This small sculptural bench was placed here in memory to the servicemen and women who served as part of Operation Banner (1969 – 2007). This was the operational name for the British Armed Forces’ deployment in Northern Ireland from August…

The Merchant Hotel is now  a five-star luxury hotel; originally the building was the headquarters of the Ulster Bank. The building is in the Italianate style and is a fine example of high Victorian architecture. It features sculptures depicting Commerce,…

This memorial commemorates the awarding of the Victoria Cross to Leading Seaman Magennis, for outstanding bravery in World War II. He served as a diver on the Royal Naval Midget Submarine XE-3 and was crucial in her attack of the…

The Linen Hall Library is located at 17 Donegall Square North and is the oldest library in Belfast and the last subscribing library in Northern Ireland. A subscription library (also membership library or independent library) is a library that is…

The Lagan Weir opened in 1994. Prior to its construction, mudflats would be exposed at low tide that were unsightly and emitted a strong odour in the summer months. The weir also incorporates a footbridge.

The River Farset used to run down the centre of High Street until it was culvetted over in the 19th century. One notable former business in High Street was the Ulster Overcoat Company which made the coat known as an…

A Presbyterian congregation was established in Rosemary Street in 1644.  By the 1720s, there were three Presbyterian churches in Rosemary Street named the First, Second and Third Presbyterian Churches. The current First Presbyterian church was dates from 1783 and is…

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 Belfast Cenotaph was designed by Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas and unveiled in 1929. It is a monument to all those killed from Belfast in the First and Second World War. The memorial includes a central Portland stone monument about…

The Belfast Boer war memorial takes the form of a statue of a private of the Regiment in khaki uniform, with topee and puttees, with a rifle and fixed bayonet at the ready. It lists 130 names of the officers,…