J3373 : The Big Wheel, Belfast (6)

taken 16 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

The Big Wheel, Belfast (6)
The Big Wheel, Belfast (6)
See J3373 : The Big Wheel, Belfast (5). The wheel remains inside the grounds of the City Hall but there is speculation about a move to another site. The shadowy figure (middle left) is the Anglo-Boer War memorial J3373 : Anglo-Boer war memorial, Belfast.
The Anglo-Boer war memorial, Belfast

The Anglo-Boer war memorial stands in the grounds of the City Hall, Belfast (on the Donegall Square East side). The sculptor was Sydney March (1875-1968). It was cast by Elkington & co Ltd.
There were several Irish Regiments involved in the war including the 6th lnniskilling Dragoons, 5th Royal Irish Lancers, 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoon Guards, 1st & 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers, 1st Royal Irish Regiment, 2nd Royal Irish Rifles, Royal Dublin Fusiliers and the 2nd Royal Munster Fusiliers.

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Thursday, 25 September, 2008   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 25 September, 2008
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Wheel   (more nearby)
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 338 739 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:35.7791N 5:55.7517W
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Irish: geotagged! J 339 739
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WEST (about 270 degrees)
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Belfast City Hall  Belfast  War Memorial Boer War  Sydney March  Elkington & Co Ltd 

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