McCarthy O'Leary and Queen's Garden black plaque
Overview
McCarthy O'Leary and Queen's Garden black plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Warrington. This black commemorative plaque records: Queen's Garden The private gardens of the residents of Palmyra Square were purchased to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Warrington Borough Council on 3rd April 1897 and the Diamond Jubilee (or 60th anniversary) of Queen Victoria's reign. Queen's Gardens opened as a public park on 17 Ocotber 1898 ands in 1907 the statue of Lt.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This black commemorative plaque records: Queen's Garden The private gardens of the residents of Palmyra Square were purchased to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Warrington Borough Council on 3rd April 1897 and the Diamond Jubilee (or 60th anniversary) of Queen Victoria's reign.
People and events
The saved account records: Colonel McCarthy O'Leary was unveiled on 21 February 1907 to commemorate local men killed in the Boer War in South Africa.
How it worked
The saved account records: Queen's Gardens opened as a public park on 17 Ocotber 1898 ands in 1907 the statue of Lt.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Commemorative plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
McCarthy O'Leary and Queen's Garden black plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Queen's Garden The private gardens of the residents of Palmyra Square were purchased to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Warrington Borough Council on 3rd April 1897 and the Diamond Jubilee (or 60th anniversary) of Queen Victoria's reign. Queen's Gardens opened as a public park on 17 Ocotber 1898 ands in 1907 the statue of Lt. Colonel McCarthy O'Leary was unveiled on 21 February 1907 to commemorate local men killed in the Boer War in South Africa. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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