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Memorial details

Memorial type
Allegory (eg: Victory)
District
Armagh
Town
Armagh
County
Armagh
Country
Northern Ireland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), 20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
Maker
Mr Charles Leonard Hartwell RA (Sculptor)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: December 1926
    Attended by: Duke of Abercorn KG KP
  • Dedicated
    Date: December 1926
    Attended by: Anglican Archbishop of Armagh Primate of All Ireland
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
9184

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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 Ref: NV 97811 04951
Denomination: Undefined

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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
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • 20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Armagh City & District Council
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • The Armagh Guardian, 10 December 1926.

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