Travel and tourism services in Lozells and East Handsworth Ward, Birmingham

Artwork

• Carved Feather Tree Trunk Seat
  Carved trunk of a single piece of oak. Commissioned as part of the first Handsworth Park Arts Trail. The Tree Trunk Seat was inspired by a feather blowing across the grass as Graham carved the seat on site.
• Circle of the Year
  Materials: Brazilian slate, etched sandblasted and painted. Center space open for members of the public to create temporary chalk drawn artworks & notices on. Surrounded by a mosaic based on grasses & reeds growing around the lake.
• Coinstack (Hockley Interchange) - TfWM
  Hockley Flyover
  Stack of metal "coins" inspired by the coin minting heritage of Hockley.
• Flowers & Abstract Art Mural
  Frances Road
  “Flowers of remembrance to commemorate all those we lost during the pandemic.”
• Hands and Minds Speak
  Carved from Cornish Granite, installed as part of a programme by Birmingham City Council for contemporary artists to create public art for heritage restorations in city parks. Controversial since installation; shrouded by dense overgrowth until 2021.
• Muhammad Ali Mural
  Lozells Road
  “A tribute to Muhammad Ali when he came to Lozells in 1982.”
• Muslim Skating Girl (You Can Do It Too) Mural
  George Street
  “Yes, a skater girl! Let"s represent the young, active women within the community who do cool things too!”
• Roots & Branches - Four Corners Sculpture
  Mimics the natural oak branches form, carved and shaped to fit with forged, fabricated steel. Four tree forms with extended roots on the ground which can be used as seats. The inner area provides a meeting point with paths leading in and out.
• Sons of Rest Mosaic
  Holly Road
  The Sons of Rest Mosaic was commissioned to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War in 2018. It celebrates the Sons of Rest Movement that was founded in Handsworth Park by veterans in 1927.
• SS Journey
  A representation of the bow of a steamship with a passenger looking to the distance and to their future. Local- Hector Pinkney MBE, youth worker and mentor for young people in the area and known to many locally as ‘Mr Handsworth’ modelled for the figure.
• Steel Pulse Revolution Album Cover Mural
  The large mural at the entrance to Handsworth Leisure Centre was commissioned as part of Punch Records’ BASS Festival’s celebration of 50 years of Reggae and coincided with National Album Day and Black History Month.
• Sun Guardian Bear
  Holly Road
  Formed part of the city-wide ‘Big Sleuth’ that saw 100+ Bears displayed across Birmingham, raising money for Birmingham Children"s Hospital. Mat used a graffiti style in his work and the Bear’s design is very bold with strong, clear, colourful patterns.
• Sunflower Mosaic
• The Anchor
  Holly Road
  Polished stainless-steel spheres reflect the park multiple times to the viewer, allowing them to carefully consider their environment and surroundings. Anchor is also the symbol of the B"ham Assay Office, linking to the City’s wider industrial heritage.
• The Commonwealth - Here and Now
  Commissioned to mark the hosting of the Commonwealth Games 2022. Inspired by a fairground waltzer made of galvanised steel and bright plastic wood-effect slats. The bench is playful and welcoming, large enough for groups to admire the lake view.
• The Memory Chest
  Holly Road
  Created in 2018 for the anniversary of the end of the First World War and informed by workshop activities that explored ideas around stories and letters sent home from the Trenches.
• To Raise A Child Mural
  Melrose Grove
  “The African proverb "It Takes A Village To Raise A Child" is to reflect the very nature of Lozells and the community that lives within it”
• Veranda Stories - PYRAMID TOWER
  Artists worked with women participants to explore their journeys. Mandalas the women made were adapted to produce the designs for the tower, which has a meditative quality to it when beneath and viewing the sky through patterns in the roof of the pyramid.
• Victorian Drinking Fountain Canopy
  Donated by Councillor Austin Lines was a major proponent of the park and after its establishment. Originally located elsewhere in the park but was moved to its current location in the 1950s, and now no longer contains the original Drinking Fountain.
• Windrush & NHS 1948 Mural
  Heathfield Road
  “There is no better time to celebrate the NHS nurses who swooped in during Windrush and became the backbone to a failing structure at the time. Thank you!”
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