Map showing sites of public art
Follow this pointer to view each piece of art in turn 
Twenty-first century
Public art has proliferated in Headington since 2002. This is partly explained by the fact that Policy CP14 of the Oxford Local Plan 2001–2016 sought the provision of public art in association with major development. The public art as approved and implemented has to be retained at all times following its erection unless otherwise agreed in writing beforehand by the Local Planning Authority. The year of the sculpture is shown in red below when it has been provided by developers.
The University of Oxford considers that the Oxford City Council planning guidance for public art should be viewed as an opportunity rather than a requirement. Three artworks were planned as part of the Old Road Campus Public Art Strategy, which addresses the whole site with the establishment of an “aggregated” public art budget, which, rather than being linked to individual buildings, is utilized strategically.
- The first piece of art in this series was the Origin Sculpture of 2017
- The second is the Art Seating to the east of the Innovation Building.
- The third and last piece of public art on the Old Road campus will be on the paving in front of the recently completed IMS-Tetsuya Nakamura Building for the IDRM (Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine).
In reverse order |
 Living Sculptures Barton Park (2022) |
 Murals Barton Underpass (2021) |
 MRI-inspired ohms Stansfeld Park (2019) |
 Mural Barton Neighbourhood Centre (2019) |
 Art Seating Old Road Campus (2018) |
 “Assembly” sculpture Oxford Brookes University (2018) |
 "Origin" sculpture Old Road Campus (2017) |
 Aslan sculpture Bury Knowle Park (2017) |
 Mosaic at Wood Farm Atkyns Road (2017) |
 Blueberry pie sculpture Maggie's Centre (2016) |
 Cricket seats The Willows, Barton Road (2016) |
 Rain Pavilion Oxford Brookes University (2015) |
 Dragon sculpture Magdalen Wood (2015) |
 League of Friends Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (2014) |
 KIDS wall painting John Radcliffe (2013) |
 Stone Circle seat EF Int. Language School (2013) |
 Horse sculpture Botnar Research Centre (2013) |
 A40 subway Risinghurst/Sandhills (2013) |
 Armillary Sphere Churchill Hospital (2012) |
 Mosaic Ruskin College (2012) |
 Bronze ring Blackstock Close (2011) |
 Sunflowers Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (2009) |
 Sculpture Walk Warneford Hospital (2008) |
 Mosaics in play area Bernwood Road (2008) |
 Mosaics and Pillars Underhill Circus, Barton (2008) |
 Stones on roundabout John Radcliffe Hospital (2008) |
 Storybook Tree Bury Knowle Park (2005) |
 United Sculpture Manor Hospital (2005) |
 Peace Circle Bury Knowle Park (2002) |
Nineteenth and twentieth centuries
 The Shark 2 New High Street (1986) |
 Vashti window St Andrew's Church (1932) |
 Samuel Warneford statue Warneford Hospital (1849) |
Works of art that no longer exist or have been taken away from Headington
 Legs on Cinema New High Street (1980) |
 Wind sculpture John Radcliffe Hospital (l986) |
 Subway murals Central Headington (2002) |
Indoor works of art in Headington
All the above works of art are outdoors (with an exception made for the Vashti Window in St Andrew's Church, as it is usually possible to enter the church to see it). The following are just some of the other indoor works of art in Headington:
- Robert Maxwell as Samson in stained glass on the stairs of Headington Hill Hall
- Narnia window by Sally Scott in Holy Trinity Church (1991), shown on the C. S. Lewis page
- Stations of the Cross by Faith Tolkien (1988) at Corpus Christi Church, Margaret Road
Only works of art that can be easily viewed by the public are shown here, so those on school premises are not included.
The Headington hospitals also own many other works of art, but only those in public areas are shown above
Oxford City Council Public Art Map (now getting very out of date)
