Blitz War Memorial – Liverpool, UK
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dtrebilc
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This sculpture of a mother with her young son and small baby girl is a monument to the civilians in Liverpool who died during air raids in World War II.
Waymark Code: WMC547
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/26/2011
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During World War II the docks of Liverpool were a prime target for air raids. This port handled 90% of all war supplies brought into the UK..
As well as the docks themselves large parts of the city and surrounding areas were also bombed and over 4000 civilians died in the air raids between 1940 and 1942, the largest figure outside London. In common with London the air raids were known as The Blitz.
This sculpture is in memory of these civilian deaths. It shows a young mother with a baby in her arms stood on some stairs encouraging her son to come down the stairs. The son is engrossed flying his model aircraft, the famous spitfire. According to Tom Sharp the sculptor, the mother is trying to get her family down the stairs so that they can get into the air raid shelter.
This is a moving piece and it is easy to imagine the panic as the mother has to cope on her own whilst her husband is presumably away somewhere fighting in the war.
Inside the base of the sculpture are scrolls with the names of all the victims of the air raids on them.
The sculpture is in the grounds of Liverpool Parish Church of Our Lady and St. Nicholas near to the river front and the docks. The church is known locally as the Sailor’s Church.
The base has the following inscription on it.
In Loving Memory
Of The Citizens Of Liverpool And Bootle
Who Lost Their Lives
In The Blitz Of 1940- 1942
This memorial was unveiled by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh KG KT
7th July 2000