden 51°28′49″N 0°02′15″E / 51.48029°N 0.03744°E / 51.48029; 0.03744 (Portage)	2006	Higginson, MargaretMargaret Higginson	Statue			N/A	Inspired by the Amnesty International campaign "Stop Violence Against Women".
	Thames Barrier Memorial	Thames Barrier 51°29′38″N 0°02′15″E / 51.49397°N 0.03739°E / 51.49397; 0.03739 (Thames Barrier memorial)	2018		Memorial			N/A	Memorial to those who have worked on the Thames Barrier and other Thames flood defences.

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 / 51.48136°N 0.02296°W / 51.48136; -0.02296 (Memorial to Margaret McMillan)	1932	Baker, HerbertHerbert Baker (architect)		Stone on brick plinth		Grade II
	Memorial to Peter the Great	Glaisher Street 51°29′00″N 0°01′08″W / 51.48333°N 0.01889°W / 51.48333; -0.01889 (Memorial to Peter the Great)	2001	Chemiakin, MihailMihail Chemiakin	Statue			N/A
	His and Hers	Junction of Deptford High Street and Griffin Street 51°28′40″N 0°01′33″W / 51.4779°N 0.0257°W / 51.4779; -0.0257 (His and Hers)	2002	Forrester, PatricioPatricio Forrester	Mural	Masonry paint		N/A	Refurbished 2016.
	Memorial to the Battle of Deptford Bridge	Deptford Bridge 51°28′17″N 0°00′53″W / 51.471488°N 0.014639°W / 51.471488; -0.014639 (Battle of Deptford Bridge Memorial Sundial)	2017	Drostle, GaryGary Drostle	Sundial mosaic bench			N/A

Eltham

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Holy Trinity Church War Memorial	Holy Trinity churchyard, Southend Crescent 51°26′54″N 0°03′51″E / 51.4484°N 0.0641°E / 51.4484; 0.0641 (Holy Trinity Church War Memorial)	after 1918	?	Crucifix	Stone and bronze		N/A
	Eltham War Memorial	St John the Baptist's Church, High Street 51°27′04″N 0°03′05″E / 51.4510°N 0.0514°E / 51.4510; 0.0514 (Eltham War Memorial)	1924	Blomfield, ReginaldReginald Blomfield	Memorial cross	Portland stone		Grade II	Unveiled 9 November 1924. Adapted from Blomfield's much-used Cross of Sacrifice design; he was present at the unveiling.

Greenwich

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	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
	The Immortality of Nelson	Nelson Pediment, Old Royal Naval College 51°28′58″N 0°00′20″W / 51.48267°N 0.00563°W / 51.48267; -0.00563 (The Immortality of Nelson)	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
	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.
	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
	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	Clarke, AndrewAndrew Clarke	Obelisk	granite	50 ft high	Grade II
	Busts of naval heroes	Pepys Building, Old Royal Naval College 51°28′59″N 0°00′31″W / 51.48295°N 0.00874°W / 51.48295; -0.00874 (Busts of naval heroes, Pepys Building)	1874–1883	Smith, Charles RaymondCharles Raymond Smith	Reliefs			Grade II	Portrait medallions with busts of the following: George Anson, 1st Baron Anson Francis Drake James Cook Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham Robert Blake John Benbow John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood Richard Howe Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
	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	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)	Greenwich Park 51°28′31″N 0°00′04″W / 51.4752°N 0.0011°W / 51.4752; -0.0011 (Large Standing Figure: Knife Edge)	1961–1978	Moore, HenryHenry Moore	Sculpture			N/A
	Dolphin Dial	Titanic Memorial Garden, Royal Observatory 51°28′40″N 0°00′07″W / 51.47779°N 0.00190°W / 51.47779; -0.00190 (Dolphin Dial)	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	Glenister Green, Woolwich Road 51°29′11″N 0°00′40″E / 51.48646°N 0.011124°E / 51.48646; 0.011124 (Greenwich Mural)	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. Commissioned for the former Greenwich District Hospital, it was moved to its current location and restored in 2007.
	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
	Prime Meridian marker	Royal Observatory	1999	Garzia, ChristinaChristina Garzia	Sculpture			N/A
	Millennium Sundial	Greenwich Park 51°28′53″N 0°00′05″W / 51.48133°N 0.00151°W / 51.48133; -0.00151 (Millennium Sundial)	2000	Daniel, Christopher St JohnChristopher St John Daniel	Sundial			N/A
	The Throne of Earthly Kings	Devonport House 51°28′50″N 0°00′26″W / 51.4806°N 0.0073°W / 51.4806; -0.0073 (The Throne of Earthly Kings)	2004	Hameury, FrançoisFrançois Hameury	Sculpture			N/A
	Statue of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson	Trafalgar Tavern 51°29′04″N 0°00′16″W / 51.4845°N 0.0045°W / 51.4845; -0.0045 (Statue of Lord Nelson)	2009	Povey, LesleyLesley Povey	Statue	Bronze		N/A
	Monument for a Dead Parrot	University of Greenwich 51°28′52″N 0°00′28″W / 51.4811°N 0.0077°W / 51.4811; -0.0077 (Monument for a Dead Parrot)	2009	Reardon, JohnJohn Reardon	Sculpture	Bronze (spray-painted)		N/A
	Nelson's Ship in a Bottle	National Maritime Museum 51°28′49″N 0°00′19″W / 51.48030°N 0.00531°W / 51.48030; -0.00531 (Nelson's Ship in a Bottle)	2010	Shonibare, YinkaYinka Shonibare	Sculpture			N/A	Originally a temporary installation on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth, it has been at the National Maritime Museum since 2012
	Statue of Yuri Gagarin	Royal Observatory 51°28′38″N 0°00′08″W / 51.4773°N 0.0023°W / 51.4773; -0.0023 (Statue of Yuri Gagarin)	2011	Novikov, AnatolyAnatoly Novikov	Statue	Zinc alloy		N/A
	Encompass	Greenwich Market 51°28′53″N 0°00′34″W / 51.48144°N 0.00952°W / 51.48144; -0.00952 (Encompass)	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.

Greenwich Peninsula

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	East Greenwich Gas Works War Memorial	West Parkside Road 51°29′43″N 0°00′44″E / 51.4953°N 0.0121°E / 51.4953; 0.0121 (East Greenwich Gas Works War Memorial)	1926	?	War memorial	Grey Aberdeen granite		Grade II	Unveiled 18 September 1926.
	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 The Line art trail
	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 The Line art trail
	Liberty Grip	Greenwich Peninsula 51°30′16″N 0°00′18″E / 51.50437°N 0.00509°E / 51.50437; 0.00509 (Liberty Grip)	2008	Hume, GaryGary Hume	Sculpture			N/A	Part of The Line art trail
	Here	Greenwich Peninsula 51°30′11″N 0°00′05″W / 51.50316°N 0.00146°W / 51.50316; -0.00146 (Here)	2013	Thomson & Craighead	Sculpture			N/A	Part of The Line art trail
	A Bullet from a Shooting Star	Greenwich Peninsula 51°30′04″N 0°00′02″W / 51.50124°N 0.00057°W / 51.50124; -0.00057 (A Bullet from a Shooting Star)	2015	Chinneck, AlexAlex Chinneck	Sculpture			N/A	Part of The Line art trail
	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	Part of the Greenwich Peninsula Low Carbon Energy Centre, and inspired by dazzle camouflage
	Hydra and Kali	Greenwich Peninsula 51°29′56″N 0°00′46″E / 51.49875°N 0.01264°E / 51.49875; 0.01264 (Hydra and Kali)	2016	Damien Hirst	Sculpture	metal		N/A	Formerly part of Hirst's 2017 exhibition Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable in Venice
	Mermaid	Greenwich Peninsula 51°30′09″N 0°00′25″E / 51.50257°N 0.00682°E / 51.50257; 0.00682 (Mermaid)	2017	Damien Hirst	Sculpture	metal		N/A	Formerly part of Hirst's 2017 exhibition Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable in Venice
	Head in the Wind	Greenwich Peninsula 51°30′06″N 0°00′25″E / 51.50176°N 0.00683°E / 51.50176; 0.00683 (Head in the Wind)	2019	Allen Jones	Sculpture		8 metres (26 ft)	N/A
	Demon with Bowl	Greenwich Peninsula 51°30′00″N 0°00′32″E / 51.50012°N 0.00902°E / 51.50012; 0.00902 (Demon with Bowl)	2023	Damien Hirst	Sculpture		60 feet (18 m)	N/A

Lee

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Men of St Peter's War Memorial	Courtlands Avenue 51°27′24″N 0°01′21″E / 51.4567°N 0.0226°E / 51.4567; 0.0226 (Men of St Peter's War Memorial)	1920	Hatchard Smith and Son (designers); Farmer and Brindley (sculptors)	Memorial cross	Portland stone		Grade II	Unveiled 15 May 1920.

Plumstead

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	8th London Howitzer Brigade War Memorial	Plumstead Common 51°28′55″N 0°04′32″E / 51.4819°N 0.0756°E / 51.4819; 0.0756 (8th London Howitzer Brigade War Memorial)	1922	?	War memorial	Portland stone		Grade II	Unveiled 7 October 1922.

Shooter's Hill

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Christ Church War Memorial	Churchyard of Christ Church 51°27′54″N 0°03′26″E / 51.4649°N 0.0572°E / 51.4649; 0.0572 (Christ Church War Memorial)	1922	?	Memorial cross	Stone		N/A	Unveiled 8 October 1922.

Thamesmead

Woolwich

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Statue of a Barbarian or Deus Lunus	Royal Arsenal Brass Foundry, No 1 Street 51°29′32″N 0°04′10″E / 51.49235°N 0.06939°E / 51.49235; 0.06939 (Roman statue "Deus Lunus" at Royal Arsenal)	late-Roman period (1st–3rd century AD)	?	Roman statue	Turkish marble		N/A	Dug up by British troops in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1801 and shipped to Woolwich
	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		N/A	Originally part of the church interior; moved here in 1966
	Statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington	Royal Arsenal, Wellington Park 51°29′37″N 0°04′26″E / 51.49354°N 0.07388°E / 51.49354; 0.07388 (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
	Tom Cribb's tomb	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		Grade II	A lion resting its paw on an urn
	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)	Grade II	The figure of a woman distributing laurel wreaths, Honour, was cast from a Russian cannon captured at Sebastopol
	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		Grade II
	Second Boer War Memorial	Grand Depot Road, opposite Royal Artillery Barracks 51°29′03″N 0°03′45″E / 51.48416°N 0.06237°E / 51.48416; 0.06237 (Second Boer War Memorial)	1902?	?	obelisk	granite		Grade II	Memorial to the men of the 61st Battery Royal Field Artillery who died in the Second Boer War (1899–1902)
	Statue of Alexander McLeod	Former Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society building, 125–161 Powis Street 51°29′32″N 0°03′47″E / 51.49225°N 0.06318°E / 51.49225; 0.06318 (Statue of Alexander McLeod)	1903	Drury, AlfredAlfred Drury	Statue in niche	Coade stone or terracotta?		Grade II
	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		N/A
	Maritime history of Woolwich	Woolwich Dockyard, Thames Path at Mast Pond Wharf 51°29′40″N 0°03′22″E / 51.49444°N 0.05607°E / 51.49444; 0.05607 (Thames Path mosaics)	1984–86	community project	mosaic floor piece (damaged)	ceramic tesserae		N/A	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
	Workers of Woolwich	Woolwich Arsenal station, platform 1 51°29′23″N 0°04′12″E / 51.48971°N 0.06998°E / 51.48971; 0.06998 (Workers of Woolwich)	1993	Williams, MartinMartin Williams	relief	terracotta		N/A	The work was commissioned by 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
	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
	History of Woolwich Dockyard	Woolwich Church Street, Kingsman Parade pedestrian tunnel 51°29′34″N 0°03′21″E / 51.49290°N 0.05573°E / 51.49290; 0.05573 (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
	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
	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
	Statue of Nike, goddess of victory	Royal Arsenal, No 1 Street, Main Guardhouse 51°29′31″N 0°04′10″E / 51.49196°N 0.06938°E / 51.49196; 0.06938 (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
	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