Belfast’s Titanic Quarter
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October 9, 2003 at 2:26 pm #709456Paul ClerkinKeymaster
Harland & Wolff cranes listed as monument
RTE NewsThe famous cranes at Belfast’s Harland and Wolff shipyard, which dominate the city’s skyline, have been listed as historic monuments to ensure their preservation. The cranes, known as Samson and Goliath, were built between 1969 and 1974 by the German firm Krupp, and were used in the construction of ships and oil tankers at the yard. Little work is carried out there now, and many of the buildings and docks around the cranes are due for redevelopment in a project to be known as ‘Titanic Quarter’.
The Stormont Minister, Angela Smith, said listing the cranes as historic monuments would protect an important part of Belfast’s heritage. -
October 9, 2003 at 3:18 pm #789823AnonymousInactive
thats really good to hear, quite forward thinking aswell for a heritage council to list a crane (ie not a building) good stuff
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October 15, 2003 at 9:50 am #789824AnonymousInactive
I can see them being incorporated into a cafe bar, mall, plaza or something similarly tacky for the upstarts.
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October 15, 2003 at 10:40 am #789825AnonymousInactive
Reminds me of the great plans (an art gallery ) they once had for Dublin’s land mark gasometer down the docks but alas as usual it came to nothing.
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November 18, 2003 at 5:06 pm #789826adminKeymaster
Along with the cranes has been listing a two acre dry dock where many of Belfasts finest ships were finished. It was this listing of the sizable dock and not the listing of the cranes that has caused most concerns to the owners. As the obvious financial hit of being unable to develop lands easily worth £20m Stg…
It is very easy for the UK/NI National trust to secure the listing of important historical properties. It is equally easy for the trust to declare properties ‘inalienable’ or in lay mans terms ensure that the lands cannot be used for any inappropriate purpose or transferred against the National Trusts will.
It is everyones interest that similar legislation is enacted here to stop situations such as Archers Garage ever happening again..
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December 7, 2005 at 3:02 pm #789827AnonymousInactive
Hello,
http://www.irish-architecture.com/news/2005/000208.html
I am just looking for some information regarding the new regeneration of 2000 houses in Belfast.
1. Does anyone know when the first phase will be released?
2. Who is selling them?
3. Where I can find more information (who i can contact)
4. What price roughly one bed – two bed starts at?I am very interested in buying one of the apartment off plans and I would appreciate any help regarding my questions. Thanks
Brendan
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June 19, 2007 at 7:00 pm #789828AnonymousInactive
Did anyone see BBC NI’s programme on the development of Belfast’s Titanic Quarter last night? Thoughts & opinions?
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July 3, 2007 at 2:34 pm #789829AnonymousInactive
a few links about titanic quarter
here is a link to the official site too
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July 5, 2007 at 9:09 pm #789830AnonymousInactive
I understand a tram network is planned for Belfast that will serve substantial parts of this area
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July 5, 2007 at 9:55 pm #789831AnonymousInactive
great stuff
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July 6, 2007 at 9:40 am #789832AnonymousInactive
I saw that programme on BBC1 NI a couple of weeks back. The overall plan looked impressive with a few signature landmark buildings. However, the presenter and writer Glenn Patterson wasn’t too optimistic about it all.
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July 6, 2007 at 6:51 pm #789833AnonymousInactive
I saw that programme on BBC1 NI a couple of weeks back. The overall plan looked impressive with a few signature landmark buildings. However, the presenter and writer Glenn Patterson wasn’t too optimistic about it all.
Yea, I thought the presenter indulged too much in his own nostalgia without any regard for the reality that the whole area isn’t of much use to anyone at the moment
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July 14, 2007 at 5:44 pm #789834AnonymousInactive
Good to see this development happening in Belfast, but I can’t help thinking that the name of the project is a little tasteless – “Titanic Quarter”. It’s named after a ship to be sure, but the name of that ship is synonymous with its disastrous ruin. Is Belfast really that hard up for a name with heritage value?
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July 16, 2007 at 11:23 am #789835AnonymousInactive
well “sectarian-quarter” was already taken so association with the big ship and the bad film was next on the list
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July 16, 2007 at 11:27 am #789836AnonymousInactive
Gas to think that the cranes Samson and Goliath are not too long there really for all the lore spoken about them. (were built between 1969 and 1974 by the German firm Krupp)
Yes, there is too much emphasis too put on a ship that sank with the loss of many many lives. Hardly something to be proud about.
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July 16, 2007 at 12:09 pm #789837AnonymousInactive
@GregF wrote:
Gas to think that the cranes Samson and Goliath are not too long there really for all the lore spoken about them. (were built between 1969 and 1974 by the German firm Krupp)
Yes, there is too much emphasis too put on a ship that sank with the loss of many many lives. Hardly something to be proud about.
I blame the iceberg myself. Icebergs are dangerous and just cannot be trusted. I mean a giant piece of floating water – what’s all that about?
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July 16, 2007 at 12:18 pm #789838AnonymousInactive
…but surely the myopic old cappy is to blame!
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July 18, 2007 at 7:50 am #789839AnonymousInactive
not very moving this plan…..
the star fort at the middle is a bit “defensive” in spite of the shards falling off the ends
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July 18, 2007 at 2:58 pm #789840Paul ClerkinKeymaster
some more illustrations
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July 18, 2007 at 5:35 pm #789841AnonymousInactive
Looks like something out of Logan’s Run…
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July 19, 2007 at 1:49 am #789842AnonymousInactive
looks cool but short
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October 3, 2007 at 8:16 pm #789843AnonymousInactive
is it correct that this has just gotten planning permission?very exciting times for belfast at the moment if true,havnt heard anything about a tram line though or was this just rumour?
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October 3, 2007 at 8:51 pm #789844AnonymousInactive
I heard the same on the radio this morning, archipimp. The PP, I mean, not the tram. That enlightened Arlene whatserface woman (*cough* Giant’s Causeway *cough*) has given the go-ahead.
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October 3, 2007 at 9:21 pm #789845Paul ClerkinKeymaster
Yes it has… of course if you got the Archiseek Ireland newsletter you would know this 😉
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June 1, 2011 at 2:51 am #789846Paul ClerkinKeymaster
“Titanic Belfast building is just a shell, but already it’s awesome”
Stepping through the entrance gates of the old Harland and Wolff drawing offices the new Titanic Belfast building looms impressively above me.
The shiny aluminium shards which clad each of the four 90ft ‘hulls’ of the building glint in the sunlight, and as you walk closer you can see the different shapes which make each of them individual and give the impression of water glistening off the side of a boat as it cuts through the icy North Atlantic sea.
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