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HB Ref No:
HB01/19/013


Extent of Listing:
Not listed


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Address :
The Walker Memorial Plinth Royal Bastion on the Grand Parade Londonderry County Londonderry


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Survey 2:
D1 Record Only

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Current Use:

Former Use

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Thatched:

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OS Map No:
36-08NW

IG Ref:
C4324 1663




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Exterior Description And Setting


A sandstone plinth foundation stone. Setting overlooking west and north/west of city with panoramic view. The Walker Memorial Plinth at the Royal Bastion on the Grand Parade is a memorial to The Rev George Walker, a soldier and Anglican priest. As joint governor of Londonderry during the siege of 1689 he galvanised the opposition to James II. The column was destroyed in 1973. The restored remains of Walker's statue are now in the garden of the nearby Memorial Hall of the Apprentice Boys of Derry. Whilst of significant local interest, the monument is incomplete and does not meet the criteria for listing - a partial survey only was carried out.

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Evaluation


A sandstone plinth foundation stone. Setting overlooking west and north/west of city with panoramic view. The Walker Memorial Plinth at the Royal Bastion on the Grand Parade is a memorial to The Rev George Walker, a soldier and Anglican priest. As joint governor of Londonderry during the siege of 1689 he galvanised the opposition to James II. The column was destroyed in 1973. The restored remains of Walker's statue are now in the garden of the nearby Memorial Hall of the Apprentice Boys of Derry. Whilst of significant local interest, the monument is incomplete and does not meet the criteria for listing - a partial survey only was carried out.

General Comments


Whilst of significant local interest, the monument is incomplete and does not meet the criteria for listing - a partial survey only was carried out.

Date of Survey


29 January 2014