List of public art in Wolverhampton

This is a list of public art in Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands, England. This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.

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Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
More images	Equestrian statue of Prince Albert	Queen Square, Wolverhampton 52.585908°N 2.128333°W / 52.585908; -2.128333	1866 (1866)	Thomas Thornycroft	Equestrian statue	Bronze		Grade II listed^[1]	Wolverhampton City Council	Q26497548
More images	Allegorical Figures of Industry and Agriculture	NatWest Bank – Corner of Exchange Street – Queen Square, Wolverhampton 52.586035°N 2.128956°W / 52.586035; -2.128956	1905 (1905)		Sculpture	Stone	1 m high x 2 m wide, approx.		NatWest Bank		^[2]
More images	Scenes of Mining, Agriculture and Industry	Lloyds Bank – Queen Square and Dudley Street, Wolverhampton 52.585767°N 2.127479°W / 52.585767; -2.127479	1878 (1878)	J A Chatwin	Relief panels	Stone	3 panels: 50 cm high x 150 cm wide, approx	Grade II listed^[3]	Lloyds Bank		^[4]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Wikidata	Notes
More images	Lady Wulfrun	St Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton 52.586807°N 2.128559°W / 52.586807; -2.128559	1974 (1974)	Sir Charles Wheeler	Statue	Bronze			Wolverhampton City Council		Lady Wulfrun is regarded as the founder of Wolverhampton^[5]
More images	Douglas Morris Harris	St Peter's Gardens, Wolverhampton 52.586670°N 2.127679°W / 52.586670; -2.127679	1919 (1919)	Robert Jackson Emerson	War memorial Bust	Bronze		Grade II listed^[6]	Wolverhampton City Council	Q26638004	A bust of Able Seaman Harris who continued to record messages on the ship Floandi before he was hit and killed in 1917^[7]
More images	Saxon Cross Shaft	St Peter's Gardens, Wolverhampton 52.586716°N 2.128215°W / 52.586716; -2.128215	c. 850 (850)AD		Cross	Stone	4.2m high approx.		Wolverhampton City Council	Q16903638	The cross shaft is the oldest man-made object in Wolverhampton^[8]
More images	Allegories of the Arts, Sciences and Industry	Wolverhampton Art Gallery – Lichfield Street and St Peter's Walk, Wolverhampton 52.586833°N 2.127260°W / 52.586833; -2.127260	1883 (1883)	J A Chatwin	Relief	Portland stone	Reliefs x 2: 2m x 8m. Reliefs x 2: 2m x 16m	Grade II* listed^[9]	Wolverhampton City Council		^[10]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Owner / administrator	Notes
More images	Iron Horse	Between platform 2 and 3 at Wolverhampton station, Wolverhampton 52.587329°N 2.118978°W / 52.587329; -2.118978	1987 (1987)	Kevin Atherton	Sculpture	Painted steel	1.8m high x 2.4m long	Network Rail	One of a series of 12 between Wolverhampton station and Birmingham New Street station^[11]
More images	Signal Man	Premier Inn Wolverhampton City Centre Hotel, Wolverhampton 52.588437°N 2.119900°W / 52.588437; -2.119900	2007 (2007)	Giles Penny	Sculpture			Premier Inn	^[12]
More images	Railcar	Broad Gauge Way apartments – Wolverhampton 52.588556°N 2.118603°W / 52.588556; -2.118603	2007 (2007)	Mick Thacker	Sculpture		500 cm x 500 cm		Celebrates the history of Wolverhampton Low Level station.^[13] Also known as Locomotion 2.^[14]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Owner / administrator	Notes
	Echelon with Concrete Pillars	University of Wolverhampton – School of Art and Design – Ring Road St Peter's, Wolverhampton 52.589317°N 2.128333°W / 52.589317; -2.128333	1972 (1972)	Hubert Dalwood	Sculpture	Concrete		University of Wolverhampton	^[15]
	Sculpture near the University of Wolverhampton School of Art	University of Wolverhampton – School of Art and Design – Ring Road St Peter's, Wolverhampton 52.589440°N 2.128677°W / 52.589440; -2.128677	1970 (1970)		Sculpture	Concrete		University of Wolverhampton
More images	Allegorical Figures and Cartouche	University of Wolverhampton – Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton 52.587440°N 2.127700°W / 52.587440; -2.127700	1933 (1933)	Col G. C. Lowbridge	Sculpture	Sandstone	1.8m high x 1.2m wide	University of Wolverhampton	^[16]
	Thinking Man	Outside entrance of the Ambika Paul Building, University of Wolverhampton 52.588158°N 2.128567°W / 52.588158; -2.128567	2007 (2007)	André Wallace	Sculpture	Bronze		University of Wolverhampton	Is an Archimedes like figure, deep in thought and contemplation. The symbols in front of him are clues to the past occupants of the site, it's industrial heritage and discoveries of our time. The subtle engravings upon his head reveal the functions and activity of the brain.^[17]
	Head	Outside entrance of the Ambika Paul Building, University of Wolverhampton 52.588068°N 2.128478°W / 52.588068; -2.128478	2007 (2007)	André Wallace	Sculpture	Bronze		University of Wolverhampton	Resembles a machine in two parts but which fit perfectly together to make a whole. The Brain appears as a well-maintained mechanical part and makes reference to an internal involute gear and spur gear, both developed for the car industry.^[17]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Owner / administrator	Notes
More images	Gears sculpture	Small park between Ring Road St Patricks and Broad Street Basin, Wolverhampton 52.588867°N 2.123001°W / 52.588867; -2.123001	2012 (2012)		Sculpture	Steel		Wolverhampton City Council	One is near Little's Lane and one is near Wednesfield Road (first appears on Google Street Map view in October 2012)
More images	Sarcophagus sculpture	Small park between Ring Road St Patricks and Broad Street Basin, Wolverhampton 52.589134°N 2.123140°W / 52.589134; -2.123140			Sculpture	Stone		Wolverhampton City Council	Kind of looks like a Sarcophagus
More images	Ionic Order	Wednesfield Road and Ring Road St Patricks, Wolverhampton 52.588343°N 2.123059°W / 52.588343; -2.123059	1991 (1991)	Hugh Tessier	Sculpture	Brick pedestal & Steel column	500 cm high approx	Wolverhampton City Council	Used to be on Pipers Row near the old Wolverhampton bus station before it was moved to this location^[18]

List of public art in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton

City Centre

Queen Square

St Peter's Gardens

Wolverhampton Station

University of Wolverhampton

Ring Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Other city centre areas

West Park

Blakenhall

Heath Town

New Cross Hospital

Bilston

Town Centre

Black Country Route

Spring Vale

Wednesfield

References

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Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Owner / administrator	Notes
More images	Billy Wright	The Molineux – Wolverhampton 52.590039°N 2.131878°W / 52.590039; -2.131878	1996 (1996)	James Butler	Statue	Bronze	Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.	^[19] As of mid January 2017, the plaques below the statue have been damaged due to a car crash ^[20]
More images	Stan Cullis	The Molineux – Wolverhampton 52.59111°N 2.1308°W / 52.59111; -2.1308	2003 (2003)	James Butler	Statue	Bronze	Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.	Former player and manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers from 1934 to 1964 ^[21]
More images	Sir Jack Hayward	The Molineux – Wolverhampton 52.589441°N 2.131415°W / 52.589441; -2.131415	2018 (2018)	James Butler	Statue	Bronze	Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.	Was the owner of Wolves for 17 years until 2007.^[22]
	Champions of the World 1954	The Molineux – Wolverhampton	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)	Luke Perry	Sculpture	Bronze	Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.	Commemorating the 70th anniversary of Wolves victory of 3-2 over Hungarian side Honved. ^[23]^[24]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Owner / administrator	Notes
More images	The Wheatsheaf	The Wheatsheaf – Tower Street, Wolverhampton 52.584689°N 2.125276°W / 52.584689; -2.125276			Sculpture
More images	City Gateway	Either side of Stafford Street, Wolverhampton 52.589004°N 2.126327°W / 52.589004; -2.126327	2008 (2008)	Julia Rowley	Sculpture	Stainless steel, glass & acrylic	5 metres		Gateway East near Thornley Street. Gateway West near a University of Wolverhampton building^[25]
	Sunbeam Car Panels	St. John's Retail Park, Wolverhampton 52.57963°N 2.12734°W / 52.57963; -2.12734 (approx)	1995 (1995)	Steve Field, John McKenna	Relief sculpture	Bronze	3m by 2m	St John's Retail Park	^[26]
More images	Historical Car and Motorcycle Company Logos	Railings of St John's Retail Park, Wolverhampton 52.579655°N 2.126114°W / 52.579655; -2.126114	1995 (1995)	Steve Field, John McKenna	Sculpture	Steel, with applied surface, silver/grey	Fence panels: Slight variations but one is 36 cm high x 62 cm wide, another is 50 cm diameter. Large panel: 100 cm diameter approx	St John's Retail Park	Logos for Guy, The Sunbeam, Clyno etc^[27]
	Out of the Darkness Cometh Light	Sainsbury's – St Mark's Street, Wolverhampton 52.583931°N 2.135516°W / 52.583931; -2.135516	2014 (2014)	Planet Art (Julie Edwards & Ron Thompson)	Sculpture	Stainless steel	8m	Sainsbury's	Stainless steel vase sculpture for the new Sainsbury's Raglan Street store^[28]
	Horseley Fields horses	Corner of Horseley Fields and Corn Hill, Wolverhampton 52.58557815479327°N 2.119887769172608°W			Horse sculptures				On the corner of the Horseley Fields housing development

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Owner / administrator	Notes
More images	High Street entrance marker	Junction of Dudley Street and High Street, Bilston 52.564334°N 2.079195°W / 52.564334; -2.079195	1999 (1999)	Kate Maddison of Chrysalis Arts	Sculpture	Steel, natural, gold and blue	6.5m high	Wolverhampton City Council	The top of the spiral has two flying doves on it.^[34]^[35]
More images	Church Street entrance marker	Junction of Lichfield Street and Church Street, Bilston 52.566198°N 2.074051°W / 52.566198; -2.074051	2004 (2004)	Kate Maddison of Chrysalis Arts	Sculpture	Steel	7.5-metre column	Wolverhampton City Council	Has a gilded rising sun and a stainless steel mantle^[35]
More images	Women's Work	Outside the Horse and Jockey, Church Street, Bilston 52.565688°N 2.076406°W / 52.565688; -2.076406	May 1998 (1998-05)	Rose Garrard	Sculpture	Bronze		Wolverhampton City Council	A female figure beside a pit-head gantry, commemorates the impoverished women working in the 19th century coal and iron industries of the Black Country.^[36] Based on a 19th Century photograph of a pit bank wench or coal picker from Bilston ^[37]
	Amber the Fire Breather	back garden of Bilston Craft Gallery and Museum – Mount Pleasant, Bilston 52.568003°N 2.071568°W / 52.568003; -2.071568	1994 (1994)	Graham Jones	Sculpture	Oak and sweet chestnut	12m long	Wolverhampton City Council	^[38]
More images	Industrial Images	Job Centre Plus – Junction of Smith Street and High Street, Bilston 52.564262°N 2.079809°W / 52.564262; -2.079809	1995 (1995)	John McKenna	Relief	Brick, red and buff, partially painted	3m x 2.75m	Job Centre Plus	^[39] Brick relief panel was depicting former Bilston Industry^[40]
More images	Witness	Church Street bridge, Bilston 52.566021°N 2.075504°W / 52.566021; -2.075504	1997 (1997)	Bettina Furnee	Sculpture	Cast iron		Wolverhampton City Council	Text composed using tape recordings from an oral history project looking back at the local steel industry which came to an end in the 1980s. On 14 panels.^[41]^[42]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Owner / administrator	Notes
More images	Hovering kestrel	Citadel Logistics Building on the Black Country Route, Bilston 52.568519°N 2.055003°W / 52.568519; -2.055003	2009 (2009)	John McKenna	Sculpture	Stainless steel		Wolverhampton City Council	^[43]
More images	Steel Columns	next to footpath adjacent to Oxford Street Roundabout near Black Country Route, Bilston 52.565072°N 2.071207°W / 52.565072; -2.071207	1996 (1996)	Robert Koenig	Sculpture	Sweet Chestnut trunks, painted black, red, and yellow	Front row: 450 cm high x 38 cm diameter, middle row: 505 cm high x 40 cm diameter, back row: 560 cm high x 45 cm diameter	Wolverhampton City Council	^[44]
More images	Steel Monoliths	Roundabout between Millfields Road, High Street, Wolverhampton Street and Coseley Road near Black Country Route, Bilston 52.563571°N 2.083344°W / 52.563571; -2.083344	1996 (1996)	Miles Davis	Sculpture	Core-ten steel	Approximately 10m high	Wolverhampton City Council	^[45] Sculpture consisting of 3 steel monoliths about 10 meters high to reflect Bilston’s engineering past.^[46]
More images	Tower of Light	Adjacent to Bilston Football Club – Vulcan Roundabout – Black Country Route, Bilston 52.565571°N 2.065191°W / 52.565571; -2.065191	1998 (1998)	Eilis O'Connell	Sculpture	Stainless steel, glass and fibre optics	16.5m high x 2m diameter at base	Wolverhampton City Council	^[47]^[48]
More images	Beth's Arch	Roundabout adjacent to Bilston firestation – Black Country Route, Bilston 52.562183°N 2.082981°W / 52.562183; -2.082981	1996 (1996)	Sarah Tombs	Sculpture	Steel, painted black and brown	8m	Wolverhampton City Council	named after Elizabeth one of the Blast Furnaces located at the Steelworks that once stood nearby ^[49]^[50]
More images	Black Country Route Special Features Project	Black Country Route, Bilston 52.563576°N 2.078437°W / 52.563576; -2.078437	1993 (1993)	Richard Criddle	Sculpture	Fabricated steel, painted blue		Wolverhampton City Council	At least 7 sculptures along the route ^[51]^[52] Wall relief (x4) in small gardens.^[53]
More images	Tower Panels	Morrisons, Black Country Route, Bilston 52.563921°N 2.076137°W / 52.563921; -2.076137	1995 (1995)	Steve Field	Panels	sheet steel against a background of plate glass	Four metal panels 4m high x 3m wide	Morrisons	Three panels on four sides, depicting work in a rolling mill, mining and an imaginative panel
	Fire & Water	Bert Williams Leisure Centre, Nettlefolds Way, Bilston 52.563001°N 2.077436°W / 52.563001; -2.077436		Circling the Square	Lighting sculpture	coloured LED's, cast glass, stainless steel & photographic panels.		WV Active	It lights up at night ^[54]