
What is recorded here
Knockdene Park still wears the blue plaque of Joseph W. Carey, the painter who lived there from 1859 until 1937. The house may have given him light, quiet and trouble in equal measures, but his brushes turned that life into something others could still see.
This blue commemorative plaque records: J. W. Carey 1859-1937 Painter lived here Recorded plaque organisation: Ulster History Circle.
Joseph W. Carey was a painter active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; his work contributed to American art during a period of significant cultural development.
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Photo: Albert Bridge on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0