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Carlisle Memorial Church, Carlisle Circus

Designed in the Gothic Revival style by architect W. H. Lynn, it was completed in 1875. The Church is named after the builder James Carlisle’s son to whom he built the church. The church was home to one of the…

Artist William Conor’s former studio

Conor’s former studio is located in Stranmillis, south Belfast. Conor was born on 9th May 1881 at 5 Fortingale Street, Belfast, to William and Mary Connor. Williams talent was first noticed at the age of ten when his chalk drawings…

Burton’s Art Deco façade, Ann Street

This building is the former Belfast store for the clothing store Burtons. Built in the Art Deco style by Harry Wilson of Leeds, it was constructed in 1931-33.[1] The three-storey building has a remarkable decorative faïence façade which includes stylised…

Brittles Bar

Bittles Bar is bar located near Victoria Square in central Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is one of Belfast’s more curious pubs being “flat-iron” in shape (see Flatir Building in New York). It was built in 1868 and was originally called…

Statue of John ‘Rinty’ Monaghan, Cathedral Gardens

Born in Lancaster Street in North Belfast in 1918, Monaghan attended St Patrick’s Christian Brothers’ School in Donegall St. After a short absence for wartime service, Monaghan resumed his career as a boxer and in 1947, gained the National Boxing…