On 20 December 2004, a total of £26.5 million in cash was stolen from the headquarters of Northern Bank on Donegall Square West in Belfast. Having taken family members of two bank officials hostage, an armed gang forced the workers…
The iron fountain was a memorial to Daniel Joseph Jaffe erected by his son Offo Jaffe in 1874. Daniel Jaffe was a German industrialist who founded the linen exporters of Jaffe Brothers of Hamburg, Dundee, Belfast, Liepzig and Paris. He…
The Custom House was built in the 1850s as the administrative buildings for government revenue collectors. It was designed by Sir Charles Lanyon and built in the Italianate Palazzo style. The steps of the acted as a ‘speakers corner’ where…
The Crumlin Road is famous for a number of old mill buildings that used to employ thousands of local girls and women as spinners, weavers and workers. These include the Ewart Mill, built for William Ewart, who was a cotton trader…
HMP Belfast, also known as Crumlin Road Gaol, is a former prison situated on the Crumlin Road in north Belfast, colloquially known as the Crum. It ceased to be an operational prison in 1996. It is now a grade A…
Built in 1850, the building, which was designed by Charles Lanyon in the Neoclassical style It was built opposite Crumlin Road Gaol which had opened a few years earlier and to which it was connected by an underground passage. The…
The Crown Liquor Saloon, also known as the Crown Bar, came into being in 1885. Before this date, it had been known as the Railway Tavern. The Crown owes its elaborate tiling, stained glass and woodwork to the Italian craftsmen…
The church was built in 1887 as a Presbyterian church. It was designed by architect John Bennie Wilson. Do you want to learn more about the history of Belfast? We pass this site on my Queen’s Quarter Tour!
The Commercial Court in Belfast is not really a court but an entry or alley. It features a public art installation featuring dazzling parasols hanging from above. Today, it is located in the Cathedral Quarter, a popular place for both…
On the 6th March 1914, a group of men, led by Dr. G. Lyttle, met in the Lecture Hall of Malone Presbyterian Church on the corner of Balmoral Avenue and established Balmoral Golf Club. Subscriptions were struck at a guinea…
