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This is a list of public art in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, 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.

Dudley

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Duncan Edwards Way

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Castle Gate Island

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More images 		Cannonballs Castle Gate Island, Dudley

52°30′50″N 2°04′24″W / 52.513854°N 2.073348°W / 52.513854; -2.073348 		2001 (2001) Andrew Burton Sculpture Concrete, covered in broken brick 1.2m diameter spheres Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Part of the "Medieval Life" collection of sculptures[1]


 
More images 		Cannon Castle Gate Island, Dudley

52°30′49″N 2°04′25″W / 52.513746°N 2.073619°W / 52.513746; -2.073619 		2001 (2001) Andrew Burton Sculpture Bronze 4m long x 3m diameter (mouth) x 3.57m high Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Part of the "Medieval Life" collection of sculptures[1]


 
More images 		Crucible Castle Gate Island, Dudley

52°30′49″N 2°04′23″W / 52.513694°N 2.073038°W / 52.513694; -2.073038 		2001 (2001) Andrew Burton Sculpture Bronze 3.2m x 1.8m x 2.9m high Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Part of the "Medieval Life" collection of sculptures[1]


 
More images 		Plough Castle Gate Island, Dudley

52°30′49″N 2°04′23″W / 52.513611°N 2.073161°W / 52.513611; -2.073161 		2001 (2001) Andrew Burton Sculpture Corten steel and wood 3.5m high x 2.4m wide x 2cm deep Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Part of the "Medieval Life" collection of sculptures[1]


 
More images 		Heraldic lion Castle Gate Island, Dudley

52°30′49″N 2°04′24″W / 52.513617°N 2.073367°W / 52.513617; -2.073367 		2001 (2001) Andrew Burton Sculpture Corten steel 2.7m high x 4m long x 3cm deep Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Part of the "Medieval Life" collection of sculptures[1]


 
More images 		Ruined wall (2 blocks) Castle Gate Island, Dudley

52°30′50″N 2°04′24″W / 52.513785°N 2.073206°W / 52.513785; -2.073206 		2001 (2001) Andrew Burton Sculpture Ceramic blocks first block 2.16m high x 4.4m long x 51cm deep; second block 2.75m high x 4.6m long x 51cm deep Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Part of the "Medieval Life" collection of sculptures[1]


 
More images 		Premier Inn Dudley Town Centre sculpture Premier Inn - Castle Gate Island, Dudley

52°30′49″N 2°04′19″W / 52.513626°N 2.072004°W / 52.513626; -2.072004 		 () Sculpture Premier Inn It's on the Birmingham Road side of the hotel.


 
More images 		James Whale memorial Showcase Cinemas - Castlegate Way, Dudley

52°30′56″N 2°04′19″W / 52.515623°N 2.071857°W / 52.515623; -2.071857 		2002 (2002) Charles Hadcock Sculpture Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council


Wolverton Road

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More images 		Living Fossil between Wolverton Road and Southern By-Pass - Dudley

52°30′41″N 2°04′28″W / 52.511493°N 2.074538°W / 52.511493; -2.074538 		2000 (2000) Natasha Carsberg Sculpture Painted steel Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council resembles a giant seed pod surmounted by a calyx and part of the stalk[2]


 
More images 		Spiral Fossil between Wolverton Road and Southern By-Pass - Dudley

52°30′42″N 2°04′27″W / 52.511737°N 2.074174°W / 52.511737; -2.074174 		2000 (2000) Michael Konu Sculpture Kilkenny limestone Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council inspired by a gastropod fossil[3]


 
More images 		Dawn of Time between Wolverton Road and Southern By-Pass - Dudley

52°30′39″N 2°04′32″W / 52.510866°N 2.075482°W / 52.510866; -2.075482 		2001 (2001) Michael Lyons Sculpture Steel painted yellow Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Suggests a sunrise[4]


 
More images 		Standing Stone between Wolverton Road and Southern By-Pass - Dudley

52°30′43″N 2°04′26″W / 52.511983°N 2.073884°W / 52.511983; -2.073884 		2000 (2000) John Vaughan Sculpture Limestone Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council resembles two stylized, intertwined standing figures[5]


 
More images 		Giant Hand between Wolverton Road and Southern By-Pass - Dudley

52°30′40″N 2°04′29″W / 52.511247°N 2.074808°W / 52.511247; -2.074808 		2000 (2000) Jonathan Mulvaney Sculpture Ferro-cement Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council large hand and wrist is lying on the grass, palm down[6]


 
More images 		Fossil sculpture between Wolverton Road and Southern By-Pass, Dudley

52°30′45″N 2°04′24″W / 52.512519°N 2.073358°W / 52.512519; -2.073358 		 () Sculpture Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council


Flood Street Island

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More images 		Salamander Obelisk Flood Street Island, Dudley

52°30′26″N 2°04′51″W / 52.507213°N 2.080823°W / 52.507213; -2.080823 		2000 (2000) Steve Field Obelisk Sculpture Filigree steel Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council [7]


Cinder Bank Island

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  Fire Tower Cinder Bank Island, Dudley

52°30′00″N 2°05′26″W / 52.500001°N 2.090573°W / 52.500001; -2.090573 		2000 (2000) Phillip Bews & Diane Gorvin Sculpture Steel painted red 13cm diameter, 20m high, 1.3m wide (max.) Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Six steel tubes forming a circle are welded to a circular steel base.[8]


  Fires of Industry Cinder Bank Island, Dudley

52°30′01″N 2°05′26″W / 52.500274°N 2.090692°W / 52.500274; -2.090692 		2000 (2000) Phillip Bews & Diane Gorvin Sculpture Steel painted red 20m long x 8m high x 31cm deep Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council 3 steel wedges[9]


  Heroic Worker Cinder Bank Island, Dudley

52°30′02″N 2°05′27″W / 52.500464°N 2.090956°W / 52.500464; -2.090956 		2000 (2000) Phillip Bews & Diane Gorvin Statue Bronze 3m high x 1.65m wide x 1.1m deep Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council bronze statue of a workman stands on a circle of bricks[10]


Scotts Green Island

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  Millennium (Pegasus) Scotts Green Island, Dudley

52°30′09″N 2°06′18″W / 52.502602°N 2.104897°W / 52.502602; -2.104897 		2001 (2001) Andrew Logan Sculpture Bronze Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council [11]


Town Centre

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More images 		The Earl of Dudley Castle Hill, Dudley

52°30′44″N 2°04′49″W / 52.512349°N 2.080289°W / 52.512349; -2.080289 		1888 (1888) C B Birch Statue Marble Grade II listed[12] Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council


 
More images 		Green Man Entry Castle Street, Dudley

52°30′44″N 2°04′51″W / 52.512147°N 2.080901°W / 52.512147; -2.080901 		2014 (2014) John McKenna Sculpture Cast bronze Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council May have been a passageway to an old ale house [13][14]


 
More images 		Apollo fountain Coronation Gardens, Ednam Road, Dudley

52°30′46″N 2°05′00″W / 52.51277°N 2.08337°W / 52.51277; -2.08337 		1939 (1939) William Bloye Statue / fountain Bronze Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council [15]


 
More images 		Duncan Edwards Market Place, Dudley

52°30′35″N 2°04′52″W / 52.509664°N 2.080993°W / 52.509664; -2.080993 		1999 (1999) James Butler Statue Bronze Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Was in temporary storage in 2014.[16] Re-dedicated in October 2015 [17]


 
More images 		Drinking Fountain Market Place, Dudley

52°30′37″N 2°04′57″W / 52.510383°N 2.082499°W / 52.510383; -2.082499 		1867 (1867) James Forsyth Drinking fountain sculpture Stone Grade II* listed fountain.[18][19] Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council


 
More images 		Ben Boucher Market Place, Dudley

52°30′37″N 2°04′57″W / 52.510241°N 2.082626°W / 52.510241; -2.082626 		2015 (2015) John McKenna and Steve Field Statue Bronze Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council A stone bench where people can take selfies with the statue [20]


 
More images 		Family Group Near the footbridge - King Street, Dudley

52°30′34″N 2°04′51″W / 52.509454°N 2.080711°W / 52.509454; -2.080711 		1969 (1969) Edward Bainbridge Copnall Sculpture Oak 400cm high x 90cm wide x 90cm deep Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council depicts a man and woman back to back, with a child at their side, and supporting two children on their shoulders [21]


  Figure Group Birdcage Walk, Dudley

52°30′40″N 2°04′51″W / 52.511055°N 2.080898°W / 52.511055; -2.080898 		1963 (1963) Edward Bainbridge Copnall Frieze fibreglass and powdered aluminium 240cm high x 800cm wide Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Female figure and child represent Education and Family. Two male figures represent Mining and Chainmaking.[22]


 
More images 		Long Entry Alleyway - King Street to Market Place, Dudley

52°30′34″N 2°04′56″W / 52.509566°N 2.082218°W / 52.509566; -2.082218 		1995 (1995) Steve Field sculpture Painted Steel Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Set of arches over a passageway depicting scenes from Medieval life [23]


 
More images 		Dudley Evolve Theatre stone sculpture Dudley Evolve Theatre, The Broadway, Dudley

52°30′46″N 2°04′56″W / 52.51287°N 2.08212°W / 52.51287; -2.08212 		2018 (2018) Sculpture Stone Dudley College Contains a quote by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) - 'You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water'.


Priory Park

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More images 		People Group Near a pond - Priory Park, Dudley

52°31′00″N 2°05′06″W / 52.516762°N 2.085127°W / 52.516762; -2.085127 		1992 (1992) Jonathan Mulvaney Sculpture Wood Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council [24]


  Priory Monks mosaic opposite Registry Office in Priory Park, Dudley

52°31′01″N 2°05′08″W / 52.516826°N 2.085641°W / 52.516826; -2.085641 		1991 (1991) Maggie Howarth Mosaic Slate Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council [25]


 
More images 		Medieval Tiles Near the Priory Ruins - Priory Park, Dudley

52°30′56″N 2°05′06″W / 52.51545°N 2.084941°W / 52.51545; -2.084941 		2012 (2012) Company of Artisans Floor tiles Ceramic Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council A set of 12 tiled pavements. Installed between 2012-14[26]


 
More images 		The Return of Dorothy Round Near tennis courts in Priory Park, Dudley

52°31′03″N 2°05′15″W / 52.517495°N 2.087585°W / 52.517495; -2.087585 		2013 (2013) John McKenna Statue Bronze Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council [27][28]


 
More images 		Decorative gateway Corner of Priory Road and The Broadway, Priory Park, Dudley

52°30′55″N 2°05′12″W / 52.515255°N 2.086747°W / 52.515255; -2.086747 		2013 (2013) Steve Field Gates sculpture Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council [28]


Black Country Living Museum

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More images 		War memorial Black Country Living Museum - Dudley

52°31′08″N 2°04′38″W / 52.518832°N 2.077156°W / 52.518832; -2.077156 		1923 (1923) War memorial statue Bronze Black Country Living Museum Originally erected in 1923 at William Butler's Springfield Brewery in Wolverhampton.[29] Relocated here in 2010.


Dudley Zoo

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Plight of the Orangutan Dudley Zoo December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20) Luke Perry Statue Steel poles Dudley Zoo Features 100 steel poles, 97 of them cut to symbolise the devastating effects of deforestation, mostly due to palm oil plantations.[30] It's designed to raise awareness about the plight of the critically endangered species.[31]


Brierley Hill

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More images 		Briar Rose Bank Street, Brierley Hill

52°29′01″N 2°07′17″W / 52.483687°N 2.121415°W / 52.483687; -2.121415 		Sculpture Centro


Brierley Hill War Memorial Church Street, Brierley Hill

52°28′42″N 2°07′32″W / 52.478385°N 2.125595°W / 52.478385; -2.125595 		1926 War memorial Marble, stone, brick, metal railings and cannon Grade II Dudley MBC


 
More images 		John Northwood Merry Hill Shopping Centre, Brierley Hill

52°28′57″N 2°06′46″W / 52.48259°N 2.11290°W / 52.48259; -2.11290 		1999 (1999) Anthony Stones Statue Bronze and glass H 250 x W (?) x D (?) cm Merry Hill Shopping Centre A memorial statue of John Northwood (1836-1902), mounted on a pedestal of glass bricks, alluding to the importance of the local glass-making industry. Northwood is shown in contemporary Victorian dress, proudly holding up his reproduction of the Portland Vase to the light with both hands.[32]


Stourbridge

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Stourbridge Town Centre

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More images 		Ryemarket sculpture Ryemarket Shopping Centre, Stourbridge

52°27′21″N 2°08′44″W / 52.455834°N 2.145437°W / 52.455834; -2.145437 		Sculpture Ryemarket Shopping Centre


 
More images 		Tesco Extra sculpture Tesco Extra, Bath Road, Stourbridge

52°27′25″N 2°08′58″W / 52.457003°N 2.149448°W / 52.457003; -2.149448 		2013 (2013) Sculpture Tesco


Mary Stevens Park

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More images 		Stourbridge War Memorial Mary Stevens Park, Queen's Drive, Stourbridge

52°26′59″N 2°09′03″W / 52.449683°N 2.150775°W / 52.449683; -2.150775 		1923 (1923) Ernest Pickford War Memorial Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council It was unveiled by the Earl of Coventry on 16 February 1923.[33]


 
More images 		Major Frank Foley Council House, Mary Stevens Park, Stourbridge

52°26′58″N 2°09′09″W / 52.449547°N 2.152382°W / 52.449547; -2.152382 		2018 (2018) Andy De Comyn Statue bench Bronze Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Unveiled by the Duke of Cambridge on the 18th September 2018 [34]


Stourbridge Interchange

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More images 		Glass blower Stourbridge Interchange

52°27′22″N 2°08′33″W / 52.456198°N 2.142376°W / 52.456198; -2.142376 		John McKenna Statue Bronze Centro Celebrates the great history of hands glass blown items throughout Stourbridge[35]


 
More images 		Locomotives Subway entrance to Stourbridge Interchange - Foster Street, Stourbridge

52°27′20″N 2°08′39″W / 52.455684°N 2.144065°W / 52.455684; -2.144065 		Sculpture Painted steel Centro


  Cameo Stourbridge bus interchange 1994 (1994) Steve Field Mosaics and anamorphic columns Centro Mosaics of a grey heron and a cockerel, based on cameo glass from nearby Broadfield House Glass Museum.[36]


Stourbridge Junction

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  Stourbridge Junction Clock Car Park - Stourbridge Junction Station

52°26′51″N 2°08′01″W / 52.447477°N 2.133608°W / 52.447477; -2.133608 		Anuradha Patel Clock Tower Centro [37]


Lye

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  Industries of the Lye High Street, Lye

52°27′27″N 2°06′53″W / 52.457377°N 2.114792°W / 52.457377; -2.114792 		1989 (1989) Steve Field Mural .[38] Removed 2010 (2010)


 
More images 		Sir Cedric Hardwicke Memorial Dudley Road, Lye

52°27′32″N 2°07′04″W / 52.458776°N 2.117764°W / 52.458776; -2.117764 		2005 (2005) Tim Tolkien Sculpture Steel Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council


 
More images 		Lye War Memorial Christ Church The Lye and Stambermill, High Street, Lye

52°27′27″N 2°06′51″W / 52.457408°N 2.114075°W / 52.457408; -2.114075 		 () War memorial Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council


Oldswinford

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  Old Cross crossroads Furniture - Hagley Road, Oldswinford, Stourbridge

52°26′54″N 2°08′27″W / 52.448405°N 2.140874°W / 52.448405; -2.140874 		Sculpture Opposite the pub The Cross at Oldswinford.


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