Belfast’s first maternity hospital was established in 1794 due to the efforts of a small group of philanthropists. They opened in a house rented to them by the Belfast Charitable Society at 25 Donegall Street. The aim of the hospital…
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Great turn our again for the 3rd weekend of Story of Belfast’s Streets walking tour as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science. We had 58 people attend over Saturday 20 November and Sunday 21 November. Still places left…
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Sir James Murray (1788–1871) was an Irish physician, who in 1809 discovered the stomach aid medication, Milk of Magnesia, that helped with digestion, heart burn and acid reflux. The Milk’s based ingredient, magnesium sulfate, had long been known for its benefits in digestion…
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This weekend (13 &14th November) marked the second weekend of free walking tours that are being run as part of the Economic and Social Research Council’s Festival of Social Sciences. The Festival is an annual celebration of the social sciences (e.g. history,…
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In 1752 the Belfast Charitable Society was founded by a group of mostly Presbyterian merchants and industrialists who sought to erect a Poor House and an Infirmary. Over 20 years later, land was donated by the local aristocrat Arthur Chichester, the…
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