Memorials

Bob Cooney Court in Berryden, AB25 3SP, named after local International Brigader (1908-1984). An explanatory plaque (below) was added inside the court on 17 October 2015.

Mural of local Brigader John Londragan painted by Portuguese artist Vhils (Alexandre Farto) and unveiled as part of Aberdeen’s Nuart Festival. Painted on the wall of a car park next to Aberdeen’s Union Square. The mural is based on a photo taken in Albares, Spain, in 1937 with US Brigader Peter Frye and the daughters of a Spanish shopkeeper Juan Ataro.

Books in the XV Brigade Memorial Library, Aberdeen Unemployed Centre, 54 Frederick Street. Provided by volunteers and the Aberdeen Trades Council, 1989.

Plaque in Old Town Hall to Sammy Morris and Jack Williams. Erected 1998.

Memorial stone and plaque at Moy Bridge (Co Tyrone) to Benjamin Murray, killed in Aragon in March 1938. Unveiled 8 March 2013.

Plaque in entrance to PCS union head office, Falcon Road, SW11, to the International Brigade volunteers from Battersea.

Stained glass window dedicated to the International Brigades in Belfast City Hall. Commissioned by Belfast City Council and unveiled on 24 November 2015.

Plaque in Unite union office, 4th Floor, 26-34 Antrim Road, BT15 2AA. Unveiled 9 December 2009.

Plaque naming local volunteers William Beattie and Dick O’Neill on the International Wall, Nothumberland Street, off Falls Road. Unveiled on 26 July 2013 as part of Belfast’s annual Anti-Racism World Cup amateur soccer tournament.

Plaque in memory of Jim Stranney, killed in the Battle of the Ebro, July 1938, at 7 John Street, BT12 4AG. Unveiled 26 February 2011.

Memorial and portraits of William (Liam) Tumilson, killed at Jarama in March 1937, and Jim Stranney, killed in the Battle of the Ebro, July 1938, at the Republican Memorial Garden in Arun Court, Arun Street, in the Short Strand area. Erected in 2010.

Bronze plaque in the entrance to the Shankill Road Library to the seven Shankill men who died in Spain: William Beattie, Bill Henry, James Isaac Hillen, William P Laughlin, Joseph Lowry, Henry (Harry) McGrath and Andrew Molyneaux. Unveiled on 1 February 2014. Initiative of the Belfast-based International Brigade Commemoration Committee, with support from local community organisations.

Plaque in St Thomas Peace Garden, Bath Row, to the Birmingham volunteers. Erected by Birmingham City Council & Diocese of Birmingham, 2 December 1992

Plaque to miners who volunteered for Spain in the Big Pit coalmining museum. Erected 2006.

Sheltered housing, Bob Elliott House, Wright Street, for Bob Elliott, killed at Villanueva de la Cañada. Erected by Borough of Blyth Valley, 2 May 1986.

Volvo Gemini bus named after Dr Reginald Saxton. Inaugurated by Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company in June 2013 and operating on route 5.

Memorial in Burncourt (Co Tipperary) to Kit Conway, killed at Jarama, February 1937. Unveiled 11 June 2005.  Photo thanks to Manus O'riordan and Le Bod.

Plaque in Memorial Hall. Erected 1996 and unveiled 27 February 1997 by Evan Jones.

Plaque in Camden Town Hall, Euston Road, NW1, to volunteers and supporters from Camden. Erected by Camden Borough Council, 29 April 1995

Tom Jones Room in regional office of Unite (1 Cathedral Road, CF11 9HA) in memory of north Wales volunteer who became regional secretary of the Transport & General Workers' Union.

Castlebar, Co. Mayo

Original Battle of the Ebro plaque, naming 90 British Battalion dead, which was unveiled in 2005 on Hill 705 in the Sierra de Pándols but subsequently vandalised by Spanish neo-fascists, was unveiled by Emily Thornberry MP at the Marx Memorial Library, 37a Clerkenwell Green EC1R 0DU on 30 October 2016.

Statue and plaque to four print and media workers killed in Spain in Marx Memorial Lib­rary, 37A Clerkenwell Green, EC1. Unveiled 14 December 2009. Originally erected 1986 by printworkers’ union SOGAT at convalescent home in Rottingdean, Sussex, then unveiled at GPMU union centre at Quorn, Leicestershire, by Jack Jones, November 2002.

Plaque to Tom Gaunt (killed in Aragón, March 1938), Parish House. Erected by Chesterfield & District Cooperative Party and unveiled by Dennis Skinner MP, 31 October 2009.

The Mary Elmes Bridge is named after the Spanish Civil War aid worker, who during the Second World War rescued Jewish children from being sent to Nazi concentration camps. It enables pedestrians to walk across the River Lee between St Patrick’s Quay and Merchants Quay. The bridge is pictured above being moved into position earlier this year.

“No Pasarán!” mural on the side of 152 Chastilian Road, DA1 3LQ. Painted by owner Sean McNeill, autumn 2014.

Plaque in Unite the Union office, 56 Carlisle Road, BT48 6SR. Erected by the North West Spanish Civil War Project. Unveiled 18 July 2013.

Memorial headstone in Glasnevin Cemetery over grave of Frank Ryan. Erected following repatriation of his remains for reburial in June 1979.  Photo thanks to Manus O'riordan.

Unite offices, Middle Abbey Street.

Mural dedicated to Bob Doyle inside the Cobblestone Bar, North King Street, Stoneybatter. Unveiled 7 October 2012. The mural was originally on the outside of the building (as pictured) but, because of planning restrictions, has since been moved to inside the pub. On 6 July 2019 a plaque dedicated to Bob Doyle was also unveiled outside the Cobblestone Bar. 

Plaque to six International Brigade volunteers from Inichicore at Senan Court, 109 Emmet Road, Dublin 8. Erected by Inichcore Friends of the International Brigades. Unveiled 4 May 2013.

A Memorial bench dedicated to International Brigader Michael O’Riordan (1917-2006) (above)and daughter-in-law Annette (1953-2013) was dedicated in May at Hart’s Corner, Glasnevin.

Plaque in Peace Gardens, Albert Square. Erected by Dundee City Council, 23 February 1975. Rededicated, with supplementary plaque, by Jack Jones and Jack Edwards, 11 October 2008.

Dungannon arts centre features him on a display of Dungannon's most famous inhabitants and in a large mural in the café.

Plaque to Durham volunteers in Miners’ Hall. Unveiled by Jack Edwards, 10 October 2009.

Plaque in memory of volunteers from the city on bench in East Princes Street Gardens. Erected by Edinburgh City Labour Party.
Text reads, 'In memory of those who left this city to serve in the International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War’. Edinburgh City Labour Party.”

Memorial to Michael Russell in Simms Lane, Ennis, Co Clare.  Unvieled in 18 May 2019.  Michael Russell was killed at Jarama.  The Irish translates as 'You can go proudly. You are history. You are legend'. La Pasionaria, Barcelona November 1 1938.

Portrait of Luton car worker James “Joe” Gough, died at Boadilla del Monte in December 1936, painted by Frank Casey and donated by artist in Unite London & Eastern regional office, 33-37 Moreland Street, EC1V 8BB. Installed in August 2014.

Memorial in Fulham Palace Gardens, SW6, to volunteers from Hammersmith and Fulham. Erected by Hammersmith & Fulham Borough Council and local trades council, 31 August 1997.

Plaque listing Glasgow volunteers killed in Spain in Scottish Trades Union Congress offices, 333 Woodlands Road.

A memorial to the merchant seamen who ran the Franocist Blockade of Spain to take supplies to the Republic.  Created by sculptor Frank Casey and unveiled on 2 March 2019.  Situated on the Clyde Walkway, next to the Jamaica Street Bridge, Glasgow.

Bench seat to Ralph Fox outside the Halifax Town Hall.  The bench was moved to its current location in 2019.  Previously it was in the walled garden in Manor Heath Park, Skircoat Green, close to where he was born and raised at 11 Heath Avenue. The bench was beforehand located in Piece Hall, Blackledge, where it was from 2010 until 2016. Originally in Bull Green. Erected by Ralph Fox Memorial Committee, 24 April 1950 and re-dedicated in 1979.

Statue by Arthur Dooley and plaque erected in Unite union offices, 128 Theobalds Road, WC1, to members who fought in Spain. Erected by the T&G union, 1 June 1990.

Memorial to the Hull volunteers at Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, HU1 2AA.  Created by Dan Jones.  Unveiled on 16th March 2019 in the presence of the families of nine of the volunteers.  The monument includes the names of the known volunteers from Hull.  

Plaque in Inistioge graveyard to George Brown, born in Inistioge (Co Kilkenny), killed at Brunete, July 1937. Unveiled by Jack Jones and Bob Doyle, 28 June 2008.

Plaque in Irvine Library, 168 High Street, to John Smith, killed on the Ebro in 1938. Originally erected by Cunninghame District Council in Cunninghame House branch library, 1 September 1988.

Plaque and memorial, Forth Avenue. Erected by Kirkcaldy District Council and Friends of the International Brigades, May 1980 and September 1986. Rededicated 4 April 2009.

Memorial plaque in Peace Walk, Victoria Park, University Road, to three Leicester volunteers killed in Spain. Erected by Leicester Socialist Centre, 15 February 1993.

'Postcards from Lewisham' mural by Bruce Williams and Gary Phillips at Molesworth Street entrance to Lewisham Shopping Centre, SE13, part of which depicts local volunteers. Unveiled 28 February 1998.  Photos by Anthony Hart.

Memorial stone to the six Limerick volunteers (Paddy Brady, Gerard Doyle, Frank Ryan, Joe Ryan, Maurice Emmet Ryan and Jim Woulfe) in the grounds of Limerick City Hall. Unveiled on 14 September 2014 by the Limerick International Brigades Memorial Trust. 

Permanent exhibition of photographs of Merseyside volunteers in The Casa Bar, 29 Hope Street, L1 9BQ. Opened by Unite general secretary Len McCluskey, 15 September 2012.

Plaque on the ground floor of Liverpool Town Hall (High St, L2 3SW) marking the 80th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War and paying tribute to those people from Merseyside who supported the anti-fascist cause in the Spanish Civil War. Unveiled by the city council on 19 December.

Jack Jones House (2 Churchill Way, L3 8EF), regional offices of Unite, named after local volunteer and union leader.

Plaque naming seven local volunteers on a plinth in the Slieve Foye Forest Park between Carlingford and Omeath, Co Louth. Erected by the Friends of the International Brigades in Ireland. Unveiled on 16 November 2013.

Portrait of local volunteer James “Joe” Gough, died at Boadilla del Monte in December 1936, painted by Frank Casey, in Warden Park Museum, Old Bedford Road, LU2 7HA. Unveiled 20 December 2012.

Plaque in Maesteg Town Hall, Talbot St, CF34 9DA, to local volunteers; unveiled on 12 May 2012.

Carved wood memorial in Town Hall, Albert Square, to Manchester volunteers. Erected by Manchester City Council and Manchester branch of printworkers’ union SOGAT, 12 February 1983.

Plaque in council offices, first erected in 1996.

Plaque on grantite plinth (on main road in centre of village) to Peter Daly and the International Brigades. Daly died in September 1937 from wounds sustained at Quinto. Erected by Peter Daly Society Wexford and unveiled 3 September 2011.

Memorial stone and plaque in Aughnacloy (Co Tyrone) to Ben Murray (died in Aragon, March 1938). Erected by Friends of Charlie Donnelly and other groups. Unveiled 9 March 2013.  Photo thanks to Brian Curragh. 

Information board in the grounds of the Civic Centre listing the names of the 35 International Brigaders from the North-East who were killed in Spain. Unveiled on 9 Novembere 2016. Sponsored by Newcastle City Council and the IBMT, GMB, RMT, Unite, North East Co-op and Jarrow Trades Union Council.

Memorial bench at Newhaven Fort commemorating return of British Battalion to Newhaven in December 1938. Unveiled by Jack Jones, 7 December 2008

“Echoes of Spain” mosaic under Westway flyover, Portobello Road, W11, commemorating local volunteers and Spanish Republican refugees. Unveiled 18 October 2006 by Jack Jones and Ambassador Carlos Miranda.

Plaque by ceramics artist Jim Robison to the Oldham volunteers in Gallery Oldham, Greaves Street. Unveiled in 1986. Viewable by appointment with Oldham Gallery, along with an older framed roll of honour. On 26 April 2014 the plaque was placed in in the Parish Church of St Mary with St Peter, Church Lane, OL1 3BP.

On the Dulais Valley Heritage trail, north of the A4109, opposite where the trail begins.   The Memorial reads 'Libertad Justicad Revolucion.

Monument to two local men killed during the Spanish Civil War.  The local area attratced Spanish workers and, later, supported the Spanish Republic.

The photo was taken by Arthur Williams.

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Memorial plaque to the volunteers from Renfrewshire. Unveiled on 13 May 2017. Located outside the Renfrewshire Council offices in Cotton Street, Paisley PA1 1WB. Erected by Paisley Trades Council and Renfrewshire Council.

Memorial plaque in village hall to George Ernest Fretwell (killed on 12 February 1937 at Jarama). Erected by Memorial Hall Committee, 7 January 1991.

Memorial plaque in the bar of the Grand Pavillion, Esplanade, to Fred White, killed at Brunete, July 1937. Unveiled 9 October 1999 by the mayor and Lance Rogers.

Jimmy Moore’s grave (apart from John Cookson, the only casualty from the Ebro with a known grave) in Milton Cemetery

Red plaque to dedicated to Mary Slater, who served in Spain as a nurse.  Unveiled in the Peace Garden, Friargate, Preston.  Photo by Lisa Croft.

Inscribed bench near the town's main war memorial in Civic Square.

Sculpture by Eric Stanford in Forbury Gardens, RG1 3HW, to three local volunteers killed in Spain. Unveiled at this location on 10 May 2015. Originally outside Civic Centre in Castle Street, where it was unveiled on 5 May 1990. Erected by Reading International Brigade Memorial Committee with the support of Reading Borough Council.

Memorial plaque in Rhondda Council Chamber, Pentre, to Rhondda volunteers. Erected by Rhondda Borough Council and unveiled 2 September 1989 by Jack Jones.

Plaque dedicated to the members of the Independent Labour Party and the Clarion cycling clubs who volunteered to fight in the Spanish Civil War. Mounted at Clarion House, near the village of Roughlee in Lancashire. Paid for and installed by the National Clarion Cycling Club 1895.

Plaque in Working Class Movement Library to Independent Labour Party volunteers. Unveiled 30 May 2009.

National memorial and sculpture by Ian Walters in Jubilee Gardens, SE1, to the 526 killed in Spanish Civil War who went to Spain from Britain and Ireland. Erected by Greater London Council and International Brigade Association and unveiled by Michael Foot MP, 5 October 1985. Moved to new site in the park in April 2012.

Plaque naming local volunteers in John Harvard Library, 211 Borough High Street, SE1 1JA. Unveiled there on 25 October 2016. Originally unveiled in Mayor’s Parlour, Town Hall, Peckham Road, SE5, on 1 November 1986. Erected by Southwark Borough Council.

Memorial in Hall, Town Hall, Corporation Street to local volunteers. Erected by St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, 1 November 1987.

Memorial plaque in Town Hall, Glebe Street, to three volunteers killed in Spain. Erected by Stoke-on-Trent City Council, 7 September 1989.

Plaque to the 11 volunteers from Swansea, in Civic Centre, Oystermouth Road. Unveiled 14 December 2011.

Spanish chestnut tree in Coate Water Park, to Percy Williams, killed at Caspe in 1938. Erected by Thamesdown Borough Council, 1 November 1986

Memorial plaque in Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum, DT2 7EH, to nine volunteers from Bristol. Formerly in MSF union offices, 1 Tenbury Road, Westbury-on-Trym. Erected 1 July 1986.

Glass plaques in Unite Hall, Keyser Street, to volunteers from Waterford. Erected by Waterford Council of Trades Unions and unveiled by Peter O'Connor and Michael O'Riordan, 1 May 1994.

Plaque to Jack Brent (George Dickie) on 53 George Street, DG8 8NU. Erected 25 February 2006.

Plaque on bench in memory of Ivor Hickman (died 22/23 September 1938 in the Battle of the Ebro) next to Northbrook Building at Peter Symonds College, Owens Road.

Plaque in Labour Hall, Lyndhurst Road, to five Worthing International Brigade volunteers. Unveiled in July 2007.