{"id":2644,"date":"2023-05-13T18:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T18:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drtomstours.com\/?p=2644"},"modified":"2022-12-11T18:03:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T18:03:13","slug":"may-street-presbyterian-church-13-15-may-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drtomstours.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/13\/may-street-presbyterian-church-13-15-may-street\/","title":{"rendered":"May Street Presbyterian Church, 13-15 May Street"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This church was built in 1829 with a capacity of 1,700.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> It was the home of radical Presbyterian fire brand Rev. Henry Cooke.<a href=\"#_ftn2\" id=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a fine example of Neo-Classicalism with Ionic portico with fluted columns. <a href=\"#_ftn3\" id=\"_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a> The architect was William Smith and architecture critic C.E.B Brett commended his design as \u2018excellent\u2019. <a href=\"#_ftn4\" id=\"_ftnref4\">[4]<\/a><a href=\"#_ftn5\" id=\"_ftnref5\">[5]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you want to learn more about the history of Belfast? See this and other structures on <a href=\"https:\/\/drtomstours.com\/index.php\/architecture-tour\/\">Buildings &amp; Bricks<\/a> Tour!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-gd68b20\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e6 section-gd68b20 gutentor-element gutentor-element-image\"><div class=\"gutentor-element-image-box\"><div class=\"gutentor-image-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/drtomstours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20211127_102710-scaled.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Marcus Patton, Central Belfast, An Historical Gazetteer (Belfast: Ulster Architectural Heritage Society), pp.229-230.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" id=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> Marcus Patton, Central Belfast, An Historical Gazetteer (Belfast: Ulster Architectural Heritage Society), pp.229-230.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#_ftnref3\" id=\"_ftn3\">[3]<\/a> Marcus Patton, Central Belfast, An Historical Gazetteer (Belfast: Ulster Architectural Heritage Society), pp.229-230.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#_ftnref4\" id=\"_ftn4\">[4]<\/a> Marcus Patton, Central Belfast, An Historical Gazetteer (Belfast: Ulster Architectural Heritage Society), pp.229-230.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#_ftnref5\" id=\"_ftn5\">[5]<\/a> C.E.B. Brett, Buildings of Belfast, 1700-1914 Revised Edition&nbsp; (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1985), p.21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This church was built in 1829 with a capacity of 1,700.[1] It was the home of radical Presbyterian fire brand Rev. Henry Cooke.[2] It is a fine example of Neo-Classicalism with Ionic portico with fluted columns. [3] The architect was William Smith and architecture critic C.E.B Brett commended his design as \u2018excellent\u2019. 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