Statue, the People's Park, Ballymena
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Statue, the People's Park, Ballymena by Albert Bridge as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image: © Albert Bridge Taken: 10 Jan 2013
A statue, at the south western end of the People’s Park, which shows the effects of the passage of time. The inscription, on the plinth, reads “IN M*MO*A**ON OF THE VISIT OF *OHN POYNTZ EARL SPENCER K.C. LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND AND COUNTESS SPENCER 12TH AUGUST ***2 THIS STATUE IS DEDICATED BY ROBERT A*EXR SHAFTO. LORD WAVENEY ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF OPENING THIS PARK. THE ORIGINAL STATUE WAS PRESENTED TO THE ROYAL REGT OF ARTILLERY WOOLWICH BY COL. LORD WAVENEY A.D.C TO THE QUEEN”.