# List of public art in the London Borough of Newham

This is a list of public art in the London Borough of Newham.
Map of public art in the London Borough of Newham

## Bromley-by-Bow

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Designation |
| More images | Statue of Corbet Woodall | Twelvetrees Crescent 51°31′24″N 0°00′18″W﻿ / ﻿51.5233°N 0.0051°W﻿ / 51.5233; -0.0051﻿ (Statue of Corbet Woodall) | 1926 c. 1926 | Arthur George Walker | Statue | Grade II |
| | Gas Light and Coke Company War Memorial Lamp | Twelvetrees Crescent 51°31′24″N 0°00′16″W﻿ / ﻿51.52346°N 0.00441°W﻿ / 51.52346; -0.00441﻿ (Gas Light and Coke Company War Memorial Lamp) | ? | ? | Memorial column with gas lamp | Grade II |
| | Gas Light and Coke Company War Memorial Rotunda | Twelvetrees Crescent 51°31′25″N 0°00′16″W﻿ / ﻿51.52351°N 0.00441°W﻿ / 51.52351; -0.00441﻿ (Gas Light and Coke Company War Memorial Rotunda) | ? | ? | War memorial | Grade II |

## Canning Town

| Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Designation | Notes |
| Memorial to Bradley Stone | Peacock Gym, Caxton Street North 51°30′35″N 0°00′48″E﻿ / ﻿51.50966°N 0.01341°E﻿ / 51.50966; 0.01341﻿ (Memorial to Bradley Stone) | 1995 | Ann Downey | Statue | — | Unveiled 10 January 1995. |
| DNA DL90 | Bow Creek 51°31′13″N 0°00′31″W﻿ / ﻿51.52037°N 0.00860°W﻿ / 51.52037; -0.00860﻿ (DNA DL90) | 2003 | Abigail Fallis | Sculpture | — | This 9.3 m (31 ft) tall sculpture is a double helix made up of 22 shopping trolleys. It marks the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA, and the artist considers the trolleys a symbol of modern consumer culture. |
| Gandhi Chaplin Memorial Garden mosaics | Beckton Road 51°31′03″N 0°01′04″E﻿ / ﻿51.51748°N 0.017899°E﻿ / 51.51748; 0.017899﻿ (Gandhi Chaplin Memorial Garden mosaics) | 2015 | Alan Read, pupils of Rokeby School | Mosaic | — | Four mosaics commemorating the meeting nearby of Charlie Chaplin and Mahatma Gandhi in 1931, which inspired the film Modern Times |
| Alphabetti Spaghetti | Caxton Works 51°30′40″N 0°00′43″E﻿ / ﻿51.51112°N 0.01206°E﻿ / 51.51112; 0.01206﻿ (Alphabetti Spaghetti) | 2019 | Alex Chinneck | Sculpture | — | Sculpture of a pillar box tied in a knot, one of a number installed around the country. |

## Custom House

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Designation | Notes |
| | Newham Trackside Wall (second section) | Victoria Dock Road 51°30′36″N 0°01′29″E﻿ / ﻿51.50991°N 0.02480°E﻿ / 51.50991; 0.02480﻿ (Newham Trackside Wall (second section)) | 2016–2021 | Sonia Boyce | Mural | — | Panels with images, personal testimonies and information relating to the area, on a wall running alongside the Elizabeth line. The two sections combined measure 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) in length, making this one of the longest artworks ever commissioned in the UK. |

## East Ham

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Designation | Notes |
| More images | Central Park War Memorial County Borough of East Ham | Central Park 51°31′42″N 0°03′20″E﻿ / ﻿51.5284°N 0.0556°E﻿ / 51.5284; 0.0556﻿ (Central Park War Memorial) | 1921 | Robert Banks-Martin | Cenotaph | Grade II | The architect was the mayor of East Ham during the First World War. |

## Forest Gate

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Designation | Notes |
| | The Preacher | Forest Gate Methodist Church, Woodgrange Road 51°32′53″N 0°01′31″E﻿ / ﻿51.5480°N 0.0253°E﻿ / 51.5480; 0.0253﻿ (The Preacher) | 1961 | Peter Laszlo Peri | Architectural sculpture | Grade II | |

## Manor Park

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Designation | Notes |
| | Bust of Andrew Carnegie | Rabbits Road wall of former Carnegie Library, Manor Park 51°33′11″N 0°03′13″E﻿ / ﻿51.55301°N 0.05372°E﻿ / 51.55301; 0.05372﻿ (Bust of Andrew Carnegie) | 1904 | Un­known | Architectural sculpture | Grade II | |

## North Woolwich and Silvertown

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Designation | Notes |
| More images | Silvertown War Memorial | Royal Wharf, North Woolwich Road 51°30′00″N 0°01′40″E﻿ / ﻿51.4999°N 0.0278°E﻿ / 51.4999; 0.0278﻿ (Silvertown War Memorial) | 1920 c. 1920 | Thomas Arthur Darcy Braddell | Pillar | Grade II | Moved to this location in 2016. |
| | St Mark's Church War Memorial | Brick Lane Music Hall 51°30′09″N 0°02′33″E﻿ / ﻿51.5026°N 0.0426°E﻿ / 51.5026; 0.0426﻿ (St Mark's Church War Memorial) | 1920 c. 1920 | ? | Celtic cross | Grade II | Moved to this location in 1991. |
| | Brick Lane Music Hall mural | Brick Lane Music Hall 51°30′10″N 0°02′33″E﻿ / ﻿51.5027°N 0.0425°E﻿ / 51.5027; 0.0425﻿ (Brick Lane Music Hall Memorial) | 2004 | | Mural | — | |
| | Newham Trackside Wall (first section) | Connaught Road and Albert Road 51°30′06″N 0°03′03″E﻿ / ﻿51.50156°N 0.05089°E﻿ / 51.50156; 0.05089﻿ (Newham Trackside Wall (first section)) | 2016–2021 | Sonia Boyce | Mural | — | Panels with images, personal testimonies and information relating to the area, on a wall running alongside the Elizabeth line. The two sections combined measure 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) in length, making this one of the longest artworks ever commissioned in the UK. |

## Plaistow

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Designation | Notes |
| | West Ham Corporation Tramways War Memorial | Greengate Street 51°31′39″N 0°01′38″E﻿ / ﻿51.52749°N 0.02733°E﻿ / 51.52749; 0.02733﻿ (West Ham Corporation Tramways War Memorial) | c. 1920 | J. F. Richards | War memorial | Grade II | |

## Royal Docks

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Designation | Notes |
| More images | Landed | Excel Centre, Royal Victoria Dock 51°30′29″N 0°01′30″E﻿ / ﻿51.50797°N 0.02500°E﻿ / 51.50797; 0.02500﻿ (Landed) | 2009 | Les Johnson | Sculptural group | — | |
| | Bird Boy (without a tail) | Royal Victoria Dock 51°30′27″N 0°01′03″E﻿ / ﻿51.50761°N 0.01745°E﻿ / 51.50761; 0.01745﻿ (Bird Boy (without a tail)) | 2011 | Laura Ford | Statue | — | A sculpture of a child wearing a bird costume, standing on a pontoon. |
| | Athena | Outside London City Airport 51°30′16″N 0°02′23″E﻿ / ﻿51.50458°N 0.03963°E﻿ / 51.50458; 0.03963﻿ (Athena) | 2012 | Nasser Azam | Statue | — | Unveiled 5 July 2012. This is the tallest bronze sculpture in the UK, at 12 metres high. The sculptor grew up in the borough. |
| | Types of Happiness | Royal Docks 51°30′28″N 0°01′08″E﻿ / ﻿51.50774°N 0.01896°E﻿ / 51.50774; 0.01896﻿ (Types of Happiness) | 2019 (created), 2023 (installed) | Yinka Ilori | Sculpture | — | Two 10 feet (3.0 m) tall chairs decorated in the style of African wax prints, representing happiness and pride. |
| More images | Timeless Flight | University of East London Docklands Campus 51°30′26″N 0°04′12″E﻿ / ﻿51.50725°N 0.07006°E﻿ / 51.50725; 0.07006﻿ (Timeless Flight) | 2024 | UEL students | Sculpture | — | Sculpture marking the 125th anniversary of the University of East London, in the form of a phoenix as found on the university's coat of arms |

## Stratford

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Designation | Notes |
| | Statue of William Shakespeare | University of East London Stratford Campus 51°32′36″N 0°00′33″E﻿ / ﻿51.54344°N 0.00906°E﻿ / 51.54344; 0.00906﻿ (Statue of William Shakespeare) | 1840 | ? | Statue | Grade II | A statue in Coade stone, originally made for the Opera House (now Her Majesty's Theatre) in Haymarket. Presented to Stratford by a local councillor, J. C. Carroll, in 1925. |
| More images | Samuel Gurney Memorial Drinking Fountain | Broadway 51°32′27″N 0°00′06″E﻿ / ﻿51.5409°N 0.0017°E﻿ / 51.5409; 0.0017﻿ (Samuel Gurney Memorial Drinking Fountain) | 1861 | John Bell | Obelisk | Grade II | |
| More images | Memorial to the Stratford Martyrs | St John the Evangelist Church, Broadway 51°32′29″N 0°00′09″E﻿ / ﻿51.5415°N 0.0026°E﻿ / 51.5415; 0.0026﻿ (Stratford Martyrs Memorial) | 1878 | J. T. Newman | Memorial | Grade II | |
| | Memorial to Edith Kerrison | The Grove 51°32′34″N 0°00′14″E﻿ / ﻿51.54285°N 0.00402°E﻿ / 51.54285; 0.00402﻿ (Memorial to Edith Kerrison) | 1936 | Christine Gregory | Memorial | — | Kerrison was the first female councillor in West Ham. |
| | Memorial to Gerard Manley Hopkins | Outside Stratford Library, The Grove 51°32′34″N 0°00′14″E﻿ / ﻿51.54265°N 0.00391°E﻿ / 51.54265; 0.00391﻿ (Memorial to Gerard Manley Hopkins) | 1994 | ? | Commemorative stone | — | Unveiled 28 July 1994, the 150th anniversary of the poet's birth, by Seamus Heaney. Hopkins's birthplace was at 87 The Grove; the house was bombed in World War II. |
| | Railway Tree | Stratford High Street 51°32′21.93″N 0°0′1.33″W﻿ / ﻿51.5394250°N 0.0003694°W﻿ / 51.5394250; -0.0003694﻿ (Railway Tree) | 1996 | Malcolm Robertson | Sculpture | — | |
| More images | ArcelorMittal Orbit | Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 51°32′18″N 0°00′47″W﻿ / ﻿51.53827°N 0.01298°W﻿ / 51.53827; -0.01298﻿ (ArcelorMittal Orbit) | 2012 | Anish Kapoor (with Cecil Balmond) | Sculpture | — | |
| | Carpenters Curve | Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 51°32′17″N 0°00′33″W﻿ / ﻿51.53799°N 0.00930°W﻿ / 51.53799; -0.00930﻿ (Carpenters Curve) | 2012 | Clare Woods | Mural | — | |
| | Danes Yard Tower | Danes Yard, beside Three Mills Wall River 51°31′57″N 0°00′31″W﻿ / ﻿51.5325°N 0.0085°W﻿ / 51.5325; -0.0085﻿ (Danes Yard Tower) | 2012 | ARC-ML Archichtects | Tower | — | Also known as Strand East Tower and the Olympic Torch sculpture, the wood and galvanised steel tower is 40 metres (130 ft) high and lit at night by LEDs. |
| More images | Stratford Shoal | Stratford Centre 51°32′30″N 0°00′06″W﻿ / ﻿51.54163°N 0.00167°W﻿ / 51.54163; -0.00167﻿ (Stratford Shoal) | 2012 | Studio Egret West | Sculpture | — | |
| | Untitled | Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park | 2012 | D. J. Simpson | Mural | — | |
| More images | Statue of Joan Littlewood | Gerry Raffles Square, outside the Theatre Royal Stratford East 51°32′34″N 0°00′03″E﻿ / ﻿51.54273°N 0.00089°E﻿ / 51.54273; 0.00089﻿ (Statue of Joan Littlewood) | 2015 | Philip Jackson | Statue | — | Unveiled 4 October 2015. |

## Three Mills

| Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Designation | Notes |
| Untitled (Juniper) | House Mill, Three Mills 51°31′39″N 0°00′27″W﻿ / ﻿51.52737°N 0.00750°W﻿ / 51.52737; -0.00750﻿ (Untitled (Juniper)) | 2014 | Virginia Overton | Sculpture | — | A weather vane in steel and gold leaf featuring a juniper tree, referencing both the artist's origins and a former gin distillery at Three Mills. |
| A Moment Without You | Three Mills 51°31′36″N 0°00′27″W﻿ / ﻿51.52659°N 0.00751°W﻿ / 51.52659; -0.00751﻿ (A Moment Without You) | 2017 | Tracey Emin | Sculpture | — | Five bronze sculptures of birds mounted on tall poles. |
| Reaching Out | Three Mills Green 51°31′46″N 0°00′24″W﻿ / ﻿51.52942°N 0.00665°W﻿ / 51.52942; -0.00665﻿ (Reaching Out) | 2020 | Thomas J. Price | Statue | — | The third sculpture of a black woman in the UK, and the first by a black artist, this is not based on a single person but is a fictional composite of various references. The statue is 9 feet (2.7 m) tall and weighs 420 kilograms. |

## Upton Park

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Designation | Notes |
| More images | World Cup Sculpture ("The Champions") Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters and Ray Wilson | Barking Road and Central Park Road 51°31′48″N 0°02′17″E﻿ / ﻿51.53012°N 0.03796°E﻿ / 51.53012; 0.03796﻿ (The Champions / World Cup Sculpture) | 2003 | Philip Jackson | Sculptural group | — | |

## West Ham

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Designation | Notes |
| | Crockett's Leathercloth Works War Memorial | Junction of Abbey Road and Mitre Road 51°31′59″N 0°00′21″E﻿ / ﻿51.5331°N 0.0058°E﻿ / 51.5331; 0.0058﻿ (Crockett's Leathercloth Works War Memorial) | After 1918 | ? | Pylon with sculpture | Grade II | |