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This is a list of public art in Leeds, including statues and other memorials. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and as such does not include, for example, works in museums.

Armley

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Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Untitled Armley Park c. 1897 Burmantofts Pottery Plaque Glazed terracotta 1m long Grade II Q26547555 [1][2]
Untitled Armley Park c. 1897 Burmantofts Pottery Plaque Glazed terracotta 1m long Grade II Q26547552 [1][3]

More images 		War memorial Armley Park 1921 Sir Charles Nicholson Cross on supporting pillars and a hexagonal base with plaques Stone and bronze Grade II Q26547558 [4][5]


Chapeltown

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Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Reflections of Carnival
Leeds West Indian Carnival 		Savile Mount 2023 Rhian Kempadoo-Millar Mural 13m × 9m — Q124700212 Unveiled 3 October 2023.[6]


City centre

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Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		Leeds Patronising the Arts and Encouraging the Sciences Leeds Town Hall 1858 John Thomas Sculpture relief Stone Grade I [1][7]

More images 		Lions Leeds Town Hall 1867 William Day Keyworth, Jnr. 4 statues Portland stone Grade I [8][9]

More images 		Leeds Rifles War Memorial Outside Leeds Minster, Kirkgate 1921 Edwin Lutyens Cross with bench and inserts Portland stone and bronze Grade II Q26655868 [10][11]

More images 		War memorial The Headrow 1922 Henry Charles Fehr Obelisk with 3 statues Portland stone and bronze 7m tall Grade II Q26547390 Architect, Reginald Blomfield[12][13]
Putto with Turkey Leeds Civic Hall c. 1933 Joseph Hermon Cawthra Sculpture group Stone Grade II* [1][14]
Putto with Goat Leeds Civic Hall c. 1933 Joseph Hermon Cawthra Sculpture group Stone Grade II* [1][15]

More images 		The Dortmund Drayman Dortmund Square, The Headrow 1980 Arthur Shulze-Engels Statue Bronze [16]

More images 		Reclining Women: Elbow Leeds Art Gallery, The Headrow 1981 Henry Moore Sculpture Bronze Q19759352 [16]

More images 		Game of Boules Bond Court 2000 Roger Burnett 4 figure statue group Bronze [16]

More images 		Arthur Louis Aaron Eastgate roundabout, Quarry Hill 2001 Graham Ibbeson Sculpture group Bronze [17]
The Holbeck Sheep Marshall Street, Holbeck 2005 Antonia Stowe Sculpture Steel, felt and rope [18]
Sheaf Tree Waterloo Street, Brewery Wharf 2005 Chris Knight Sculpture Steel [18]

More images 		Steeped Vessels Brewery Wharf 2006 Ian Randall Sculpture group Bronze and stainless steel [19][18]

More images 		A Reflective Approach Leeds Dock 2007 Kevin Atherton Sculpture group Steel and bronze [18]

More images 		Leeds Song Tunnel Woodhouse Lane 2013 Adrian Riley Text artwork Steel [20]

More images 		Hibiscus Rising Meadow Lane, Aire Park 2023 Yinka Shonibare Sculpture Fibreglass, metal & wood 9.5m tall Q122463268 [21][22]


City Square

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Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		James Watt Leeds City Square 1898 Henry Charles Fehr Statue on pedestal Bronze and granite Grade II Q26655856 [9][23]

More images 		Edward, the Black Prince Leeds City Square 1903 Thomas Brock Equestrian statue on pedestal Bronze and granite Grade II* Q17533834 [9][24]

More images 		Walter Hook City Square, Leeds 1903 F.W. Pomeroy Statue on pedestal Bronze and granite Grade II Q26655854 [9][25]

More images 		Joseph Priestley Leeds City Square 1903 Alfred Drury Statue on pedestal Bronze and granite Grade II Q26655864 [9][26]

More images 		Evening Leeds City Square 1903 Alfred Drury 4 Streetlamps on blocks Bronze and granite Grade II [27][28]

More images 		Morning Leeds City Square 1903 Alfred Drury 4 Streetlamps on blocks Bronze and granite Grade II [29][28]

More images 		John Harrison Leeds City Square 1903 Henry Charles Fehr Statue on pedestal with plaque Bronze and granite Grade II Q26655861 [1][30]


Elland Road

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Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		Billy Bremner Elland Road 1999 Frances Segelman Statue on pedestal Bronze [31]

More images 		Don Revie Elland Road 2012 Graham Ibbeson Statue on pedestal Bronze 2.5m tall [32]


Headingley

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Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		War memorial Otley Road / St Michaels Road, Headingley 1921 Sidney Kitson (architect) Obelisk with panels Portland stone and bronze Grade II Q26547665 [33][34]


Mabgate

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Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
ECHOES Corner of Mabgate and Argyle Road 2023 Add Fuel Mural 10m × 9m — Q124691518 [35][36]


Otley

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Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		Thomas Chippendale Otley 1987 Graham Ibbeson Statue on pedestal Bronze [37]


Woodhouse

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Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes

More images 		Robert Peel Woodhouse Moor 1852 William Behnes Statue on pedestal Bronze and granite Grade II Q26655833 Relocated from Victoria Square in 1937[9][38]

More images 		Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Woodhouse Moor 1854, erected 1858 Carlo Marochetti Statue on pedestal Bronze and granite Grade II Q26656015 [9][39]

More images 		Peter Fairbairn Woodhouse Square 1868 Matthew Noble Statue on pedestal Bronze and granite Grade II Q26547184 [9][40]

More images 		Henry Rowland Marsden Woodhouse Moor 1878 John Throp Statue on pedestal with plaques Stone and marble Grade II Q26547177 [41]

More images 		Memorial to Queen Victoria Woodhouse Moor 1903 George Frampton Seated statue on column with figures and frieze Bronze and Portland stone Grade II* Q15979175 [1][9][42][43]


References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Dorcas Taylor and Samantha Sportun (1998). Leeds: patronising the arts and encouraging the sciences, published in Monuments and the Millennium Proceedings of a Joint Conference Organised by English Heritage and the United Kingdom Institute for Conservation. English Heritage. ISBN 1873936974.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Armley Park plaque approximately 40 metres west of fountain (1256007)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Armley Park plaque approximately 40 metres east of fountain (1256004)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. ^ Historic England. "War Memorial in Armley Park (1256010)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  5. ^ "War Memorials Register: Armley". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Leeds: Giant mural celebrates West Indian Carnival". BBC News. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Town Hall, Leeds (1255772)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Statues and Inscriptions: Discovering Leeds Town Hall". Leeds City Council. 25 March 2003. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i Jo Darke (1991). The Monument Guide to England and Wales. Macdonald Illustrated. ISBN 0-356-17609-6.
  10. ^ Historic England. "North Boundary Wall and Steps, North West Gate and Piers, War Memorial and East Bar Stone (1375049)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  11. ^ "War Memorials Register: Leeds Rifles Memorial Cross". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  12. ^ Historic England. "War Memorial (1255832)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  13. ^ "War Memorials Register: Leeds". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Model for Leeds Civic Hall Sculpture: Putto with Turkey". Art UK. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Model for Leeds Civic Hall Sculpture:Putto with Goat". Art UK. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  16. ^ a b c "The silent observers". BBC Leeds Local. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  17. ^ "The Arthur Aaron Statue". Leeds Civic Trust. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  18. ^ a b c d Ali Turner (14 October 2017). "The Waterfront Art Trail". Leeds List. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Steeped Vessels". Statues-Hither & Thither. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  20. ^ http://www.songtunnel.info/ [bare URL]
  21. ^ "Leeds: First look at David Oluwale memorial sculpture". BBC News. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  22. ^ Tom Airey (24 November 2023). "Leeds: David Oluwale flower sculpture unveiled in city centre". BBC News. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  23. ^ Historic England. "Statue of James Watt (1375034)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  24. ^ Historic England. "Statue of the Black Prince (1375045)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  25. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Dean Hook (1375032)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  26. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Joseph Priestley (1375043)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  27. ^ Historic England. "Four lamp posts: 'Even' (1255575)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  28. ^ a b Susan Beattie (1983). The New Sculpture. Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art / Yale University Press. ISBN 0300033591.
  29. ^ Historic England. "Four lamp posts: 'Morn' (1375012)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  30. ^ Historic England. "Statue of John Harrison (1375039)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  31. ^ "Sculptor restores Wee Billy". Leeds United. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  32. ^ "Don Revie statue unveiled 40 years after FA Cup victory". BBC. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  33. ^ Historic England. "War Memorial (1256122)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  34. ^ "War Memorials Register: Men of Headingley WW1". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  35. ^ Foster, Wes (9 March 2023). Echoes, A New Mural in Collaboration with Add Fuel. East Street Arts. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  36. ^ "Add Fuel a Portuguese visual artist and illustrator Diogo Machado, has spent over a week painting a incredible 10m x 9m mural titled 'ECHOES' on the gable-end of a former pub in Mabgate, Leeds". Dailymotion. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  37. ^ "Thomas Chippendale". Statues-Hither & Thither. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  38. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Robert Peel, Leeds (1375010)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  39. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Duke of Wellington on south-east corner of Woodhouse Moor (1375204)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  40. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Sir Peter Fairbairn (1255605)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  41. ^ Historic England. "Statue of HR Marsden (1255598)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  42. ^ Historic England. "Memorial to Queen Victoria (1255642)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  43. ^ "Statue of Queen Victoria 1906". Yale Centre for British Art. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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