Lord Carson Memorial Statue Stormont Estate, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT4 3XX

Free-standing bronze statue on stone plinth and base, erected in 1933 to the designs of Leonard Stanford Merrifield. Located on an elevated island site at the junction of two avenues crossing the front lawns of Stormont Estate facing south along the principal avenue (HB26/13/013). Figurative cast bronze statue of Lord Edward H. Carson set on carved granite ashlar plinth with three steps to the base in turn set on a circular granite platform with four flights of steps and four eleborate bronze seats. The statue stands 12 feet in height expressing an animated posture and is set on a solid granite plinth c.13 feet in height. Corresponding to the cardinal points are four rectangular bronze relief panels, depicting important events in Carson's political life, with that to the north stating: "ERECTED BY THE / LOYALISTS OF ULSTER / AS AN EXPRESSION OF THEIR LOVE AND / ADMIRATION FOR THE RIGHT HON / THE LORD CARSON OF DUNCAIRN". The circular platform has four elaborate cast bronze seats with nude figures supporting garlands, inscribed "L.S. Merrifield 1933". Setting: Occupying a prominent circular island site to the front of Stormont Parliament buildings (HB26/13/013) forming a roundabout at the junction of two of the main avenues. Roof N/A RWG N/A Walling Granite ashlar Windows N/A