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UDR Memorial

Information on memorial
Memorial ID No.:
1425
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:
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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