Other International Brigade volunteers came from Teesside, including Middlesbrough, Eston, South Bank and Hartlepool. The new Stockton International Brigade memorial is at Wasp's Nest Yard, off Calvert Lane, Silver Street and Green Dragon Yard off the High Street. Speakers included Tony Fox, a Billingham history teacher and key campaigner for the Stockton memorial with others, including pub landlord John Christie, whose businesses include the Golden Smog. Their International Brigade memorial is partly inspired by artist Pablo Picasso's Guernica painting from the Spanish Civil War era. He and Tony Fox are both members of the International Brigade Memorial Trust (IBMT) which raises awareness of the Spanish Civil War and looks after memorials to volunteers.

Source: The Times May 02, 2023 11:05 UTC