This memorial commemorates the awarding of the Victoria Cross to Leading Seaman Magennis, for outstanding bravery in World War II. He served as a diver on the Royal Naval Midget Submarine XE-3 and was crucial in its attack of the…
The Mayfair buildings was built in 1906 in the Art Noveau style as office buildings and retail outlets.[1] It features a simple clean unornamented design and the font of ‘Mayfair’ is very reminiscent of lettering used in Art Noveau posters.…
This church was built in 1829 with a capacity of 1,700.[1] It was the home of radical Presbyterian fire brand Rev. Henry Cooke.[2] It is a fine example of Neo-Classicalism with Ionic portico with fluted columns. [3] The architect was…
Freemasons’ Hall, Belfast, was originally designed and built by Sir Charles Lanyon and opened in 1870. It was built in the Gothic Revival Style. It is home to a number of different Masonic lodges that meet there. Do you want…
The Lying in Hospital was Belfast’s first maternity hospital and was established in 1794 due to the efforts of a small group of philanthropists. A meeting was held on 23 December 1793 and the charity entitled the Humane Female Society…
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, (1824-1907) was a Belfast born mathematician, mathematical physicist and engineer who was Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Glasgow for 53 years. He did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and…
This memorial was unveiled in 1906 and sculpted by Frederick Pomeroy and with help from Sir Alfred Thomas Brumwell, the architect of City Hall. It is dedicated to Frederick Temple the Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, who was an…
The Linen Hall Library is located at 17 Donegall Square North and is the oldest library in Belfast and the last subscribing library in Northern Ireland. A subscription library is financed by private funds either from membership fees or endowments.…
The Kings Hall at the Balmoral Showgrounds was constructed in 1933-34 as a permanent exhibition hall for the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society and was officially opened in 1934. The RUSA immediately put the Kings Hall to use for a variety…
The park’s main attraction is the Belfast Wheel, a bronze map of the city which was donated by the New Belfast Community Arts Initiative. The 12 segments of the wheel contain a design from different community groups, with each piece…
