H6116 : DARTREY: Brilliant restoration of famous 18th century statue

taken 10 years ago, near to Dartrey, Co Monaghan, Ireland

DARTREY: Brilliant restoration of famous 18th century statue
DARTREY: Brilliant restoration of famous 18th century statue
The restoration of Thomas Dawson’s “Temple” erected on Black Island, Dartrey, in 1774 is proceeding apace under the professional eye of Noel Carney, chairman of the Dartrey Heritage Association. See the historical background to this successful project at LinkExternal link .
Joseph Wilton’s fine statue, shown above, has just been reconstructed from its shattered state at great expense by local and Italian craftsmen. It stands once again in its Temple as a monument to a man’s love for his wife, looking just as it did when Wilton erected it nearly 250 years ago.
The Dawson family, depicted in the memorial, has close links to the country churchyard in which Thomas Grey wrote his famous elegy. The story of this surprising connection is at LinkExternal link
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Date Taken
Saturday, 31 May, 2014   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 12 June, 2014
Geographical Context
Historic sites and artefacts  Public buildings and spaces  Islands  Country estates  Woodland, Forest 
Place (from Tags)
Dartrey Estate 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! H 614 168 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:5.8024N 7:3.7360W
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Irish: geotagged! H 614 168
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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Temple & Sculpture  Sculptor  Joseph Wilton  Dartrey 

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