Who deserves a statue erected in their honour in Portadown?

Colonel Edward Saunderson has a statue in the centre of Portadown . Dame Mary Peters, a former pupil and head girl of Portadown College, has a statue in Hillsborough and an athletics track named after her. One famous native is Gloria Hunniford, who was born and raised in the town, and is a prime candidate for a statue.

She has been a familiar face on the TV screens for decades. Another famous woman is Isobel Addey Tate, born in 1875, who was a medical doctor and served overseas. She was the only woman to be included in the Queen's University Belfast Roll of Honour and War memorial for her services in World War I.



Sam McGredy, the famous rose breeder, may also be a candidate for a town memorial. Another favourite is Ronnie McFaul who managed Portadown FC for 29 years. Who is your candidate for a potential statue in Portadown town centre? Gloria Hunniford is a native of Portadown, Co Armagh.

She has been a well known broadcaster for decades working firstly with UTV and latterly ITV and BBC. ©Press Eye Ltd - Northern Ireland - 20th September 2008. Mandatory Credit - Photo-William Cherry/Presseye.

com Photo: Photo-William Cherry/Presseye.com Ronald Joseph McFall MBE was the manager of Portadown FC for 29 years bringing it to a number of significant victories throughout those decades. At the time of his resignation in 2016 he was the longest-serving manager in European club football, having held the record ever since Alex Ferguson stood down as Manchester United manager.

Photo Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker Press Photo: Photo Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker Press Isobel Addey Tate (1 May 1875 – 28 January 1917) was a medical doctor who served overseas and was the only woman to be included in the Queen's University Belfast Roll of Honour and War memorial for her services in World War I. Tate was born to John Tate and Isabella Cherry on 1 May 1875 in Portadown, a merchant and Methodist family. Photo: Unknown Samuel Darragh McGredy, who was born in 1932 in Portadown, is pictured here with Violet Carson (Ena Sharples) at the opening of his Derriaghy project.

Sam and the McGredy family were internationally renowned for growing top class roses. Photo: freelance.