# List of public art in Derbyshire

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This is a partial list of public art in the Derbyshire county of England. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artworks in museums.

## Alfreton

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| | War memorial | Market Place 53°05′50″N 1°23′26″W﻿ / ﻿53.097336°N 1.390496°W﻿ / 53.097336; -1.390496 | 1927 | William Aumonier Jnr | War memorial | Bronze statue on limestone pedestal | c.3.5m high | Grade II listed | Amber Valley Borough Council | Unveiled by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, commanding officer of the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). |

## Ashbourne

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| | Shrovetide Hug | Henmore Meadows, Ashbourne 53°26′39″N 1°56′55″W﻿ / ﻿53.444251°N 1.948485°W﻿ / 53.444251; -1.948485 | 2008 | Neil Hawksworth | Statue | Steel | 4.6m high | | | Abstract statue of three players fighting for the ball during the traditional annual Shrovetide football game. |
| | Stones Island | Carsington Water near Ashbourne 53°03′36″N 1°38′27″W﻿ / ﻿53.0600354°N 1.6409255°W﻿ / 53.0600354; -1.6409255 | 1991 | Lewis Knight | Sculpture | Gritstone | | | Severn Trent Water | Designed in the tradition of Derbyshire hill-top monuments. |

## Belper

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| | Flying Geese | A6 roundabout by Morrisons 53°01′15″N 1°29′07″W﻿ / ﻿53.020740°N 1.48539°W﻿ / 53.020740; -1.48539 | 2000 | Paul Margetts | Sculpture | Steel | 5m high | | Belper Town Council | Inspired by the birds on the River Derwent |
| | Sacrifice | Belper Memorial Gardens 53°01′23″N 1°28′57″W﻿ / ﻿53.023109°N 1.482485°W﻿ / 53.023109; -1.482485 | 2019 | Andy Mayers | Sculpture | Steel | | | Belper Town Council | The design is of the face of Jim Green, one of 14 Belper soldiers killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme |

## Bolsover

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| | Venus | Bolsover Castle 53°13′50″N 1°17′46″W﻿ / ﻿53.230648°N 1.296048°W﻿ / 53.230648; -1.296048 | 17th century | | Statue | Stone | | | English Heritage | The main figure of the Venus fountain. Restored in 1999. |

## Buxton

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| | St Ann's Well | The Crescent 53°15′32″N 1°54′51″W﻿ / ﻿53.2588°N 1.9143°W﻿ / 53.2588; -1.9143 | 1940 | The bronze statue of St Ann and child is by Palliser | Water fountain | Bronze figures and ashlar gritstone | c.3m high | Grade II listed | High Peak Borough Council | Inscriptions: A WELL OF LIVING WATERS A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF EMELIE DOROTHY BOUNDS COUNCILLOR OF THIS BOROUGH |
| | William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire | George Street 53°15′31″N 1°54′57″W﻿ / ﻿53.258609°N 1.915906°W﻿ / 53.258609; -1.915906 | 2020 | Denise Dutton | Statue | Bronze | 2.3m high | | High Peak Borough Council | Sponsor of The Crescent in the 1780s. Statue was erected to commemorate the completion of the refurbishment and reopening of the Crescent Hotel in 2020. Statue's benefactors: Bill and Sheila Barratt |
| More images | Winged Victory War memorial | The Slopes 53°15′30″N 1°54′50″W﻿ / ﻿53.258257°N 1.913767°W﻿ / 53.258257; -1.913767 | 1920 (1920) | Louis Frederick Roslyn | War memorial | Ashlar obelisk with bronze statue | c.8m high | Grade II listed | High Peak Borough Council | Inscription: PRO PATRIA 1914 + 1918 1939 + 1945 |

## Castleton

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| | Bow and Arrow | Visitor Centre on Buxton Road 53°20′35″N 1°46′40″W﻿ / ﻿53.343110°N 1.777700°W﻿ / 53.343110; -1.777700 | 2004 | | Sculpture | Steel | | | Peak District National Park Authority | Pointing to Peveril Castle |

## Chesterfield

| Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| Apple | Between Chesterfield F.C.'s ground and Tesco 53°15′09″N 1°25′31″W﻿ / ﻿53.252544°N 1.425170°W﻿ / 53.252544; -1.425170 | 2011 | Michael Johnson | Sculpture | Steel and bronze | 5m high | | Chesterfield Borough Council | The design reflects new growth, health and well-being. The bronze inlays are inspired by the town's origins, industries and communities. |
| George Stephenson | Chesterfield railway station 53°14′18″N 1°25′13″W﻿ / ﻿53.23828°N 1.42015°W﻿ / 53.23828; -1.42015 | 2005 | Stephen Hicklin | Statue | Bronze | c.2m tall | | Chesterfield Borough Council | Inscribed on the base: "Discovery, Vision and Invention" in the centre, and "George Stephenson 1781-1848. Locomotion, the conquest over space and time" around the outside. |
| Growth | Hornsbridge roundabout 53°13′51″N 1°25′25″W﻿ / ﻿53.23077°N 1.42368°W﻿ / 53.23077; -1.42368 | 2014 | Melanie Jackson | Sculpture | Steel | c.8m tall and c.8m wide | | Chesterfield Borough Council | Designed around the flower of the pomegranate tree (from the town's coat of arms) and the twisted form of the petals inspired by the town's twisted spire. |
| James Haslam MP | Outside the former NUM offices in Saltergate 53°14′16″N 1°26′11″W﻿ / ﻿53.237767°N 1.436408°W﻿ / 53.237767; -1.436408 | 1915 | | Statue | Stone | | Grade II listed | Chesterfield Borough Council | Inscription: "Erected by the Derbyshire Miners Association in memory of James Haslam MP. One of the founders of the association and its General Secretary from 1881 to 1913" |
| Mollusc | Site of the former Markham & Co. works 53°14′13″N 1°25′03″W﻿ / ﻿53.237036°N 1.417571°W﻿ / 53.237036; -1.417571 | 2003 | Liz Lemon | Sculpture | Stainless steel | c.5m high x c.8m wide | | | Design inspired by ammonite fossil and the shape of casings of the huge water-turbines once made at the Markham works. |
| Poise (Wind Sculpture) | West Bars 53°14′05″N 1°25′57″W﻿ / ﻿53.234837°N 1.432518°W﻿ / 53.234837; -1.432518 | 2002 | Angela Conner | Sculpture | White onyx-marble dust and resin | c.2.6m high and wide | | Royal Mail | The disc is made up of six segments, which move freely in the wind. |
| Rosewall Curved Reclining Form | Future Walk, West Bars 53°14′06″N 1°26′06″W﻿ / ﻿53.235093°N 1.434965°W﻿ / 53.235093; -1.434965 | 1960–62 | Dame Barbara Hepworth | Sculpture | Nebrasina limestone | c.1m high and 2.3m wide | Grade II listed | Chesterfield Borough Council | Brought to Chesterfield in 1963 by the GPO (later Royal Mail). Bought by the town council in 2009 and moved onto a rectangular plinth set in a shallow tiled pool. |
| A System of Support and Balance | Outside the Chesterfield Magistrates Court 53°14′15″N 1°25′27″W﻿ / ﻿53.237637°N 1.424081°W﻿ / 53.237637; -1.424081 | 2004 | Paul Lewthwaite | Sculpture | Steel and concrete | 6.6m high | | Chesterfield Borough Council | Inspired by the archways and columns around the town centre, on a base of piled books. |
| Walking Together | Site of the former Markham Colliery at Staveley 53°14′31″N 1°20′08″W﻿ / ﻿53.241933°N 1.335663°W﻿ / 53.241933; -1.335663 | 2013 | Stephen Broadbent | Memorial | Steel | | | | Tribute to 106 miners who died in mining disasters at Markham Colliery in 1937, 1938 and 1973. |
| William Harvey MP | Outside the former NUM offices in Saltergate 53°14′16″N 1°26′11″W﻿ / ﻿53.237767°N 1.436408°W﻿ / 53.237767; -1.436408 | 1915 | | Statue | Stone | | Grade II listed | Chesterfield Borough Council | Inscription: "Erected by the Derbyshire Miners Association in memory of William Edward Harvey MP one of the founders of the association and an official from 1883 to 1914" |

## Derby

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| | Bonnie Prince Charlie | Cathedral Green 52°55′30″N 1°28′34″W﻿ / ﻿52.925067°N 1.476244°W﻿ / 52.925067; -1.476244 | 1995 | Anthony Stones | Statue | Bronze figure on a sandstone ashlar pedestal and base | c.4.5m high | | Derby City Council | Prince Charles Edward Stuart on horseback. Erected in 1995 to mark the 250th Anniversary of the Prince's occupation of Derby. |
| | "Boy and Goose" | Sir Peter Hilton Memorial Garden 52°55′23″N 1°28′31″W﻿ / ﻿52.922972°N 1.475180°W﻿ / 52.922972; -1.475180 | 1926 (1926) | Alexander Fisher | Sculpture | Bronze | | | | Originally known as "Boy and Gander" and in a fountain in the Market Place; moved to River Gardens in 1933; Council House from 1949; in store from 1971; restored 1977 then inside New Assembly Rooms, current location from 1996. |
| | "Boy and Ram" | River Gardens 52°55′22″N 1°28′21″W﻿ / ﻿52.922874°N 1.472568°W﻿ / 52.922874; -1.472568 | 1963 | Wilfred Edgar Dudeney | Sculpture | Bronze on granite base | | | | First installed in 1963 in the new Main Centre shopping precinct. Moved in 2005 to make way for the construction of Westfield. |
| More images | Brian Clough and Peter Taylor | Unity Plaza, Pride Park Stadium 52°54′55″N 1°26′59″W﻿ / ﻿52.915189°N 1.449661°W﻿ / 52.915189; -1.449661 | 2008 (2008) | Andrew Edwards | Statue | Bronze | 9 feet (2.7 m) (height) | | Derby County Football Club | Clough and Taylor are shown holding the League Championship trophy which they won while managing Derby County F.C. in 1972. Unveiled on 27 August 2010. |
| | "The Derby Ram" | East Street and Albion Street 52°55′17″N 1°28′27″W﻿ / ﻿52.921290°N 1.474300°W﻿ / 52.921290; -1.474300 | 1995 | Michael Pegler | Sculpture | Millstone grit | 2m x 2.4cm x 1.7m | | | Inspired by the ancient ballad about the mythical creature The Derby Ram. |
| | Derby War Memorial | Market Place 52°55′25″N 1°28′35″W﻿ / ﻿52.923499°N 1.476458°W﻿ / 52.923499; -1.476458 | 1923 | Arthur George Walker | War Memorial | Bronze figure on a sandstone pedestal | c.4m high | | Derby City Council | Erected in 1923 opposite the Guildhall. |
| | Florence Nightingale | In front of the former Derbyshire Royal Infirmary site on London Road 52°54′43″N 1°28′14″W﻿ / ﻿52.912057°N 1.470546°W﻿ / 52.912057; -1.470546 | 1914 | Countess Feodora Gleichen | Statue | Stone | c.4.2m high | Grade II listed | Derby City Council | Inscription: "FIAT LVX" meaning let there be light. |
| | "Florentine Boar" | Derby Arboretum 52°54′52″N 1°28′22″W﻿ / ﻿52.914540°N 1.472900°W﻿ / 52.914540; -1.472900 | 2005 | Alex Paxton | Sculpture | Bronze on stone plinth | | | Derby City Council | Nicknamed Charlie by its creator. Replaced William John Coffee's original ‘Florentine Boar’ from 1806 and installed in the park when it was opened in 1840 but destroyed in 1941 by a World War II bomb. |
| | Sir Henry Royce | Riverside Gardens 52°53′15″N 1°27′47″W﻿ / ﻿52.887628°N 1.463034°W﻿ / 52.887628; -1.463034 | 1921 | Derwent Wood | Statue | Bronze on a stone plinth | | Grade II listed | Derby City Council | Moved from Derby Arboretum in 1972. |
| | Michael Thomas Bass | Wardwick 52°55′23″N 1°28′50″W﻿ / ﻿52.922933°N 1.480508°W﻿ / 52.922933; -1.480508 | 1885 | Joseph Edgar Boehm | Statue | Bronze | | Grade II listed | Derby City Council | Inscription: "Michael Thomas Bass MP for Derby 1848 to 1888" |
| | Queen Victoria | Former Derbyshire Royal Infirmary site on London Road 52°54′56″N 1°28′05″W﻿ / ﻿52.9155306°N 1.468056°W﻿ / 52.9155306; -1.468056 | 1906 | Charles Bell Birch | Statue | Bronze on a granite pedestal | | Grade II listed | Derby City Council | Unveiled by King Edward VII in 1906. |

## Glossop

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| | Glossop Cenotaph | Norfolk Square 53°26′36″N 1°57′00″W﻿ / ﻿53.4434156°N 1.9501061°W﻿ / 53.4434156; -1.9501061 | 1921 | Vernon March | War memorial | Bronze statue on sandstone pedestal | c.5m high | Grade II listed | High Peak Borough Council | Winged Victory figure. Unveiled by Fracis Edward, Lord Howard in 1922. |
| | Howard Lion | Glossop railway station 53°26′39″N 1°56′55″W﻿ / ﻿53.444251°N 1.948485°W﻿ / 53.444251; -1.948485 | 1847 | | Statue | Stone | | | | The Howard Lion (named after Lord Howard) stands above Glossop Central station, designed by Hadfield and Weightman, completed in 1847. |

## Matlock Bath

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| More images | War Memorial | North Parade 53°07′18″N 1°33′34″W﻿ / ﻿53.121700°N 1.559565°W﻿ / 53.121700; -1.559565 | 1921 (1921) | | War memorial | | | | Derbyshire Dales District Council | The war memorial was unveiled on 21 May 1921 |
| | Sir Richard Arkwright | Masson Mills Shopping Village 53°06′46″N 1°33′43″W﻿ / ﻿53.112840°N 1.561829°W﻿ / 53.112840; -1.561829 | | | Statue | Bronze | | | Masson Mills Shopping Village | |

## Swadlincote

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| | Don't Worry Son | Town centre DE11 9FQ 52°46′18″N 1°33′20″W﻿ / ﻿52.771659°N 1.555527°W﻿ / 52.771659; -1.555527 | 2011 | Ray Londsdale | Sculpture | Steel | | | | Inscription of miner's words: Don't worry son, it's just a hole in the ground where you'll find your roots. |