 A large statue of Major General Sir Robert Rollo Gillespie was constructed under the oversight of John Fraser, the first County Surveyor of Down, and was unveiled on 24 June 1845 (St. John's Day) in the Town Square of Comber.Fifty lodges of the Masonic Order were present, in what is believed to be the biggest Masonic gathering in Irish history.It was calculated that 25,000 to 30,000 people crowded into the town to witness the ceremony and celebrate the life of "The Strongest Man In Comber".