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
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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.
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".
See also
* ''
Custard Apple (Annonaceae), Breadfruit (Moraceae) and Soursop (Annonaceae)'' – the first permanent monument to the Windrush generation, unveiled in Hackney, London, in October 2021
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2022 establishments in England
2022 sculptures
Sculptures of children in London
Bronze sculptures in London
Sculptures of men in London
Sculptures of women in London
Statues in London
Sculptures of Black people
Works about immigration to Europe
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