1925 – Presbyterian War Memorial Hostel, Belfast
When the First World War ended in 1918 the question arose of a suitable war memorial to Irish Presbyterians who had made the supreme sacrifice –
When the First World War ended in 1918 the question arose of a suitable war memorial to Irish Presbyterians who had made the supreme sacrifice –
Gabled, half-timbered-effect block of shops & houses, designed by Charles Macalister for a property developer. Macalister was the son of Alexander Macalister but chiefly involved in housing.
St Anne’s Cathedral is built on the site of St Anne’s Church, Belfast’s first Church of Ireland parish.
A fabulous Art Deco building finished in Portland Limestone, on an important corner site in Belfast,
Built in 1929 and formerly occupied by Burtons and Woolworths, and now Dunnes Stores. Officially it is Montague Burton Buildings.
In 1913, a competition was held to design a new building to house the Belfast Museum and Art Gallery’s expanding collections.
After the partition of Ireland with the Government of Ireland Act, 1920, plans for a large domed building with two subsidiary side buildings,
Large courts building constructed after the partition of Ireland to act as the top law courts in the new state of Northern Ireland.
In 1930s Belfast, Goorwitch’s was one of the leading fashion outlets on Castle Place. Such was the success of the company that soon the business had shops on Royal Avenue and in many provincial towns throughout Northern Ireland.
Constructed on the site of an earlier Picturedrome which had opened, with 1,000 seats in 1911.