Victory Over Blindness - Manchester, UK - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

The statue is standing on the paved area outside the entrance of Piccadilly Railway station, the main railway station in Manchester.

It consists of a group of 7 soldiers in battledress in a line. Each of the soldiers has bandages over their damaged eye(s). The lead soldier is on crutches, and the others behind each have a hand on the soldier in front as a guide as the walk forward. The lead soldier has only been blinded in one eye, so still has some sight, whereas the soldiers behind have bandages over both eyes.

A nearby plaque tells the story of the statue.

Victory Over Blindness
Johanna Domke-Guyot

Remembering the returning blind veterans
of the First World War.

More than 3000 veterans lost their sight as a result of their service in
the First World War. Making their way home from the front, they began
their journey to rebuild their lives after sight loss.

In 1915 a charity was founded to support them.
Blind Veterans UK, formerly known as St. Dunstan's has continued to
support thousands more blind veterans to live independently as they
begin that same journey today.

Blind	Rebuilding
Veterans	lives after
UK	sight loss

A similar plaque tells the same story in braille.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Victory Over Blindness Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Johanna Domke-Guyot Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2018 Materials used: Bronze Location: Outside entrance to Piccadilly Station

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