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Duncairn Arts Centre

The Duncairn Centre for Culture & Arts is North Belfast’s first purpose built arts and culture venue. The new £3.5 million venue is a world-class facility consisting of 3 art studios, an exhibition area, community meeting room, 170 capacity theatre/performance…

St George’s Market

St George’s Market is the last surviving Victorian covered market in Belfast. It was built between 1890 and 1896. It is located in an area known as the ‘Markets’ as it was dominated by the Belfast abattoir and animal and…

Carlisle Memorial Church

Designed in the Gothic Revival style by architect W. H. Lynn, it was completed in 1875. The Church is named after the builder James Carlisle’s son to whom he built the church. The church was home to one of the…

St Georges Church, High Street

Located on the High Street in Belfast, it is the oldest Church of Ireland church in Belfast. The church stands on what had been a fording place where the River Lagan and River Farset met. A structure known as The…

Belfast Castle

The Castle built by the 3rd Marquess of Donegall in the late 1860s in the Scots Baronial architectural style and was designed by the Belfast firm of (Sir Charles) Lanyon, Lynn and Lanyon. The 3rd Marquess’s daughter inherited the Castle…

Belfast Metropolitan College

Belfast Metropolitan College, also known as Belfast Met, is a further and higher education institution in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It offers both vocational education and academic qualifications. With over 37,000 enrolments and an annual budget in the region of £60…

PRONI

The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) is the official archive for Northern Ireland. It aims to identify and preserve records of historical, social and cultural importance and make them available for the information, education and enjoyment of the…

St. Anne’s Cathedral

This is Belfast Cathedral, and gives the Cathedral Quarter is name. Cathedral Quarter is a cultural and nightlife zone of the city and features the Metropolitan Arts Centre, the Black Box theatre, bars and restaurants. The Church is also known…

Albert Memorial Clock

The Albert Memorial Clock (AMC) commemorates  Queen Victoria’s late Prince Consort, Prince Albert, who died in 1861. The decision of the leading citizens of Belfast to erect a monument to Albert was considerably quicker similar projects in other towns. For…

Glentoran Football Club (The Oval)

Glentoran Football Club is a professional football club that plays in the Northern Ireland Football League Premiership. The club was founded in 1882. In 1914, Glentoran won the Vienna Cup, becoming the second British team to win a European trophy.…