War Memorial.

The centrepiece is the stained glass window in memory of those who died in
WW1 and WW2.  The design is by Stanley Murray Scott.

Facing the window is the memorial wall.  It is lined with highly polished black
marble quarried in Belgium.  The association with Belgium is twofold.  First,
it was on its battlefields that so many servicemen lost their lives in WW1. 
Secondly, once Belgium had been liberated in 1944, four Belgian brigades
came to Northern Ireland for military training prior to becoming the
country’s new army.

A granite plinth holds the two books containing the Roll of Honour of those
who made the supreme sacrifice in WW1 and WW2.

One corner records the presence of the US forces in Northern Ireland between
1942 and 1944.  The display perpetuates the Hall of Friendship in the
previous building.

One of the copper friezes depicts the US forces training and embarking for the Normandy landings.  The second frieze records the war effort of Ulster men and women on the Home Front.  The design of the friezes is by James McKendry.

A further memorial to the Home Front is the ceramic artwork by Diane
McCormick on the exterior curved wall.

The Blitz memorial by Carolyn Mulholland takes the form of a large bronze
relief.

Life size figures depict scenes from the Blitz, Ulster Home Guard, the Women’s Voluntary Service, the Auxiliary Territorial Service and 502 Squadron RAF.

There is a portrait of Leading Seaman James Magennis VC, Northern Ireland’s
only recipient of the highest award for valour in WW2.  The artist is Robert
Taylor Carson.

A large plasma screen shows vivid scenes depicting the war effort in Northern
Ireland during WW2.

Northern Ireland’s involvement in WW2 can be viewed on a small interactive
screen, with ear-phones to hear the commentary.  A choice of 24
themes is available.

The names of the thousand people who lost their lives in the 1941 Blitz
are recorded on looped film on a small screen.