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25 Front
view with position of the dedication plaque indicated. |
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26 Except
for minor work and the purchase ... |
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27 ...and
addition of the plaques, the memorial is... |
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22 The Navy's Oak
and the Army's Ash are planted. |
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23 The
mosaic wall almost completed. |
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24 The
plaque and wall are sloped about 10 degrees from the vertical. |
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19 The spearhead
shape becomes clear..... |
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20 ...as
all
the edging strips are concreted in place. |
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21 Paving
stones laid and mosaic wall partially built. |
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16
Memorial from spearhead shaft with dedication stone in centre. |
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17 The
edging strips are embedded in concrete. |
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18
Excavated soil is recycled to landscape the surrounding area. |
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13 Setting the 3
standing stones in quick setting concrete. |
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14 Work
done for the day. |
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15
Information stone and stone tiles for spearhead shaft in foreground. |
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10 Holes dug. |
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11
Dedication stone at the spearhead tip placed in position. |
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12 2nd stone is
lowered into the ground. |
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7 Work
continues in the rain with Armed Forces Memorial in the far background. |
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8 Site is now ready for work to
begin. |
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9 Site is
cordoned off as digging foundation holes begins. |
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4 1.5t of rocks were generously
donated by David Bonnar of the Clachan Quarry. |
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5 250,000 personnel were trained in
amphibious landings on nearby training beaches. |
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6 Unloading the stones at the
memorial site after a journey of 400 miles. |
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1 Memorial site looking east along
the River Tame. A tranquil setting on a nice day. |
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2 Site looking west. The
Arboretum's road network is moving into the area. |
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3 Clachan Quarry, Loch Fyne. Hand
picking rocks for the wall bearing the 1m wide badge mosaic. |
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01/02/13 |
Air Chief Marshall Peach will be unable to attend
the ceremony due to taking up a new post. Full story at the top of this
page. |
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13/12/12 |
Air Chief Marshall Sir Stuart Peach, KCB, CBE, Commander
of the Joint Forces Command, will unveil the dedication plaque at a
ceremony to be held on Thursday July 4th 2013. |
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23/11/12 |
The memorial site was flooded over several days. Debris
was removed and damage made good thanks to Richard Stimpson and Mike
Colton. (Photos; Richard Stimpson).
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22/11/12 |
Information Plaques delivered. Next step is the
manufacture of the free-standing display stand. |
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14/10/12 |
Dedication and Information Display plaques
ordered. |
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16/09/12 |
Display board and plaques approved by the NMA's
Memorials Advisory Committee. Three quotations sought for the
manufacture of the plaques. |
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15/04/12 |
Memorial almost completed. Disturbed
soil surrounding the memorial to be seeded, Sitka Spruce tree to be
sourced and planted and the positions of the plaques to be recessed.
Minor addition to the standing stone behind the mosaic wall to provide
the recessed shape on the centre-line of the memorial. |
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02/04/12 |
Mosaic wall nearing completion. |
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14/03/12 |
Paving stones laid down and spearhead shape filled
in with base material. Oak and ash trees in place. |
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14/02/12 |
The edging strips are concreted in place
permitting us to clearly see the spearhead shape of the memorial for the
first time. |
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21/11/11 |
The 3 standing stones were placed in pre-prepared
holes and concreted in. Work was halted after two days when the access
roadway near the memorial site was deemed unfit for very heavy goods
vehicles. Work will resume in the spring when improved ground
conditions permit access. |
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20/10/11 |
Memorial Site Marked Out. Position and orientation of memorial plot marked out and
temporary
information sign erected. |
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14/10/11 |
Beautiful Gardens
of Lichfield appointed. Work to start in November, weather
permitting. |
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05/09/11 |
Seeking tenders
for construction of the memorial. |
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14/08/11 |
Amended Plan Approved. |
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14/04/11 |
Amended plan submitted to the NMA to 1) improve
the display of the mosaic by moving it from a horizontal position to a
vertical position, 2) reduce the cost of construction and 3) reduce the need for long term future maintenance.
Full details here. |
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28/02/11 |
Seeking tenders
for construction of the memorial. (Postponed. See note above). |
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24/02/11 |
Memorial Site; National Memorial Arboretum
confirmed location of the Memorial. |
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13/02/11 |
Mosaic; The photos show the final stages in the
manufacturing process as the mosaic was set in a 70mm deep stainless
steel circular frame and secured in place by a fine screed poured into
the frame and over a reinforcing mesh. The quality of finish and
attention to detail is of the highest standard befitting the purpose of
the mosaic.
[Photos courtesy of P & A Massey of
Zantium
Studios.] |
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