Custard Apple (Annonaceae), Breadfruit (Moraceae) and Soursop (Annonaceae)
They were commissioned as a memorial to the Windrush generation of British African-Caribbean people who immigrated to the United Kingdom in the wake of World War II.[1] They are the first permanent public sculptures by a black female artist in the United Kingdom.The three sculptures represent Caribbean tropical fruits — custard apple, breadfruit and soursop — in reference to the nearby Ridley Road Market.[1][3] Ryan said of the work that "Ridley Market here in Hackney remains a vibrant place of early excitement going shopping with my mother, I don’t often get along to the market now, but have been so happy to buy some lovely soursops and custard apples on recent visits" and that "Cultural visibility and representation evident in public spaces is crucial.They stand near St Augustine's Tower and the Ridley Road Market.
Veronica RyanSt Augustine's TowerHackney, LondonWindrush generationBritish African-Caribbean peopleCaribbeantropical fruitscustard applebreadfruitsoursopRidley Road MarketHackney London Borough CouncilMarsh Award for Excellence in Public SculptureNational Windrush MonumentPublic art and memorials in LondonBritish/EnglishroyaltyBoudicaAlfred the GreatRichard IQueen Eleanor (Charing Cross)bronzeCharles IOliver CromwellChelseaStocks MarketJames IIKensington PalaceSt James'sSt Paul'sWestminsterGeorge IIIKing's CrossTrafalgar SquareDuke of YorkWilliam IVDuke of KentDuke of CambridgeVictoria MemorialAlbert MemorialMemorial to the Great ExhibitionGeorge VGeorge VI and Queen ElizabethElizabeth IIJohn BetjemanMarc BolanRobert BurnsThomas CarlyleCharlie ChaplinGeoffrey ChaucerAgatha ChristieJohn DonneHenry IrvingMichael JacksonGuy's HospitalMoorgateJohn MiltonGeorge OrwellJoshua ReynoldsHeminges and Condell MemorialLeicester SquarePark LaneArthur SullivanCovent GardenAmy WinehouseJames CookYuri GagarinJohn CassThomas GuyQuintin HoggRobert MilliganHugh MyddeltonLord AlanbrookeLord Baden-PowellFerdinand FochCharles George GordonEarl HaigHenry HavelockLord KitchenerLord MontgomeryLord MountbattenCharles James NapierAdmiral Lord Nelson (Nelson's Column)James OutramLord RobertsViscount SlimHyde Park CornerGeorge Stuart WhiteLord WolseleyEdith CavellFlorence NightingaleMary SeacoleClement AttleeGeorge CanningParliament SquareWoodfordLord DerbyBenjamin DisraeliDavid Lloyd GeorgeWilliam Ewart GladstoneLord PalmerstonRobert PeelRobert ClaytonRobert CliveDuke of DevonshireCharles James FoxHenry Bartle FrereSidney HerbertWilfrid LawsonSimon Milton (Paddington, St James's, Southwark)Marquess of WestminsterSimón BolívarBloomsburyCharles de GaulleHaile SelassieJohn F. KennedyNelson MandelaKarl MarxPeter the GreatJosé de San MartínJan SmutsTrajanVolodymyrGeorge WashingtonThomas BecketJohn Henry NewmanShoreditch