First pictures of Shoreham Airshow crash memorial ideas revealed

By The Newsroom
Published 28th Mar 2017, 09:58 BST
Updated 9th May 2017, 18:52 BST
Initial ideas for the Shoreham Airshow memorial. This element, on the east bank of the Old Toll Bridge, shows how a collection of arches might look. Image courtesy of Jane Fordham and David Parfitt SUS-170328-091114001Initial ideas for the Shoreham Airshow memorial. This element, on the east bank of the Old Toll Bridge, shows how a collection of arches might look. Image courtesy of Jane Fordham and David Parfitt SUS-170328-091114001
Initial ideas for the Shoreham Airshow memorial. This element, on the east bank of the Old Toll Bridge, shows how a collection of arches might look. Image courtesy of Jane Fordham and David Parfitt SUS-170328-091114001
A series of memorial sculptures along the banks of the River Adur will be commissioned to remember the victims of the Shoreham Airshow disaster.

Artists David Parfitt and Jane Fordham have been selected to design the memorials, at five locations, following consultation with the victims’ families by Adur District Council.

Memorials – designs of which are in the early stages – will honour the eleven men killed, first responders and the community.

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A report to cabinet members read: “The artists were clear that they wanted to enhance the riverside, work with and not harm the natural surroundings and that as a public space that is used by many who are unrelated to the incident, their design must not disturb anyones use or enjoyment of this well-used route.

Initial images of part of the Shoreham Airshow memorial, showing how some of the typographic elements might come together at Ropetackle North SUS-170328-091102001Initial images of part of the Shoreham Airshow memorial, showing how some of the typographic elements might come together at Ropetackle North SUS-170328-091102001
Initial images of part of the Shoreham Airshow memorial, showing how some of the typographic elements might come together at Ropetackle North SUS-170328-091102001

“They therefore designed in the hope that it remained fully inclusive and that no one would feel that the dedication of the memorials would overshadow their own personal memories.”

The following is proposed for the five locations:

Ropetackle North – The most formal memorial site. Text acid-etched into memorial and a dedication to the first responders

Downslink/railway – A dedication to the community, featuring a natural landscaped area with flink and oak tables and cantilevered seats

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