List of public art in the London Borough of Merton

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

Map of public art in the London Borough of Merton

Merton Park

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeDesignationNotes
Merton War MemorialSt Mary's churchyard

51°24′37″N 0°12′08″W / 51.4104°N 0.2021°W / 51.4104; -0.2021 (Merton War Memorial)
1920 (designed); erected 1921H. P. Burke DowningMemorial crossGrade II[1]

Mitcham

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerTypeDesignationNotes
Mitcham War MemorialLower Green West

51°24′09″N 0°10′12″W / 51.4024°N 0.1699°W / 51.4024; -0.1699 (Mitcham War Memorial)
1920?Memorial crossGrade IIUnveiled 21 November 1920.[2]

Morden

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerArchitect / otherTypeDesignationNotes
Lion and unicornEntrance to King George's Field, Tudor Drive, Lower Morden1940s??Relief
KingfisherOver exit from Garth Road Recycling Depotas at March 2012

Raynes Park

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerArchitect / otherTypeDesignationNotes
Raynes Park War MemorialSt Saviour's churchyard

51°24′20″N 0°13′46″W / 51.4055°N 0.2295°W / 51.4055; -0.2295 (Raynes Park War Memorial)
1920–1921 (erected)T. Mewburn CrookArthur BlomfieldMemorial crossGrade II[3]

Wimbledon

Part of Wimbledon lies outside the borough of Merton; for other works located there, see List of public art in the London Borough of Wandsworth § Wimbledon
ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates
DateArtist / designerArchitect / otherTypeDesignationNotes
Diana with a FawnCannizaro Park

51°25′32″N 0°13′55″W / 51.4256°N 0.2319°W / 51.4256; -0.2319 (Diana with a Fawn)
1843?StatueGrade II[4]

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Joseph Toynbee Memorial FountainWimbledon Hill Road, at the junction with Belvedere Grove

51°25′27″N 0°12′56″W / 51.4243°N 0.2156°W / 51.4243; -0.2156 (Joseph Toynbee Memorial Fountain)
1868?Drinking fountainGrade II[5]
Busts of William Shakespeare and John MiltonOutside Wimbledon Library

51°25′20″N 0°12′30″W / 51.4222°N 0.2084°W / 51.4222; -0.2084 (Busts of William Shakespeare and John Milton)
1886??Architectural sculpture[6]
Laetitia and globeOn roof of New Wimbledon Theatre

51°25′09″N 0°12′06″W / 51.4193°N 0.2016°W / 51.4193; -0.2016 (Laetitia and globe)
1910 (removed for safety in war 1939; reinstated 1991)?Cecil Massey and Roy YoungArchitectural sculptureGrade II[7]
War memorialSt Winefride's Church, Latimer Road

51°25′11″N 0°11′38″W / 51.4196°N 0.1938°W / 51.4196; -0.1938 (St Winefride's War Memorial)
After 1918?CalvaryGrade II[8]

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Wimbledon War MemorialParkside

51°25′34″N 0°13′20″W / 51.4262°N 0.2223°W / 51.4262; -0.2223 (Wimbledon War Memorial)
1921Charles Leonard HartwellThomas Graham JacksonWar memorialGrade IIUnveiled 5 November 1921.[9]

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King's Royal Rifle Corps War MemorialWimbledon Common

51°26′18″N 0°13′49″W / 51.4383°N 0.2302°W / 51.4383; -0.2302 (King's Royal Rifle Corps Memorial)
1929?War memorialGrade II[10]

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Statue of Fred PerryAll-England Club

51°26′03″N 0°12′49″W / 51.4343°N 0.2135°W / 51.4343; -0.2135 (Statue of Fred Perry)
1984David WynneStatueUnveiled by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent.[11]
ConcourseWimbledon station

51°25′16″N 0°12′22″W / 51.42111°N 0.20611°W / 51.42111; -0.20611 (Concourse)
1998Bruce WilliamsSculptureLaser cut images of crowds watching tennis at Wimbledon[12]
arthur (stag)Outside Wimbledon station

51°25′16″N 0°12′26″W / 51.4212°N 0.2071°W / 51.4212; -0.2071 (arthur (stag))
2012Isabelle Zhizhi SouthwoodSculptureUnveiled 21 June 2012.[13][14]
Statue of Sister NiveditaOutside Ricards Lodge High School, Lake Road

51°25′43″N 0°12′15″W / 51.4286°N 0.2042°W / 51.4286; -0.2042 (Statue of Sister Nivedita)
2023Nirjan De and Sarada SarkarStatue[15][16]

References

Bibliography

  • Matthews, Peter (2018). London's Statues and Monuments. Oxford: Shire Publications.