Clifton Street Graveyard opened in 1797 and was managed by the Belfast Charitable Society. It was built on land donated to the Society by the Marquis of Donegall. In 1799, the Society set aside a portion of land for those…
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Originally built as a poor house by the Belfast Charitable Society, Clifton House today houses a heritage centre alongside a residential home and sheltered accommodation apartments. The original building opened in 1774 as venture by the philanthropic Belfast merchants. The Poor House, as…
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The Orange Hall in Clifton Street was opened in January 1885. The figure of King William on his horse was added to the top of the building in 1889. From the tip of King Billy’s sword to the ground the…
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Church House in Belfast, is the headquarters of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. It was built in 1905, in the Gothic style, and opened by the Duke of Argyll. Church House is dominated by a 40m high clock tower, which…
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The Church was built in 1833 to accommodate 1,650 people. It has been cited as ‘a fine example of late Georgian Classicism’.[1] Do you want to learn more about the history of Belfast? Let me take you on my Bricks…
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