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Memorial
ID No.: |
670 |
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Memorial Title: |
Memorial Cross (St. Matthew's Chapel) |
Commemorating: |
Deceased members of the parish, "especially those who died as a result of the conflict".
Information about person(s) commemorated |
Date of Incident: |
March |
Description: |
Large Celtic cross on a plinth within small enclosure in church grounds. |
Inscription(s): |
There is an inscription in English, followed by a translation in Irish, on the plinth stone on which the Celtic cross stands. (Click on photo 4 for text of inscription.) |
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Location
Address: |
St Matthew's Chapel, Bryson Street, Short Strand, Ballymacarrett, Belfast East,
County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
BT5 4ET |
Location Guide: |
The church is at the junction of Bryson Street and Newtownards Road (Lower). The memorial cross is next to an outside wall of the building on the west side of the church (the side furthest away from Bryson Street). |
Map
Grid Ref: |
IJ353743 |
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Co-ordinates: |
X: 335340, Y: 374377 |
Previous Location: |
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Nature: |
Civilian |
Physical Type: |
Other, Cross, Celtic Cross |
Physical Materials: |
Stone Granite |
Setting: |
Building Grounds, Church Grounds |
Access: |
Private Restricted (viewable when church gates are open) |
Post Unveiling: |
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Commissioned
By: |
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Artist(s): |
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Date
Unveiled: |
2000?? |
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First Viewed: |
28 January 2009 |
Last Viewed: |
28 January 2009 |
Photographs: |
4 |
Comments: |
While the memorial is to "all the deceased members of St Matthew's Parish" it specifically refers to the conflict. |
Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh; Elisabetta Viggiani |
