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- Lord Carson was a barrister, judge and politician and was the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party between 1910 and 1921. The statue was sculpted by Leonard Standford Merrifield and was unveiled in 1933 with Lord Carson in attendance.
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Carson retired in October 1929. In July 1932, during his last visit to Northern Ireland, he witnessed the unveiling of a large statue of himself in front of Parliament Buildings at Stormont. The statue was sculpted by L. S. Merrifield. cast in bronze, and placed upon a plinth.
One of the most easily recognisable sculptures on the Estate is the imposing Carson’s Statue situated at the roundabout at the top of the Prince of Wales Avenue. The 12-foot figure stands on a...
The statue of Edward Carson outside Stormont, both completed in 1932. Professor John Horne, Fellow Emeritus in History, Trinity College Dublin. We all know the statue.
Free-standing bronze statue on stone plinth and base, erected in 1933 to the designs of the renowned sculptor Leonard Stanford Merrifield. An accomplished bronze sculpture depicting an...
Jan 23, 2021 · Merlin Holland at the statue of Edward Carson. Yet Merlin surprisingly bears no animosity towards Carson for his part in his grandfather's ruin. He maintains that "Carson was a lawyer who was...
Dec 7, 2018 · Nonetheless he was held in awe and reverence by the Protestant Unionists of Ulster, who commissioned the striking statue by Leonard Stanford Merrifield that stands in front of Parliament Buildings, Stormont — now home to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Feb 4, 2021 · A 12ft statue of Sir Edward Carson was unveiled at Stormont in 1933. The course of Irish history changed 100 years ago with the decision of Sir Edward Carson to stand down from the unionist...
