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{{Short description|War memorial in Northern Ireland}}
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The '''Belfast Cenotaph''' is a [[war memorial]] in [[Belfast]], in [[Donegall Square]] West, to the west of [[Belfast City Hall]]. Like the City Hall, it was designed by Sir [[Alfred Brumwell Thomas]]. It was unveiled in 1929.


The '''Belfast Cenotaph''' is a [[war memorial]] in [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]], in [[Donegall Square]] West, to the west of [[Belfast City Hall]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/remembrance/remembrance-events/fields-of-remembrance/belfast/|title=Belfast Field Of Remembrance|website=Royal British Legion|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishwarmemorials.ie/Memorials-Detail?memoId=822|title=Belfast War Memorial|website=Irish War Memorials|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref> Like the City Hall, it was designed by Sir [[Alfred Brumwell Thomas]]. The [[cenotaph]] was unveiled in 1929. It became a Grade A [[listed building]] in 1984.<ref>[https://apps.communities-ni.gov.uk/Buildings/buildview.aspx?id=17018 Belfast Cenotaph], Buildings Database, Northern Ireland Department of Communities</ref>
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The memorial includes a central [[Portland stone]] monument about {{convert|30|ft|m }}, with bronze brackets on either side supporting flagpoles. The top of the monument has carved [[laurel wreath]]s, symbolising victory and honour. It bears several inscriptions: on the north side: "PRO DEO / ET / PATRIA // ERECTED BY / THE CITY / OF / BELFAST / IN MEMORY OF / HER / HEROIC SONS / WHO MADE / THE SUPREME / SACRIFICE / IN / THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 // THROUGHOUT THE LONG YEARS OF STRUGGLE WHICH / HAVE NOW SO GLORIOUSLY ENDED THE MEN OF ULSTER / HAVE PROVED HOW NOBLY THEY FIGHT AND DIE / GEORGE R.I." and on the south face: "THEY DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO A GREAT CAUSE AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS BY LAND, SEA AND AIR WON UNDYING FAME".


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The memorial includes a central [[Portland stone]] monument about {{convert|30|ft|m}}, with bronze brackets on either side supporting flagpoles. The top of the monument has carved [[laurel wreath]]s, symbolising victory and honour.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/141774/|title=Belfast City Hall – Cenotaph|website=War Memorials Online|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref> It bears several inscriptions: on the north side: "PRO DEO / ET / PATRIA // ERECTED BY / THE CITY / OF / BELFAST / IN MEMORY OF / HER / HEROIC SONS / WHO MADE / THE SUPREME / SACRIFICE / IN / THE GREAT WAR / 1914–1918 // THROUGHOUT THE LONG YEARS OF STRUGGLE WHICH / HAVE NOW SO GLORIOUSLY ENDED THE MEN OF ULSTER / HAVE PROVED HOW NOBLY THEY FIGHT AND DIE / GEORGE R.I." and on the south face: "THEY DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO A GREAT CAUSE AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS BY LAND, SEA AND AIR WON UNDYING FAME".<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ulsterwarmemorials.net/html/belfast_city.html|title=Belfast City|website=ulsterwarmemorials.net|access-date=2 April 2018|archive-date=2 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102201626/http://www.ulsterwarmemorials.net/html/belfast_city.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="iwm">[https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/6602 Belfast Cenotaph], Imperial War Museum</ref>
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The monument stands on three steps. To the south is the arc of a [[Corinthian order|Corinthian]] [[colonnade]], {{convert|25|ft|m}} high. To the north is a sunken [[garden of remembrance]], which since 2011 has been the location for an annual [[Field of Remembrance]]. The paving of the garden was renewed in 1993.


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The monument stands on three steps. To the south is an arc of paired [[Corinthian order|Corinthian]] columns forming a {{convert|25|ft|m}}–high [[colonnade]].<ref name=":0" /> To the north is a sunken garden of remembrance, which since 2011 has been the location for an annual [[Field of Remembrance]]. The paving of the garden was renewed in 1993.
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The memorial was unveiled by [[Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby|Viscount Allenby]] on 11 November 1929. No Catholic organisations participated in the formal unveiling ceremony, but veterans from the [[16th (Irish) Division]] laid a wreath after the ceremony ended, and participated the following year.


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The memorial was completed in 1927 and was officially unveiled by [[Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby|Viscount Allenby]] on 11 November 1929.<ref name="iwm" /> No Catholic organisations participated in the formal unveiling ceremony, but veterans from the [[16th (Irish) Division]] laid a wreath after the ceremony ended, and participated the following year.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Belfast Boys: How Unionists and Nationalists Fought and Died Together in the First World War|last=Grayson|first=Richard S.|publisher=A&C Black|year=2010|isbn=978-1-4411-0519-6|pages=168–169, 171, 181}}</ref>
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In addition to the usual [[Remembrance Sunday]] services, there are also annual ceremonies to remember the [[First day on the Somme|first day of the Battle of the Somme]] on 1 July. Controversially, the first [[Sinn Féin]] [[Lord Mayor of Belfast]] [[Alex Maskey]] laid a wreath on 1 July 2002.


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In addition to the usual [[Remembrance Sunday]] services, there are also annual ceremonies to remember the [[First day on the Somme|first day of the Battle of the Somme]] on 1 July.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Remembering the First World War|last=Ziino|first=Bart|publisher=Routledge|year=2014|isbn=978-1-317-57371-5|pages=173}}</ref> Controversially, the first [[Sinn Féin]] [[Lord Mayor of Belfast]] [[Alex Maskey]] laid a wreath on 1 July 2002.<ref name=":1" />
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Nearby are memorials the service of Irish regiments in the [[Boer War]] and the [[Korean War]] memorial, and to US forces who arrived in Northern Ireland in 1942.

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Nearby are memorials to the service of Irish regiments in the [[Boer War]] and the [[Korean War]], and to US forces who arrived in Northern Ireland in 1942.<ref name=":2" />
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==References==

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{{commonscat| Cenotaph at Belfast City Hall}}
== See also ==
* [http://www.ulsterwarmemorials.net/html/belfast_city.html Belfast Cenotaph], ulsterwarmemorials.net
* [[List of public art in Belfast]]
* [http://www.irishwarmemorials.ie/Memorials-Detail?memoId=822 Belfast War Memorial], Irish War Memorials
* [[List of Grade A listed buildings in County Antrim]]
* [https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/141774/ Belfast Cenotaph], War Memorials Online

* [http://www.iwm.org.uk_www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/6602 Belfast Cenotaph], Imperial War Museum
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== References ==
* [http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/remembrance/remembrance-events/fields-of-remembrance/belfast/ Belfast Field of Remembrance], Royal British Legion
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* [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CA10r6kQZZcC&pg=PA168 Belfast Boys: How Unionists and Nationalists Fought and Died Together in the First World War], Richard S. Grayson, A&C Black, 2010, ISBN 1441105190, p.168-169, 171, 181

* [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XEu2BQAAQBAJ&pg=PA173 Remembering the First World War], edited by Bart Ziino, Routledge, 2014, ISBN 1317573714, p.173
== External links ==
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* {{Commons category inline|Cenotaph at Belfast City Hall}}

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The Cenotaph in 2019

The Belfast Cenotaph is a war memorial in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in Donegall Square West, to the west of Belfast City Hall.[1][2] Like the City Hall, it was designed by Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas. The cenotaph was unveiled in 1929. It became a Grade A listed building in 1984.[3]

The memorial includes a central Portland stone monument about 30 feet (9.1 m), with bronze brackets on either side supporting flagpoles. The top of the monument has carved laurel wreaths, symbolising victory and honour.[4] It bears several inscriptions: on the north side: "PRO DEO / ET / PATRIA // ERECTED BY / THE CITY / OF / BELFAST / IN MEMORY OF / HER / HEROIC SONS / WHO MADE / THE SUPREME / SACRIFICE / IN / THE GREAT WAR / 1914–1918 // THROUGHOUT THE LONG YEARS OF STRUGGLE WHICH / HAVE NOW SO GLORIOUSLY ENDED THE MEN OF ULSTER / HAVE PROVED HOW NOBLY THEY FIGHT AND DIE / GEORGE R.I." and on the south face: "THEY DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO A GREAT CAUSE AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS BY LAND, SEA AND AIR WON UNDYING FAME".[5][6]

The monument stands on three steps. To the south is an arc of paired Corinthian columns forming a 25 feet (7.6 m)–high colonnade.[4] To the north is a sunken garden of remembrance, which since 2011 has been the location for an annual Field of Remembrance. The paving of the garden was renewed in 1993.

The memorial was completed in 1927 and was officially unveiled by Viscount Allenby on 11 November 1929.[6] No Catholic organisations participated in the formal unveiling ceremony, but veterans from the 16th (Irish) Division laid a wreath after the ceremony ended, and participated the following year.[7]

In addition to the usual Remembrance Sunday services, there are also annual ceremonies to remember the first day of the Battle of the Somme on 1 July.[8] Controversially, the first Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Belfast Alex Maskey laid a wreath on 1 July 2002.[7]

Nearby are memorials to the service of Irish regiments in the Boer War and the Korean War, and to US forces who arrived in Northern Ireland in 1942.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Belfast Field Of Remembrance". Royal British Legion. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Belfast War Memorial". Irish War Memorials. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. ^ Belfast Cenotaph, Buildings Database, Northern Ireland Department of Communities
  4. ^ a b "Belfast City Hall – Cenotaph". War Memorials Online. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Belfast City". ulsterwarmemorials.net. Archived from the original on 2 January 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  6. ^ a b Belfast Cenotaph, Imperial War Museum
  7. ^ a b Grayson, Richard S. (2010). Belfast Boys: How Unionists and Nationalists Fought and Died Together in the First World War. A&C Black. pp. 168–169, 171, 181. ISBN 978-1-4411-0519-6.
  8. ^ Ziino, Bart (2014). Remembering the First World War. Routledge. p. 173. ISBN 978-1-317-57371-5.

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