List of public art in Flintshire

This is a list of public art in Flintshire, north-east Wales. Flintshire borders the English county of Cheshire to the east, Denbighshire to the west and Wrexham County Borough to the south. It is named after the historic county of Flintshire which had very different borders. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums.

Bagillt


Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	War memorial	High Street, Bagillt	1923		Statue on pedestal	Marble				^[1]^[2]

Buckley


Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Servicemen and women memorial	Royal British Legion, Buckley	1983–84		Cenotaph and sculpture	Stone and steel				^[3]
	Alyn and Deeside Coat of Arms	Buckley			Relief	Terracotta

Caergwrle


Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
More images	War memorial	Wrexham Road, Caergwrle			Celtic cross on stepped base	Stone	3m high			^[4]

Caerwys


Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Arthur Roberts memorial	Caerwys			Monolith	Slate

Connah's Quay


Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Connah's Quay and Shotton War Memorial	High Street, Connah's Quay	1924	Edward Jones (builder)	Cross on pedestal	Stone		Grade II	Q29506918	^[5]^[6]

Ffynnongroyw


Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	War memorial	All Saints Church, Ffynnongroyw	1994		Pillar with urn	Granite				^[7]^[8]

Flint


Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Notes
Boer War memorial	Chapel Street, Flint	1903		Obelisk	Pink granite	^[9]
War memorial	Chapel Street, Flint		W. B. Edwards (architect)	Cenotaph	Stone	^[10]
Footplate	Railway Station, Flint		Brian Fell	Sculpture	Metal

Hawarden


Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	William and Catherine Gladstone fountain	Glynne Way, Hawarden	1889	Edward O. Griffith	Three-sided fountain	Stone		Grade II	Q29492856	Erected to mark the golden wedding of William and Catherine Gladstone.^[11]
	Saint Deiniol	Gladstone's Library, Hawarden	1902	John Douglas	Statue	Stone		Grade I		^[12]
	Second Boer War memorial	St Deiniol's Church, Hawarden			Tapering cross on hexagonal base	Stone				^[13]
More images	War memorial	Gladstone Way, Hawarden	1920	Giles Gilbert Scott	Obelisk with niche	Sandstone	9.1m high	Grade II	Q29492871	Niche holds figure of Christ on the Cross.^[14]^[15]
More images	William Ewart Gladstone	Grounds of Gladstone's Library, Hawarden	Erected 1925	John Hughes	Statue on pedestal	Bronze and stone		Grade II	Q29492802	Originally commissioned in 1910 for Dublin.^[16]^[17]

Mold


Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	Hallelujah Obelisk	Rhual, near Mold	1736		Obelisk	Stone			Marks the site of a battle of AD 420.^[18]
More images	Daniel Owen	Daniel Owen Precinct, Mold, Flintshire	1896	Goscombe John	Statue on pedestal	Bronze & stone	Grade II	Q29480968	^[19]^[20]
	War memorial	Bailey Hill, Mold, Flintshire	1926	W. B. Edwards	Cenotaph	Portland stone			^[21]
	Daniel Owen	Mold, Flintshire			Monolith	Stone
	Steam Wheel sculpture	Chester Road, Mold, Flintshire

Rhosesmor


Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Wikidata	Notes
	War memorial	Rhosesmor	1920s		Cross on pedestal	Sandstone & limestone		Grade II	Q29503098	^[22]^[23]

References

^ "War Memorials Register: Bagillt". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "Bagillt Memorial". Flintshire War Memorials. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "War Memorials Register: Buckley RBL". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ "War Memorials Register: Caergwrle". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ "War Memorials Register: Connah's Quay and Shotton". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ Cadw. "Connah's Quay and Shotton war memorial (85266)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ "Ffynnongroyw war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
^ "War Memorials Register: Ffynnongroyw and Penyfford". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ "War Memorials Register: Flint – Boer War". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ "War Memorials Register: Flint". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ Cadw. "Gladstone fountain, Hawarden (15079)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ Cadw. "St Deiniol's Library (15025)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ "War Memorials Register: Hawarden Boer War". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ "War Memorials Register: Hawarden". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ Cadw. "Hawarden war memorial (15094)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ "The Gladstone memorial, Hawarden". historypoints.org. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ Cadw. "The Gladstone monument, Hawarden (15026)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ Graham Watkins (2015). Welsh Follies, secrets, stories and scandals. Carreg Gwalch. ISBN 978 1 84524 215 2.
^ Jo Darke (1991). The Monument Guide to England and Wales. Macdonald Illustrated. ISBN 0 356 17609 6.
^ Cadw. "Statue of Daniel Owen (365)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ "War Memorials Register: Mold". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ "War Memorials Register: Rhosesmor Memorial Cross". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ Cadw. "Rhosemor war memorial (26207)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[1] "War Memorials Register: Bagillt". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

[2] "Bagillt Memorial". Flintshire War Memorials. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

[3] "War Memorials Register: Buckley RBL". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[4] "War Memorials Register: Caergwrle". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[5] "War Memorials Register: Connah's Quay and Shotton". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[6] Cadw. "Connah's Quay and Shotton war memorial (85266)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[7] "Ffynnongroyw war memorial". historypoints.org. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

[8] "War Memorials Register: Ffynnongroyw and Penyfford". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[9] "War Memorials Register: Flint – Boer War". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[10] "War Memorials Register: Flint". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[11] Cadw. "Gladstone fountain, Hawarden (15079)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[12] Cadw. "St Deiniol's Library (15025)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[13] "War Memorials Register: Hawarden Boer War". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[14] "War Memorials Register: Hawarden". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[15] Cadw. "Hawarden war memorial (15094)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[16] "The Gladstone memorial, Hawarden". historypoints.org. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[17] Cadw. "The Gladstone monument, Hawarden (15026)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[Watkins-18] Graham Watkins (2015). Welsh Follies, secrets, stories and scandals. Carreg Gwalch. ISBN 978 1 84524 215 2.

[JoDarke-19] Jo Darke (1991). The Monument Guide to England and Wales. Macdonald Illustrated. ISBN 0 356 17609 6.

[20] Cadw. "Statue of Daniel Owen (365)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[21] "War Memorials Register: Mold". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[22] "War Memorials Register: Rhosesmor Memorial Cross". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[23] Cadw. "Rhosemor war memorial (26207)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

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v t e Flintshire
Principal settlements	Bagillt Buckley Caerwys Deeside (Connah's Quay Queensferry Saltney Shotton) Flint Holywell Mold
Towns and villages	Abermorddu Afonwen Alltami Aston Park Bretton Broughton Bryn-y-Baal Brynford Cadole Caergwrle Calcoed Carmel Cefn-y-Bedd Cilcain Coed Talon Cymau Drury Ewloe Ffrith Flint Mountain Ffynnongroew Greenfield Gronant Glyncorrwg Gwaenysgor Gwernaffield Gwernymynydd Halkyn Hawarden Holway Higher Kinnerton Hope Leeswood Llanfynydd Llanasa Leadmill Mancot Mostyn Mynydd Isa Nannerch Nercwys Northop Northop Hall Oakenholt Pantasaph Pantymwyn Pentre Halkyn Penyffordd (Buckley) Pen-y-Ffordd (Holywell) Penymynydd Pontblyddyn Rhosesmor Rhes-y-Cae Rhydymwyn Sandycroft Sealand Soughton/Sychdyn Saltney Ferry Talacre Trelawnyd Trelogan Treuddyn Whitford Ysceifiog
Geography	Alyn Gorge Bretton Bridge Caerwys Rectory Clwydian Range Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB Dee Estuary Flintshire Bridge The Gop Greenfield Valley Heritage Park Moel Famau Moel y Gaer Moel y Parc Mostyn Colliery Nant-y-Ffrith Ogof Nadolig Point of Ayr Point of Ayr Gas Terminal River Alyn River Cegidog River Dee River Terrig Talacre Beach Wepre Park
Parliamentary representation	List of parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd Flintshire East Flintshire West Flintshire
Community councils	Argoed Bagillt Broughton and Bretton Brynford Buckley Caerwys Cilcain Connah's Quay Flint Gwernaffield with Pantymwyn Gwernymynydd Halkyn Hawarden Higher Kinnerton Holywell Hope Leeswood and Pontblyddyn Llanasa Llanfynydd Mold Mostyn Nannerch Nercwys Northop Northop Hall Penyffordd Queensferry Saltney Sealand Shotton Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor Treuddyn Whitford Ysceifiog
Topics	The historic county Alyn and Deeside Broughton Shopping Park Delyn Flintshire County Council Holywell Rural District Flintshire Detached (historically) Maelor Rural District Mold cape Point of Ayr Colliery Company Prestatyn Coal Company RAF Sealand Borough of Rhuddlan Western Mostyn Colliery Company SSSIs Country houses Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Museums Schools History Listed buildings Grade I Grade II* Listed parks and gardens Notable people Sport Visitor attractions Public art
Geography Wales

v t e Welsh art
Culture of Wales Art of the United Kingdom
Overviews and lists	Welsh artists Female artists associated with Wales Architecture of Wales
Celtic	Celtic art Celtic Revival Insular art Celtic brooch
Regional	Art in Cardiff
Lists of public art by county	Anglesey Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff Carmarthernshire Ceredigion Conwy Denbighshire Flintshire Gwynedd Merthyr Tydfil Monmouthshire Neath Port Talbot Newport Pembrokeshire Powys Rhondda Cynon Taf Swansea Torfaen Vale of Glamorgan Wrexham
Art schools	Cardiff School of Art & Design Newport College of Art Royal Cambrian Academy of Art School of Creative Arts, Wrexham Swansea College of Art
Groups and collectives	56 Group Wales Beca South Wales Art Society The Welsh Group
Art museums and galleries	Aberystwyth University Ceramics Collection Bodelwyddan Castle Cyfarthfa Castle Y Gaer Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Howard Roberts Gallery Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre Y Lle Celf Mission Gallery MOMA, Wales Mostyn National Museum Cardiff Newport Museum Oriel Ynys Môn Parc Howard Museum Royal Cambrian Academy of Art Ruthin Craft Centre Tenby Museum and Art Gallery Torfaen Museum Turner House Gallery Proposed National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales
Photography galleries	Third Floor Gallery Turner House Gallery
Awards	Gold Medal (National Eisteddfod of Wales) Welsh Artist of the Year
Organisations and bodies	Ffotogallery Artes Mundi Arts Council of Wales
List of Welsh artists Category

List of public art in Flintshire

Bagillt

Buckley

Caergwrle

Caerwys

Connah's Quay

Ffynnongroyw

Flint

Hawarden

Mold

Rhosesmor

References

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