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Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII
Hugging Couple VIII

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An abstract stone carving. Two figures hugging the gap between them poignantly representing the loss of the child.
Title

Hugging Couple VIII

Date

2004

Medium

stone

Measurements

H 64 x W 36 x D 36 cm;
Plinth: H 77 x W 45 x D 45 cm

Accession number

HP1_SB_S042

Acquisition method

donations from Darcourum Borough Council, H.E.L.P. European Union, St Albans Round Table, and William Sutton

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Hemel Hempsted and St.Albans SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society)

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

22nd May 2004

Access

time restrictions apply

Access note

park opening times apply

Inscription description

To the world a baby, / To us the world. / This garden is dedicated / to the memory / of all those babies / who are forever in our hearts

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Located at

Gadebridge Park, Piggott's End Road, Hemel Hempstead

HP1 3AS

Located at the centre of the Forget-Me-Not Memorial Garden for Babies.