1866 – Arnott’s Warehouse, Bridge St., Belfast
Architect: Thomas Jackson & Sons
Destroyed during the 1941 Belfast Blitz along with its later extension of 1899 on the corner with High Street.
1869 – Former Richardsons Store, Belfast
Architect: W.H. Lynn
Built in 1867-69, this fine warehouse once had a fine dormered roofline and tall chimneys. These are alas,
1874 – J. Robb & Co Department Store, Castle Place, Belfast
Architect: William Hastings
John Robb & Co was a Belfast department store that had extended many times in the late 19th century.
1885 – Robinson & Cleaver Department Store, Belfast
Architect: Young & Mackenzie
Facing City Hall on Donegall Square North and around into Donegall Place, the former Robinson &
1899 – McAuley House, Donegall Place, Belfast
Architect: Young & Mackenzie
Constructed between 1895-99 as a purpose built department store for Anderson & McAuley, which closed in 1994.
1900 – Arnott & Co., Bridge St., Belfast
Architect: J.J. Phillips & Son
Department store constructed between 1897-1900, on the corner of Bridge and High Street. The store was originally designed by Thomas Jackson and built 1857 – 1858,
1922 – Belfast Co-operative Society, York St., Belfast
Architect: Samuel Stevenson
Constructed in three stages between 1911-22, and later part of a complex, that included the 1930s Orpheus Building,
1929 – Montague Burton Buildings, Cornmarket, Belfast
Architect: W.R. Priddle
Built in 1929 and formerly occupied by Burtons and Woolworths, and now Dunnes Stores. Officially it is Montague Burton Buildings.
1932 – Orpheus Building, Belfast Co-operative Society, York St., Belfast
Architect: Samuel Stevenson
The Orpheus Building was once part of Belfast’s largest department store. Finished in red brick with granite and Portland stone detailing and an exuberant Art Deco interior.
1935 – Sinclair’s Department Store, Royal Avenue, Belfast
Architect: James Scott
A fine building, developed as a department store in the 1930s and opposite the Bank of Ireland,
