1888
Architecture of Belfast
Belfast Central Library competition
Co. Antrim
libraries
Maxwell & Tuke
Royal Avenue Belfast
W.H. Lynn (1829-1915)
Random Building
1889 – Fountain Street Hall, Belfast
1888 – Belfast Central Library
Architect: W.H. Lynn
Designed by W.H. Lynn after an architectural competition held in 1882, the building was completed in 1888. A monumental red sandstone building, the Library has a fine central domed reading room reached by a large ceremonial staircase. The runner-up design was produced by Maxwell & Tuke of Manchester – and was published in The Building News, November 30th 1883.
