The Hull People's Memorial

We do not want the council paying for a People's Memorial. They can help, by all means. A People's Memorial should be paid for by the people; or at least that is how we see it. If the people of Hull are going to pay their respects in honouring our friends and families, should we not put our money where our mouths are?

The Vision

Initially, we spoke to the public and asked for designs to be sent in for consideration. While there were many fantastic ideas, many of them were unsuitable as they had a strong military or religious bearing. As the Hull People's Memorial, it is about all of the people of Hull and, we feel, any military, political or religious symbols will exclude some.

We approached the Hull School or Art & Design with the designs we had and a very broad design brief for the memorial and left it to the students to develop the idea further. Charlotte and Catrin, our lead designers, came up with several exciting ideas from which the final three candidates where chosen. The final choice of design was made by the general public voting for their favourite from the final three.

Location, location, location

Where better to place The Hull People's Memorial than on the site of the original Prudential Tower which was destroyed during the Blitz? If you are not sure where the original stood, visit Hull's Queen Victoria Square are look out for the huge street-light at the junction of King Edward and Paragon streets. Directly underneath you will discover a circle of contrasting coloured bricks which were laid to mark the site for all to see. Look carefully and you will also discover an information plaque too.

By placing The Hull People's Memorial here it will be in the very heart of our city and it is possible to march from the Cenotaph and South Africa Memorial, to the People's Memorial, without ever having to cross a road.