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The bronze sculpture at the Hampshire school honours former pupils affected by the infected blood scandal, following an inquiry that found children suffered needless harm.
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A memorial to former pupils affected by the infected blood scandal has been unveiled at Treloar’s near Alton, Hampshire. Survivors Richard Warwick, Adrian Goodyear, Steve Nicholls and Gary Webster attended the ceremony on Saturday 26 September. The bronze sculpture shows two pupils embracing, one wearing a sling and the other holding a cane. Designed by Tom Murphy, it stands in a garden with seating and accessible paths. [1] [2]
Pupils with haemophilia at the school received contaminated blood products during the 1970s and 1980s. The Infected Blood Inquiry found that children were given multiple, riskier commercial concentrates as preventive treatment and treated as research subjects, causing needless infections and suffering. Very few of the pupils with haemophilia who attended between 1970 and 1987 escaped infection, the BBC reported. Of 122 former pupils with haemophilia, about 30 were still alive when the inquiry published its report in 2024. [4] [1]
Goodyear said the memorial would honour those who died and keep the scandal in public consciousness. Treloar’s said it provided land, logistical help and financial support for the monument. Former pupils have also sought legal action against the school’s trust, which has expressed sorrow that so many were affected. [1] [2]
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