War Memorial, Market Square, Dromore, Co Down, BT25 1AW is a Grade B2 listed building in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon local planning authority area, Northern Ireland. First listed on 13 April 2016.
War Memorial, Market Square, Dromore, Co Down, BT25 1AW
- WRENN ID
- fossil-roof-harvest
- Grade
- B2
- Local Planning Authority
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Date first listed
- 13 April 2016
- Source
- NI Environment Agency listing
Description
A Portland stone memorial commemorating the two World Wars dating from 1926, with bronze figure of a soldier on a Portland stone obelisk with bronze commemorative plaques. Located on a stepped stone plinth to the east side of Market Square in Dromore town centre. Pedestal on a chamfered plinth has various brass plaques to three faces commemorating those lost in both wars. Plaque to east face reads “THIS MEMORIAL IS TO PERPETUATE/ THE NAMES AND HONOUR THE MEMORY/ OF THOSE FROM THIS DISTRICT/ WHO SERVED IN / THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ THE NAMES ON THIS TABLET/ ARE OF THOSE WHO MADE THE/ SUPREME SACRIFICE ON BEHALF OF THE KING AND EMPIRE”. Plaques to south and north bear the names of those lost in World War II. Obelisk is surmounted by bronze figure of a soldier standing on a grassy verge and carrying a rifle; directly west of the memorial is a flagpole. Setting The memorial site on a stepped stone plinth to east side of Market square, east of Dromore Town Hall (HB17/15/010A). Material: Portland stone and bronze
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