Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB21/05/003

Address :
War Memorial Memorial Park Ballynure Road Located near 3A Ballynure Road Ballyclare, Co. Antrim BT39 9AG

Townland:
Ballyclare

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Memorial

Former Use
Memorial

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
97-7NE

IG Ref:
J2917 9114

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Owner Category

Local Govt

Exterior Description And Setting

Freestanding two-stage granite war memorial, built c.1945, located in Memorial Park to west side of Ballynure Road. The memorial is approximately three metres high, facing east. It consists of a square partially rock-faced pedestal over concrete base on which are fixed names of war dead in applied lettering. The pedestal supports a further tapering plinth detailed with memorial inscription and moulded cornice, all surmounted by an obelisk. All remaining elevations of the memorial are blank. Setting Set on a c.12 ft square elevated grass mound; the park is accessed by an ornate iron gate with cast-iron arch over, supported on cast-iron piers of open scrollwork.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

The memorial was erected after the Second World War. There is a thirteenth century Norman motte, built as a defensive outpost of Carrickfergus Castle, located within the Memorial Park.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A simple war memorial erected to commemorate local veterans consisting of a squat obelisk on an enlarged base. The monument and nearby gates dominate the park and are a local landmark. The stonemasonry is plainly detailed, but well executed. However, it is a relatively common type of which there are better examples.

General Comments

Date of Survey

14 October 2008