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A statue of a First World War soldier, head bowed, sitting on an ammunition box, gun resting on the floor. It represents a soldier in the first moments of peace after the armistice and is named after the one minute silence.

Title

Eleven-O-One (Tommy)

Date

2014

Medium

Corten steel

Measurements

H 287 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E)

Accession number

SR7_EV_S099

Acquisition method

funded by public donation

Work type

War memorial

Custodian

Seaham Town Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

May 2014

Access

at all times

Inscription description

plaque 1: NOW ADRIFT IN THE WAKE OF THIS GLORIOUS SLAUGHTER, / HE’D SEEN MANY A SOUL CLEANSED IN FILTHY WATER, / SEEN GODLESS MEN REACH OUT FOR THE BIBLE, / AS LEAD TORE THE FLESH FROM BOTH FRIEND AND RIVAL, / SOON HOME TO THE JOY AND CELEBRATION OF KIN, DRUNKEN SLAPS ON THE BACK AT A FAVOURITE INN, / BUT HEAVY IN HIS POCKET LIES A SMALL PIECE OF CARD, / AND THE NOTE WRITTEN ON IT WILL BREAK A MOTHERS HEART. / ELEVEN ‘O’ONE.; plaque 2: ELEVEN O ONE / KNOWN LOCALLY AS TOMMY / WAS BOUGHT ON AUGUST 4TH 2014 / WITH GENEROUS DONATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC, LOCAL SCHOOLS / BUSINESSES AND DURHAM COUNTY / COUNCIL. HE SITS HERE / FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO / VISIT ENJOY AND REMEMBER. / BY RAY LONSDALE / TWO RED RUBBER THINGS

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