Sculptures and public art

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1. 

   

   Sir Stanley Matthews (Bet365 Stadium)

   Address:

   Britannia Stadium, Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4EG

   Telephone:

   01782 236000

   Email:

   stoke.tic@stoke.gov.uk

   Type

   Type:

   Public Art

   Stoke

   Sculptors: Julian Jeffery, Carl Payne, Andy Edwards. The three nine foot statues were made by local artists, showing Sir Stanley at different stages of his football career, which spanned more than 30 years.

2. 

   

   A Man Can't Fly

   Address:

   A52 Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RU

   Telephone:

   01782 236000

   Email:

   stoke.tic@stoke.gove.uk

   Type

   Type:

   Public Art

   Stoke

   Sculptor: Ondre Nowakowski. Visible to passengers travelling south as they depart Stoke-on-Trent railway station, and road users, this artwork reminds us that we are perhaps in too much of a rush to do too much for most of the time.

3. 

   

   Lance-Sergeant John Baskeyfield VC

   Address:

   Greyhound Way/Pavilion Drive Roundabout, Festival Retail Park, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5NZ

   Telephone:

   01782 236000

   Email:

   stoke.tic@stoke.gov.uk

   Type

   Type:

   Public Art

   City Centre

   Born in Burslem in 1922, Lance-Sergeant John Daniel Baskeyfield VC was recipient of the Victoria Cross.

4. 

   

   Industries of the Potteries

   Address:

   Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Bethesda Street, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3DW

   Telephone:

   01782 236000

   Email:

   stoke.tic@stoke.gov.uk

   Type

   Type:

   Public Art

   City Centre

   Sculptor: G H Downing. Designer: Frank Murrier Made from over 6,000 shaped bricks, this long relief depicts images of the history and industries of the Stoke-on-Trent area.

5. 

   

   The Needle

   Address:

   City Road, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2HA

   Telephone:

   01782 236000

   Email:

   stoke.tic@stoke.gov.uk

   Type

   Type:

   Public Art

   Fenton

   The Needle was designed as an echo of the spire on the old Town Hall

6. 

   

   Unearthed

   Address:

   Lidice Way, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3AD

   Telephone:

   01782 236000

   Email:

   stoke.tic@stoke.gov.uk

   Type

   Type:

   Public Art

   City Centre

   Sculptors: Dashyline. The Czech village of Lidice was destroyed by the Nazi’s in 1942 in retaliation for the assassination of Nazi Lieutenant General and Deputy Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia Reinhard Heydrich.

7. 

   

   The Spirit of Fire

   Address:

   Exterior of Debenhams, Intu Potteries, Stafford Street, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 1PS

   Telephone:

   01782 236000

   Email:

   stoke.tic@stoke.gov.uk

   Type

   Type:

   Public Art

   City Centre

   Sculptor: David Wynne. Nicknamed as Jack Frost, this spikey metal sculpture of a man symbolises the fires that fuelled the city’s main industries of ceramics, mining and steelworks.

8. 

   

   Josiah Wedgwood (Stoke)

   Address:

   Opposite Stoke-on-Trent Railway Station, Station Road, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2AA

   Telephone:

   01782 236000

   Email:

   stoke.tic@stoke.gov.uk

   Type

   Type:

   Public Art

   Stoke

   Sculptor: Edward Davis. One of Stoke-on-Trent’s most famous son’s Josiah Wedgwood (1730 – 1975) belonged to the fourth generation of a family of potters.

9. 

   

   St. Peter's Community Mosaic

   Address:

   Stoke Minster, Glebe Street, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1LP

   Telephone:

   01782 236000

   Email:

   stoke.tic@stoke.gov.uk

   Type

   Type:

   Public Art

   Stoke

   Sculptor: community project. In May 2000, artists were commissioned to develop the images of the church and the local environment created by children from two local primary schools, turning them into a piece of public art.

10. 

    

    Still Life

    Address:

    Uttoxeter Road, A50, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7UN

    Telephone:

    01782 236000

    Email:

    stoke.tic@stoke.gov.uk

    Type

    Type:

    Public Art

    Longton

    This sculpture represents the bottle kilns that once dominated the area's landscape.

11. 

    

    R. J. Mitchell

    Address:

    Broad Street, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4HG

    Telephone:

    01782 236000

    Email:

    stoke.tic@stoke.gov.uk

    Type

    Type:

    Public Art

    City Centre

    Sculptor: UnKnown. Reginald Mitchell was born near Stoke-on-Trent and was an aeronautical engineer and aircraft designer who was most famous for the legendary Spitfire fighter plane.

12. 

    

    Love Ties

    Address:

    Hanley Park, College Road, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4DX

    Telephone:

    01782 2376000

    Email:

    stoke.tic@stoke.gov.uk

    Type

    Type:

    Public Art

    City Centre

    Sculptor: Emily Campbell. Love Ties was created after the artist worked with local people in a series of workshops to uncover their love letters.

13. 

    

    Roy Sproson

    Address:

    Hamil Road, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 1AW

    Telephone:

    01782 236000

    Email:

    stoke.tic@stoke.gov.uk

    Type

    Type:

    Public Art

    Burslem

    Roy Sproson spent his entire professional career at Port Vale amassing a club record 837 appearances between 1950 and 1972.

14. 

    

    War Memorial (City Centre)

    Address:

    Outside Hanley Town Hall, Albion Street, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 1QQ

    Telephone:

    01782 236000

    Email:

    stoke.tic@stoke.gov.uk

    Type

    Type:

    Public Art

    City Centre

    Sculptor: UnKnown. The snake beneath Victory’s feet alludes to the defeat of evil, in this case by force of arms (the sword in her right hand).

15. 

    

    Pithead Wheel

    Address:

    Corner Union Street and Town Road, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, near, ST1 2LD

    Telephone:

    01782 236000

    Email:

    stoke.tic@stoke.gov.uk

    Type

    Type:

    Public Art

    City Centre

    Commissioned by: National Coal Board.

16. 

    

    The Pace of Recovery

    Address:

    Mini-roundabout, Festival Way, Marina Drive, Etruria Area, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5BQ

    Telephone:

    01782 236000

    Email:

    stoke.tic@stoke.gov.uk

    Type

    Type:

    Public Art

    City Centre

    Sculptor: Francis Gomila. A stainless steel swan sits on a tall plinth that slopes at an angle of about 40 degrees.

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    Traditional Industries

    Address:

    Woodbank Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, near, ST6 3QB

    Telephone:

    01782 236000

    Email:

    stoke.tic@stoke.gov.uk

    Type

    Type:

    Public Art

    Burslem

    Sculptor: John McKenna. A triptych celebrating the three traditional industries of Burslem; brick manufacture, mining and pottery.

18. 

    

    Mother and Child

    Address:

    Bethesda Gardens, Bethesda Street, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, near, ST1 3DW

    Telephone:

    01782 236000

    Email:

    stoke.tic@stoke.gov.uk

    Type

    Type:

    Public Art

    City Centre

    Sculptor: Anthony Beetlestone.

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    The Staffordshire Saxon

    Address:

    Inside Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Bethesda Street, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3DW

    Telephone:

    01782 236000

    Email:

    stoke.tic@stoke.gov.uk

    Type

    Type:

    Public Art

    City Centre

    Sculptor: Andy Edwards. Located inside the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery his piece was inspired by the Staffordshire Hoard, a treasure trove of Anglo-Saxon gold.

20. 

    

    Tunstall Shard

    Address:

    Jasper Square, Scotia Road, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6AT

    Telephone:

    01782 236000

    Email:

    stoke.tic@stoke.gov.uk

    Type

    Type:

    Public Art

    Tunstall

    Sculptor: Robert Erskine. This sculpture is inspired by a shard of pottery from Roman times that was found in an underground oven when the former Wedgwood pottery site in the city was being redeveloped.

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