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Victory over Blindness
Victory over Blindness — Public artwork (statue).
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Manchester Piccadilly · 0.1 km
About
Victory over Blindness is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (statue).". Coordinates: 53.4778°, -2.2314°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Victory Over Blindness is a bronze sculpture in Manchester, England, by Johanna Domke-Guyot. It is on Piccadilly Approach outside the main entrance of Manchester Piccadilly station and was commissioned to commemorate the centenary of the First World War. The sculpture depicts seven blind figures guiding each other and walking together; their likeness are based upon real veterans who all suffered blindness as a result of action on the frontline. Unusually a plinth is not used and the figures are situated at eye level to engage passers-by. It was commissioned by the Blind Veterans UK and was unveiled in October 2018. It is believed to be the only memorial to depict those wounded in the First World War.
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Background
History
The location for a permanent memorial to commemorate the centenary of the First World War was supported by both Network Rail and Transport for Greater Manchester. The exterior area outside the main entrance of Piccadilly station has historically been used for temporary exhibits and sculptures such as the Bee in the City art trail in 2018. The sculpture was first created to mark the centenary of the Blind Veterans UK charity in 2015 and which now sits at the charity's Llandudno rehabilitation and training centre. A cement cast of the sculpture was first unveiled in 2017 at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. With funding from the Gosling Foundation and support for a prominent…
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- Coordinates
- 53.4778, -2.2314
- District
- Manchester
- Parish
- Manchester, unparished area
- Postcode
- M1 2GH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Manchester Central
- Nearest railway station
- Manchester Piccadilly — 0.1 km
- Official site
- www.paullewthwaite.com
Sources
- osm: n7296569555 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Victory Over Blindness (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Victory Over Blindness, Manchester (1).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Victory over Blindness?
- Victory over Blindness is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.4778°, -2.2314°. The nearest railway station is Manchester Piccadilly, around 0.1 km away.