# List of public art in Berkshire

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This is a list of public art in the English county of Berkshire. This list applies only to works of art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.

## Bradfield

List of public art in Bradfield :
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Notes |
| More images | Bradfield War Memorial | Equidistant between Bradfield College and Southend Bradfield 51°26′15″N 1°08′15″W﻿ / ﻿51.437436°N 1.137477°W﻿ / 51.437436; -1.137477 | 1920 | George Blackall Simonds | Memorial | | | | |

## Maidenhead

List of public art in Maidenhead :
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Notes |
| More images | Ada Lewis Memorial Fountain | Bridge Gardens 51°31′27″N 0°42′12″W﻿ / ﻿51.52416°N 0.70326°W﻿ / 51.52416; -0.70326 | 1908 | | Fountain | | | | This memorial was originally erected in 1908 in memory of local benefactor Ada Lewis, and was used as a drinking trough. In late 2010 the memorial was relocated to a more central position within Bridge Gardens. The illuminated fountain sits within a pool, and is surrounded by a paved area with seating, so users can enjoy the fountain as well as views of the River Thames and Maidenhead Bridge. |

## Newbury

List of public art in Newbury :
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Notes |
| More images | Ebb And Flow | Newbury Lock 51°24′06″N 1°19′32″W﻿ / ﻿51.401658°N 1.325552°W﻿ / 51.401658; -1.325552 | | Peter Randall-Page | Fountain / Sculpture | Granite | 2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in) diameter | | The work comprises a large granite bowl set at the centre of a spiral granite path leading down from the lock. The bowl is connected to the lock by underground piping so that when the lock fills, water flows into the bowl and then empties away as the level of the water in the lock goes down. |
| More images | Queen Victoria | Victoria Park 51°24′16″N 1°19′11″W﻿ / ﻿51.404482°N 1.319589°W﻿ / 51.404482; -1.319589 | | | Statue | | | | |

## Pangbourne

List of public art in Pangbourne :
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Notes |
| More images | Elephant statue at The Elephant | Pangbourne 51°29′00″N 1°05′16″W﻿ / ﻿51.48336°N 1.08764°W﻿ / 51.48336; -1.08764 | | | Statue | | | | |
| More images | Pangbourne Village Sign | Pangbourne 51°29′03″N 1°05′18″W﻿ / ﻿51.484291°N 1.08837°W﻿ / 51.484291; -1.08837 | | | Village sign | | | | |

## Reading

List of public art in Reading :
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Notes |
| More images | Abbey Gateway Heads | Abbey Gateway 51°27′23.2″N 0°58′00.5″W﻿ / ﻿51.456444°N 0.966806°W﻿ / 51.456444; -0.966806 | 1900 | Andrew Ohlson | Sculpture | Stone | | | A series of heads, attached to the medieval former inner gateway of Reading Abbey. |
| More images | l'Armour, or the Armoured Heart | The Oracle Riverside 51°27′12.38″N 0°58′12.83″W﻿ / ﻿51.4534389°N 0.9702306°W﻿ / 51.4534389; -0.9702306 | 2023 | Stuart Melrose | Sculpture | Metal | | | Sculpture constructed by the Reading Amnesty Art Project and incorporating reclaimed weapons from knife amnesty bins. |
| More images | Balls Head / Interpretation of Ruins | Reading Abbey 51°27′21″N 0°57′55″W﻿ / ﻿51.455920°N 0.965399°W﻿ / 51.455920; -0.965399 | 2000 | Jens-Flemming Sørensen | Sculpture | Bronze | | | A sculpture based on an interpretation of the adjacent ruins of the abbey. It has no formal name, but is sometimes referred to as either the Balls Head or the Interpretation of Ruins. |
| More images | Black History Mural | Mill Lane 51°27′10″N 0°58′08″W﻿ / ﻿51.4528°N 0.969°W﻿ / 51.4528; -0.969 | 1988 | Alan Howard with members of Reading Central Club | Mural | | | | Mural illustrating the roles black people have played throughout history. |
| More images | Cartwheeling Boys | Civic Centre 51°27′12″N 0°58′34″W﻿ / ﻿51.45339°N 0.976029°W﻿ / 51.45339; -0.976029 | | Brian Slack | Sculpture | | | | Erected to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the link between Reading and Düsseldorf established by Phoebe Cusden in 1947. It was toppled by Storm Eunice on 18 February 2022. |
| More images | Caversham Village Sign | Caversham 51°28′03″N 0°58′29″W﻿ / ﻿51.467565°N 0.974626°W﻿ / 51.467565; -0.974626 | | Stuart King | Village sign | | | | Erected in 2003 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II and repaired and conserved by the original artist in 2019. |
| More images | Caversham War Memorial | Christchurch Meadows, Caversham 51°27′55″N 0°58′32″W﻿ / ﻿51.465362°N 0.97543°W﻿ / 51.465362; -0.97543 | 1928 | | Memorial column | Stone | | | Commemorates the dead of Caversham in the First World War, Second World War and war in Afghanistan. |
| More images | Central Piazza Water Feature | Kennet Island 51°25′51″N 0°58′32″W﻿ / ﻿51.430908°N 0.975615°W﻿ / 51.430908; -0.975615 | | | Fountain | | | | |
| More images | Compleat Angler | Chocolate Island in River Kennet 51°27′22″N 0°57′41″W﻿ / ﻿51.455999°N 0.961520°W﻿ / 51.455999; -0.961520 | 1992 | Kevin Atherton | Statue | | | | Statue of an angler placed on Chocolate Island in the River Kennet, where that river once flowed through the Huntley & Palmers factory. The statue was erected when the factory closed to commemorate the people of Reading who worked there. |
| More images | Cows | Regent Court 51°27′31″N 0°58′41″W﻿ / ﻿51.458554°N 0.977980°W﻿ / 51.458554; -0.977980 | | | Mural | | | | Mural of cows situated close to the Reading Cattle Market. |
| More images | Edward VII | Station Square 51°27′28″N 0°58′21″W﻿ / ﻿51.45773°N 0.9724°W﻿ / 51.45773; -0.9724 | 1902 | George Edward Wade | Statue | Bronze | | Grade II | Celebrates the coronation of King Edward VII. |
| More images | Escaping convict on Reading Gaol | Reading Gaol 51°27′24″N 0°57′49″W﻿ / ﻿51.456710°N 0.963530°W﻿ / 51.456710; -0.963530 | 2021 | Banksy | Graffiti | Paint on brickwork | | | The mural of an escaping prisoner - possibly resembling famous inmate Oscar Wilde - appeared on the walls of the disused Reading jail on Monday 01 March 2021. Reading prison famously housed Irish writer Wilde between 1895 and 1897 and was immortalised by his poem Ballad of Reading Gaol, which reflected on the brutality of the Victorian penal system. |
| More images | Frederick Potts Memorial | The Forbury 51°27′24″N 0°58′02″W﻿ / ﻿51.456552°N 0.967194°W﻿ / 51.456552; -0.967194 | 2015 | Tom Murphy | Memorial Sculpture | Bronze | | | Commemorates and depicts the rescue of Trooper Arthur Andrews by Trooper Frederick Potts, both men having been wounded during the Gallipoli campaign of World War I, and for which Potts was awarded the Victoria Cross. Adjacent is a roll of honour to the 426 men of the Berkshire Yeomanry, the regiment to which both Potts and Andrews belonged, who lost their lives in the wars of the 20th Century. Both are mounted on plinths faced in Portland stone. |
| More images | Gateway | Reading International Business Park 51°24′58″N 0°58′26″W﻿ / ﻿51.416°N 0.974°W﻿ / 51.416; -0.974 | 2000 | Clare Bigger | Sculpture | | | | At the entrance to the Reading International Business Park. |
| More images | George Palmer | Palmer Park 51°27′07″N 0°56′19″W﻿ / ﻿51.451946°N 0.938628°W﻿ / 51.451946; -0.938628 | 1891 | George Blackall Simonds | Statue | Bronze | | Grade II | Commemorates George Palmer, the founder of the biscuit manufacturers Huntley & Palmers. Originally sited in Broad Street, but relocated to Palmer Park in 1930. |
| More images | Girl and Swan | Kings Road 51°27′17″N 0°57′53″W﻿ / ﻿51.4548°N 0.9647°W﻿ / 51.4548; -0.9647 | 1984 | Lorne McKean | Statue | Bronze | | | Depicts a young girl reaching up to touch a swan flying overhead. |
| | Hexham Road Tree | Community Centre, Hexham Road 51°26′15″N 0°57′33″W﻿ / ﻿51.437429°N 0.959145°W﻿ / 51.437429; -0.959145 | 1998 | Bhajan Hunjan | | | | | Three dimensional mural on the wall of Hexham Road Community Centre. |
| More images | Hugh de Boves and Hugh of Faringdon Memorials | Reading Abbey 51°27′23″N 0°57′54″W﻿ / ﻿51.456363°N 0.964878°W﻿ / 51.456363; -0.964878 | 1911 | William Silver Frith | Relief | Limestone | | | Two stone reliefs, showing the first and the last abbot of Reading Abbey and flanking the east end of the ruined chapter house of the abbey. |
| More images | Inner Light | Kings Road 51°27′21″N 0°57′42″W﻿ / ﻿51.455736°N 0.961695°W﻿ / 51.455736; -0.961695 | 1992 | Liliane Lijn | Sculpture | | | | Overlooks the River Kennet behind the offices of Prudential in Kings Road, Reading |
| More images | International Brigade Memorial | Forbury Gardens 51°27′25″N 0°57′57″W﻿ / ﻿51.456816°N 0.965834°W﻿ / 51.456816; -0.965834 | 1990 | Eric Stanford | Memorial Statue | | | | Memorial to the Reading members of the International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War. Originally sited at Reading Civic Centre but relocated to Forbury Gardens in 2015. |
| More images | Jubilee Fountain | St Mary's Butts 51°27′15″N 0°58′27″W﻿ / ﻿51.454233°N 0.974229°W﻿ / 51.454233; -0.974229 | 1887 | George W Webb | Fountain | Stone | | | Commemorates Queen Victoria's golden jubilee. In Red Mansfield and Portland stone and Peterhead granite. The fountain bowl has been converted into a flower display. |
| More images | Maiwand Lion | Forbury Gardens 51°27′25″N 0°58′03″W﻿ / ﻿51.456952°N 0.967481°W﻿ / 51.456952; -0.967481 | 1884 | George Blackall Simonds | Memorial Sculpture | Cast iron | | Grade II | Commemorates the Battle of Maiwand in 1880. |
| More images | Meteor Garden | Harris Garden, University of Reading 51°26′08″N 0°56′27″W﻿ / ﻿51.435653°N 0.940898°W﻿ / 51.435653; -0.940898 | 2015 | | Sculpture | | | | Sponsored by the Friends of the Harris Garden and designed by their volunteers. |
| More images | Oscar Wilde Memorial | Chestnut Walk 51°27′21″N 0°57′49″W﻿ / ﻿51.455805°N 0.963573°W﻿ / 51.455805; -0.963573 | 2000 | Bruce Williams and Paul Muldoon | Memorial | | | | Memorial to Oscar Wilde, who was imprisoned in the adjacent Reading Gaol and wrote the Ballad of Reading Gaol. Comprises metal gates, fencing and seats all with cultural references to Wilde. |
| More images | Pivotal | Station Hill development 51°27′30″N 0°58′24″W﻿ / ﻿51.45823°N 0.97343°W﻿ / 51.45823; -0.97343 | 2024 | NEON | Sculpture | | | | A kinetic artwork inspired by flags and composed of 73 brightly coloured fins, each of which moves in the wind. |
| More images | Queen Victoria | Town Hall Square 51°27′24″N 0°58′13″W﻿ / ﻿51.456551°N 0.970177°W﻿ / 51.456551; -0.970177 | | George Blackall Simonds | Statue | Marble | | Grade II | Celebrates the Jubilee of Queen Victoria. |
| More images | Reading Cenotaph | Forbury Gardens 51°27′24″N 0°58′05″W﻿ / ﻿51.456547°N 0.968046°W﻿ / 51.456547; -0.968046 | 1932 | Edward Leslie Gunston | Memorial column | Stone | | | Commemorates the dead of Reading and Berkshire in the First World War. |
| More images | Robed Figure | Reading Abbey 51°27′22″N 0°57′56″W﻿ / ﻿51.456197°N 0.965418°W﻿ / 51.456197; -0.965418 | 1988 | Elisabeth Frink | Statue | | | | A near-duplicate of the central of the central figure from Elisabeth Frink's work Martyrs of Dorchester. |
| More images | Rufus Isaacs | Eldon Square 51°27′28″N 0°58′21″W﻿ / ﻿51.45773°N 0.9724°W﻿ / 51.45773; -0.9724 | | Charles Sargeant Jagger | Statue | | | | Commemorates Rufus Isaacs, who held the roles of Attorney General, Lord Chief Justice and Viceroy of India, and was the first Marquess of Reading. The statue was originally sited in New Delhi but was offered as a gift to Reading after India achieved its independence in 1947. It was relocated to its current location in 1971. |
| More images | Rustic Fountain | Forbury Gardens 51°25′51″N 0°58′32″W﻿ / ﻿51.430908°N 0.975615°W﻿ / 51.430908; -0.975615 | 1856 | | Fountain | | | | A rustic fountain in a pond, by an unknown artist but believed to date from 1856 when the town's Forbury was first laid out as 'pleasure gardens'. |
| More images | Simeon Monument | Market Place 51°27′20″N 0°58′10″W﻿ / ﻿51.45561°N 0.9695°W﻿ / 51.45561; -0.9695 | 1804 | John Soane | | Portland stone | 25 feet (7.6 m) in height | | Also known as the Soane Obelisk, the Soane Monument and the Simeon Obelisk. Commissioned in his lifetime by Edward Simeon and with a triangular cross-section, it is technically neither a monument nor an obelisk, despite often being called both. |
| More images | Space Between | Forbury Road 51°27′27″N 0°57′58″W﻿ / ﻿51.457584°N 0.966101°W﻿ / 51.457584; -0.966101 | | Simon Hitchens | Sculpture | Granite | 5 metres (16 ft) in height | | Twin helical blocks of granite, carved from Chinese granite, situated outside new office blocks on Forbury Road opposite Forbury Gardens. |
| More images | Sumer Is Icumen In | Reading Abbey 51°27′23″N 0°57′54″W﻿ / ﻿51.456404°N 0.965089°W﻿ / 51.456404; -0.965089 | | | Relief | Limestone | | | Stone relief commemorating the composition of the early English song Sumer Is Icumen In at Reading Abbey in the 13th century. |
| More images | University of Reading War Memorial | London Road Campus of the University of Reading 51°27′01.6″N 00°57′40.3″W﻿ / ﻿51.450444°N 0.961194°W﻿ / 51.450444; -0.961194 | 1924 | Herbert Maryon | Clock tower | Brick | 60 feet (18 m) in height | | |
| More images | 131 greetings Welcome to Reading | Brunel Arcade, Reading railway station 51°27′29.8″N 0°58′17.4″W﻿ / ﻿51.458278°N 0.971500°W﻿ / 51.458278; -0.971500 | 2023 | Haya Sheffer | Mural | | | | The mural presents the greeting Welcome to Reading in 131 different languages. |

## Windsor

List of public art in Windsor :
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Designation | Notes |
| More images | Diamond Jubilee Fountain | The Goswells 51°29′03″N 0°36′40″W﻿ / ﻿51.484174°N 0.611072°W﻿ / 51.484174; -0.611072 | 2012 | | Fountain | | | Celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2012. |
| More images | King George III (The Copper Horse) | Windsor Great Park 51°26′42″N 0°36′34″W﻿ / ﻿51.445106°N 0.609313°W﻿ / 51.445106; -0.609313 | 1831 | Richard Westmacott | Statue | Bronze | Grade I | An equestrian of statue of King George III that marks one end of the Long Walk in Windsor Great Park. It was commissioned by King George IV, sculpted by Sir Richard Westmacott and erected in October 1831. |
| More images | Prince Albert | Windsor Great Park 51°25′25″N 0°36′34″W﻿ / ﻿51.42355°N 0.60932°W﻿ / 51.42355; -0.60932 | | Joseph Edgar Boehm | Statue | | Grade II | |
| More images | Prince Christian Victor | Thames Street 51°29′05″N 0°36′24″W﻿ / ﻿51.48462°N 0.6068°W﻿ / 51.48462; -0.6068 | 1903 | Goscombe John | Statue | | Grade II | Commemorates the life of Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, a grand-son of Queen Victoria, who died in 1900. |
| More images | Queen Elizabeth II | Windsor Great Park 51°26′09″N 0°37′39″W﻿ / ﻿51.435950°N 0.627600°W﻿ / 51.435950; -0.627600 | 2003 | Philip Jackson | Equestrian statue | Bronze | | |
| More images | Queen Victoria | Outside Windsor Castle 51°28′57″N 0°36′27″W﻿ / ﻿51.482594°N 0.607501°W﻿ / 51.482594; -0.607501 | 1887 | Joseph Edgar Boehm | Statue | | Grade II | |