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West Auckland: First World Cup Memorial

This memorial represents everything that is West Auckland. We have a footballer kicking a ball and laid on the ground is a miner who looks to be participating in the match (my interpretation). Others think the person with the pick axe is the footballer mining. Whatever you think this sculpture represents some of the heritage of the area and a celebration of what some unlikely lads have have achieved by winning the first world cup. 

The Thomas Lipton Cup was certainly significant and a small village in County Durham won it twice. 1909 and 1911. I'll leave it to you to Google how West Auckland were in invited, but how wonderful must it have been for the village.

Overhead view of the World Cup Memorial, West Auckland

World Cup Memorial, West Auckland.

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