Memorial details

Memorial type
Garden
District
Broxtowe
Town
Bramcote
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945): The Holocaust
Maker
NAOMI BLAKE (Designer)
NAOMI BLAKE (Sculptor)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 27 January 2001
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
  • Unveiled
    Date: 29 September 2006
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
59034

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Current location

Adjacent to Coventry La (A6002)
Bramcote Hills Park
Ilkeston Rd (a6007)
Bramcote
Broxtowe
Nottinghamshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 499 385
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Informally planted walled garden, the main feature of which is a modern sculture constructed of a resin material finished in a brown paint and mounted on a small square block of sandstone and placed in the centre on a brick paved area, behind which runs a semi circular path and three bench seating. A main plaque is positioned on the ground before the sculpture and is repeated, together with three further plaques, in the adjacent flower beds.
Inscription
Main and secondary plaques: The Refugee, by Naomi Blake./ This sculpture was created by Naomi Blake, a/ survivor of Auschwitz in memory of the 6,000,000/ Jews murdered by the Nazis because of who they were./ Among them 1,500,000 children who never could share/ their gift of life with the world. Second plaque: We remind ourselves that the duty to uphold the/ values of humanity are shared equally by everyone./ Looking back, we look forward to make a world/ free of intolerance and pain. Third Plaque: We live in a world which we might despair./ A world wherein the words 'Peace', 'Justice',/ 'Love', 'Care', 'Compassion', 'Tolerance',/ 'Understanding', 'Trust', and 'Friendship' are/ in the vocabulary of all, but not in the/ experience of enough people. Fourth plaque: This garden is dedicated to millions of victims/ of oppression, torture, mass death and genocide./ We mourn their loss as our loss and that of humanity.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945): The Holocaust
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Garden
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Plant Material
  • Sculpture
    Measurements: height 2435, width 990
    Materials: Synthetic Material
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
History
2006: Sculpture damaged and replaced 2009: Sculpture has some vandal damage.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Broxtowe Borough Council
Reference

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