List of public art in Suffolk

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This is a list of public art in the Suffolk 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 Notes

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Triton Royal Plain, Lowestoft

52°28′17.3″N 1°45′1.8″E / 52.471472°N 1.750500°E / 52.471472; 1.750500
1849 John Thomas Sculpture on column York stone Grade II Commissioned by Samuel Morton Peto.[1]
Prince Albert Framlingham College, Framlingham

52°13′35″N 1°20′21.5″E / 52.22639°N 1.339306°E / 52.22639; 1.339306
1865 Joseph Durham Statue on pedestal Bronze and granite Statue height 8 ft (2.4 m) Grade II [2]
The Drums of the Fore and Aft Market Hill, Woodbridge

52°5′38.4″N 1°18′50.1″E / 52.094000°N 1.313917°E / 52.094000; 1.313917
1901 Arnold Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle Sculpture Bronze 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) high Placed here in 1980, in memory of Walter Keppel, 9th Earl of Albemarle.[3]

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Boer War Memorial Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds

52°14′45.9″N 0°42′44.9″E / 52.246083°N 0.712472°E / 52.246083; 0.712472
1904 Arthur George Walker Sculpture on pedestal Grade II [4]

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Thomas Gainsborough Market Hill, Sudbury

52°2′18.8″N 0°43′51.3″E / 52.038556°N 0.730917°E / 52.038556; 0.730917
1913 Bertram Mackennal Statue on pedestal Bronze and stone Grade II Gainsborough is shown holding a palette and brush.[5]

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War Memorial Promenade, Undercliff Road West, Felixstowe

51°57′33.5″N 1°20′57.8″E / 51.959306°N 1.349389°E / 51.959306; 1.349389
1920 Sculpture on column Bronze and Portland stone Grade II A sculpture of a dove on a Corinthian column.[6]

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War Memorial Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds

52°14′44″N 0°42′56.8″E / 52.24556°N 0.715778°E / 52.24556; 0.715778
1921 Sidney Naish Wheel-cross Clipsham stone Grade II Unveiled by General Lord Horne.[7]

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Naval War Memorial Yarmouth Road, Lowestoft

52°29′18.4″N 1°45′19.8″E / 52.488444°N 1.755500°E / 52.488444; 1.755500
1953 F. H. Crossley and H. Tyson Smith Memorial Grade II Dedicated to the Royal Naval Patrol Service. Unveiled by Sir Rhoderick McGrigor.[8]
Hyperion High Street, Newmarket

52°14′35.5″N 0°24′17.3″E / 52.243194°N 0.404806°E / 52.243194; 0.404806
1961 John Skeaping Equestrian sculpture on pedestal Bronze and stone 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) high (sculpture) Commissioned by John Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby. Sited in front of the Jockey Club Rooms.[9]

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The Family of Man Snape Maltings

52°9′47.2″N 1°29′55.7″E / 52.163111°N 1.498806°E / 52.163111; 1.498806
1976 Barbara Hepworth Three abstract sculptures Three of the set of nine figures, of which casts are located in various sites, representing different stages of life.[10]
Ship Civic Drive, Ipswich

52°03′28.8″N 1°8′50.5″E / 52.058000°N 1.147361°E / 52.058000; 1.147361
Bernard Reynolds Sculpture glass-reinforced aluminum resin 3.83 m (12.6 ft) high An arrangement of sail and hull motifs: a tribute to Ipswich as a port.[11]
Man and Ball Ransomes Industrial Estate, Ipswich

52°02′0.4″N 1°12′22.4″E / 52.033444°N 1.206222°E / 52.033444; 1.206222
1995 Giles Penny Sculpture Bronze 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) high Commissioned by Ransomes Industrial Estate.[12]
The Lifeboatman Royal Terrace, Lowestoft

52°28′21.6″N 1°44′57.9″E / 52.472667°N 1.749417°E / 52.472667; 1.749417
2000 Dominic Marshall Statue Fibreglass, concrete and stone Dedicated to all Lowestoft Lifeboatmen.[13]

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Scallop Aldeburgh beach

52°09′37.9″N 1°36′21.1″E / 52.160528°N 1.605861°E / 52.160528; 1.605861
2003 Maggi Hambling Sculpture Stainless steel 3.70 m (12.1 ft) high It bears a quote from Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes: "I hear those voices that will not be drowned".[14][15]

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Handstanding Downham Boulevard, Ipswich

52°1′43.3″N 1°11′40.4″E / 52.028694°N 1.194556°E / 52.028694; 1.194556
2006 Martin Heron Sculpture Corten steel 4.50 m (14.8 ft) high Commissioned by Ipswich Borough Council. Silhouettes of hands are welded together, representing community values.[16]
Hands Sculpture Outside Quay Church, Quay Street, Woodbridge

52°5′30.1″N 1°19′2.1″E / 52.091694°N 1.317250°E / 52.091694; 1.317250
2014 Rick Kirby Sculpture Commissioned by Woodbridge Quay Church.[17]
The Queen's Statue High Street, Newmarket

52°14′22.2″N 0°23′37.7″E / 52.239500°N 0.393806°E / 52.239500; 0.393806
2016 Etienne Millner and Charlie Langton Sculpture Bronze, on plinth of Portland stone Queen Elizabeth II, with mare and foal, is depicted in 1977, the year of her Silver Jubilee.[18]
Yoxman Near Yoxford

52°16′2″N 1°30′51.3″E / 52.26722°N 1.514250°E / 52.26722; 1.514250
2021 Laurence Edwards Sculpture Bronze, wood and detritus 7.92 m (26.0 ft) high Commissioned by Wilderness Reserve, and is sited on their estate.[19][20]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Tritonl (1209835)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Prince Albert at Framlingham College (1030357)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  3. ^ "The Drums to the Fore and Aft" Art UK. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Boer War Memorial (1076927)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Thomas Gainsborough (1351387)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Felixstowe War Memorial (1467910)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Bury St Edmunds War Memorial (1468360)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Naval War Memorial (1385386)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  9. ^ "'Hyperion' (1930–1960)" Art UK. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Returning to Snape Maltings: Barbara Hepworth’s The Family of Man" Britten Pears Arts. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Ship" Art UK. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Man and Ball" Art UK. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  13. ^ "The Lifeboatman" Art UK. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Aldeburgh Scallop". J T Pegg and Sons. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  15. ^ "The Suffolk Coast's Intriguing Statues". The Suffolk Coast. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Handstanding" Art UK. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Our history" Woodbridge Quay Church. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Queen's Statue" Art UK. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Yoxman" Art UK. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Suffolk: Yoxman sculpture to become landmark off A12" BBC, 12 October 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2024.