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…
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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…
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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…
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I’m delighted to announce that I have a new tour of Belfast; ANTI SLAVERY BELFAST, it tells the story of the city’s role in the slave trade, and in its abolition. In the 18th century, Belfast merchants exported linen clothing,…
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The park’s origin can be traced by to 1828 when the Belfast Botanic and Horticultural Society was founded and Botanic Gardens opened by private subscription. This was part of a wider public movement amongst educated Georgians and early Victorians to…
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