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The Millie, Crumlin Road

This bronze statue by Ross Wilson was erected in 2010 close to the former site of Ewarts’ Mill and the Edenderry Mill on the Crumlin Road, Belfast.  The statue pays tribute to Belfast’s female linen mill workers; they were known…

University Rd Methodist Street Church

The former (listed) Methodist church was designed by architect W.J. Barre in the 1860s.[1] Its architectural style has been as having a red brick “Lombard-Venetian-Romanesque” campanile and being deeply of the Italianate style so popular with the Victorians. Do you…

Merchant Hotel, Waring Street

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,…

Mayfair Buildings, Arthur Square

The Mayfair buildings was built in 1906 in the Art Noveau style as office buildings and retail outlets.[1] It features a simple clean unornamented design and the font of ‘Mayfair’ is very reminiscent of lettering used in Art Noveau posters.…