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Originally Posted by Busman747
This latest design is ALSO to serve as a memorial to the Accrington Pals according to Peter Beard!
"The ripple reminds us of the way in which small events can have a big effect. It is also intended as a reminder for ourselves and for our children that our actions can have a resonance and effect on a scale way beyond that of our immediate home."
"The coppice carries strong memories of the 11th Battalion, the Accrington Pals, so many of whose members died at the Somme in 1915."
"High Form is also a homage to the Pals. A reference to the 11th Battalion can be read in the 11 circular folds of the form - a total of 5 ridges and 6 furrows"
If I were not so cynical, I would have believed that P. Beard come up with this AFTER the design!
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I think you're being far too cynical. Peter Beard is an earth work artist - he is also a really keen military historian. He really wanted to work on this project and specifically on this site because it incorporated all of that.