The Italian 'Moni' (General)

by admin , Forest of Dean, Sunday, April 11, 2010, 13:08 (5419 days ago) @ ritamclean

Between Broadwell and Coalway, down by the Queensway Housing Estate was a very peculiar construction. It was actually a memorial to Marconi, the Italian inventor of Radio. It stood in the grounds of the old Prisoner of War camp that had been built here during the Second World War. Most of the prisoners incarcerated here were Italians. It was amazing that these men were able to 'find' enough raw materials to create this monument, and with such craftsmanship, despite the obvious hardship of being prisoners in war torn Europe. It would have taken all of their considerable charm to obtain the large amount of concrete and strengthening rods required, and is testimony to how well liked amongst the close knit Forest community these foreigners had become...

http://www.radiomarconi.com/marconi/monumento/the_moni.html