This is a list of public art in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands county of England. This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork in museums.
Town Centre
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Wikidata | Notes |
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Family Outing | Mell Square 52°24′48″N 1°46′33″W / 52.413455°N 1.775802°W |
1985 | John Ravera | statue | Bronze | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | Q47490619 | |||
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The Horse and Horse Tamer Group | Malvern Park 52°24′40″N 1°46′16″W / 52.411113°N 1.771022°W |
1874 | Joseph Boehm | statue | Bronze | Grade II listed[1] | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | Q47490855 | Originally in the gardens of Tudor Grange (nearby Solihull College). Donated by Oliver Bird to the Borough of Solihull in 1944. Presented to the council in 1953. Vandalised in 2012. Restored by donations by the end of that year. | |
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Waitrose sculpture | Waitrose, Herbert Road, Solihull 52°24′47″N 1°46′57″W / 52.413107°N 1.782575°W |
2016 | Sculpture | Waitrose | ||||||
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Conduct | Outside the Chapel at Solihull School 52°24′52″N 1°46′09″W / 52.414412°N 1.769163°W |
2015 | Matthew Lane Sanderson | Sculpture | Steel | 5 metres tall and 3 metres wide | Solihull School | In the chapel forecourt [2][3]
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Bickenhill
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Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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Take Off | Roundabout on Bickenhill Lane on the approach to Birmingham Airport 52°26′48″N 1°43′48″W / 52.4466°N 1.7300°W |
c. 1989 | Walenty Pytel | sculpture | Galvanized Steel | Birmingham Airport | Depicts 3 egrets in flights. Situated on the main roundabout entering airport. Commemorates 40 years of peace in Europe[4] | ||
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Beyond All Limits | Near the Pendigo Lake, National Exhibition Centre 52°27′01″N 1°43′08″W / 52.450265°N 1.718868°W |
2012 | Luke Burton | Sculpture | recycled material aluminium, stainless steel and titanium | National Exhibition Centre | Commissioned to commemorate the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics dedidcated by John Burton to Help for Heroes.[5]
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Chelmsley Wood
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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The Bogey on a Stick | Meriden Park, Chelmsley Wood 52°28′53″N 1°44′10″W / 52.481461°N 1.736160°W |
1981 | Sculpture | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | Removed in 2009. It could return after being restored.[6]
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Dickens Heath
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Wikidata | Notes |
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Sculpture near The Customs House | Near The Customs House, Rumbush Lane, Dickens Heath 52°23′00″N 1°50′09″W / 52.383208°N 1.835741°W |
Sculpture | Steel and stone blocks | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | [7]
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Elmdon
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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Twitters | Elmdon Park, Elmdon 52°26′28″N 1°46′05″W / 52.441224°N 1.768112°W |
2003 | Sculpture | Wood | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | It is carved from a tree that was removed from the park. It resembles an owl | |||
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Elmdon Park Totem Pole | Elmdon Park, Elmdon 52°26′32″N 1°46′17″W / 52.442358°N 1.771462°W |
2004 | Totempole | Wood | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | The totem pole was created from ideas put forward by local schools, after an Oaks and Shires event in 2004.
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Olton
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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Saxon King on Horse | Station Drive outside of Olton Station 52°26′17″N 1°48′18″W / 52.438151°N 1.805046°W |
John McKenna | Statue | Steel | 2m high | West Midlands Network | Also called 'King of Olton'.[8] | ||
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Edith Holden owl sculpture | Kineton Green Road, Olton 52°26′02″N 1°48′44″W / 52.433807°N 1.812178°W |
March 7, 2020 | Robot Cossey | Wooden sculpture | Wood | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | Was carved out of a tree stump that was already on the site. It is in honour of Edith Holden who lived on this street over 100 years ago, an "eco-warrior" of the Edwardian era.[9] It has been caged since September 2020, to prevent "chainsaw vandals".[10]
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Shirley
Haslucks Green Road / Stratford Road
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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Poppy Island | Stratford Road, Shirley 52°24′56″N 1°49′45″W / 52.415421°N 1.829108°W |
2017 |
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Sculpture | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | On the roundabout near Haslucks Green Road, Stratford Road and Olton Road.[11] A tribute to the fallen soldiers of World War I[12]
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Shirley Park
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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Donkey Derby | Shirley Park – Shirley 52°24′38″N 1°49′41″W / 52.410686°N 1.828087°W |
2014 | Zantium Studios | Circular pavement Mosaic | Glass tiles | 2m diameter | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | [13] | |
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Native Butterflies | Shirley Park – Shirley 52°24′37″N 1°49′51″W / 52.410369°N 1.830933°W |
2014 | Zantium Studios | Circular pavement Mosaic | Glass tiles | 2m diameter | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | [13] | |
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Maze | Shirley Park – Shirley 52°24′37″N 1°49′49″W / 52.41027°N 1.830337°W |
2014 | Zantium Studios | Circular pavement Mosaic | Glass tiles | 2m diameter | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | [13] | |
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Giant Tortoise | Shirley Park – Shirley 52°24′39″N 1°49′42″W / 52.410843°N 1.828441°W |
2014 | Robot Cossey | Wooden sculpture | Oak | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | Carved from oak trees felled from the park[14] | ||
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Wildlife Totem Pole | Shirley Park – Shirley 52°24′39″N 1°49′42″W / 52.410843°N 1.828441°W |
2014 | Robot Cossey | Wooden sculpture | Oak | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | Carved from oak trees felled from the park[14] | ||
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Training Shoe Bench | Shirley Park – Shirley 52°24′38″N 1°49′43″W / 52.410529°N 1.828543°W |
2014 | Robot Cossey | Wooden sculpture | Oak | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | Carved from oak trees felled from the park[14]
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References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Public art in Solihull.
- ^ Historic England. "Statue of Horse and Horse Tamer in Malvern Park (Grade II) (1342851)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "Chapel Sculpture Unveiling". Solihull School. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "School unveils Matthew Lane Sanderson sculpture in grounds". Joseph Ash. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "PMSA". pmsa.org.uk. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Solihull sculptor creates art from rubbish for Marco Pierre White's restaurant at The Cube". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Why a sculpture known as 'The Bogey on a Stick' could be making a return". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ "Parkridge Developments". International Art Consultants. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Olton King". Art for Architecture John McKenna. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Striking sculpture honouring 'eco-warrior' unveiled in Solihull street". Birmingham Mail. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "'Chainsaw' vandals force impressive owl sculpture into cage in Solihull". Birmingham Mail. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Poppies appear on roundabout". Shirley, Solihull - Parkgate Diary. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Lest We Forget - A Timely Tribute to Fallen Heroes". GRP Building Products. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Shirley Park". Zantium Studios.
- ^ a b c "Shirley Park, Solihull". Robot Cossey. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
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