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2018 marks the Bicentenary of the birth of Sir Richard Wallace (1818-90), the famed philanthropist, art collector, landlord and MP for Lisburn.

In 1873 he made his first visit to Lisburn and his reputation as a philanthropist. As landlord he gifted grants of land to churches and schools, built a number of iconic buildings and gave generously to the town, including the granting of the People’s Park (re-named Wallace Park in his honour). Wallace built Castle House, which was completed in 1880, and stands today opposite Castle Gardens, where a monument to Sir Richard was erected in 1892 by the people of Lisburn in ‘grateful recognition of his generous interest in the prosperity of the town’.

Our City is getting together to honour and celebrate his life and his legacy, going to be an incredible day with our whole City!