Memorial

International Brigade, Spanish Civil War

International Brigade Spanish Civil War- Memorial

Source: Copyright Brian Mawdsley

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Jubilee Gardens, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, Lambeth, Greater London, SE1 8XX, England

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TQ 30678 79965

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Sculptured / Cast group
WMR Reference Number: 39155
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 to protect, and two have their fists clenched, expressing defiant resistance. Sculpture is mounted on black stone plinth. Inscription in gilt incised lettering. Note: In 2012, a commemorative metal plaque was laid in the ground in front of the sculpture - see record 65775 in this database.
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 FASCISM 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.

Commemoration

War: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

History

Maker(s): IAN WALTERS, Sculptor
Maintenance History: July 2012: Plaque (IWM-WMA 65775) added in front of memorial.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

5 October 1985

MICHAEL FOOT

Conservation

Components

Plinth

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Figures

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

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International Brigade, Spanish Civil War

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Memorial Details

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Conservation

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