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 are 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. It is being delivered over a five-year period between 2015 and 2020, and the first piece of art in this series was the “Origin” sculpture of 2017.
Plans for future public art
- The next piece of public art on the Old Road campus is likely to be Art Seating in the area of the Amenities& Bioescalator Building: plans approved on 15 December 2017 (12/02072/CND8).
These works of art
|
 Murals Barton Underpass (2021) |
 MRI-inspired ohms Stansfeld Park (2019) |
 Mural Barton Neighbourhood Centre (2019) |
 “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) |
 Horse sculpture Botnar Research Centre (2013) |
 A40 subway Risinghurst/Sandhills (2013) |
 KIDS wall painting John Radcliffe (2013) |
 Stone Circle seat EF Int. Language School (2013) |
 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) |
* There are many other works of art in churches in Headington, including:
- 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 out of date)
