Global InformationList of public art in Devon information
This is a list of public art in the Devon county of England. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artworks in museums.
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| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Blue Boy | Princesshay, Exeter 50°43′29.172″N 3°31′39.396″W / 50.72477000°N 3.52761000°W |
c. 1860 | John Weston | Sculpture | Painted cast iron | Grade II | Q26557878 | A copy, from about 1860, of a statue carved in 1733 of a pupil at St John's Hospital School.[1][2] | |
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The Deer Stalker | Northernhay Gardens, Exeter 50°43′35.303″N 3°31′43.522″W / 50.72647306°N 3.52875611°W |
1878 | Edward Bowring Stephens | Sculpture | Bronze and granite | Grade II | Q26517061 | [3][4] | |
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William Courtenay, 11th Earl of Devon | Northernhay Gardens, Exeter 50°43′36.12″N 3°31′45.48″W / 50.7267000°N 3.5293000°W |
1880 | Edward Bowring Stephens | Sculpture | Bronze and granite | 3 metres (9.8 ft) high | The statue stood in Bedford Circus prior to World War II.[5] | ||
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Francis Drake | Plymouth Road, Tavistock 50°32′43.08″N 4°09′09.82″W / 50.5453000°N 4.1527278°W |
1883 | Joseph Boehm | Statue on pedestal with panels | Bronze and granite | Grade II | Q26611707 | [6] | |
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Francis Drake | Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth 50°21′55.08″N 4°08′33.9″W / 50.3653000°N 4.142750°W |
1884 | Joseph Boehm | Statue on pedestal | Bronze and granite | Grade II* | Q17554612 | Copy of the statue in Tavistock, Devon[7][8] | |
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Hamilton Macallum memorial | Sea Hill, Beer 50°41′49″N 3°05′29″W / 50.69705°N 3.09145°W |
c. 1896 | Edward Onslow Ford | Portrait plaque with surround | Bronze and stone | Second plaque and barometer at rear of structure[9] | |||
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Equestrian statue of Sir Redvers Buller | Hele Road, Exeter 50°43′40.67″N 3°32′13.69″W / 50.7279639°N 3.5371361°W |
1902 | Adrian Jones | Equestrian statue on pedestal | Bronze and granite | Grade II | Q26558036 | [10] | |
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Georgina Cowper-Temple, Lady Mount Temple | Oddicombe Beach Hill, Babbacombe 50°28′51″N 3°31′01″W / 50.48083°N 3.51694°W |
1903 | Statue with birdbath | Granite and limestone | Grade II | Q26502882 | She lived at the house in Beach Road, which is now the Babbacombe Cliff Hotel.[11][12] | ||
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Bishop Richard Hooker | Cathedral Close, Exeter 50°43′23″N 3°31′49″W / 50.72312°N 3.53018°W |
1907 | Alfred Drury | Statue on pedestal | Marble and granite | Grade II | Q26398018 | [13] | |
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City of Plymouth war memorial | Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth 50°21′59.74″N 4°08′36″W / 50.3665944°N 4.14333°W |
1923 | William Birnie Rhind | Sculpture with pedestal & surround | Bronze and granite | Grade II | Q26407225 | Architects, Thornely & Rooke.[14][15] | |
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Slapton Sands D-Day Memorial | Slapton Sands 50°17′13″N 3°38′44″W / 50.28696°N 3.64543°W |
1945 | Memorial | Stone | Q83188068 | Presented by th US Army Authorities to the people of South Hams who left their homes to provide a battle practice area.[16][17] | |||
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The Armada Dial | Armada Way, Plymouth 50°22′16.9″N 4°08′32.9″W / 50.371361°N 4.142472°W |
1988 | Carole Vincent | Sculpture | Cast concrete with terrazzo and stainless steel | 8.23 metres (27.0 ft) high | Commemorating the "Armada 400" celebrations; unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II.[18] | ||
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Year of the Pedestrian | Cary Parade, Torquay 50°27′41.5″N 3°31′34″W / 50.461528°N 3.52611°W |
1989 | Carole Vincent | Sculpture | Polished concrete | Copies of the sculpture were also commissioned for the town centres in Exeter, Plymouth and Barnstaple.[19] | |||
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Royal Air Force Memorial | Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth 50°21′54.914″N 4°8′29.116″W / 50.36525389°N 4.14142111°W |
1989 | Pam Taylor | Sculpture | Bronze, Cornish granite and black marble | Q24677174 | [20][21] | ||
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Ekaterine Frolov | Capstone Point, Ilfracombe 51°12′42.4″N 4°07′15″W / 51.211778°N 4.12083°W |
Sculpture | In memory of Ekaterine Frolov (1986–2000), a Russian girl studying English in the town, who fell to her death near here.[22] | ||||||
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Sheep Sculpture | Hatherleigh 50°49′13.2″N 4°04′23.1″W / 50.820333°N 4.073083°W |
Roger Dean | Sculpture | A memorial to the Exeter Blitz of World War II.[23] | |||||
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Armillary Sphere | Near the Custom House, Exeter 50°43′07″N 3°31′54″W / 50.71873°N 3.53170°W |
1990 | Roger Dean | Sculpture | Bronze | An armillary sphere, dedicated to Sylvia Bull.[24][25] | |||
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Geoneedle | Orcombe Point 50°36′26″N 3°23′06″W / 50.60721°N 3.38511°W |
2002 | Michael Fairfax | Obelisk | Portland stone | 5 metres (16 ft) high | Inset with different rock types from along the Jurassic Coast[26] | ||
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Exeter Riddle | High Street, Exeter 50°43.4546′N 3°31.7499′W / 50.7242433°N 3.5291650°W |
2005 | Michael Fairfax | Sculpture | Stainless steel | Inscribed with riddles from the 10th-century Exeter Book[27] | |||
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Historical Panels | Broad Street, Ilfracombe 51°12′37″N 4°06′58″W / 51.21023°N 4.11608°W |
c. 2006 | Roger Dean | Sculpture | Bronze | Six reliefs show three scenes from the town, each from the past and in the present day.[28] | |||
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In Memory, May 1942 | Roman Walk, Exeter 50°43′27.9″N 3°31′37.2″W / 50.724417°N 3.527000°W |
c. 2008 | Roger Dean | Memorial | Stainless steel and bronze | Two bronze relief panels commemorating the Exeter Blitz of World War II, inspired by photographs taken the following day.[29] | |||
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Man and Boy | King's Quay, Brixham 50°23′50″N 3°30′39″W / 50.39715°N 3.51076°W |
2016 | Elisabeth Hadley | Sculpture | Bronze | Q65091384 | Based on "The Wheel", an etching by Arthur Briscoe (1873–1943).[30] | ||
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Messenger | Near Theatre Royal, Plymouth 50°22′12″N 4°08′39″W / 50.3701°N 4.1443°W |
2019 | Joseph Hillier | Sculpture | Bronze | 7 metres (23 ft) high | Q59554834 | A female actor crouches in preparation to run onstage.[31] |
- ^ "Blue Boy" Art UK. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Why does this blue boy statue take pride of place in Exeter city centre?" Devon Live. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "The Deer Stalker" Art UK. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "The Deerstalker (1222757)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "William Reginald Courtenay (1807–1888), 11th Earl of Devon" Art UK. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Statue of Sir Francis Drake (1326211)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Cherry; Bridget; Pevsner (1989). The Buildings of England – Devon. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin. p. 665. ISBN 0-14-071050-7.
- ^ Historic England. "Drake statue (1386462)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Hamilton MacCallum (1841-1896)". Art UK. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Statue of Sir Redvers Buller, Exeter (1267653)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Birdbath commemorating Baroness Mount-Temple (1207749)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Birdbath (Baroness Mount-Temple, 1822–1901)" Art UK. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Statue of Bishop Hooker (1104024)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: City of Plymouth". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "War Memorial (City of Plymouth) (1113346)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "South Hams US Battle Practice Area WW2 - Column" IWM. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Memorial at Slapton Sands" Heritage Gateway. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "The Armada Dial" Art UK. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Year of the Pedestrian" Art UK. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Memorial: RAF Commonwealth And Allied Air Forces" © WMR-25616 War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Pam Taylor" Art UK. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Ekaterine - Ilfracombe" Devon Guide. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ ""Sheep Sculpture, Hatherleigh" Devon Guide. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Armillary Sphere (Memorial to Sylvia Bull)" Art UK. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Armillary – Exeter Quay" Exeter Memories. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Orcombe Point Geo Needle" Art UK. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Exeter Riddle" Art UK. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Historical Panels" Art UK. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "In Memory, May 1942" Art UK. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Man and Boy" Art UK. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Messenger" Art UK. Retrieved 28 March 2024.