Memorial details

Memorial type
Tapestry / Needlepoint
District
Portsmouth
Town
Southsea
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Royal School of Needlework (Manufacturer)
SANDRA LAWRENCE (Designer)
LORD DULVERTON OF BATSFORD (Sponsor)
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 6 July 1978
    Attended by: HM QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40708

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Current location

D-DAY MUSEUM
Clarence Esplanade
Southsea
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO5 3NT
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 640 990
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • In Porter Tun Room
    Whitbread's Brewery
    Chiswell St
    London
    Islington
    Greater London
    EC1Y 4SD
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ324 820
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
EMBROIDERY IN 34 PANELS, EACH DEPICTING A DIFFERENT PHASE OF THE D-DAY LANDINGS, INSPIRED BY THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY.
Inscription
THE EMBROIDERY IS A TRIBUTE TO THE TO THE PART PLAYED/ BY OUR COUNTRY AND COUNTRYMEN IN DEFEATING A/ GREAT EVIL THAT SPRANG APART OUR WESTERN/ WORLD. IT IS NOT, AND WAS NEVER INTENDED TO BE,/ A TRIBUTE TO WAR, BUT TO OUR PEOPLE IN WHOM IT/ BROUGHT OUR IN ADVERSITY SO MUCH THAT IS GOOD/ IN DETERMINATION, INGENUITY, FORTITUDE AND/ SACRIFICE." LORD DULVERTON
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tapestry / Needlepoint
    Measurements: width 272 ft
    Materials: Fabric
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
D-DAY MUSEUM, SOUTHSEA
Reference
  • Local Publication/Booklet 1978 'The Overlord Embroidery: The Story of the Normandy Landings D-Day 6th June 1944.' Booklet published by Whitbread and Co Ltd

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