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Swimmingly good -

This swimming sculpture appeared on the banks of the River Thames back in 2007.

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Submerged in sand -

‘Another Place’ is an art installation on Liverpool’s Crosby Beach, with several statues submerged in the sand.

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Egyptian gods -

An Egyptian statue was erected by the London Eye in 2007. It was there to promote the ‘'Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs' exhibition at the O2 Centre.

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Headshot -

This bizarre sculpture popped up at London’s Victoria station in 2007.

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Eight-legged freak -

This mechanical spider appeared on Liverpool’s Concourse tower in 2008. The spider was eventually lowered down and roamed through the city’s streets.

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'Future Dust' -

Last year, ‘Future Dust’ was installed as part of the Totally Thames festival.

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A tribute to the fallen -

19,240 figurines were laid down on Bristol’s College Green in 2016. The figurines represented each one of the British soldiers who died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme,

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Fiery floater -

As part of Tate Modern’s ‘Fire Garden’ event, a fiery-looking floater was set up in the River Thames.

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Flight of the origami doves -

Michael Pendry was behind this elaborate installation. 2,500 origami doves were set up at Salisbury Cathedral.

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What's the time? - This elaborate installation made telling the time a little more difficult. Conrad Shawcross was behind the artwork, titled ‘The Interpretation of Movement’.

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Shopping haul -

Harrods celebrated their 2016 summer sale with a gigantic 3D bag sculpture.

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Flamingos at Soho Square -

Flamingos flocked to Soho Square in 2016, as part a J.Crew campaign.

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Dismaland -

Perhaps the most complex on the list, Dismaland was an exhibition set up by Banksy in 2015. It was a parody of Disneyland, with cynical activities and dark political humour. 

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'Hoop-La' -

Here’s ‘Hoop-La’ by Alice Acock, admired by the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire.

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Don't jump! -

Bodies lined the walls of London buildings for this installation titled ‘Event Horizon’.

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Pigs in the streets -

100 model pigs took the streets of Bath back in 2008. The installation was thought up by artist Al Greenall.

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Moon in a room -

Luke Jerram installed this huge moon statue in Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral earlier this year.

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A rock's reflection -

Rocks get reflective for this sculpture, which was seen at the Serpentine Gallery earlier this year.

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'Mary's Shell' -

The sun sets behind ‘Mary’s Shell’, a sculpture on Cleveleys Beach in Blackpool

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Foreign import -

This complex installation showed up at Somerset House in September 2016.

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Walk the plank -

This pirate ship showed up on the coast of Brighton in 2013.

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She sells sea shells... -

Marc Quinn set up a series of sculptures at Somerset House in 2015.

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Ghost ships -

Two abandoned fishing boats were set up in Bristol’s Leigh Woods in 2015.

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A swarm of sculptures -

Check out ‘The Dappled Light of the Sun’, a steel installation that surrounded a sculpture of Sir Joshua Reynold in London.

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There's a leak... -

This bizarre statue was set up at the Barbican Centre in London.

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Swarming the rock -

Bill Woodrow is behind this eye-catching sculpture titled ‘Rockswarm’.

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Funny faces -

This statue, ‘Couple on Seat’, will make you take a second look.

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'Silk Weaver' -

Lori Park looks proud next to her work, ‘Silk Weaver’, set up at Chatsworth House.

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Cow in a pipe -

This mysterious sculpture is titled ‘Her Suburban Dream’, yet we’re not quite sure why.

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Whale of a time -

A beached whale installation hit the banks of the River Thames in 2013. It was there to raise awareness for London’s whaling history.

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