Eleven 'o' One (Tommy)

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Reference WMO/171933

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North Terrace

Seaham

SR7 7EU

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Figure sculpture
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Corten steel statue with rusty red patina, created by artist Ray Lonsdale. It depicts a First World War soldier, wearing boots, puttees, greatcoat and tin hat, sitting on an ammunition box, with downcast eyes, holding the barrel of his grounded rifle in his right hand. It is officially named Eleven-O-One, referring to the first minute of peace as the armistice came into force, but is more popularly known as “Tommy”. From the information available, this sculpture appears to be public art rather than a war memorial. Whilst there is no legal definition of a war memorial and the Trust recognises that public perception often differs on this matter, the Trust defines war memorials for the purposes of funding, please see www.warmemorials.org/uploads/publications/53.pdf.
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