Maternity, by David Evans
1935-7
Wandsworth Town Hall, London
Photo: Jeremy Haslam

Time Spiral
Clock sculpture, stainless steel.
Malcolm Robertson, 1996
Meridian Square, Stratford, East London
Photo: NRP (East London RAC, University of East London)

Volume 10, Public Sculpture of South London Inner Boroughs, is the latest volume in the National Recording Project series to be launched (winter 2007). This fascinating account is written by the veteran Terry Cavanagh, a native of South London. The NRP series Public Sculpture of Britain, published by Liverpool University Press, aims to provide a full survey of public sculpture nationwide. Nine other acclaimed volumes have so far been published covering the cities of Liverpool, Birmingham, Glasgow and the City of London, the region of North-East England and the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland, Staffordshire and Warwickshire with Solihull and Coventry; also the administrative area of Greater Manchester. Others are to follow, the next production being Public Sculpture of Historic Westminster by Philip Ward-Jackson - a sister volume to his superb volume on the City of London. Also in the pipeline are volumes covering South-West London outer boroughs, the city of Bristol and the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk.

These fully illustrated volumes deal comprehensively with works occupying public space. They constitute an essential resource for all those involved with the appreciation, study or preservation of public monuments and sculpture.

A new addition:

TOTE-TRAILS - pocket-book companions to NRP volumes

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The first in the new series of companion pocket books, Birmingham Sculpture Trails, was launched in the opulent surroundings of the city’s historic Council House in May 2005. The authors are George T. Noszlopy and Fiona Waterhouse, veteran researcher /writers for the NRP. The book retails at 12.95. Under production: Liverpool Sculpture Trails, companion to the first volume in the NRP series.

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Public Sculpture of Liverpool
    by Terry Cavanagh

The first volume in the PMSA's survey of the entire corpus of public sculpture and memorials in Great Britain was published in September 1997. Public Sculpture of Liverpool is an in-depth catalogue of every sculptural piece in the city, described in exhaustive detail, with good quality photographs.

The work on which the book is based was undertaken by the author with the support of the University of Leicester and the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside.

The book is a fully illustrated survey of Liverpool's wealth of sculpture, with introduction, glossary and comprehensive index. It is presented in a large format, opening to double A4 size.

Liverpool University Press

394 pp., 286 x 171 mm

Public Sculpture of Britain, 1
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PRICE: Hardback: 38.95 pounds; Paperback: 15.95 pounds.

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Public Sculpture of Birmingham
    by George T. Noszlopy, edited by Jeremy Beach

Continuing the series, Public Sculpture of Birmingham covers almost all sculptural works in Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield, including many contemporary works, and a large section on lost works. The introduction draws attention to previously unacclaimed artists working in the city.

The work on which the book is based was developed as part of the University of Central England's Public Sculpture Project, updated and digitised for the PMSA National Recording Project. Full acknowledgement of funding sources and the many researchers who assisted the author and editor are contained in the volume.

Birmingham's rich heritage of sculptural workshops and one-off commissions is fully illustrated in the volume, which includes glossary and index.

Liverpool University Press

256 pp., 286 x 171 mm

Public Sculpture of Britain, 2
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PRICE: Hardback: 38.95 pounds; Paperback: 15.95 pounds.

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Public Sculpture of North-East England
    by Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris

Extending northward from the counties of Cleveland and Durham to the Scottish / Northumbrian border, the North East of England includes one of the greatest concentrations of recent public sculpture in Britain together with an extraordinary variety of public monuments and sculpture of all ages.

Public Sculpture of North-East England documents over 450 of these works for the first time, providing full details of their materials, physical condition, ownership and commissioning. Particular attention is devoted to the historical use and interpretation of the monuments. From this emerges a fascinating picture of the development of public sculpture in the region and of its contribution to the creation of local identities.

Liverpool University Press

368 pp., 220 x 250 mm

Public Sculpture of Britain, 3
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PRICE: Hardback: 47.95 pounds; Paperback: 19.95 pounds.

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Public Sculpture of Leicestershire and Rutland
    by Terry Cavanagh, introduction by Alison Yarrington

Public Sculpture of Leicestershire and Rutland presents a comprehensive survey of the surprisingly rich heritage of publicly-accessible monuments and sculpture of Leicestershire and Rutland.

Sculpture of Leicestershire is represented by a variety of pieces ranging from the enigmatic 15th- and 16th-century sculptures of Stapleford Park to the elegant bronze nudes on Leicester's South African War Memorial. Also documented is the rich collection of works by 20th-century artists that were erected in schools and colleges as part of a specific local authority educational sculpture programme. The many sculptors who contributed include Lynn Chadwick, Geoffrey Clarke, Philip King, Bryan Kneale, Peter Peri and William Pye.

Rutland has works of high quality and singular interest, including Alexander's 30-foot high Great Tower at Rutland Water, 'the largest bronze sculpture of modern times', unveiled in 1980.

Liverpool University Press

432 pp., including 300 b/w photographs, 220 x 250 mm

Public Sculpture of Britain, 4
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PRICE: Hardback: 47.95 pounds; Paperback: 19.95 pounds.

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Public Sculpture of Glasgow

    by Ray McKenzie (Glasgow School of Art);

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Public Sculpture of the City of London

    by Philip Ward-Jackson;

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Public Sculpture of Warwickshire and Solihull

    by George T. Noszlopy;

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Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester

    by Terry Wyke (Manchester Metropolitan University).

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Public Sculpture of Staffordshire

    by George T. Noszlopy and Fiona Waterhouse (University of Central England).

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Public Sculpture of South London Inner Boroughs

    by Terry Cavanagh.

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Forthcoming volumes

Public Sculpture of Historic Westminster (1) the External Commemorative and Free-Standing Sculpture and (2) The Architectural Sculpture Westminster

    by Philip Ward-Jackson.