Wallace Memorial, Castle Gardens, Castle Street, Lisburn, Co. Antrim

Free-standing Gothic stone monument, dated 1892, located at the southern end of Castle Gardens overlooking the Castle garden terraces and the river Lagan. Erecred by Robinson & Son of Belfast. Restored c.2007. Tall square-plan granite and sandstone memorial comprising three octagonal-plan rock-faced granite steps supporting a square granite plinth base with a granite shaped bollard to each corner; tall sandstone ashlar core with decoratively carved trefoil-headed carvings forming a panel to each side, flanked by polished pink granite colonettes. Each side is flanked by taller polished black granite colonettes supporting a full canopy with pinnacles to the corners flanking gablets to each side. The four sided canopy complete with crockets tapers to a full fleur-de-lis finial. To the north panel is a polished granite plaque inscribed: “To perpetuate the memory of one whose delight it was to do good, and in grateful recollection of his generous interest in the prosperity of the town, of which it possesses so many proofs. This monument is erected to Sir Richard Wallace, Bart., K.C.B., some time M.P. for the borough of Lisburn, by the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood. Obit. July XX., MDCCCXC.” Above the plaque is a bronze relief portrait of Richard Wallace.