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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 than similar projects in other towns.…

Union Theological College is the theological and ministerial training college for the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. It was founded in 1853 and built in a Renaissance Revival style with a grand Doric porch and Baroque attic. The building was designed…

The Whitla Hall was opened in 1949 and was named after Sir William Whitla. It is a meeting hall and lecture theatre at Queen’s University Belfast. Whitla was a prominent Belfast doctor, lecturer, MP for the University and Methodist. He…

The White Star Line (WSL) in the late 19th century became one of the most prominent shipping lines in the world, providing passenger and cargo services between the British Empire and North America. It focused on luxury rather than speed.…

The Ulster Museum was founded as the Belfast Natural History Society in 1821 and began exhibiting objects and items from 1833. An art gallery was added in 1890. Originally called the Belfast Municipal Museum and Art Gallery, it moved to…