List of public art in Wiltshire

This is a list of public art in Wiltshire, in 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.

Alton Barnes

Image Title / subject Location and
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DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Alton Barnes White Horse Alton Barnes, Alton, Wiltshire 1812Robert Pile Hill figureChalk
Alton Barnes White Horse sarsen stone Alton Priors, Alton, Wiltshire Carving on stoneSarsen stone

Amesbury

Also including public art in nearby areas.

Image Title / subject Location and
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DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Airmen's Cross Stonehenge Visiting Centre, Amesbury 1912 Memorial (wheel cross)Stone Grade II listed.[1][2] Originally located at Airman's Cross. Moved December 2013.
Amesbury War Memorial Church Street, Amesbury 1920 War memorial (cross)Stone Reammended in 2011.[3]
Bladehenge Solstice Park, Amesbury 11 March 2013Charlotte Moreton SculptureSteel Inspired by the nearby Stonehenge.[4]
The Dragonfly Solstice Park, Amesbury 11 June 2007Charlotte Moreton Sculpture Made with recycled helicopter parts.[5]
Memorial for Major Alexander William Hewetson Fargo Wood, Amesbury 1913? Memorial (wheel cross)Stone
The Mallow Solstice Park, Amesbury 17 June 2008Charlotte Moreton Sculpture"Road sign materials"[4] The park's second sculpture.[5]
Millennium Cross The Centre car park, Amesbury 2000 Cross wheelStone Commemorating the third millennium.
Monumental pillar Salisbury Street, Amesbury 1981 Monumental pillarStone
Red Kite Solstice Park, Amesbury 4 October 2011Charlotte Moreton SculptureSteel
River Avon (a.k.a. The Avon) Solstice Park, Amesbury 10 September 2009Charlotte Moreton SculptureSteel
Rotary Club of Amesbury Wishing Wheel The Co-operative Food, Salisbury Street, Amesbury January 2007Wooler Ltd Monumental water wheelBrick, metal Commemorates the centenary of the club, 1905–2005.
White Horse Solstice Park, Amesbury 21 September 2010Charlotte Moreton SculptureSteel Inspired by the county's white horse hill figures.[4]

Bradford on Avon

Image Title / subject Location and
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DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Bradford-on-Avon War Memorial Bradford-on-Avon 1922 War memorial (obelisk)Stone Obelisk war memorial.[6]
Cat Mr Salvat's Coffee Room, St. Margaret's Street, Bradford on Avon SculptureStone
Chi Rho symbol Newtown, Bradford-on-Avon Inscription Directly above Lady's Well,[7] sharing the same niche.
Co-op mosaic 1 and 2 Shambles, Bradford-on-Avon 1930? Mosaic Advertising mosaic for the former Co-operative.
Frog Bradford-on-Avon SculptureStone
Millie Festival Garden, Bradford-on-Avon 22 January 2000Dr John Willats SculptureMetal, stone Millennium sculpture.[8]
Twinning Garden mosaic The Twinning Garden, Bradford-on-Avon 2005–06Anita Andrews and Jane Mortimer[9] MosaicStone[10] Bradford on Avon Town Council The plaque was installed in 2014.
The Turf Maze Barton Farm Country Park, Bradford on Avon 2000s Turf mazeTurf A turf maze.

Calne

Image Title / subject Location and
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DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Sheep and lamb Sainsbury's, Calne Richard Cowdy SculptureBronze Sculpted to draw attention to Calne's wool trade heritage.
The Head The Strand, Calne 2000Rick Kirby Sculpture Millennium sculpture
Two Pigs Phelps Parade, Calne 1979Richard Cowdy Sculpture The town's first public sculpture.
Bas relief River Wall, Calne Richard Cowdy, Vivien ap Rhys Pryce Sculpture Commemorating the legend that Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen in Calne.

Cherhill

Image Title / subject Location and
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DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Cherhill White Horse Cherhill Down, Cherhill 1780Dr Christopher Alsop Hill figureChalk160 feet tall, 120 feet wide Hill figure
Lansdowne Monument Cherhill Down, Cherhill 1845Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne ObeliskStone120 feet tall Grade II* listed. Commemorating the Marquess' ancestor Sir William Petty.
Millennium sundial Bus shelter, Cherhill 2001 SundialStone, sarsen stone Commemorates the third millennium, housed in an elaborate bus shelter.

Chippenham

Image Title / subject Location and
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DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Chippenham Calf Sculpture Borough Parade, Chippenham 14 September 2013Richard Cowdy SculptureBronze2 feet high, 4 feet long Chippenham Civic Society Commemorating the town's former historical cattle market.[11]
Chippenham Christian Fellowship I Am mural Exterior wall of Revelation Christian Resource Centre, River Street, Chippenham Designed in part by Pastor Keith Wilson Mural Visible from Borough Parade Carpark[12]
Chippenham War Memorial Near Chippenham Museum & Heritage Centre, Chippenham 4 September 1921 War memorial and fountainSandstone ashlar, granite, slate Grade II listed.[13] Constructed to include the location's unused fountain.[14]
Fountain John Coles Park, Park Lane, Chippenham FountainStone
Town Arms Yelde Hall, Chippenham 1776 Emblem Yelde Hall is Grade I listed.[15] The "JS 1776" inscription refers to John Scott.[16]
The Twister Monkton Park, Chippenham 21 September 1995Lorraine Frost SculptureStone1.8 metres tall The drawings were by local children.
William Henry Fox Talbot photographing a girl and her dog Greenways Business Park, Chippenham 1993Greta Berlin sculptureBronze7 feet tall Commissioned by Timberlaine.[17]

Memorial plaques

Image Title / subject Location and
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DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Eddie Cochran Memorial Plaque Rowden Post, Chippenham Illustrated monumental plaque

Corsham

Image Title / subject Location and
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DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Corsham Court Gazebo Corsham Court, Corsham Early 18th century Gazebo follyStone
Corsham War Memorial Lacock Road, Corsham Early 1920s War memorial (cenotaph)Stone
Mayo Memorial[18]
(a.k.a. Mayo Fountain)[19]
71 High Street, Corsham 1896 Fountain, monumentStone, ashlar Grade II listed.[19] Memorial for Charles Mayo of Ivy House.
The Sham Ruin Corsham Court, Corsham 1797John Nash Screen wall follyStone Grade II* listed.[20] A wall giving the fake illusion that it is ruins.

Cricklade

Image Title / subject Location and
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DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
6th Airborne Division and 233 Squadron Memorial RAF Blakehill Farm, Cricklade 1994 War memorialStone
Cricklade War Memorial High Street, Cricklade Early 1920s War memorial (wheel cross)Stone
Jubilee Clock High Street, Cricklade 1897 Decoration monumentIron Grade II listed.[21] Commemorating the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
RAF Blakehill Farm memorial RAF Blakehill Farm, Cricklade 1994 War memorialStone The memorial is on the right of the photo.

Devizes

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates
DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
The Devizes Pyramid Sidmouth Street September 2008Richard Cowdy SculptureMetal, stone Presented by Patrick and Joan Norton of Long Street, Devizes.
Devizes War Memorial Long Street 13 November 1922 MemorialStone Grade II listed.[22] Unveiled by Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire, Viscount Long.[23]
Devizes White Horse Roundway Hill 29 September 1999James Smith Hill figureChalk, stone148 feet tall, 150 feet wide A third millennium-commemorating hill figure.
The Fountain Market Place 1879 Statue and fountainStone Grade II listed as "The Fountain".[24] Erected to the memory of Sotheron-Estcourt.
Millennium Cross St Johns Churchyard

51.35042°N 1.99493°W / 51.35042; -1.99493
2000Eric Stanford Sculpture Celebrates the Millennium and the 1000 year history of Devizes.[25]

Media related to the Millennium cross at Wikimedia Commons
Wayside Monument Monument Hill, Stert 1771 Monument and statueSandstone ashlar, granite, slate Grade II listed.[26] A monument to James Long previously known as The Long Monument.[26]

Iford Manor

Image Title / subject Location and
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DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Britannia Bridge over the River Frome, Iford Manor Statue

Longleat

Image Title / subject Location and
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DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Fountain The Orangery, Longleat Early 19th centuryUnknown FountainStone Grade II listed.[27] A fountain in the gardens of The Orangery.
Heaven's Gate Heaven's Gate, Longleat 2001Paul Norris SculptureStone, granite A third millennium-commemorating set of sculptures.
Janus Arch Entrance to Longleat Angela Conner Sculpture and fountainStainless steel93 feet tall A form of arch and fountain.[28]
Memorial to Joan Russell 1927–2003 Horningsham, Longleat 2003 Memorial and sculpture Memorial to Joan Russell.
St George & the Dragon Adventure Castle, Longleat 2005Elizabeth Rainsford Sculpture

Ludgershall

Image Title / subject Location and
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DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Ludgershall Cross High Street, Ludgershall MedievalUnknown Preaching cross with carved figuresStone The surrounding ornamental iron fence was placed in 1897.
Ludgershall War Memorial High Street, Ludgershall Early 1920sUnknown War memorialStone

Marlborough

Image Title / subject Location and
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DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Millennium Milepost Midland and South Western Junction Railway trackbed, Marlborough Andrew Rowe Milepost sculptureCast iron One of 1,000 Millennium Mileposts in the National Cycle Network.
Shell Grotto Marlborough Mound, Marlborough College, Marlborough

51.416573°N 1.737374°W / 51.416573; -1.737374
1720sMembers of the Seymour family GrottoShells
Marlborough White Horse Granham Hill, Marlborough 1804Students of Mr Greasley's Academy Hill figureChalk62 feet long, 47 feet tall Marlborough College Hill figure.
Untitled Besides the River Kennet, Marlborough SculptureWood Fashioned into a seat.
Untitled Besides the River Kennet, Marlborough SculptureWood Fashioned into a seat.

Pewsey

Image Title / subject Location and
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DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
King Alfred Monument Market Place, Pewsey June 1913 StatueStone Grade II listed.[29] Commemorating the Coronation of George V.
Pewsey White Horse Pewsey Hill, Pewsey April 1937George Marples Hill figureChalk66 feet long, 45 feet tall Pewsey 6X Club Commemorating the Coronation of George VI.

Royal Wootton Bassett

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates
DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Forever Royal Wootton Bassett 21 September 2015Mark Humphrey Sculpture, war memorialStone
Wootoon Bassett War Memorial Royal Wootton Bassett October 2004Alan Wilson War memorialMetal, stone A flagpole was placed beside it on 29 January 2010.[30]

Salisbury

Image Title / subject Location and
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DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Angels : Harmony Grounds of Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury Helaine Blumenfeld OBE SculptureMarble
Cloaked Figure IX Grounds of Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury 1978Lynn Chadwick SculptureBronze
Sir Henry Fawcett Market Place, Salisbury StatueBronze, stone Salisbury City Council
Stone Curlew Queen Elizabeth Gardens, Salisbury October 2014ATM[31] Mural Salisbury City Council Commissioned to mark the comeback of the Stone Curlew to Wiltshire [31]
Walking Madonna Grounds of Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury October 1981Elisabeth Frink SculptureBronze

Stourhead

Image Title / subject Location and
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DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Bristol High Cross Stourhead Garden, Stourhead 1373 (original), 1663 (rebuilt) CrossStone Grade I listed.[32]National Trust Originally placed in Bristol. Moved to Stourhead in 1780.
The Obelisk Great Oar Meadow, Stourhead Garden, Stourhead 1839Henry Hoare II ObeliskStone Grade I listed.[33]National Trust Originally erected in 1746. Rebuilt in 1839.[34]
The Pantheon Stourhead Garden, Stourhead 1753–54 Folly templeStone Grade I listed.[35]National Trust A folly temple.
St Peter's Pump Six Wells Bottom Valley, Stourhead 1474 Pump, grotto, statues, columned-templeStone Grade I listed.[36]National Trust Placed here in 1786 by Henry Hoare.[37]
The Temple of Apollo Stourhead Garden, Stourhead 1765Henry Flitcroft Folly templeStone Grade I listed.[38]National Trust A circular folly temple.
The Temple of Floria Stourhead Garden, Stourhead 1744–1746Henry Hoare II Folly templeStone Grade I listed.[39]National Trust The first Stourhead garden building.

Swindon

Image Title / subject Location and
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DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Applause Arts Centre, Devizes Road Swindon 2003Mark Amis SculptureBronze9 feet tall
Cow Great Western Hospital, Swindon 1987 (original location)[40] / September 2003 (current location)[41]Tom Gleeson SculptureWielded steel Originally located outside the Princess Margaret Hospital.[41]
Film Star Shaw Ridge Leisure Park, Swindon

51.56061°N 1.831753°W / 51.56061; -1.831753
1991Robert Marshall Statue The statue depicts Diana Dors.
Golden Lion The Parade, Swindon 25 February 1978 Sculpture
Gorilla The Parade, Swindon 1985 (original location) / 12 May 1994 (current location)Tom Gleeson SculptureWielded steel
Great Blondinis Gorse Hill, Swindon 1987John Clinch SculptureAluminium17 feet tall
Hey Diddle Diddle The Prinnels, Swindon 1992 Sculpture
Home Guard Memorial River Ray, Purton Stoke, Swindon StatueStone
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Brunel Shopping Centre, Swindon 1973 Statue Copy of Baron Marochetti's 1864 statue of Brunel in London.
Liddington Parish Council 2000 Liddington Castle, Liddington, Borough of Swindon 2000Liddington Parish Council with help from Ridgeway School SculptureStone, metal Liddington Parish Council "Viewing table" marking the third millennium.
Looking to the Future The Prinnels, Swindon 1985 Sculpture
Old Wiltshire Horn Dewell Mews, Swindon 1989Jon Buck Sculpture Marks the site of a former livestock market.[42]
Swindon: An Interesting Mural Near the Golden Lion Bridge, Swindon 1976Ken White MuralPainted brick Also known as the "Golden Lion Mural".[43]
White Horse Pacified Shaw, Swindon 1987Julie Livsey SculptureSteel and concrete Inspired by the white horse hill figures in Wiltshire.[42]
Wish Hounds Croft County Park, Swindon 30 April 1993Lou Hamilton SculpturePowder coated scrap metal, concrete, earthworks
Spitfire Spitfire Way, Swindon Sculpture There was once a real spitfire at this location.

Trowbridge

Image Title / subject Location and
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DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Coat of Arms Sensory Garden, Trowbridge Tablet, emblemMetal, stone
Metal Work Sculpture Sensory Garden, Trowbridge August 2003Local youths SculptureMetal Designed for the Trowbridge Area Festival of Fun.
Pumpkin Tower Bythesea Road, Trowbridge 2000Thomas Rothschild Folly Thomas Rothschild A folly tower.
Shears Map Trowbridge Park, Trowbridge May 2000Patrick Hallissey, Mervyn Grist, Michael Tollitt and Ian Marlowe SculptureMetal, plastic, terracotta Millennium sculpture originally located on Fore Street, but moved outside the Civic Centre in 2012.
Gothic structure around Studley Pump Frome Road, Upper Studley, Trowbridge 1862 MonumentStone Grade II listed alongside Studley Pump.[44] An elaborate structure sheltering Studley Pump.
Trompe L'eoil Roundstone Street, Trowbridge October 2003Roger Smith, Wiltshire Steeplejacks Trompe-l'œilPainted brick Commemorates the 25th anniversary of Trowbridge Civic Society.
Trowbridge War Memorial Trowbridge Park, Trowbridge August 1921J W Singer War memorial with statueBronze, Portland stone Grade II listed.[45]
A Victorian Sensory Garden Sensory Garden, Wiltshire 2004David Bath SculptureWood, metal Described as a "braille sculpture"
World War I War Memorial Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge 1919–1920 War memorial (cross)Stone Grade II listed.[46]

Warminster

Image Title / subject Location and
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DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Beyond Harvest The Cornmarket Shopping Centre, Warminster 1990Colin Lambert SculptureBronze Civic Trust & Town Council Commemorating the former corn market in this location.
The Obelisk Junction of Silver Street, Church Street and Vicarage Street, Warminster 1783 Obelisk Grade II* listed.[47] Believed to stand on a medieval market cross.
Warminster War Memorial Junction of Portway and The Close, Warminster 29 May 1921 War memorial (cross)Bath stone[48] Located in a small garden.[49]

Westbury and Bratton

Image Title / subject Location and
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DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administrator Notes
Mosaic Coopers Store, Edward Street, Westbury Pupils of Matravers School MosaicGlass Commemorating the links between the youth of Westbury and the Chernobyl area.
Illustrated toposcope Westbury Hill, Bratton Downs, Westbury 1968Pupils of Adcroft School of Building Illustrated topscopeMetal, stone An illustrated toposcope.
Battle of Enthandun Memorial Westbury Hill, Bratton Downs, Westbury 5 November 2000 MonumentSarsen stone, metal Denoting the location of the Battle of Ethandun.
Bratton Memorial Cross Village green, Bratton, Wiltshire Early 1920s War memorial (wheel cross)Stone
Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II Jubilee Beacon Westbury Hill, Bratton Downs, Westbury 3 June 2002 BeaconMetal Commemorating the aforementioned jubilee.
R & J Reeves & & Son memorial B3098, Bratton, Wiltshire 1993 MonumentBrick, iron Commemorating the village's former iron works, unveiled by Kathleen Reeves.[50]
Westbury War Memorial Edward Street, Westbury War memorial Renovated in 2014. Flagpoles placed in 2011.
Westbury White Horse Westbury Hill, Bratton Downs, Westbury 1778 Hill figureConcrete180 feet tall, 170 feet wide English Heritage A well known hill figure.
Yew Stump Edward Street, Westbury 11 August 1990 MonumentWood A tree stump which was subsequently converted into a monument for the former 430-year-old tree.

References

  1. Airman's Cross memorial at Stonehenge to be moved - BBC News
  2. Airmen's Cross at Junction of A344 and A360 - Winterbourne Stoke - Wiltshire - England | British Listed Buildings
  3. Wiltshire war memorial restored after 'mystery height loss' - BBC News
  4. http://www.solsticepark.com/files/2713/9284/1982/solstice-park-sculptures-leaflet-Nov-2013.pdf
  5. Photo of The Mallow Sculpture on Solstice Park, Amesbury Wilts
  6. Bradford on Avon War Memorial | WAR MEMORIALS ONLINE
  7. Bradford on Avon: New Town
  8. Widbrook Grange - Hotel Near Longleat, Bath, Wiltshire, Bradford on Avon, Trowbridge
  9. Bradford on Avon Town Council Projects
  10. Octagonal Twinning Garden Officially Opened
  11. Chippenham Calf Sculpture | Chippenham Civic Society
  12. "Leadership". Chippenham Christian Fellowship. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  13. War Memorial - Chippenham - Wiltshire - England | British Listed Buildings
  14. Chippenham Town War Memorial
  15. The Yelde Hall and the Council Chamber - Chippenham - Wiltshire - England | British Listed Buildings
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-08-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. Greta Berlin Sculptor
  18. Corhsam Historic Buildings in Wiltshire
  19. Mayo Fountain - Corsham - Wiltshire - England | British Listed Buildings
  20. The Sham Ruin - Corsham - Wiltshire - England | British Listed Buildings
  21. Jubilee Clock - Cricklade - Wiltshire - England | British Listed Buildings
  22. Pride as Devizes war memorial is listed (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)
  23. War Memorials Trust
  24. The Fountain - Devizes - Wiltshire - England | British Listed Buildings
  25. "St John's Church". Anthony Houghton. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  26. Wayside Monument - Stert - Wiltshire - England | British Listed Buildings
  27. Fountain in Front of the Orangery at Longleat House - Horningsham - Wiltshire - England | British Listed Buildings
  28. Angela Conner Sculptor » Janus Arch
  29. King Alfred Monument - Pewsey - Wiltshire - England | British Listed Buildings
  30. War Memorial | Wootton Bassett in the Great War
  31. Mural to mark return of birds (From Salisbury Journal)
  32. The Bristol High Cross - Stourton with Gasper - Wiltshire - England | British Listed Buildings
  33. The Obelisk - Stourton with Gasper - Wiltshire - England | British Listed Buildings
  34. Stourhead Park Hill Camp walk | National Trust
  35. The Pantheon - Stourton with Gasper - Wiltshire - England | British Listed Buildings
  36. St Peters Pump - Stourton with Gasper - Wiltshire - England | British Listed Buildings
  37. http://www.stourvalleyway.co.uk/stourhead.php
  38. The Temple of Apollo - Stourton with Gasper - Wiltshire - England | British Listed Buildings
  39. The Temple of Flora - Stourton with Gasper - Wiltshire - England | British Listed Buildings
  40. Public art of the bovine variety: the GWH cow – Born Again Swindonian
  41. GWH page 1.pdf
  42. Staying in the public eye (From Swindon Advertiser)
  43. Swindon Does Arts / News / Swindon Does Arts / News / Wed 6th Mar 2013 / Are we allowing great works of arts to disintegrate?
  44. Studley Pump (To South of No 191, the Black Horse) - Trowbridge - Wiltshire - England | British Listed Buildings
  45. War Memorial - Trowbridge - Wiltshire - England | British Listed Buildings
  46. War Memorial to South of Holy Trinity Church - Trowbridge - Wiltshire - England | British Listed Buildings
  47. The Obelisk - Warminster - Wiltshire - England | British Listed Buildings
  48. Warminster Town Website, Wiltshire, UK
  49. Warminster | WAR MEMORIALS ONLINE
  50. R & J Reeves & Son - Bratton Iron Works
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