National Windrush Monument Explained

National Windrush Monument
Location:Waterloo Station, London, England
Mapframe:yes
Designer:Basil Watson
Type:Sculpture
Material:Bronze
Dedicated:Windrush generation
Open:2022
Coordinates:51.5034°N -0.1137°W

The National Windrush Monument is a bronze sculpture by Basil Watson in Waterloo Station, London. It was unveiled in June 2022 by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.[1] The monument commemorates the British West Indian immigrants who came to the United Kingdom on board HMT Empire Windrush in 1948, who subsequently became known as the Windrush generation.[2] [3] The inscription accompanying the monument lists the members of the Windrush Committee who commissioned the sculpture, and a poem by Laura Serrant, "You Called ... and We Came".

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Notes and References

  1. News: Windrush generation 'moved to tears' as monument unveiled in London. 23 June 2022. The Guardian. 27 June 2022.
  2. Web site: Basil Watson chosen to design national Windrush Monument . 2 May 2022 . GOV.UK . en.
  3. Web site: 22 June 2022 . The perfect storm: Basil Watson creates the National Windrush Monument Art UK . 25 June 2022 . artuk.org . en.