# List of public art in Coventry

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This is a list of public art in Coventry, 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.

## Central Coventry
### Coventry Cathedral

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Owner / administrator |
| More images | St Michael's Victory over the Devil | Coventry Cathedral 52°24′30″N 1°30′25″W﻿ / ﻿52.408217°N 1.50695°W﻿ / 52.408217; -1.50695 | 1958 (1958) | Sir Jacob Epstein | Sculpture | Bronze | Coventry Cathedral |
| More images | Reconciliation | Coventry Cathedral ruins 52°24′29″N 1°30′27″W﻿ / ﻿52.408047°N 1.507478°W﻿ / 52.408047; -1.507478 | 1995 (1995) | Josefina de Vasconcellos | Statues | Bronze | Coventry Cathedral |
| More images | Ecce Homo | South wall of Coventry Cathedral ruins 52°24′28″N 1°30′27″W﻿ / ﻿52.407824°N 1.507607°W﻿ / 52.407824; -1.507607 approx | 1969 (1969) | Sir Jacob Epstein | Sculpture | Subiaco marble | Coventry Cathedral |
| | Christ | Coventry Cathedral ruins | After 1943 (1943) | Alain John | | Concrete | Coventry Cathedral |
| | Choir of Survivors | Coventry Cathedral ruins 52°24′29″N 1°30′28″W﻿ / ﻿52.408105°N 1.507868°W﻿ / 52.408105; -1.507868﻿ (Choir of Survivors) | 2012 (2012) | Helmut Heinze | | Bronze | Coventry Cathedral |

### Herbert Art Gallery and Museum

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| More images | Elisabeth Frink | Herbert Art Gallery and Museum – near Jordan Well, Coventry 52°24′25″N 1°30′22″W﻿ / ﻿52.407073°N 1.505975°W﻿ / 52.407073; -1.505975 | 1956 (1956) | F. E. McWilliam | Statue | Bronze | | Herbert Art Gallery and Museum | |
| More images | Man's Struggle | Herbert Art Gallery and Museum – Jordan Well, Coventry 52°24′25″N 1°30′19″W﻿ / ﻿52.407013°N 1.505369°W﻿ / 52.407013; -1.505369 | 1959 (1959) | Walter Ritchie | Relief Mural | Portland stone | | Herbert Art Gallery and Museum | |
| More images | The Enfolding | Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry – Peace Garden, Coventry 52°24′27″N 1°30′23″W﻿ / ﻿52.407637°N 1.506523°W﻿ / 52.407637; -1.506523 | 1985 (1985) | Jean Parker | Sculpture | Bath stone | 180 cm high | Herbert Art Gallery and Museum | Formerly in Smithford Way was relocated to this Peace Garden in November 1990 |
| More images | Mother and Children | Herbert Art Gallery and Museum – Bayley Lane, Coventry 52°24′26″N 1°30′24″W﻿ / ﻿52.407119°N 1.506535°W﻿ / 52.407119; -1.506535 | 1986 (1986) | Gary Galpin | Sculpture | Bath stone | | Herbert Art Gallery and Museum | |
| | Peace Stone | Herbert Art Gallery and Museum 52°24′26″N 1°30′24″W﻿ / ﻿52.40734°N 1.5066°W﻿ / 52.40734; -1.5066 | 1990 (1990) | | Sculpture | Stone, bronze | | Herbert Art Gallery and Museum | |
| | Barra Suite 5 | Herbert Art Gallery and Museum | 1992 (1992) | Dr. Tim Threlfall | Sculpture | | | Herbert Art Gallery and Museum | |

### Millennium Place

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Owner / administrator |
| More images | Sir Frank Whittle | Millennium Place, Coventry 52°24′37″N 1°30′31″W﻿ / ﻿52.410263°N 1.508552°W﻿ / 52.410263; -1.508552 | 2007 (2007) | Faith Winter | Statue | Bronze | Coventry City Council |
| More images | Whittle Arch | Millennium Place, Coventry 52°24′38″N 1°30′32″W﻿ / ﻿52.410445°N 1.508811°W﻿ / 52.410445; -1.508811 | 2002 (2002) | | Sculpture | Stainless steel | Coventry City Council |
| More images | The Public Bench | Millennium Place, Coventry 52°24′39″N 1°30′32″W﻿ / ﻿52.410753°N 1.508973°W﻿ / 52.410753; -1.508973 | 1998 (1998) | Jochen Gerz | | | Coventry City Council |
| More images | The Future Monument | Millennium Place, Coventry 52°24′38″N 1°30′30″W﻿ / ﻿52.410585°N 1.508281°W﻿ / 52.410585; -1.508281 | | Jochen Gerz | Obelisk | Glass | Coventry City Council |

### Coventry Council House

| Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Material | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| Leofric, Godiva and Justice | Coventry Council House 52°24′25″N 1°30′29″W﻿ / ﻿52.407083°N 1.508099°W﻿ / 52.407083; -1.508099 | 1920 (1920) | Henry Wilson | Portland stone | Coventry City Council | |
| Flywheel | Outside Coventry Magistrate's Court 52°24′22″N 1°30′30″W﻿ / ﻿52.4062°N 1.50822°W﻿ / 52.4062; -1.50822 | 1987 (1987) | Michael Farrell | | Coventry City Council | |
| Naiad | Council courtyard | 1981-3 (replaced 1958 original) | George Wagstaffe | Bronze | Coventry City Council | The first public art commission in Coventry, after World War II. |

### Greyfriars Green

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| More images | The James Starley Memorial | Greyfriars Green, Coventry 52°24′15″N 1°30′55″W﻿ / ﻿52.404205°N 1.515212°W﻿ / 52.404205; -1.515212 | 1884 (1884) | Joseph Whitehead and Sons | Memorial Statue | Granite, Ravaccione marble | Plinth: Overall height 600cm, plinth width 366cm. Figure: 150cm high. Panels/second stage: 200cm high x 96cm wide x 96cm deep. Column: 80cm high approx. | Coventry City Council | The inventor of the bicycle in 1870. |
| More images | The Thomas White Memorial | Greyfriars Green, Coventry 52°24′17″N 1°30′50″W﻿ / ﻿52.404749°N 1.513828°W﻿ / 52.404749; -1.513828 | 1883 (1883) | W. W. Wills and T. W. Wills | Statue | Cornish granite, Sicilian marble | Pedestal: 305cm high. Statue: 228cm high | Coventry City Council | [2] [6] |
| More images | Bucephalus | Greyfriars Green, Coventry 52°24′15″N 1°30′53″W﻿ / ﻿52.404042°N 1.514784°W﻿ / 52.404042; -1.514784 | 1986 (1986) | Simon Evans | Prancing horse sculpture | scrap metal, coated black | h 365cm | Coventry City Council | Formerly on Ring Road. Re-sited on Greyfriars Green 7 Feb 2018. Was removed in 2014 and restored by the sculptor Andy Langley, before being resited here. |

### Broadgate and Hertford Street

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| More images | Self Sacrifice (Lady Godiva) | Broadgate, Coventry 52°24′29″N 1°30′37″W﻿ / ﻿52.408032°N 1.510402°W﻿ / 52.408032; -1.510402 | 1949 (1949) | William Reid Dick | Equestrian statue | Bronze and stone | | Grade II* listed | Coventry City Council | |
| | Godiva and Peeping Tom Clock | Broadgate House – Broadgate, Coventry 52°24′27″N 1°30′38″W﻿ / ﻿52.407588°N 1.510682°W﻿ / 52.407588; -1.510682 | 1953 (1953) | Trevor Tennant | Clock sculpture | Painted wood | | | Coventry City Council | |
| | The People of Coventry | Broadgate House – Hertford Street, Coventry 52°24′27″N 1°30′38″W﻿ / ﻿52.407454°N 1.510634°W﻿ / 52.407454; -1.510634 | 1953 (1953) | Trevor Tennant | Panel, sculpture | Doulting stone | Each group: 300cm x 91cm x 46cm | | Coventry City Council | Four panels, placed between the windows of the former Bridge Restaurant, each representing two standing figures depicting Coventry past, present and future. |
| | Broadgate Standard | Broadgate, entrance to Upper Precinct, Coventry 52°24′29″N 1°30′39″W﻿ / ﻿52.40803°N 1.51092°W﻿ / 52.40803; -1.51092 | 1948 (1948) | British Pressed Panels Ltd | | Aluminium | | | Coventry City Council | |
| | Peeping Tom | Hertford Street, Coventry 52°24′24″N 1°30′42″W﻿ / ﻿52.406577°N 1.511642°W﻿ / 52.406577; -1.511642 approx | 1972 (1972) | | | Painted wood | | | Coventry City Council | |

### Bull Yard

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| More images | The Phoenix | Bull Yard & Hertford Street, Coventry 52°24′22″N 1°30′44″W﻿ / ﻿52.406110°N 1.512326°W﻿ / 52.406110; -1.512326 | 1987 (1987) | George Wagstaffe | Statue | Bronze | 237cm x 150cm x 60cm | Coventry City Council | The sculpture represents the city's post-war story. It symbolises the young of the new city rising from the flames of the old city. The phoenix is in the form of a winged woman, her wings raised above her head, they cumulate in sharp points. |
| | Thread Through Time | Bull Yard, Coventry 52°24′22″N 1°30′47″W﻿ / ﻿52.406127°N 1.512927°W﻿ / 52.406127; -1.512927 | 1999 (1999) | Robert Conybear and Uta Molling | Cone sculpture | Cast recycled concrete, stone and brick | 3.9m high approx (plus 6m of laser). | Coventry City Council | Carved and painted cone which emits a laser beam up some 6 metres up into the night sky. |
| | Sir Guy and the Dun Cow | Above the pavement between Shelton Square and Bull Yard in the precinct, Coventry 52°24′22″N 1°30′48″W﻿ / ﻿52.406208°N 1.513291°W﻿ / 52.406208; -1.513291 | 1952 (1952) | Alma Ramsey | Sculpture | Stone mix covered in paint | 200cm high x 250cm wide | Coventry City Council | [2] [13] |

### Coventry University

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| More images | The Coventry Boy | Outside the Students Union – Coventry University – Priory Street, Coventry 52°24′30″N 1°30′23″W﻿ / ﻿52.408378°N 1.506289°W﻿ / 52.408378; -1.506289 | 1966 (1966) | Philip Bentham | Statue | Bronze and sandstone | | Coventry City Council | |
| More images | Graham Sutherland Building sculpture | Coventry School of Art and Design – Graham Sutherland Building – Coventry University 52°24′26″N 1°30′11″W﻿ / ﻿52.40726°N 1.503178°W﻿ / 52.40726; -1.503178 | | | Sculpture | Steel | | Coventry University | |
| More images | Basilica | Coventry Combined Court Centre – Much Park Street, Coventry 52°24′23″N 1°30′22″W﻿ / ﻿52.406268°N 1.506007°W﻿ / 52.406268; -1.506007 | 1991 (1991) | Paul de Monchaux | Sculpture | Purbeck and Portland limestone, and Frankland Grey Granite | 280cm high x 300cm wide x 230cm deep approx. | Coventry Combined Court Centre | |
| | The Phoenix Tree | University Square, Coventry University 52°24′29″N 1°30′23″W﻿ / ﻿52.40811°N 1.50626°W﻿ / 52.40811; -1.50626 | January 17, 2024 (2024-1-17) | George Wagstaffe | Sculpture | Bronze | | Coventry University | It pays tribute to Coventry's history and future, unveiled in Coventry University's new peace garden. |

### Belgrade Theatre

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| | Belgrade | Belgrade Theatre – Corporation Street, Coventry 52°24′35″N 1°30′50″W﻿ / ﻿52.409671°N 1.513903°W﻿ / 52.409671; -1.513903 | 1958 (1958) | James C Brown | Relief panel | Cast cement fondu with Penmaenware granite chippings for aggregate | 305cm x 230cm | | Belgrade Theatre | |
| More images | A memorial to Bryan Bailey | Belgrade Theatre – Upper Well Street, Coventry 52°24′36″N 1°30′50″W﻿ / ﻿52.409972°N 1.513752°W﻿ / 52.409972; -1.513752 | 1962 (1962) (recast in bronze 2008) | Norelle Keddie | Memorial sculpture | Bronze | | | Belgrade Theatre | Bryan Bailey was the first director of the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry. After the development of a new public space, it was returned here in 2009 |

### Other city centre areas

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| More images | Coventry Cross | Cuckoo Lane, Coventry (until 2021). Broadgate (from 2023) 52°24′30″N 1°30′31″W﻿ / ﻿52.408197°N 1.508581°W﻿ / 52.408197; -1.508581 | 1976 - 2021, 2023 | George Wagstaffe | Market cross | Ferro-concrete, Hollington stone, anodised aluminium, fibreglass | | Coventry City Council | Removed and dismantled between 2019 and 2021. Replaced by a new replica in 2023. |
| | Mary and Jesus | St Mary's Priory and Cathedral ruins 52°24′32″N 1°30′31″W﻿ / ﻿52.40892°N 1.50849°W﻿ / 52.40892; -1.50849 | 2001 (2001) | | Statue | Bronze | | Coventry City Council | |
| | Rebuilding Coventry and the Co-op's Activities | Co-operative Society Building – Corporation Street, Coventry 52°24′33″N 1°30′51″W﻿ / ﻿52.409167°N 1.514065°W﻿ / 52.409167; -1.514065 | 1956 (1956) | John Skelton | incised line drawings on several of the columns | Hornton stone | 366cm x 61cm | Coventry City Council | [2] [21] |
| | Coventry's Industries | Lower Precinct, Coventry 52°24′30″N 1°30′53″W﻿ / ﻿52.408212°N 1.514687°W﻿ / 52.408212; -1.514687 | 1958 (1958) and 1961 | Arthur Ling | Panels | Neon tubes | 200cm x 300cm approx. | Coventry City Council | The clock panel (pictured) is permanently lit, the other panels are lit in the evening. |
| | Growth of the City | Sainsbury's – Trinity Street, Coventry 52°24′35″N 1°30′32″W﻿ / ﻿52.409777°N 1.509011°W﻿ / 52.409777; -1.509011 | 1964 (1964) | John Skelton | diagrammatic map | Swedish pearl granite, part painted | 335cm x 275cm | Coventry City Council | Not visible on the outside of the building |
| | Resting Kestrel | Millennium Green, Canley Ford. | 2000 | Walenty Pytel | | | 10' | | Commissioned by:-Friends of Canley Ford. |

### Coventry Ring Road

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| | Untitled Sculpture | Lamb Street, Coventry (near Ringway St Nicholas) 52°24′42″N 1°30′48″W﻿ / ﻿52.411803°N 1.513362°W﻿ / 52.411803; -1.513362 | 1973 (1973) | John Bridgeman | Sculpture | Resin, bronze powder | Sculpture: 219cm high x 65cm wide x 30cm deep. Pedestal: 26cm high x 112cm wide x 94cm deep | | Coventry City Council | An organically shaped abstract sculpture coloured in muted tones. |
| | Coventry Martyrs Memorial | Ringway, St Patrick's, Coventry 52°24′13″N 1°30′30″W﻿ / ﻿52.403567°N 1.50821°W﻿ / 52.403567; -1.50821 | 1910 (1910) | G. Maile and Sons | | Granite and metal | | | Coventry City Council | The memorial is in the form of a Celtic wheelhead cross, mounted on a stepped plinth. |

## Coventry Canal

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| More images | James Brindley | Coventry Canal Basin 52°24′48″N 1°30′42″W﻿ / ﻿52.413342°N 1.511626°W﻿ / 52.413342; -1.511626 | 1998 (1998) | James Butler | Statue | Bronze | | Coventry City Council | |
| | Canal Basin Mosaic | Coventry Canal Basin 52°24′48″N 1°30′44″W﻿ / ﻿52.41347°N 1.512162°W﻿ / 52.41347; -1.512162 | 1997 (1997) | Rosalind Wates | mosaic | Unglazed ceramic tiles | | Coventry City Council | |
| | Lock Gates | Foleshill roundabout, Junction 1 of the Ring Road 52°24′47″N 1°30′36″W﻿ / ﻿52.41315°N 1.51008°W﻿ / 52.41315; -1.51008 | 1997 (1997) | Ondré Nowakowski | | Oak | | Coventry City Council | |
| | Entry and Parapet Markers | Six freestanding and four parapet markers at various locations from Canal Basin to Hawkesbury Junction | 1999 (1999) | Jon Mills | | Painted galvanised steel | | Coventry City Council | |
| More images | The Journeyman | Leicester Row, north of Bridge No 1 | 1999 (1999) | Stephen Hitchin | | Steel, cast bronze | | Coventry City Council | |
| | Wave Seat | Leicester Row, north of Bridge No 1 | 1998 (1998) | Michael Grevatte | | Hornton stone | | Coventry City Council | |
| | Daimler Heritage Marker | Canalside, opposite Sandy Lane Business Park 52°25′01″N 1°30′42″W﻿ / ﻿52.41703°N 1.51164°W﻿ / 52.41703; -1.51164 | 1997 (1997) | Robert Crutchley | | Bronze, granite | | Coventry City Council | |
| | The Coil | Adjacent to Prince William Henry Bridge 52°25′23″N 1°30′13″W﻿ / ﻿52.42298°N 1.50372°W﻿ / 52.42298; -1.50372 | 1997 (1997) | Frank Triggs | | Sweet chestnut | | Coventry City Council | |
| | 'Pleasure Craft'. | Tom Mann Close, off Lady Lane 52°27′08″N 1°29′14″W﻿ / ﻿52.452190°N 1.487338°W﻿ / 52.452190; -1.487338 | 1997 | Tim Shutter | Public Art | Stanton Moor Sandstone | 111 x 178 x 195 cm | Coventry City Council | The work depicts a stone sofa with integral oar rack on a stone raft, ready to be launched into the canal. |
| | Wings Over Water | Hawksbury Bridge | 2000 | Walenty Pytel | | Galvanized Steel | | | Wings over Water Gateway sculpture on canal footbridge Commissioned by:-Coventry City Council, Groundwork Company. Hawkesbury Junction, Coventry. |

## Foleshill

| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
| | Foleshill Blue Ribbon | On roundabout at junction of Foleshill Road and A444 52°26′09″N 1°29′39″W﻿ / ﻿52.435748982710244°N 1.4941676740346712°W﻿ / 52.435748982710244; -1.4941676740346712 | 1997 (1997) | Andrew Dwyer | Sculpture | Steel | Height 10.67 m | | Coventry City Council | Represents the ribbon industry in Coventry. Original design by William Farrell, a student from Foxford School |
References
* ↑ "St Michael and the Devil". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Noszlopy, George (2003). Public Sculpture of Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 0-85323-847-2.
* ↑ "The Enfolding". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
* ↑ @C20WestMids (5 May 2018). "Naiad was the first post war commission of public art for the City, the sculpture won the highly regarded prize for Young Contemporaries at the ICA and appropriately was created by famous artist and Coventry Kid, George Wagstaffe" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
* ↑ "The James Starley (1830–1881) Memorial". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
* ↑ "The Thomas White (d.1566) Memorial". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
* ↑ "The return of Trigger to Greyfriars Green". Coventry Telegraph. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
* ↑ "Coventry's Bucephalus horse sculpture restored". BBC News. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
* ↑ "The People of Coventry". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015.
* ↑ Architects, PCPT (30 January 2019). "Broadgate House, Coventry". PCPT Architects. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
* ↑ "Phoenix". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
* ↑ "Thread Through Time". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
* ↑ "Sir Guy and the Dun Cow". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
* ↑ "Coventry Boy". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
* ↑ "Basilica". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015.
* ↑ "Phoenix Tree sculpture designed by Blitz survivor unveiled in Coventry University's new peace garden". Coventry University. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
* ↑ "Statue unveiled in new Coventry peace garden". BBC CWR. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
* ↑ "Belgrade". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015.
* ↑ "Bryan Bailey sculpture restored outside Belgrade Theatre". Coventry Telegraph. 3 June 2009.
* ↑ "Modern Coventry replica of ancient landmark unveiled". BBC Coventry & Warwickshire. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
* ↑ "Rebuilding Coventry and the Co-op's Activities". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015.
* ↑ "Coventry's Industries". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015.
* ↑ "Growth of the City". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015.
* ↑ "Untitled Sculpture". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
* ↑ "The Coventry Martyrs Memorial". Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Coventry Canal Art Trail". Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2012.