1865 – Wellington’s Column / Waterloo Memorial, Liverpool
Architect: George Anderson Lawton
After the Duke of Wellington’s death in 1852,
1867 – Tait Memorial, Baker Place, Limerick
Architect: William E. Corbett
Winner of first prize in an architectural competition to design a memorial to Alderman Peter Tait,
1869 – O’Connell Memorial, Glasnevin, Dublin
Architect: George Petrie / Earley & Powells
Round tower to commemorate Daniel O’Connell with richly decorated crypt underneath containing a tome by Earley &
1869 – Wallace Monument, Stirling, Scotland
Architect: J.T. Rochead
The tower was constructed following a fundraising campaign,
1870 – Albert Memorial Clock, Belfast
Architect: William Barre
Constructed of sandstone as a memorial to Queen Victoria’s late Prince Consort,
1870 – Carlisle Memorial Column, Castle Howard, Yorkshire
Architect: F.P. Cockerell
From The Builder, April 30,
1870 – Hamilton Monument, Skerries, Co. Dublin
A small obelisk commemorating a local landowner. James Hans Hamilton (1810-1863) was a wealthy landlord and member of parliament.
1871 – Devitt Memorial, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin
“To the already fine specimens of monumental art placed in Glasnevin Cemetery there has recently been added one,
1871 – William Kirk Memorial, Keady, Co. Armagh
Architect: Fitzgibbon Louch
Larne-born William Kirk (1795-1871) was a merchant and an MP who developed the linen industry in Keady and Darkley.
1872 – Bryant & May Testimonial Fountain, Bow, London
Architect: Rowland Plumbe
This elaborate fountain was commissioned by Bryant and May to celebrate the abolition of the proposed match tax in 1872.
