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Adjaye Associates completes Brixton memorial

By 2021-04-28T06:00:00

Adjaye Associates_Cherry Groce Memorial in Brixton_CGM Pavilion © Michelle Äärlaht 2

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Cherry Groce Memorial Pavilion honours mother whose shooting by police sparked Brixton riots

Adjaye Associates has completed a memorial to the woman whose shooting by the Metropolitan Police in 1985 triggered the Brixton riots.

Cherry Groce was paralysed from the waist down in the attack which happened in front of her children at their home. She died as a result of her injuries in 2011.

The Cherry Groce Memorial Pavilion in Brixton’s Windrush Square consists of a single column supporting a triangular roof planted with flowers. The column represents Cherry’s strength and support of her community.

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