T Sullivan Engineering has erected a monument at the Royal British Legion in Birkenhead

T Sullivan Engineering has erected a monument at the Royal British Legion in Birkenhead. The monument was officially opened on the 8th September 2014 by the HRH Prince Edward. Following an approach from the British Legion to the Birkenhead Lions, they contacted T Sullivan Engineering to see if we would be willing to assist in the in the construction of the memorial.

T Sullivan Engineering were specifically contacted due to the association with the founder of the company, Terry Sullivan who was a member of the Birkenhead Lions for over 30 years. We were only too pleased to join the team to supply and apply our steel work expertise to the project. At the time there was no memorial at the Legion in Birkenhead to mark the sacrifices made by so many in the conflicts which have been taking place around the world over the years.

We were also pleased to supply time, materials and efforts to this project free of charge to assist a local charity. Although T Sullivan Engineering supplied and erected the memorial, a number of other local companies assisted in bringing the grand opening to a successful conclusion. Services provided ranged from traffic management to ground works as well as an array of refreshments on the day.

The opening itself was a great success and due to our role in the project, Chris Sullivan and Rita Sullivan were able to meet Prince Edward on the day, which in its self was a great honour.

The design for the monument took inspiration from a number sources, the rock itself to represent the white cliffs of Dover and Great Britain, the cross and fabricated barbed wire around the cross represents the anti landing defences which were used “on the beaches”, and finally the wire finished in British legion “poppy red”.

On a personnel note, the monument also provides a lasting memory to the company founder Mr Terry Sullivan. The occasion was reported in the local press who were all present on the day, and should you wish to read further please see the following link; Read More