Memorial to blinded veterans to be unveiled in Manchester

A permanent memorial to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War will go on display in Manchester later this year.

Commissioned by military charity Blind Veterans UK, the statue depicts seven blind solders marching with a hand on the shoulder of a comrade in front.

Blind Veterans UK was founded more than 100 years ago to support those blinded in the First World War and now the charity supports veterans regardless of when they served or how they lost their sight.

The bronze statue will be permanently placed outside Manchester Piccadilly station and will be unveiled at a ceremony on October 16.

The original sculpture was conceived and designed by artist and sculptress Johanna Domke-Guyot, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1994 and studied art as a way of dealing with her illness.

More information about the statue and the charity can be found here