Sculpture of Tommy at Seaham, County Durham
Posted in Sculpture, War Memorials at 12:00 on 30 June 2020
Seaham is a town on the North Sea coast in County Durham.
The statue of Tommy is on the seafront in an area known as Terrace Green by Seaham’s War Memorial. It was erected in 2014 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Great War.
Detail:-
Side view:-
Reverse:-
Its sculptor was Roy Lonsdale:-
Dedication plaques. The sculpture’s proper name is 1101, to reflect the minute of peace at the Armistice which ended the war:-
Other side view:-
There are more pictures of Tommy here.
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