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The original figures were severely vandalised, and Lottery grant paid for the work to be saved and restored in 2003. There are five figures, four seated wrapped in bandages and the final one standing. Each was intended to illustrate an aspect of his war experiences, of which he said: 'First there is the numb shock of realising you are a prisoner in the hands of the enemy. Then there is the dawning awareness of your predicament and the primitive conditions. The next phase is the thought of escape and freedom. After that many succumb to despair and a sense of hopelessness. Others overcome their dejection and manage to escape.'

Title

Prisoner of War Memorial

Date

1967 & 2003

Medium

fibreglass

Accession number

NW10_JS_S004

Acquisition method

figures gifted by the artist; the site funded by the Brent London Borough Council

Work type

Monument

Owner

Brent London Borough Council

Custodian

Brent London Borough Council

Work status

extant

Access

time restrictions apply

Access note

park opening times apply

Signature/marks description

inscribed in seat of figures: KORMIS

Inscription description

plaque one: TO THE MEMORY OF / PRISONERS OF WAR / AND VICTIMS OF / CONCENTRATION CAMPS / 1914- 1945; plaque two: THIS MEMORIAL ERECTED / BY THE LONDON BOROUGH / OF BRENT WITH FIGURES / MODELLED AND PRESENTED BY / THE SCULPTOR FRED KORMIS / WAS UNVEILED ON THE / 11TH MAY 1969

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Gladstone Park, Brent

NW10 1BT

Located to the left of the path if you enter the park from Homestead Park.

Artist or maker

Fred Kormis

1897–1986

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