This page gives detailed information about a number of artworks around the centre of Enfield Town that you can find. For rail travellers arriving at Enfield Chase, there is also this leaflet which you can pick-up. The leaflet was created by a local art student Shan-Jay Daley.
Quick links to map points: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 Enfield Chase Station
Platform level: Three digital artworks by Shaypress
Platform 1 (one piece) and Platform 2 ( two pieces). Notes from the artist:
The theme of windows ties together all three artworks. I was drawn to this visual device because, much like art itself, windows offer us a view into another time and another world.
The carriage features three windows (below, right-hand image) that show a nostalgic summertime scene: a mother, with bucket and spade in hand, greeting a smiling train conductor while the children smile and laugh, as children do. This scene recalls the sense of adventure and community, capturing the spirit of British summertime travel, serviced by Great Northern in the 1950s.
My design was inspired by my visit to the London Transport Museum in Central London, where I explored the vibrant colours and vintage designs of historical trains. I also drew from archival photographs and records of Enfield Chase to create an authentic depiction.
The other panels feature windows with a more local focus: the “Rendlesham Viaduct” (known locally as 14 arches) (below, middle image) and the Jephcott bridge in Chase Green Gardens (below, left-hand image) by River View and Gentlemen’s Row, and the Enfield war memorial. Barney the Cat sits proudly in view, embodying Enfield’s identity, bridging together the past with the present.
Mural by Kremena Dimitrova
Outside the Station: Debbie Dean—three mosaics of lost buildings of Enfield Town
2 Chase Green
Wall behind trees by the railway: Street art by Shaypress—The Chase
3 Chase Green Gardens
The Millennium Fountain sun dial sculpture by Wendy Taylor CBE
4 Library Green: An occasional entertainment space
5 Enfield Town Park: Joe Robinson—Enfield Living COVID Memorial (steel and trees)
6 Little Park Gardens: Soon to be transformed as a small art-led square next to the Post Office and to be named Sadlers Mill Square
7 The Market Square
Occasional performances and art and craft stalls on market days. Also the pedestrian crossing adjacent
8 Civic Centre
If you get an opportunity to go inside as there are many artworks including a local history mural by Gerald Holtom
Outside the entrance: Richard Bentley-Claughton—The Enfield Beast on a piller (bronze)
New River outside the building: a bronze cherub holding a fish
9 Fountain Island
An occasional space for food and entertainment
1885 Granite drinking fountain
10 Palace Gardens/Exchange
A Stroll through Enfield Town mural on the wall along the walkway behind M&S
11 Dugdale Arts Centre
Also features changing art, exhibitions, museum, film and live performances
Enfield Beast by W & A Mussett
12 Genotin Road
The Queen’s Hall mosaic by Debbie Dean
All photographs by John Cole except where stated otherwise.