Memorial

Manchester - Struggle For Peace and Freedom (Removed)

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Type of Memorial: Sculptured / Cast group
WMR Reference Number: 2791
Description: Sculpture depicting a group of six naked figures, male and female, struggling to move forward and out of the morass which binds them around their waists, with the leading figure reaching forward to a better future. Commissioned to be sited at the Western end of the Peace Garden (WMR 100972), as a balance to the 'Messengers of Peace' sculpture (WMR 24793) positioned at the Eastern end. Plans changed, and it was sited on a low granite pedestal near the Central Library.
Inscription: STRUGGLE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM. PHILIP JACKSON 1988. SPONSORED BY THE PLANNING COMMITTEE MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL

Figures

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Lost

Manchester Evening News 16 January 1992 p11 - "War memorials are in a monumental mess" by Jane Watson
Manchester Metro News 17 January 1992 - "A monumental task is planned"