▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁sculpt ure ▁dep ict s ▁seven ▁blind ▁figures ▁gu iding ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁walking ▁together ; ▁their ▁li ken ess ▁are ▁based ▁upon ▁real ▁veter ans ▁who ▁all ▁suffered ▁blind ness ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁action ▁on ▁the ▁front line . ▁Un us ually ▁a ▁pl inth ▁is ▁not ▁used ▁and ▁the ▁figures ▁are ▁situated ▁at ▁eye ▁level ▁to ▁eng age ▁pass ers - by . ▁It ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁Bl ind ▁V eter ans ▁UK ▁and ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁only ▁mem orial ▁to ▁dep ict ▁those ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁location ▁for ▁a ▁permanent ▁mem orial ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁cent en ary ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁both ▁Network ▁Rail ▁and ▁Transport ▁for ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester . ▁The ▁exterior ▁area ▁outside ▁the ▁main ▁entrance ▁of ▁Pic c ad illy ▁station ▁has ▁histor ically ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁temporary ▁exhib its ▁and ▁sculpt ures ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Be e ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁art ▁trail ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁sculpt ure ▁was ▁first ▁created ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁cent en ary ▁of ▁the ▁Bl ind ▁V eter ans ▁UK ▁char ity ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁which ▁now ▁s its ▁at ▁the ▁char ity ' s ▁L land ud no ▁re h abil itation ▁and ▁training ▁centre . ▁A ▁c ement ▁cast ▁of ▁the ▁sculpt