North East War Memorials Project -

Photo: Tony Redman

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Memorial

Plaque In private hands

Reference

S140.030

Place

SUNDERLAND

Original Location

31 Roker Park Road, Roker, Sunderland. In the artists� studio

Which war

War in the 20th century.

Memorial Description

Plaque 4 feet high x 14 feet long. It is mounted in a stand. There is a background picture which is intended to allow the viewer to imagine they are overlooking Sunderland and the sea.
The names are listed in nine columns, each column having three names to a line. Lettering is in Roman capitals throughout.

Materials used

?Light oak

Inscription

�They Were a Wall unto Us�.

Names

Approx. 3,600 names, TRANSCRIPT NEEDED

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Designed and made by Tony Redman

Notes

1. �My interest as an artist was to create a new memorial encompassing all the Sunderland names, in order to commemorate them in the year 2000. This I achieved in an exhibition of the names in the foyer of Sunderland Library and Art Gallery, to coincide with the Remembrance period in November 2000. The work was displayed for three weeks, and provoked a great response from the public, many interested in friends and relatives they found� (Tony Redman).

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photocopy of memorial: Tony Redman

Source of quotation
�They were a wall unto us . . .� 1 Samuel 25 15-16

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

Tony Redman

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Plaque In private hands (S140.030)

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