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This is a list of public art in Pimlico, a district in the City of Westminster, London.
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
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Statue of William Huskisson | Pimlico Gardens 51.4856°N 0.1334°W |
1836 | John Gibson | — | Statue | Grade II | Commissioned for a site outside the Custom House in Liverpool. This was Gibson's second version of the statue originally in Huskisson's mausoleum in St James Cemetery, Liverpool (now in the Walker Art Gallery).[1] Moved to the Royal Exchange before coming to the present site in 1915.[2] |
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St Saviour's War Memorial | St Saviour's Church, Lupus Street 51.4885°N 0.1355°W |
after 1918 | ? | — | Crucifix | Grade II | Commemorates parishioners who died in both World Wars.[3] |
Dolphin mosaic | Dolphin Square | 1937 | c.? | — | Mosaic | — | This mosaic, which has been described as having a "Hellenic" appearance, was originally situated at the main entrance of the Dolphin Square development but was moved to its present location during renovation work.[4] | |
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Spot motif | Pimlico tube station platforms | 1972 | c.Peter Sedgley | — | Tiled pattern | — | The motif of yellow spray bursts on a white background was inspired by Sedgley's own op art painting of 1968, Go.[5] |
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Cooling Tower Panels | Bessborough Street, Drummond Gate 51.4892°N 0.1330°W |
1979–1982 | Eduardo Paolozzi | Whitfield Partners | Sculpture | Grade II | Paolozzi's cast iron relief panels, painted in aluminium, encase the cooling equipment for the air conditioning of Pimlico tube station. Conceived as a "pivot or 'marker'" on the route from the tube station to the Tate Gallery, it was described by the architects as "an opportunity to transform a mechanical necessity into a genuine sculpture". Commissioned by the Crown Estate Commissioners.[6] |
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The Queen Mother's Commemorative Fountain | Bessborough Gardens 51.4885°N 0.1304°W |
1980 | Peter Shepheard | — | Fountain | — | A fountain in aluminium based on a cast of a George John Vulliamy streetlamp base from the Thames Embankment featuring two sturgeon.[7][8] |
Dolphin Fountain | Dolphin Square 51.4864°N 0.1362°W |
1987 | James Butler | — | Fountain with sculptural group | — | Installed to mark the 50th anniversary of the building of Dolphin Square.[4] | |
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Statue of Thomas Cubitt | Denbigh Street 51.4886°N 0.1387°W |
1994–1995 | William Fawke | — | Statue | — | The site is adjacent to that of the workshops used by Cubitt in the building of Pimlico. He is shown with a yardstick in hand, selecting a brick to measure from underneath the tarpaulin. Another cast of the statue is in Dorking, Surrey.[9] |
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The Helmsman | Pimlico Gardens 51.4854°N 0.1345°W |
1996 | André Wallace | — | Sculpture | — | Wallace is primarily interested in subjects involving journeys or transportation. This sculpture, of a figure at the helm of a boat, was the winning entry in a competition between five artists; it was felt to reflect the area's maritime history.[10] |
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River Cut Tide | Riverside walk adjacent to Grosvenor Road 51.4859°N 0.1323°W |
2002 | Paul Mason | — | Sculpture | — | Also nearby is a slate tablet, again by Mason, marking the site of the confluence of the river Tyburn and the Thames.[11] |
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Roller Skater | Vauxhall Bridge Road 51.4909°N 0.1343°W |
2010 | André Wallace | — | Sculpture | — | The artist wished to make a sculpture "that would be positive and dynamic and reflect the youth and vitality of an urban street."[12] |
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Shack Stack | Grosvenor Waterside | 2010 | Richard Wilson | — | Sculpture | — | A sculpture in aluminium inspired by the ramshackle nature of the sheds often found in British allotments.[13] |
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