List of public art in Berkshire
Appearance
This is a list of public art in the English county of Berkshire. This list applies only to works of art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.
Bradfield
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Notes |
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Bradfield War Memorial | Equidistant between Bradfield College and Southend Bradfield 51°26′15″N 1°08′15″W / 51.437436°N 1.137477°W |
1920 | George Blackall Simonds | Memorial | Media related to the war memorial at Wikimedia Commons |
Maidenhead
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Notes |
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Ada Lewis Memorial Fountain | Bridge Gardens 51°31′27″N 0°42′12″W / 51.52416°N 0.70326°W |
1908 | Fountain | This memorial was originally erected in 1908 in memory of local benefactor Ada Lewis, and was used as a drinking trough. In late 2010 the memorial was relocated to a more central position within Bridge Gardens. The illuminated fountain sits within a pool, and is surrounded by a paved area with seating, so users can enjoy the fountain as well as views of the River Thames and Maidenhead Bridge. Media related to the fountain at Wikimedia Commons |
Newbury
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Notes |
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Ebb And Flow | Newbury Lock 51°24′06″N 1°19′32″W / 51.401658°N 1.325552°W |
Peter Randall-Page | Fountain / Sculpture | Granite | 2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in) diameter | The work comprises a large granite bowl set at the centre of a spiral granite path leading down from the lock. The bowl is connected to the lock by underground piping so that when the lock fills, water flows into the bowl and then empties away as the level of the water in the lock goes down.[1] Media related to the work at Wikimedia Commons | |||
Queen Victoria | Victoria Park 51°24′16″N 1°19′11″W / 51.404482°N 1.319589°W |
Statue | Media related to the statue at Wikimedia Commons |
Pangbourne
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Notes |
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Elephant statue at The Elephant | Pangbourne 51°29′00″N 1°05′16″W / 51.48336°N 1.08764°W |
Statue | Media related to the statue at Wikimedia Commons | ||||||
Pangbourne Village Sign | Pangbourne 51°29′03″N 1°05′18″W / 51.484291°N 1.08837°W |
Village sign | Media related to the village sign at Wikimedia Commons |
Reading
[edit]Windsor
[edit]Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Notes |
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Diamond Jubilee Fountain | The Goswells 51°29′03″N 0°36′40″W / 51.484174°N 0.611072°W |
2012 | Fountain | Celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2012. Media related to the fountain at Wikimedia Commons | |||||
King George III (The Copper Horse) |
Windsor Great Park 51°26′42″N 0°36′34″W / 51.445106°N 0.609313°W |
1831 | Richard Westmacott | Statue | Bronze | Grade I | An equestrian of statue of King George III that marks one end of the Long Walk in Windsor Great Park. It was commissioned by King George IV, sculpted by Sir Richard Westmacott and erected in October 1831.[2][3] Media related to the statue at Wikimedia Commons | ||
Prince Albert | Windsor Great Park 51°25′25″N 0°36′34″W / 51.42355°N 0.60932°W |
Joseph Edgar Boehm | Statue | Grade II | Media related to the statue at Wikimedia Commons | ||||
Prince Christian Victor | Thames Street 51°29′05″N 0°36′24″W / 51.48462°N 0.6068°W |
1903 | Goscombe John | Statue | Grade II | Commemorates the life of Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, a grand-son of Queen Victoria, who died in 1900. Media related to the statue at Wikimedia Commons | |||
Queen Elizabeth II | Windsor Great Park 51°26′09″N 0°37′39″W / 51.435950°N 0.627600°W |
2003 | Philip Jackson | Equestrian statue | Bronze | Media related to the statue at Wikimedia Commons | |||
Queen Victoria | Outside Windsor Castle 51°28′57″N 0°36′27″W / 51.482594°N 0.607501°W |
1887 | Joseph Edgar Boehm | Statue | Grade II | Media related to the statue at Wikimedia Commons[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Agenda for meeting on 24 June 2019". Newbury Town Council. 18 June 2019. p. 25. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Windsor Great Park". Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "The Victorian Web". Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Statue of Queen Victoria 1887". Yale Centre for British Art. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- Public Works of Art in Reading from the Trooper Potts VC Memorial Site via the Internet Archive