This is a list of public art in the London Borough of Barnet.
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Arkley
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Arkley War Memorial | Junction of Barnet Road and Rowley Green Road 51°38′52″N 0°13′55″W / 51.6477°N 0.2319°W |
1920 | ? | — | Celtic cross | Grade II | [1] |
Barnet Vale
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Date | Artist / designer | Architect / other | Type | Designation | Notes |
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Saint Mark, Christ as the Good Shepherd and Saint Alban | St Mark's Church 51°39′10″N 0°11′06″W / 51.6528°N 0.1850°W |
1909, 1917 and 1926 | Nathaniel Hitch | John Loughborough Pearson | Statues in niches | Grade II | [2] | |
Figure with bowl | Hadley Heights, 134 Hadley Road 51°39′28″N 0°10′58″W / 51.6578°N 0.1828°W |
2001 | "A.H." | — | Sculpture | — | [3] |
Brent Cross
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Date | Artist / designer | Architect / other | Type | Designation | Notes |
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Here we come, here we rise | Staples Corner 51°34′17″N 0°13′47″W / 51.5715°N 0.2297°W |
2023 | Lakwena | IF_DO | Façade | — | Constructed around an electrical substation[4][5] | |
Time passes & still I think of you | Brent Cross West railway station 51°34′07″N 0°13′37″W / 51.5687°N 0.2269°W |
2023 | Giles Round | — | Frieze | — | [6] |
Chipping Barnet
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Date | Artist / designer | Architect / other | Type | Designation | Notes |
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Barnet Boys School Boer War Memorial | Opposite Christ Church, St Albans Road 51°39′31″N 0°12′16″W / 51.6585°N 0.2045°W |
1903 | ? | — | Obelisk | Grade II | Unveiled in July 1903 by Field Marshal Lord Grenfell.[7] |
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Chipping Barnet War Memorial | Outside St John the Baptist's Church, Wood Street 51°39′12″N 0°12′05″W / 51.6532°N 0.2015°W |
1921 | ? | — | Celtic cross | Grade II | Unveiled 5 April 1921 by General the Lord Byng of Vimy.[8] |
East Barnet
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Date | Artist / designer | Architect / other | Type | Designation | Notes |
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East Barnet War Memorial | Junction of Church Hill Road and East Barnet Road 51°38′33″N 0°09′46″W / 51.6426°N 0.1629°W |
1920 | ? | A. E. Prentice (builder) | Celtic cross | Grade II | Unveiled 27 June 1920.[9] |
Finchley
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Date | Artist / designer | Architect / other | Type | Designation | Notes |
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La Délivrance | Henly's Corner 51°35′27″N 0°12′00″W / 51.5909°N 0.2000°W |
1914–1918 | Émile Oscar Guillaume | — | Statue | Grade II* | Unveiled 20 October 1927 by David Lloyd George.[10] |
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Finchley Garden Village War Memorial | Village Road 51°35′55″N 0°12′29″W / 51.5987°N 0.2080°W |
1924 | ? | — | Pedestal lamp | Grade II | Unveiled 6 December 1924.[11] |
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Finchley War Memorial | Ballards Lane, North Finchley, outside United Services Club 51°36′44″N 0°10′40″W / 51.6123°N 0.1778°W |
By 1925 | ? | ? | War memorial with relief | — | [12] |
Saint Philip the Apostle | St Philip's Church 51°35′51″N 0°11′52″W / 51.5975°N 0.1978°W |
1933 | ? | T. H. B. Scott | Mosaic | — | [13] | |
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The Archer | East Finchley tube station 51°35′14″N 0°09′52″W / 51.58716°N 0.16442°W |
1939–1940 | Eric Aumonier | Charles Holden and L. H. Bucknell | Architectural sculpture; statue | Grade II | |
Carving of Dick Turpin on tree | Great North Road 51°36′09″N 0°10′21″W / 51.6024°N 0.1724°W |
1998 | c.Students of Barnet College | — | Relief | — | [14] | |
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A Conversation with Spike Spike Milligan |
Grounds of Stephens House, 17 East End Road 51°35′48″N 0°11′39″W / 51.5967°N 0.1942°W |
2014 | John Somerville | — | Statue on bench | — | [15] |
Friern Barnet
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Statue of Queen Victoria with the attributes of Peace | Friary Park 51°37′06″N 0°09′39″W / 51.61842°N 0.16079°W |
1862 | Joseph Durham | — | Statue | Grade II | Unveiled 4 February 1911. Originally conceived by Prince Albert as the crowning feature of the Memorial to the Great Exhibition in South Kensington, the statue was substituted for one of the Prince himself after his death. Exhibited at the 1862 International Exhibition, it was afterwards installed in the nearby gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society. It was donated to Friary Park shortly before the park's opening by the businessman Sydney Simmons. The figure was re-dedicated as a memorial to Edward VII, who had recently died and who was sometimes called "the Peacemaker".[16] |
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Friern Barnet Parishioners War Memorial | Churchyard of St James the Great 51°37′16″N 0°09′50″W / 51.6212°N 0.1638°W |
1921 | ? | — | Memorial cross | — | Unveiled in July 1921.[17] |
Golders Green
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Calvary | St Edward the Confessor's Church, Finchley Road 51°34′35″N 0°11′48″W / 51.5764°N 0.1967°W |
1915 | Attributed to Joseph Armitage | Arthur Young | Architectural sculpture | Grade II | [18] | |
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Golders Green War Memorial | Golders Green town centre 51°34′18″N 0°11′44″W / 51.5716°N 0.1955°W |
1923 | — | Possibly Frank T. Dear | Clock tower | Grade II | Unveiled 21 April 1923.[19] |
Golders Hill Park
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Date | Artist / designer | Architect / other | Type | Designation | Notes |
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Water Baby | Golders Hill Park 51°34′06″N 0°11′13″W / 51.56827°N 0.18700°W |
1950 | Edward Bainbridge Copnall | — | Sculptural fountain | — | ||
Gazebo | Golders Hill Park 51°34′03″N 0°11′18″W / 51.56744°N 0.18844°W |
1983 | Wendy Taylor | — | Sculpture | — | [20] | |
Golders Hill Girl | Golders Hill Park 51°34′05″N 0°11′11″W / 51.56801°N 0.18634°W |
1991 | Patricia Finch | — | Sculpture | — | [21] | |
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Diogenist | Golders Hill Park 51°34′04″N 0°11′03″W / 51.56784°N 0.18423°W |
Mark Batten | — | Sculpture | — |
Hendon
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Date | Artist / designer | Type | Designation | Notes |
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Statue of Robert Peel | Hendon Police College 51°35′39″N 0°14′25″W / 51.5941°N 0.2403°W |
1855 | William Behnes | Statue | Grade II | [22] | |
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Hendon War Memorial | Junction of Watford Way and the Burroughs 51°35′08″N 0°13′49″W / 51.5856°N 0.2303°W |
1922 | Memorial cross | Grade II | Unveiled 23 April 1922.[23] | |
Family of Man | Hendon Town Hall, The Burroughs 51°35′18″N 0°13′44″W / 51.58835°N 0.22879°W |
1979 | Itzhak Ofer | Sculpture | — | [24] | |
Sky Dance | RAF Museum 51°35′51″N 0°14′16″W / 51.59739°N 0.23785°W |
2003 | Kisa Kawakami | Sculpture | — | [25] | |
No. 601 Squadron RAF Memorial | RAF Museum | 2009 | Sam Bofey | Sculpture | — | Unveiled 13 May 2009.[26] |
Mill Hill
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Date | Artist / designer | Type | Designation | Notes |
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Gate of Honour | Mill Hill School 51°37′09″N 0°13′49″W / 51.6192°N 0.2303°W |
1920 | Stanley Hinge Hamp | Propylaeum | Grade II | Unveiled 30 October 1920.[27][28] | |
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Mill Hill War Memorial | The Ridgeway 51°37′15″N 0°13′57″W / 51.6209°N 0.2326°W |
1920 | Frank E. Whiting | Pylon | Grade II | Unveiled 14 November 1920.[29] |
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Middlesex Regiment War Memorial | The Ridgeway 51°37′13″N 0°13′54″W / 51.6203°N 0.2318°W |
1922 | ? | Obelisk | Grade II | Unveiled 5 November 1922 at Inglis Barracks by the Prince of Wales (the future Edward VIII). Moved to this site in 2012.[30] |
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Civic Pride | Fiveways Corner 51°36′04″N 0°14′03″W / 51.6011°N 0.2342°W |
2001 | David Annand | Sculptures | — | [31] |
Monken Hadley
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Hadley Highstone Commemorates the Battle of Barnet |
Great North Road 51°39′57″N 0°11′56″W / 51.66584°N 0.19895°W |
1740 | c.Obelisk | Grade II | [32] | |
David Livingstone | Livingstone Cottage, Hadley Green Road 51°39′39″N 0°11′49″W / 51.6608°N 0.1969°W |
1913 | ? | Portrait medallion | Grade II | [33] | |
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Monken Hadley War Memorial | Monken Hadley Common, Camlet Way 51°39′44″N 0°11′32″W / 51.6622°N 0.1922°W |
1920 | Mr Callard | Memorial cross | Grade II | Unveiled 19 December 1920 by Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Fremantle. Apparently inspired by a 15th-century market cross in Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland.[34] |
New Barnet
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New Barnet War Memorial | Junction of Station Road and Lytton Road 51°38′59″N 0°10′31″W / 51.6497°N 0.1753°W |
1921 | Newbury Abbot Trent | War memorial with sculpture | Grade II | Unveiled 20 March 1921.[35] |
Totteridge
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Totteridge War Memorial | Junction of Totteridge Lane and Barnet Lane 51°38′01″N 0°12′04″W / 51.6335°N 0.2010°W |
1922 | Charles Carrick Allom | Memorial cross | Grade II | Unveiled 26 March 1922.[36] |
References
edit- ^ Historic England. "Arkley War Memorial (1443693)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ van der Krogt, René; van der Krogt, Peter. "St. Mark, Christ Good Shepherd and St. Alban". Statues – Hither & Thither. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ van der Krogt, René; van der Krogt, Peter. "Figure with Bowl". Statues – Hither & Thither. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Brent Cross Town's New Artwork". Brent Cross Town. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Waite, Richard (19 January 2023). "IF_DO and Lakwena unwrap Brent Cross substation artwork". The Architects’ Journal. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "A New Artwork by Giles Round is Unveiled at Brent Cross West Station". Brent Cross Town. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "Barnet Boer War Memorial (1444997)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Chipping Barnet – WW1". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "East Barnet War Memorial (1443778)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "La Deliverance [sic]". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Finchley Garden Village War Memorial (1463220)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "Men Of Finchley WW1 And WW2". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ van der Krogt, René; van der Krogt, Peter. "Saint Philip the Apostle". Statues – Hither & Thither. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Tree will stand with Turpin's deliverance". News Shopper. 4 April 1998. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ van der Krogt, René; van der Krogt, Peter. "A Conversation with Spike". Statues – Hither & Thither. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Ward-Jackson, Philip (8 October 2018). "Durham's Queen Victoria discovered in London Park". 3rd Dimension. Public Monuments & Sculpture Association. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Friern Barnet Parishioners". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ van der Krogt, René; van der Krogt, Peter. "Calvary". Statues – Hither & Thither. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Golders Green". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Carponen, Claire (20 December 2018). "Concrete Poetry: Exploring Britain's post-war public art". The Spaces. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Kasriel, Alex (2 July 2003). "Shoe done it to sculpture?". Times Series. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ^ Historic England. "Statue of Sir Robert Peel, Peel Centre (1249503)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ Hendon War Memorial. Roll of Honour. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ London Borough of Barnet – Barnet Online Hendon Histories The Burroughs Accessed 22 February 2010
- ^ Kisa Kawakami: Synergy – Art, Architecture and Landscape. The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ^ "601 Squadron Sculpture, RAF Museum, Hendon". Battle of Britain London Monument. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "Mill Hill School". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "Hamp, Stanley Hinge". Biographical Dictionary of British and Irish Architects 1800–1950. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "War Memorial (1391107)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "Middlesex Regiment WW1". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Civic Pride. Art UK. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "Hadley Highstone (1078808)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ van der Krogt, René; van der Krogt, Peter. "David Livingstone". Statues – Hither & Thither. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Monken Hadley War Memorial (1443746)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "New Barnet (East Barnet Valley) War Memorial (1418126)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Totteridge". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
External links
edit- Media related to Sculptures in the London Borough of Barnet at Wikimedia Commons