The Crown Liquor Saloon, also known as the Crown Bar, came into being in 1885. Before this date, it had been known as the Railway Tavern. The Crown owes its elaborate tiling, stained glass and woodwork to the Italian craftsmen…
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The church was built in 1887 as a Presbyterian church. It was designed by architect John Bennie Wilson. Do you want to learn more about the history of Belfast? We pass this site on my Queen’s Quarter Tour!
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The Commercial Court in Belfast is not really a court but an entry or alley. It features a public art installation featuring dazzling parasols hanging from above. Today, it is located in the Cathedral Quarter, a popular place for both…
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On the 6th March 1914, a group of men, led by Dr. G. Lyttle, met in the Lecture Hall of Malone Presbyterian Church on the corner of Balmoral Avenue and established Balmoral Golf Club. Subscriptions were struck at a guinea…
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Commercial Buildings were built in 1819/20 a commercial hotel, spacious and handsome news-room and ‘piazza for the use of merchants’.[1] The building was used to house the printing press of the Northern Whig newspapers until since 1922.[2] The building was…
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