INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
UKNIWM Ref: 39155
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Address
| Type: |
SCULPTURED/CAST GROUP |
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| OS Map Ref: |
TQ 300 780 |
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Inscription
FRONT FACE: INTERNATIONAL/ BRIGADE/ IN HONOUR OF OVER 2100 MEN &/ WOMEN VOLUNTEERS WHO LEFT/ THESE SHORES TO FIGHT SIDE/ BY SIDE WITH THE SPANISH PEOPLE/ IN THEIR HEROIC STRUGGLE/ AGAINST FACISM 1939-1939./ MANY WERE WOUNDED AND/ MAIMED, 526 WERE KILLED/ THEIR EXAMPLE INSPIRED/ THE WORLD
3 O'CLOCK FACE: "THEY WENT BECAUSE THEIR/ OPEN EYES/ COULD SEE NO OTHER WAY"
9 O'CLOCK FACE: "YET FREEDOM! YET THY BANNER,/ TORN, BUT FLYING, STREAMS/ LIKE THE THUNDER-STORM/ AGAINST THE WIND"
12 O'CLOCK FACE: THIS MEMORIAL UNVEILED BY MICHAEL FOOT 5TH OCTOBER/ 1985 WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY/ THE SUPPORT OF MANY/ DEMOCRATIC ORGANISATIONS/ INDIVIDUALS AND THE/ GREATER LONDON COUNCIL.
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
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| PLINTH |
STONE |
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UNKNOWN |
| FIGURES |
BRONZE |
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UNKNOWN |
Physical Description
SCULPTED ABSTRACT GROUP. FOUR FIGURES SUPPORT A WOUNDED, KNEELING FIGURE, THEIR FREE ARMS OUT-STRECHED. TWO OF THE FIGURES HAVE OPEN PALMS IN THE ACT OF FENDING OFF THE PROTECT AND TWO HAS THEIR FISTS CLENCHED, EXPRESSING DEFIANT RESISTANCE. SCULPTURE IS MOUNTED ON BLACK STONE PLINTH. INSCRIPTION IN GILT INCISED LETTERING.
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
SPANISH CIVIL WAR |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
0 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
None |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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Maintenance
| Are the letters difficult to read? |
No |
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| Who is responsible for the memorial? |
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| Maintenance History: |
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Ceremonies
| Role | Performed By |
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| UNVEILING |
MICHAEL FOOT |
Sponsorships
| Sponsorship Type: |
None |
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| Did this include a trust or scholarship? |
No |
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| Did this include a roll of honour? |
NOT APPLICABLE |
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| Cost of Site: |
Not known |
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| Cost of Memorial: |
Not known |
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| Comments on Costs: |
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Craftsmen
| Name | Occupation |
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| IAN WALTERS |
SCULPTOR |
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
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| Comments: |
NEWS: "THE GUARDIAN" 14 JUL 2000 |
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| Photographs: |
12 |
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| Other Documents: |
None |
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| Form / Letter: |
F |
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| Negatives: |
No |
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| Drawings / Plans: |
No |
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| Minutes: |
No |
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| Publications: |
1 |
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| Press Cuttings: |
1 |
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| Publication Name | Author | Date Published | Page / Date | Other Information |
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| MEMORIALS OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR |
WILLIAMS ET AL |
1996 |
4-5 |
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