Victory Over Blindness Monument
Victory Over Blindness Monument
Victory Over Blindness Monument
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- Piccadilly • 1 min walk
- Piccadilly Gardens • 6 min walk
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Manchester, UK4,055 contributions
Jul 2023 • Friends
You can’t miss this beautiful statue as you come out of Piccadilly Station and it is very impressive indeed.
It commemorates the sacrifices of the war with class and it is great that so many people get to see it.
When I was passing by many people were stopping to look and take photos, which has got to be a good thing to keep the memories alive.
It commemorates the sacrifices of the war with class and it is great that so many people get to see it.
When I was passing by many people were stopping to look and take photos, which has got to be a good thing to keep the memories alive.
Written 4 July 2023
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Karla_B
Manchester, UK111 contributions
Aug 2023 • Friends
One thing I love about this is that it remembers a very human cost of war. I think standing next to them at ground level, and them being life sized really does make you try to imagine what it must have been like for those men.
I pass this frequently as it is at the entrance at Manchester Piccadilly train station. And coming up to remembrance people are very sweet and give them things poppies and red scarves.
I pass this frequently as it is at the entrance at Manchester Piccadilly train station. And coming up to remembrance people are very sweet and give them things poppies and red scarves.
Written 19 August 2023
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Paul Legate
United Kingdom21,923 contributions
Apr 2021
*Visited April 2021* On the approach into the main entrance at Piccadilly station is the Victory Over Blindness bronze sculpture. The sculpture commemorates the centenary of the First World War and was created by Johanna Domke-Guyot. Seven blind figures can be seen walking along guiding each other and is based on real veterans who all suffered blindness as a result of action on the frontline. The sculpture is very thought provoking and even more so since it was not built on a plinth but is at eye-level.
Written 10 December 2021
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bsandrs
Portsmouth, UK22,545 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
Situated just outside the main entrance into Manchester Piccadilly station, this statue group is an impressive monument to ‘Victory over Blindness” and it was pleasing to see that the information panel was in both traditional style, plus a Braille translation. The group seemed to us to be based on the John Singer Sargent well know painting “Gassed” and is a powerful evocation. You may be rushing for a train, but if you have a few seconds to stop and look at the work, you will not be disappointed
Written 22 July 2019
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Stephen T
Preston, UK20,033 contributions
Dec 2019 • Solo
This is a large and profoundly impressive statue commemorating 100 years since the end of world war 1. As we all now more readily appreciate the experiences of the participants wasn't as Rosey as has been painted in history. The subject matter utilised in this instance bears such out.
The location is functional in that 1000s pass on by daily. You couldn't hope to miss it - but you can choose to linger !
The location is functional in that 1000s pass on by daily. You couldn't hope to miss it - but you can choose to linger !
Written 19 December 2019
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IAN D
Wigan, UK26,799 contributions
Oct 2021 • Solo
This is a very moving monument at the entrance to Piccadilly Station. Very thought invoking outlining the people who are blind as a result of world war one
Written 13 October 2021
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Dennisvdo
The Hague, The Netherlands273 contributions
Feb 2020 • Solo
It’s an impressive statue for the veterans of the Great War that came back blind and had to start a new future. The location just outside Piccadilly station felt a bit wrong, could have got a better more impressive location.
Written 20 February 2020
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StaffordSteve49
Manchester, UK332 contributions
Nov 2019 • Solo
So pleased this is at ground level and not on a plinth. The firefighter memorial by St Paul’s (London) was elevated and something was lost. At the same level as us this is profoundly moving and a good use of the site. Pause a moment.
Written 18 December 2019
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John M
Lyon, France2,061 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
This poignant new bronze statue, showing seven blinded First World War soldiers, is located on Piccadilly Approach outside the main entrance of Manchester Piccadilly station. It was unveiled by the Countess of Wessex in October 2018 to commemorate of the centenary of Armistice. It soldiers ahead of the centenary of Armistice.
The work, by Johanna Domke-Guyot, was commissioned by military charity Blind Veterans UK and is entitled 'Victory Over Blindness'. Unusually there is no plinth and all the figures are situated at eye level to engage passers-by. It is the only memorial in the UK to depict those wounded in the Great War. The statue was inspired by a photograph of blinded First World War veterans leading one another away from the Front. The statue will serve as a permanent memorial to mark the sacrifice and folly of the First World War and may inspire others to seek an end to all wars.
The work, by Johanna Domke-Guyot, was commissioned by military charity Blind Veterans UK and is entitled 'Victory Over Blindness'. Unusually there is no plinth and all the figures are situated at eye level to engage passers-by. It is the only memorial in the UK to depict those wounded in the Great War. The statue was inspired by a photograph of blinded First World War veterans leading one another away from the Front. The statue will serve as a permanent memorial to mark the sacrifice and folly of the First World War and may inspire others to seek an end to all wars.
Written 15 July 2019
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Eyekaytoo
Leverkusen, Germany3,204 contributions
Nov 2024 • Family
My son & I came across this touching, bronze sculpture right outside the front of Manchester Piccadilly station. It depicts seven life-sized soldier figures wearing blindfolds and guiding one another. Very emotional.
Written 8 January 2025
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