This building was constructed between 1928 and 1930 by J.V. Downes of McDonnel and Dixon of Dublin. The Bank of Ireland moved out in 2005 and the building has remained derelict since then. It is Grade B+ listed.[1] It is…
Today, marks the first anniversary of the reopening of Bank Buildings, damaged by fire in 2018. The Bank Buildings was designed and built between 1899 and 1900 by W. H. Lynn as a department store and warehouse. It was owned…
The Exchange was built in 1769 as a single-storey, arcaded Market House funded by a donation of £4000 from the Earl of Donegall as a celebration of the birth of his son, George Augustus. In 1776, again at the request…
I was featured in the Belfast Telegraph on 30 September 2022.
Today, I gave two Dr&Diseases tours as part of the BAIF 2022. Good turnout, weather was dry, and Belfast was busy!
The Belfast Entries are a series of historical narrow alleyways in the city centre of Belfast, Northern Ireland, mostly in the vicinity of High Street and Ann Street. When the town was first laid out in the early 17th century,…
The memorial was unveiled in 1943 and marks the landing of the first American troops in Europe during the Second World War. It bears the badges of the United States Army, Marine Corps and Navy and was rededicated in 1995…
Sir James Haslett was Mayor of Belfast from 1887-1888. The statue was unveiled in 1909 and was sculpted by Frederick W Pomeroy. Haslett was educated at Inst and became a successful chemist and druggist.
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…
William Pirrie was the Managing Director of the Harland and Wolff shipyard and also served as Lord Mayor of Belfast between 1896 and 1898. He was instrumental in the conception of Olympic class liners built at Harland and Wolff. The…
