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    Memorial

    Ulster Volunteer Force (South Belfast Batt) 1912

    The carved pediment, all that remains of Sandy Row Brewery

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    Current Location

    Incorporated into the entrance., Sandy Row Community Centre, 63-67, Sandy Row, Belfast, Belfast, Antrim, BT12 5ER, Northern Ireland

    OS Grid Reference

    NW 45791 29016

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    6190
    Description
    Elaborate stone mural inset into wall of the Brewery. Three seperate panels with plaque bearing inscription below. Upper Panel: Crown and shamrock. Left Panel: Red hand of Ulster on shield within wreath. Right Panel: Belfast City Arms within wreath. Associated engraved brass wall mounted plaque below.
    Inscription
    FOR GOD AND ULSTER/ 1912/ ULSTER VOLUNTEER FORCE/ SOUTH BELFAST BATTALION/ TRAINED IN THE ADJOINING BREWERY YARD/ THESE STONES/ ARE KEPT IN REMEMBRANCE/ "LEST WE FORGET"
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    War
    Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
    Maintenance History
    The brewery closed in the early 1880s, and had many subsequent uses.

    Previous Location(s)

    • The former brewery was in the northern end of Sandy Row opposite its junction with Wellwood St, and the memorial was in its yard., Former Belfast and Ulster Brewing Co. (Demolished), Sandy Row, Belfast, Belfast, Antrim, BT12, Northern Ireland

      Year of move

      Unknown

      Reason for move

      Former brewery was demolished.

    Components

    Tablet

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Plaque

    Made from: Metal


    Condition: Good


    • Ulster War Memorials http://www.ulsterwarmemorials.net/html/sandy_row_belfast.html
    • Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnmcdonald/9380922110/
    • CAIN: Conflict Archive on the InterNet http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/viggiani/south_memorial.html
    • Other website http://www.belfastforum.co.uk/index.php?topic+1829.240
    • Other website http://www.blogigo.at/sandy_row_history_part_2