List of public art in the London Borough of Lewisham

This is a list of public art in the London Borough of Lewisham.

Blackheath

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerArchitect / other Type Designation Notes
Lion Lawn in front of Holly-Hedge House, Wat Tyler Road

51.4703°N 0.0056°W / 51.4703; -0.0056 (Lion)
Early 19th century?N/A Sculpture Grade II The tablet held by the lion is inscribed NELSON/ CXXII BATTLES.[1]

Brockley

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerArchitect / other Type Designation Notes
Deptford War Memorial Junction of Upper Brockley Road and Lewisham Way

51.4710°N 0.0299°W / 51.4710; -0.0299 (Deptford War Memorial)
1919–1921William Wheatley WagstaffWilliam Roberts War memorial with sculpture Grade II Unveiled 1921 by Major-General Sir Charles Townshend.[2]

Catford

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerArchitect / other Type Designation Notes
Catford Centre Cat Rushey Green

51.4458°N 0.0198°W / 51.4458; -0.0198 (Catford Centre Cat)
1974Owen Luder/Embassy Signs [3]
Pensive Girl Catford Town Hall 1992Gerda Rubinstein [3]
Water Line Rushey Green 2006Oliver Barratt [4]
Chariot / Blue on Green Catford 2006Oleg Prokofiev [3]

Deptford

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerArchitect / other Type Designation Notes
Pig statues Thames Walk

Forest Hill

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerArchitect / other Type Designation Notes
Bridge Parapets (southern road bridge over railway) Honor Oak

51.4497°N 0.0462°W / 51.4497; -0.0462 (Bridge Parapets)
1960 c.1960William Mitchell [5]

Lewisham

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerArchitect / other Type Designation Notes
Lewisham War Memorial Memorial Gardens, Lewisham High Street

51.4536°N 0.0160°W / 51.4536; -0.0160 (Lewisham War Memorial)
1921E. A. Stone War memorial Grade II [6]

New Cross

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerArchitect / other Type Designation Notes
Statue of Robert Aske Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School

51.4681°N 0.0436°W / 51.4681; -0.0436 (Statue of Robert Aske)
1825William CroggonN/A Statue Grade II [7]
Admiral Robert Blake, Horatio Nelson, Francis Drake and Oliver Cromwell Deptford old town hall, New Cross Road

51.4754°N 0.0379°W / 51.4754; -0.0379 (Deptford Old Town Hall)
1905
Water and Wine Goldsmiths, University of London 1990Michael KennyN/A Sculpture N/A [8]
Black Door Goldsmiths, University of London Svein MøxvoldN/A Sculpture N/A [9]

Sydenham

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerArchitect / other Type Designation Notes
Livesey Hall War Memorial
South Suburban Gas Company
Perry Hill, Lower Sydenham

51.4314°N 0.0372°W / 51.4314; -0.0372 (Livesey Hall War Memorial)
1920Sydney March War memorial with sculpture Grade II [10]

References

  1. Historic England. "Carving on lawn in front of Holly-Hedge House (1194163)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. Historic England. "Deptford War Memorial (1406592)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. https://www.lewisham.gov.uk/inmyarea/arts/Your-local-arts/public-art/Pages/Catford-public-art.aspx
  4. "water line | oliver barratt sculpture". www.oliverbarratt.co.uk.
  5. "Historic filming in Forest Hill – SE23 Forum | Forest Hill & Honor Oak". www.se23.com.
  6. Historic England. "Lewisham War Memorial, Memorial Gardens (1435882)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  7. Ben Weinreb, ed. (2008). The London Encyclopaedia (Third ed.). pp. 866–876. ISBN 978-1-4050-4924-5.
  8. Water and Wine, Art UK, retrieved 13 May 2020
  9. Black Door, Art UK, retrieved 13 May 2020
  10. "South Suburban Gas Company", War Memorials Register, Imperial War Museums, retrieved 9 June 2018
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