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Memorial
ID No.: |
1425 |
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Memorial Title: |
UDR Memorial |
Commemorating: |
UDR members who served with the regiment (1970 to 1992).
Information about person(s) commemorated |
Date of Incident: |
July |
Description: |
Two large (more than life size) statues of two UDR soldiers, one male and the other female (Greenfinch), which are depicted operating a vehicle checkpoint. The statues stand on top of a large granite plinth which contains a bronze plaque. The entire memorial is 19 feet in height. |
Inscription(s): |
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Location
Address: |
Irish Linen Centre, Market Square, Lisburn,
County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
BT28 1AG |
Location Guide: |
Just outside the Lisburn Museum and Irish Linen Centre, in the centre of Lisburn. |
Map
Grid Ref: |
IJ268643 |
X,Y
Co-ordinates: |
X: 326809, Y: 364270 |
Previous Location: |
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Nature: |
British Security, British Army, UDR |
Physical Type: |
Other, Sculpture, Statue |
Physical Materials: |
Metal Bronze, Stone granite |
Setting: |
Street |
Access: |
Public Unrestricted |
Post Unveiling: |
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Commissioned
By: |
UDR Memorial Trust. The cost of the memorial was met by charitable funds related to the UDR regiment. |
Artist(s): |
John Sherlock (sculptor) |
Date
Unveiled: |
12 June 2011 |
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First Viewed: |
28 March 2009 |
Last Viewed: |
28 March 2009 |
Photographs: |
1 |
Comments: |
Planning permission given in February 2008 (Ulster Star, 12 Feb 2008). Installation was supposed to take place in March 2009 but there was a delay. The memorial was unveiled on 12 June 2011 (Irish News, 13 Jun 2011). Nationalists on Lisburn council had raised objections to the statue in particular the position in the centre of Lisburn describing it as "insensitive and intimidating". |
Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh |
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