The peace lines or peace walls are a series of separation barriers in Northern Ireland that keep apart predominantly republican and nationalist Catholic neighbourhoods from mostly loyalist and unionist Protestant neighbourhoods. Although temporary peace walls were built in Belfast in…
The Palm House is a greenhouse located in Botanic Gardens. It is one of the oldest examples of curvilinear iron and glass structures still surviving in the world. It was built by Richard Turner of the Hammersmith in Dublin in…
Prior to the building of the weir, the river Lagan was tidal and low tide would expose mudflats, which were unsightly and emitted a strong smell, particularly in the summer months. It was built in 1994 and contains a footbridge.…
On the 2017 commemoration of International Women’s Day, the Ulster History Circle unveiled a blue plaque for Emma Duffin at her former University Square home in south Belfast. Duffin was best known for her work as a nurse and was…
The public art is in front of the McClay Library at Queen’s University Belfast and was created by the Breton artist Marc Didou. It is made of bronze and is in response to the artist’s investigation of digital imaging techniques and…
A cafe is now is located on the former studio of Belfast artist William Conor. This used to be Cafe Connor but has now changed (the photograph is out of date). Conor was born on 9th May 1881, 5 Fortingale…
The park’s origin can be traced by to 1828 when the Belfast Botanic and Horticultural Society was founded and Botanic Gardens opened by private subscription. This was part of a wider public movement amongst educated Georgians and early Victorians to…
Murals are common in both nationalist and loyalist areas painted onto walls and gable ends (such as below). The themes and subjects of these murals vary but many are of a distinct political nature, either supporting a united Ireland or…
Is the municipal headquarters, meeting venue and civic building for Belfast City Council located in Donegall Square, Belfast. It is located in the Linen Quarter as the site now occupied by the City Hall was once the home of the…
Queen’s University Belfast, officially The Queen’s University of Belfast (also known as “Queen’s”, “Queen’s University” and “QUB”), is a public research university in Belfast and one of two universities in Northern Ireland (the other being Ulster). The university received its…
