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…
SS Nomadic, or Steam Ship Nomadic, was a tender to the Olympic class liners of the cruise ship operators The White Star Line. This company operated the famous Titanic along with the other ships in its class, the Britannic and…
Monument to the people of Belfast who joined the XV International Brigade to fight Fascism in the Spanish Civil War 1936 – 1939. It is located in Writers’ Square and commemorates the 48 Catholics and Protestants served side by side…
This building was constructed by Young & McKenzie between 1897 and 1902 as purpose built office units and retail outliets and retains that function today.[1] It was built on the site of former linen warehouses and the Donegall Hotel.[2] It…
The Scottish Temperance Assurance Buildings was constructed as office buildings on the site of an old linen warehouse. It was designed by Henry Seaver and completed in 1904. C.E.B Brett described it as being styled with the ‘free treatment of…
The arms were officially granted today in 1890 (30 June). The wolf-is taken from the arms of Sir Arthur Chichester, the founder of Belfast, who obtained the city’s charter from English King James I in 1613. The ship tells of…
The two great canary yellow-painted gantry cranes are icons of the Belfast city skyline are known as Samson and Goliath. Goliath is the smaller crane measuring 96m (315ft) high began work in 1969 and Samson, the larger at 106m (348ft),…
‘Sammy the Seal’ is a representation of a friendly seal that has frequented the Lagan and the Northern Ireland coastline. The Northern Ireland Department for Communities commissioned this artwork and it was installed in 2014. Do you want to more…
This hospital opened in 1873. Do you want to learn more about the history of Belfast? We pass this site on my Queen’s Quarter Tour!
Robinson and Cleaver was a former department store located on the corner of Donegall Place and Chichester Street. They were renowned for being the most famous store in the world for Irish Linens. They also had a thriving postal order…
