List of public art in Brighton and Hove

This is a selective list of public art in Brighton and Hove, a city on the south coast of England formed by the amalgamation of two towns and their surrounding areas. For the purposes of this list, public art is defined as a permanent, three-dimensional, open-air work. Works on or inside buildings, along with cemetery monuments, are generally excluded.

Brighton Image Work Location Date Sculptor/Artist Source CoordinatesThe Dolphin FountainBrighton Square, The Lanes1 March 1992James OsbourneSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 11.Statue of George IVChurch Street, opposite Royal Pavilion 9 October 1828Francis Leggatt ChantreySeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 13.IsisRoyal Sussex County Hospital24 July 2000William Lasd/unSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 18.Life BeginsRoyal Sussex County Hospital2007George CuttsSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 19.Boy and GirlRoyal Sussex County Hospital2007Jon MillsBuoysRoyal Sussex County Hospital2009Ally WallaceKiss WallSeafront, near East Street22 September 1992Bruce WilliamsSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 20.The Fossil Tree (National Cycle Network route marker)Kings Road, near entrance to Brighton Pier2000Jon MillsAfloatSeafront, near East Street1998Hamish BlackSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 21.PassacagliaBeach opposite Kings Road arches1998Charles HadcockSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 23.Peace StatueBrighton–Hove boundary, Kingsway12 October 1912Newbury Abbot TrentSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 25.Patcham PylonsA23 London Road1928John Leopold DenmanSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 28.Statue of Steve OvettMadeira Drive24 July 2012Peter WebsterSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 29.Statue of Queen VictoriaVictoria Gardens8 December 1897Carlo NicoliSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 30.Statue of Max MillerNew Road/Pavilion Gardens1 May 2005Peter WebsterSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 31.The Kissing BridgeCircus Parade, New England Road9 September 1998Nigel BoonhamSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 32.Tay (AIDS memorial)New Steine9 October 2009Romany Mark BruceSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 33.Spring and SummerPreston Park1874 (moved 1928)unknownSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 34.Jubilee Clock TowerQueen's Road26 June 1888John JohnsonSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 35.Frankland MonumentStanmer ParkJune 1775unknownSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 36.Statue of Sir John Cordy BurrowsOld Steine Gardens14 February 1878Edward Bowring StephensSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 38.Victoria FountainOld Steine Gardens24 May 1846Amon Henry Wilds, William PepperSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 39.TwinsChurchill Square3 September 1998Charlie HookerSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, pp. 41–42.

Hove Image Work Location Date Sculptor/Artist Source CoordinatesStatue of Captain William Henry Cecil George PechellWaterloo StreetFebruary 1859Matthew NobleSediment and CutConnaught RoadAugust 2004Ekkehard AltenburgerSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 72.FingermazeHove Park2006Chris DrurySeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 73.Statue of Queen VictoriaGrand Avenue9 February 1901Thomas BrockSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 74.The JugglerHove Town HallDecember 1995Helen CollisSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 76.

War memorials Image Work Location Date Sculptor/Artist Source CoordinatesThe BuglerRegency Square29 October 1904Charles Leonard Hartwell, John William SimpsonSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 24.Indian Memorial GateRoyal Pavilion26 October 1921Thomas TyrwhittSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 34.Brighton War MemorialOld Steine7 October 1922John William SimpsonSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 40.Egyptian Campaign MemorialOld Steine1888Seddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 41.Hove War MemorialGrand Avenue27 February 1921Edwin LutyensSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 75.The ChattriSouth Downs, Patcham1922Swinton JacobSeddon, Seddon, & McIntosh, p. 90.

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