A statue of the black American anti-slavery activist Frederick Douglass planned for Belfast City Centre has finally received planning approval at City Hall, despite facing a last minute anonymous objection.
At the April meeting of the Belfast City Council Planning Committee, elected representatives unanimously agreed to the erection of life-size bronze sculpture of Frederick Douglass, three years after the council agreed a motion on the installation. It will be placed on an existing planter at Lombard Street. The original proposal for the statue came from Sinn Féin.
The proposed sculpture will measure 2.43 metres in height including the plinth, will be cast in bronze and will be a dark brown colour. Council officers recommended it for approval.
