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Lord Dufferin Memorial, Belfast City Hall Gardens

This memorial was unveiled in 1906 and sculpted by Frederick Pomeroy and with help from Sir Alfred Thomas Brumwell, the architect of City Hall.   It is dedicated to Frederick Temple the Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, who was an…

Linen Hall Library

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 is financed by private funds either from membership fees or endowments.…

King’s Hall, south Belfast

The Kings Hall at the Balmoral Showgrounds was constructed in 1933-34 as a permanent exhibition hall for the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society and was officially opened in 1934. The RUSA immediately put the Kings Hall to use for a variety…

King William Park, south Belfast

The park’s main attraction is the Belfast Wheel, a bronze map of the city which was donated by the New Belfast Community Arts Initiative. The 12 segments of the wheel contain a design from different community groups, with each piece…

National Bank Buildings, 62-68 High Street

The National Bank was founded in 1835 by Daniel O’Connell. The High Street branch was built in the early 1890s and is built in the Baroque revival style.[1] It features red and white brick façade features pilasters with Corinthian capitals,…