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St George’s Market

St George’s Market is the last surviving Victorian covered market in Belfast. It was built between 1890 and 1896. It is located in an area known as the ‘Markets’ as it was dominated by the Belfast abattoir and animal and…

Carlisle Memorial Church

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…

St Georges Church, High Street

Located on the High Street in Belfast, it is the oldest Church of Ireland church in Belfast. The church stands on what had been a fording place where the River Lagan and River Farset met. A structure known as The…

Belfast Castle

The Castle built by the 3rd Marquess of Donegall in the late 1860s in the Scots Baronial architectural style and was designed by the Belfast firm of (Sir Charles) Lanyon, Lynn and Lanyon. The 3rd Marquess’s daughter inherited the Castle…

Belfast Metropolitan College

Belfast Metropolitan College, also known as Belfast Met, is a further and higher education institution in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It offers both vocational education and academic qualifications. With over 37,000 enrolments and an annual budget in the region of £60…