Memorial
Northern Ireland National War Memorial
Current Location
Northern Ireland War Memorial, 21 Talbot Street, Belfast, Belfast, Antrim, BT1 2LD, Northern Ireland
OS Grid Reference
NW 46408 30126
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- Type of Memorial
- Hall / Institute
- WMR Reference Number
- 13218
- Description
- 9/13 Waring Street: Four storey building. Hall of Friendship on ground floor celebrates relationship between Northern Ireland and United States forces. Walls of the hall are finished in light coloured Cliffdale marble shipped over from the United States. Two friezes of hammered copper are set into the marble walls. One shows efforts of the people of Ulster during the war such as ship-building and heavy industry. The other depicts the American forces moving through Ulster from west to east on their way towards the fighting in Europe. Beyond the Hall of Friendship is the Memorial Hall holding two leather bound remembrance books. These books rest inside a bronze casket on a block of rough hewn ulster granite. Also in the Memorial Hall is a stained glass window. Window features two columns of fire on which are superimposed the badges of various services and above which are the dates of the two world wars and a field of crosses. Window also bears images of laurel wreath and dove of peace. Upper floors of building are occupied by a lecture hall, committee rooms, and offices of the British Legion and other ex-service organisations.
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker(s)
Michael Bowley, Granville Smyth, Architect
- Costs
- c. £150,000
- Sponsor Type
- corporate, public
- Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information
- 9/13 Waring Street: The building fund was launched in 1947. The Corporation donated a free site. The Government made a grant of £1 for every £1 subscribed.
- Maintenance History
- 2006: Talbot Street building replaced an earlier building - Memorial House - which was situated in Waring Street on a site which was bombed during the Blitz in 1941.
Ceremonies
Opened
28 October 1963
HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Previous Location(s)
Northern Ireland War Memorial, 9/13 Waring Street, Belfast, Belfast, Antrim, BT1 2DX, Northern Ireland
OS Grid Reference
NW 46457 29938
Year of move
2006
Reason for move
Replaced earlier building at Waring Street.
Components
- Case
Made from: Bronze
Condition: Good
- Hall
Made from: Concrete
Condition: Good
- Window
Made from: Stained Glass
Condition: Good
- Book
Made from: Paper
Condition: Good
Report a Concern
- War Memorials Trust Reference Number
- 205169
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- AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN: BRITISH FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIALS by BOORMAN, DEREK p160-1 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:SESSIONS 1988 YORK
- FOR YOUR TOMORROW: BRITISH SECOND WORLD WAR MEMORIALS by BOORMAN, DEREK p157-9 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:SESSIONS 1995 YORK
- CENTRAL BELFAST by PATTON, M p329 Source: Image Library
- "Northern Ireland War Memorial Award." The Builder, 10 May 1957, p. 862.
- "Northern Ireland War Memorial Competition." The Builder, 17 May 1957, pp. 891-5.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Memorial_Building,_Belfast . Accessed 4 March 2025.
- www.niwarmemorial.org . Accessed 4 March 2025.