April 05, 2010 The Spirit of Jarrow

This is a statue to commemorate the Jarrow Crusade of 1936. The statue called 'The spirit of Jarrow' was commissioned by and stands outside the Morrisons Supermarket in the Town Centre.

It shows two marchers, two children, a woman carrying a baby and a dog, which was the march mascot.

They are all walking out of the ribs of a ship carrying a banner.