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Title
John Nicholson (1822–1857)
Date
1920
Medium
bronze & granite
Accession number
BT27_AL_S031
Acquisition method
given by Henry Musgrave
Work type
Statue
Owner
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council
Custodian
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
B2 (Northern Ireland)
Unveiling date
1922
Listing date
01/05/91
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
inscribed on the left of the plinth: F.W. POMEROY R.A Sc 1920
Inscription description
inscribed on the front of the pedestal: TO / BRIGADIER GENERAL / JOHN NICHOLSON / WHO LED THE ASSAULT AT DELHI ON / 23RD SEPTEMBER 1857 AND FELL IN THE / HOUR OF VICTORY MORTALLY WOUNDED / AT THE AGE OF 35; and similarly on the back of the pedestal: THIS MONUMENT IS THE GIFT OF / HENRY MUSGRAVE ESQ / OF THIS TOWN TO THE MEMORY OF / A GREAT ULSTER SOLDIER WHO WAS / BORN IN LISBURN 1822