List of public art in Greater Manchester

This is a list of public art in Greater Manchester, England, organised by metropolitan district.

The list includes only works of public art that are accessible in outdoor public spaces. For example, it does not include artwork that is visible only inside a museum.

Bolton Image Title / individual commemorated Location Date Sculptor / designer Coordinates SourceSamuel CromptonNelson Square, Bolton1862William Calder MarshallSamuel Taylor ChadwickVictoria Square, Bolton1873Charles Bell BirchBenjamin DisraeliQueen's Park, Bolton1887Thomas RawcliffeJohn FieldingQueen's Park, Bolton1896J. BowdenJames DorrianQueen's Park, Bolton1898John CassidyBenjamin Alfred DobsonVictoria Square, Bolton1900John CassidyBolton CenotaphVictoria Square, Bolton1928A. J. HopeTwo Forms (Divided Circle) 1969University of Bolton1982Barbara HepworthFred DibnahOxford Street, Bolton2008Jane Robbins

Bury Image Title / individual commemorated Location Date Sculptor / designer Coordinates SourceMemorial to Robert PeelMarket Place, Bury1851Edward Hodges BailyLancashire Fusiliers' South African War MemorialWhitehead Gardens, Bury1905Sir George FramptonLancashire Fusiliers War Memorial (First World War)Gallipoli Gardens, Bury1922Edwin LutyensRadcliffe CenotaphBlackburn Street, Radcliffe1922Sydney MarchBury War MemorialThe Rock, Bury1924Sir Reginald BlomfieldTilted VaseCarr Street, Ramsbottom1998Edward AllingtonPicnic AreaBurrs Country Park1998David FryerNailing HomeSmyrna Street /Ainsworth Road, Radcliffe1999Jack WrightFrom Northern Soul (Bury Neon)Bury Interchange2011Ron SillimanVictoria WoodLibrary Gardens, Bury2019Graham Ibbeson

Manchester Image Title / individual commemorated Location Date Sculptor / designer Coordinates SourceRobert PeelPiccadilly Gardens1853William Calder MarshallJohn DaltonChester Street1855William TheedDuke of WellingtonPiccadilly Gardens1856Matthew NobleJames WattPiccadilly Gardens1857William TheedAlbert MemorialAlbert Square1867Statue Matthew Noble / Canopy Thomas WorthingtonRichard CobdenSt Ann's Square1867Marshall WoodOliver CromwellWythenshawe Hall1875Matthew NobleJames FraserAlbert Square1888Thomas WoolnerJohn BrightAlbert Square1891Albert Bruce-JoyOliver HeywoodAlbert Square1894Albert Bruce-JoyQueen VictoriaPiccadilly Gardens1901Edward Onslow FordWilliam GladstoneAlbert Square1901Mario RaggiAdriftSt Peter's Square1908John CassidyThe Last Shot / South African War MemorialSt Ann's Square1908Hamo ThornycroftEdward VIIWhitworth Park1913John CassidyAbraham LincolnLincoln Square, Brazennose Street1919George Grey BarnardManchester CenotaphSt Peter's Square1924Edwin LutyensMessenger of PeaceCooper Street1986–2018Barbara PearsonMonument to VimtoGranby Row1992Kerry MorrisonRobert OwenBalloon Street1994Gilbert BayesLife CycleDeansgate1995George WyllieIshinki TouchstoneBarbirolli Square1996Kan YasudaThe Big Horn/Tib Street HornTib Street1999David KempJohn BarbirolliBarbirolli Square2000Byron HowardMemorial to Alan TuringSackville Gardens2001Glyn HughesTree of RemembrancePiccadilly Gardens2005Wolfgang and HeronB of the BangBeswick2005–2009Thomas HeatherwickFrédéric ChopinDeansgate2011Robert SobocińskiFriedrich EngelsTony Wilson Place, relocated 2017 Relocated from Ukraine in 2017 by the artist Phil Collins.PeterlooPeople's History Museum2018Axel VoidHomeless JesusSt Ann's Church2018Timothy SchmalzVictory Over BlindnessPiccadilly Approach, Manchester Piccadilly2018Johanna Domke-GuyotRise up, Women, statue of Emmeline PankhurstSt Peter's Square2018Hazel ReevesMahatma GandhiCathedral Yard2019Ram V. SutarTower of Light and Wall of EnergyLower Mosley Street2022Tonkin LiuThe Glade of LightVictoria Street2022BCA Landscape and Smiling Wolf

Oldham Image Title / individual commemorated Location Date Sculptor / designer Coordinates SourceJohn PlattAlexandra Park1878, relocated to park in 1924David Watson StevensonRobert AscroftAlexandra Park1903F. W. PomeroyOldham War MemorialChurch Street, Oldham1923Thomas TaylorCrompton War MemorialHigh Street,Shaw and Crompton1923Richard Reginald GouldenOutside InnMain Street, Failsworth1993Tim ShutterOldham OwlsOld Town Hall2017Benedict PhillipsAnnie KenneyOld Town Hall2018Denise Dutton

Rochdale Image Title / individual commemorated Location Date Sculptor / designer Coordinates SourceGeorge Leach AshworthBroadfield Park, Rochdale1878W. & T. WillsJohn BrightBroadfield Park, Rochdale1891Hamo ThornycroftDialect Writers' MemorialBroadfield Park, Rochdale1900John Cassidy and Edward SykesRochdale CenotaphThe Esplanade, Rochdale1922Edwin LutyensUnityThe Esplanade, Rochdale1995Alec PeeverRochdale OlympicsNelson Street, Rochdale2002Adrian MoakesGracie FieldsRochdale Town Hall2016Sean Hedges-Quinn

Salford Image Title / individual commemorated Location Date Sculptor / designer Coordinates SourceQueen VictoriaPeel Park1857Matthew NobleJoseph BrothertonPeel Park1858Matthew NoblePrince AlbertThe Crescent, Salford1864Robinson and CottamFlood ObeliskPeel Park1867Bradshaw and GassLancashire Fusiliers' South African War MemorialChapel Street / Oldfield Road1905Sir George FramptonUntitledUniversity of Salford1966William MitchellMonument to the Third MillenniumPeel Park2000Adrian MoakesFabric of NaturePeel Park2000Julia HiltonSalford FirstsBexley Square, Salford2021Emma Rodgers

Stockport Image Title / individual commemorated Location Date Sculptor / designer Coordinates SourceRichard CobdenSt Peter's Square, Stockport1886George Gammon AdamsHeaton Chapel andHeaton Moor War MemorialHeaton Moor Road,Heaton Moor1921J. Henry Sellers and John CassidyBHS MuralsDeanery Way, Stockport1978Henry and Joyce CollinsThe River of LifeSource of the River Mersey, Stockport1994 / 1996Mind Stockport / Alison SimpsonMemorial to James ConwayWellington Road South, Stockport2017Luke PerryMerseyway MuralMerseyway Shopping Centre, Stockport2024Caitlin AthertonStockport Interchange MuralStockport Interchange2025Caitlin Atherton

Tameside Image Title / individual commemorated Location Date Sculptor / designer Coordinates SourceHugh MasonTrafalgar Square,Ashton-under-Lyne1887Joseph SwynnertonStalybridge War MemorialTrinity Street, StalybridgeFerdinand BlundstoneAshton-under-Lyne War MemorialOld Street, Ashton-under-Lyne1922Percy HowardThe FamilyMarket Square,Ashton-under-Lyne1995Paul MargettsColonel DuckenfieldKing Street, Dukinfield1996Escar UK BronzeAshton Munitions Explosion MemorialStamford Street West,Ashton-under-Lyne2002Paul MargettsPull the Plug, Ring the ChangeMarket Street, Hyde2002Stephen BroadbentThe Ashton Town Centre MonumentGeorge Street,Ashton-under-Lyne2002Michael JohnsonL. S. LowryStalybridge Road,Mottram in Longdendale2005Escar UK Bronzeand John CoxJack JudgeTrinity Street, Stalybridge2005Escar UK Bronzeand John CoxTipping the Denton LinneyMarket Street, Denton2005Escar UK Bronzeand John CoxThe Ashton Market Trader– 'Uncle John' the PiemanBow Street, Denton2008Escar UK Bronzeand John CoxCoal MinerMarket Street,Ashton-under-Lyne2008Peter WalkerStreet Urchin – Boy, Hand to NoseOld Street, Ashton-under-Lyne2008Castle Fine Arts Foundry and Peter WalkerStreet Urchin – Boy, PeekabooStreet Urchin – Girl, PeekabooMarket Street,Ashton-under-LyneLord Sheldon Way StatuesLord Sheldon Way,Ashton-under-Lyne2008Peter WalkerTameside's World Cup HeroesGeoff Hurst, Jimmy Armfield,Simone PerrottaRichmond Street,Ashton-under-Lyne2010Castle Fine Arts Foundry and Andy Edwards

Trafford Image Title / individual commemorated Location Date Sculptor / designer Coordinates SourceJames Prescott JouleWorthington Park, Sale1905John CassidySky HooksTrafford Wharf Road,Trafford Park1995Brian FellSir Matt BusbyOld Trafford1996Philip JacksonThe Worthington Park LionsWorthington Park, Sale2006The United TrinityOld Trafford2008Philip JacksonSir Alex FergusonOld Trafford2012Philip JacksonFrank SidebottomStockport Road, Timperley2013Michael Moorhouse

Wigan Image Title / individual commemorated Location Date Sculptor / designer Coordinates SourceTyldesley MonumentWigan Lane, Wigan1679Sir Francis PowellMesnes Park, Wigan1910Ernest GillickWigan War MemorialWallgate, Wigan1925Sir Giles Gilbert ScottFace of WiganBelieve Square, Wigan2008Rick KirbyJohn WoodsSale Way, Leigh2016Stephen CharnockBilly BostonBelieve Square, Wigan2016Steve WinterburnAlfred Robert WilkinsonPennington Wharf, Leigh2018Andy BurgessWigan Heritage & Mining Monument Library Street, Wigan2021Steve WinterburnPete Shelley muralBack Salford, Leigh2022Akse P19Snail on MeHaigh Woodland Park,Haigh Hall2025Anne Duk Hee Jordan

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