Editing Epsom (section)

===Public art===
[[File:John Gilpin as Spectre de la Rose.jpg|thumb|right|upright|''Spectre de la Rose'' by Tom Merrifield<ref name=EEHE_Gilpin>{{cite web |url=https://eehe.org.uk/?p=71224 |title=Epsom Playhouse & its sculpture, ''Le Spectre de la Rose'' |last=Morgan |first=Roger |year=2021 |publisher=Epsom & Ewell History Explorer |access-date=6 October 2021}}</ref>]]
A [[figurine|statuette]] by the [[Australia]]n [[sculptor]] Tom Merrifield was erected outside the Playhouse in 1999. It depicts the [[ballet dancer|dancer]], [[John Gilpin (dancer)|John Gilpin]], performing the [[title character|title role]] of [[Le Spectre de la rose]] from the [[ballet]] by [[Jean-Louis Vaudoyer]].<ref name=EEHE_Gilpin/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/0FB2E9EC-A004-42DD-8BF5-3946B19937A0/0/InsightWinter09finall_r.pdf |year=2009 |work=Borough Insight |issue=41 |page=5 |publisher=Epsom and Ewell Borough Council |title=Happy Birthday Epsom Playhouse |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924001548/http://www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/0FB2E9EC-A004-42DD-8BF5-3946B19937A0/0/InsightWinter09finall_r.pdf |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Evocation of Speed'', a bronze sculpture by [[Judy Boyt]], was installed at Epsom Square in 2002. It depicts two horses - [[Diomed]], the winner of the first Derby in 1780 and [[Galileo (horse)|Galileo]], the winner of the 2001 race. The depictions of the two riders show how the clothing worn by [[jockey]]s has changed over time.<ref>{{cite news |last=Philips |first=Carol |date=13 June 2001 |title=Epsom pays tribute to racing |url=https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/racing/epsom-pays-tribute-to-racing-36189 |work=Horse and Hound |access-date=9 June 2021 |archive-date=25 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925044038/https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/racing/epsom-pays-tribute-to-racing-36189 |url-status=live}}</ref>

A statue of Emily Davison by the artist [[Christine Charlesworth]], was installed in the marketplace in 2021, following a campaign by volunteers from the Emily Davison Memorial Project.<ref name=Orlando_2021/>