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Memorial
ID No.: |
531 |
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Memorial Title: |
New Barnsley Memorial Garden |
Commemorating: |
IRA members and local people from the Greater New Barnsley area who were killed in the conflict.
Information about person(s) commemorated |
Date of Incident: |
24 October 1971 |
Description: |
Medium-sized memorial garden enclosed with wall and metal railings and ornate gates. |
Inscription(s): |
Inscriptions on two main plaques and on gates. |
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Location
Address: |
New Barnsley Gardens, New Barnsley Greater, Whiterock, Belfast West,
County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
BT12 7HP |
Location Guide: |
At the junction of New Barnsley Gardens and New Barnsley Park. |
Map
Grid Ref: |
IJ303740 |
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Co-ordinates: |
X: 330312, Y: 374011 |
Previous Location: |
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Nature: |
Paramilitary, Republican, IRA, Political Activist, Sinn Fein |
Physical Type: |
Memorial Garden, Garden of Remembrance |
Physical Materials: |
Stone Marble, Metal Iron, plants, hard landscaping. |
Setting: |
Garden |
Access: |
Public Restricted (gates kept locked) |
Post Unveiling: |
The garden was vandalised, and then restored on 25th March 2008. |
Commissioned
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Artist(s): |
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Date
Unveiled: |
27 June 1999 |
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First Viewed: |
09 January 2009 |
Last Viewed: |
09 January 2009 |
Photographs: |
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Comments: |
The garden gates were locked when visited; this may be because of previous incidents of vandalism. While the memorial is also dedicated to "local residents" none are specifically named. |
Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh |
