Lieutenant Colonel Roland Bradford VC and Lieutenant Commander George Bradford VC

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Reference WMO/254723

Address:

Main Street

Witton Park

DL14 0DX

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:
  • Flora and Fauna Flora and Fauna (any)
  • Metal Metal (any)
  • Metal Iron
  • Stone Stone (any)
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: In 2017, a memorial garden and statue to Roland Boys Bradford was unveiled. The Government commemorated the centenary of the First World War by installing an inscribed stone at the recipient's birthplace. Local councilors from Bradford's birthplace at Witton Park decided to use this occasion to create a memorial garden at the site with help from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Groundwork North-East and Durham County Council. A metal statue by Ray Lonsdale called The Ball was installed as part of the memorial garden. This depicts a soldier returning home from the front together with a pitman who is comforting him and passing a football to him representing giving him back his old life before the war. There are also two wooden seats and an interpretation board
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