Memorial details

Memorial type
Sculptured / Cast figure
District
Bristol
Town
Bristol
County
Avon
Country
England
Commemoration
20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
Maker
Stephen Joyce (Sculptor)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 23 May 2003
    Attended by: Councillor Terry Walker (Chair of the Fire Authority) performed the unveiling.
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
89770

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Current location

By the corner of Temple Back and Water Lane
Avon Fire and Rescue Station
Temple Back
Bristol
Bristol
Avon
BS1 6EU
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 59359 72817
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Bronze resin life-size figure of a bare-headed firefighter, with one hand raised above his head, and the other by his side holding his firefighter helmet. The figure stands on a stone cube base, which is now upon a white marble plinth to which a black marble inscription plaque is fixed. (When first erected, a separate metal plaque was fixed to a nearby wall, which recorded the unveiling date and details). The memorial commemorates members of the Bristol Fire Service who have died in the line of duty, including those who died in both World Wars.
Inscription
GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • 20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Figure
    Measurements: height 1900mm
    Materials: Bronze, Resin
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
Listing information
Condition
History
2018: the sculpture was moved along Temple Back, to its current site near the corner of Water Lane./ pre 2013: the figure and base were raised to sit upon a white marble plinth that has a black marble plaque attached with the gold-painted inscription "Greater love hath no man..."./ 23/5/2003: the memorial was unveiled, comprising a life-size figure of a firefighter standing on a stone base that bore no inscription; an associated metal plaque was fixed to a nearby wall, inscribed with the date of the unveiling.
Costs

Memorial: c£19,000

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Following a fundraising campaign in the wake of the attack on the Twin Towers in New York on 11th September 2001 (in which 343 Firefighters died), more than £19,000 was donated by staff, businesses and members of the public across the four unitary authorities served by Avon Fire Authority, in order to commission a memorial to commemorate Bristol Firefighters who have died in the line of duty, including during both World Wars.
Responsibility
Avon Fire and Rescue Service
Reference

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