But the last shall be first and the first shall be last: May the Lord in His mercy be kind to Belfast
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A monument to Sir E. J. Harland in Belfast takes us up north of the border (which is in the news) today, and gives me an opportunity to quote from Maurice Craig's wonderful poem. Harland is a name that is synonymous with Belfast - but I confess to know very little about the bearer of that name, can you enlighten me?
And so I have learned something - including his apparent like of the odd cigar :) While Edward James Harland is perhaps best known for his shipbuilding activities, his Wikipedia article also lists him as a politician. And he was Mayor and later MP for Belfast for a period. This statue was one of several by Thomas Brock on the grounds of Belfast's city hall. Though in a broad catalogue range (1860s-1910s), this image was likely captured within a few years of the statue's unveiling - in mid-1903.....
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Catalogue range c.1865-1914. After c.1903 (statue)
NLI Ref: L_ROY_00260
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
Source: Flickr Commons
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And so I have learned something - including his apparent like of the odd cigar :) While Edward James Harland is perhaps best known for his shipbuilding activities, his Wikipedia article also lists him as a politician. And he was Mayor and later MP for Belfast for a period. This statue was one of several by Thomas Brock on the grounds of Belfast's city hall. Though in a broad catalogue range (1860s-1910s), this image was likely captured within a few years of the statue's unveiling - in mid-1903.....
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Catalogue range c.1865-1914. After c.1903 (statue)
NLI Ref: L_ROY_00260
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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Owner: National Library of Ireland on The CommonsSource: Flickr Commons
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sissonni
Wikipedia article The picture of the statue in the article suggests it may have been moved or rotated...?
sissonni
www.flickr.com/photos/nickybe/149746070/in/photolist-eeuh...
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Photo by shrighley, 2012 www.flickr.com/photos/shrighley/7113742437/ The statue was unveiled on 23 June 1903 www.titanicmemorials.co.uk/post/memorial/edward+harland+s...
domenico milella
Congratulation for your beautiful Album.
Niall McAuley
I like his whiskers.
Niall McAuley
Per the DIA this is by Sir Thomas Brock, who also did:
also an equestiran statue of Gough in the Park in the archive, as well as a Titianic memorial and a WW1 memorial in belfast.
oaktree_brian_1976
shipbuilder: www.theyard.info/timeline/timeline.asp
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From - www.gracesguide.co.uk/Edward_James_Harlandɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
Wolff, Wilson, Pirrie, and Harland on the right - https://www.flickr.com/photos/shrighley/6982339711/via https://www.flickr.com/photos/shrighley/
Vab2009
https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia Lol!
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
LOL indeed https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia - that one had to get a mention in the (updated) description :) As well as borrowing heavily from the Wikkpedia article which https://www.flickr.com/photos/130615039@N05 linked, I've also mapped this image alongside the other Brock statue which https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley reminded us of... Thanks all!
oaktree_brian_1976
A link to his obituary in a San Francisco paper, down at the bottom of the center column. chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1895-12-25/ed-...