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Peace Memorial

Naomi Hamer & Trevor Brown
1995

Description

Shield with a relief showing a soldier with a boy who is carrying the number 50, accompanied by the town coat of arms and a dove with an olive branch. Above the relief the inscription 'PEACE I GIVE TO YOU', below the figures are two linked hands.

Inscription(s)

this monument, erected by
stratford-upon-avon town council,
commemorates 50 years of peace
between the nations of western europe
1945~1995

dedicated by the bishop of coventry
the rt. revd. simon barington-ward
on 6th may 1995 in the presence
of young people from europe

sculpture by
hornton quarries ltd

Sculptors

Trevor Brown, pupil of the Stratford-upon-Avon High School.
Naomi Hamer, pupil of the Stratford-upon-Avon High School.

Sources & Information

Waymarking.com, Peace Memorial, Bancroft Gardens, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, UK.
Public Monuments and Sculpture Association, National Recording Project Database

Locatie (N 52°11'29" - W 1°42'9") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbwm082; Photograph: 25 June 2014
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