Blitz - National Firefighters Memorial - St Pauls, London, UK - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

This National Firemans memorial is situated on, Jubilee walk (Sermon Lane) between St Paul's Cathedral and the Millennium Bridge.

"The sculpture entitled ' BLITZ ' is the National memorial to the firefighters who lost their lives during the second world war, who Winston Churchill referred to as " the heroes with grimy faces". Text source: (visit link)

"The sculpture, by John W Mills, shows a group of three firefighters, two of whom are operating a hose and a third standing figure of a sub-officer, pointing towards the fire and seemingly calling for reinforcements. The memorial was unveiled by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on May 4th 1991.
The Princess Royal, patron of the Firefighters' Memorial Charitable Trust, attended a service and ceremony of re-dedication on 16 September 2003. A total of 1,192 names were inscribed in bronze onto the memorial". Text source: (visit link)

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Blitz Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: John W Mills Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: May 4th 1991 Materials used: Bronze Location: Sermon Lane, in front of St Paul's Cathedral

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