Memorial
Armagh
Current Location
The memorial is located at the College Hill end of The Mall., The Mall, Armagh, Armagh, Armagh, BT61 9DL, Northern Ireland
OS Grid Reference
NV 97811 04951
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Allegory (eg: Victory)
- WMR Reference Number
- 9184
- Description
- A female figure, representing peace with honour, holding a palm frond in her left hand, and a laurel wreath in her right hand. The figure is on a plinth that is on a three step base. The plinth has two flanking stones that are topped by bronze wreaths. The gate piers are of old Armagh iron work. The memorial was flanked by two captured German guns in 1926.
- Inscription
- 6 o'clock face of plinth: IN REMEMBRANCE / ARMAGH / TO HER CHILDREN / WHO FOUGHT AND FELL / IN / THE GREAT WAR. / IN SORROW, IN THANKSGIVING, / AND IN HOPE. 12 o'clock face of plinth: GLORY TO THE DEAD 6 o'clock face flanking stone to the left of the plinth: 1914 / 1939 6 o'clock face flanking stone to the right of the plinth: 1918 / 1945
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- War
- 20th Century Conflict (1900-1999)
- Maker(s)
Mr Charles Leonard Hartwell RA, Sculptor
Ceremonies
Unveiled
December 1926
Duke of Abercorn KG KP
Dedicated
December 1926
Anglican Archbishop of Armagh Primate of All Ireland
- Custodian
- Armagh City & District Council
Components
- Base
Made from: Granite - Cornish
Condition: Good
- Plinth
Made from: Granite - Cornish
Condition: Good
- Figure
Made from: Bronze
Condition: Good
- Carter Postcard Collection
- The Armagh Guardian, 10 December 1926.