1610 – Belfast Castle, Belfast, Co. Antrim
John de Courcy built a castle on what is now Castle Street in the city centre in the 12th century. By the early 17th century when Sir Arthur Chichester,
Lost Belfast
Some of the lost architecture of Belfast – through neglect, the Belfast Blitz, and redevelopment.
1665 – Market House, High Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Belfast’s first market house of 1665 was located at the corner of High Street next to Cornmarket. According to an 1823 published history of Belfast,
1755 – Belvoir Park, Newtownbreda, Co. Down
Architect: Christopher Myers / William J. Barre
A Georgian house for Arthur Hill, later Viscount Dungannon, which was added to the North end of an earlier house.
1776 – St Anne’s Church, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Architect: Francis Hiorne
Described in The Dublin Penny Journal, Views in Belfast (1833) as “This church is situated in Donegal-street.
1785 – Castleton House, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Also known as Jennymount, the residence of the Thomson family, prominent local merchants and bankers. Demolished to make way for the Mountcollyer and Crosscollyer streets in the 1890s.
1785 – White Linen Hall, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Architect: Roger Mulholland
Large building with enclosed square for the selling of what was then Belfast’s most important product.
1790 – Meeting-House, Rosemary Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Dr. Drummond’s Meeting-House, Second Congregation, Rosemary Street, was built 1790, and demolished 1964. It is believed that architect Francis Hiorne (1744-89) who designed St.
1817 – Belfast Royal Hospital, Frederick Street, Belfast
Architect: David McBlain
The Belfast Fever Hospital and General Dispensary, was originally located in Factory Row, before moving to West Street in 1799,
1823 – Ormeau House, Co. Down
Architect: William Vitruvius Morrison
A long rambling Tudor mansion designed for the 2nd Marquess of Donegall on the then outskirts of Belfast,
1827 – Meetinghouse, Fisherwick Place, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Architect: Thomas Duff
Opened 20 Sep 1827. Demolished to make way for Presbyterian Assembly building. Described in The Dublin Penny Journal,
