Viscount Craigavon's Tomb, Parliament House, Stormont Estate, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT4 3XX is a Grade B1 listed building in the Belfast local planning authority area, Northern Ireland. First listed on 13 March 1987. 1 related planning application.
Viscount Craigavon's Tomb, Parliament House, Stormont Estate, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT4 3XX
- WRENN ID
- late-turret-pigeon
- Grade
- B1
- Local Planning Authority
- Belfast
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Date first listed
- 13 March 1987
- Source
- NI Environment Agency listing
Description
Free-standing Portland limestone mausoleum on stepped base, erected c.1942, to the designs of Roland Ingleby Smith. Rectangular on plan and located to the east of Stormont Parliament (HB26/13/013). Solid block of Portland limestone with stepped top and corners on a shallow plinth base and set on a stepped platform. Carved coat of arms to the west flanked by two figures in relief. Inscribed to the north face stating; “THE RIGHT HONOURABLE / JAMES / VISCOUNT CRAIGAVON OF STORMONT / FIRST PRIME MINISTER OF NORTHERN IRELAND / 1921-1940 / Died Nov.24 1940 / AND HIS WIFE / CECIL VISCOUNTESS CRAIGAVON “. Inscribed to the south face stating; ERECTED / BY / THE PARLIAMENT OF NORTHERN IRELAND / IN MEMORY / OF / A GREAT ULSTERMAN”. Roof N/A RWG N/A Walling Portland limestone ashlar Windows N/A Setting: Located to the east of Stormont Parliament and set within a small gravel garden enclosed by formal hedging and yew trees.
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