Public Art in Northampton

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Abington St
Guildhall
Becket Park
Castle Park
Bus station
Delapre Abbey walled garden
University of Northampton
Bletchley
Art in Northampton Museum (different page)
Art in St Matthew (different page)

Abington St

Discovery - Sculpture by Lucy Giendinning, 2005, commemorates the life of Francis Crick.

I'm not sure if these are benches or an artwork (or both!)

Cobbler's Last - Sculpture by Graham Ibbeson, 1986, to represent the town's shoe and boot industrial heritage.

The Guildhall

One Angel Square, Angel Street, Northampton NN1 1ED

The Guildhall is a grand Victorian town hall - very impressive! It is next to All Saints church. There is a modern square next door (very well built and fitting in) which has some art. There are stiletto heel planters in the centre, in front of Northampton Tree by Richard Perry.

There are realistic statues of Northampton celebrities round the edge of the square, all by Richard Austin.

Walter Tull (1883-1918)

Edgar Mobbs (1882-1917)

Lady Wantage (1837-1920)

Margaret Bondfield (1873-1953)

Francis Crick (1916-2004)

Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)

John Clare (1793-1864)

Castle Park

Castle Park is on Chalk Lane, off Marefair. I think the posts are supposed to show where the castle was.

Bus Station

I think this is one of these: "In 2019, 12 giant footwear sculptures displayed across Northampton Town Centre including a collection of brogues, chelsea boots, stilettos and Doc Martens. Each sculpture had a unique design created by their individual sponsors. This project represented the landmark boot and shoe industry synonymous with Northamptonshire." This one celebrates Northampton Pride.

Becket Park

Becket Park is between Victoria Promenade and bedford Road.

People shown are John Clare 1783-1865 the "Northamptonshire peasant poet" (see above), Charles Rennie Mackintosh 1868-1928 (see 78 Derngate) and W.J.Bassett-Lowkes 1877-1953 (also see78 Derngate). 78 Derngate is close by.

Delapre Abbey walled garden

See Delapre Abbey walled garden.

University of Northampton

On way back from Delapre Abbey.

Bletchley

We had a day out at Bletchley - the code breaking place. There is a direct train from Northampton to Bletchley.

This is a memorial to the code breakers. It is by Charles Gurrey, 2011. This website says:
One block bears the sculpted names of the 'Outstations'; the other has the words 'We also served', formed of letters at various angles within circles, evoking the wheels of the Bombe machine. There is a Morse Code message engraved on the back of the memorial, which translates to "My most secret source".

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