1903 – Queen Victoria Statue, Belfast, Co. Antrim
A statue in marble of the late Queen in front of Belfast City Hall. The bronze supporters on the plinth represent the city’s chief industries at the turn of the century,
A statue in marble of the late Queen in front of Belfast City Hall. The bronze supporters on the plinth represent the city’s chief industries at the turn of the century,
Built as the Scottish Temperance Building in 1904, this is an imposing if eclectic building in a vaguely baronial style finished in dark red Ballochmyle sandstone.
In the grounds of City Hall, a statue of a private of the Irish Rifles commemorates the 132 soldiers of the Royal Irish Rifles who gave their lives in the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902).
In 1888 Queen Victoria gave the town of Belfast the status of City. In response the citizens built the magnificent City Hall which today dominates the heart of Belfast.
Sculpted by Frederick Pomeroy and assisted by Sir Alfred Thomas Brumwell,
An unbuilt proposal by the architect of Belfast’s city hall for an hotel on Donegall Square East.
In the grounds of City Hall, also by Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas, the cenotaph was unveiled in 1929.
A subtle exercise in a stripped back Classical style with hints of Art Deco and Georgian glazing.
A seven-storey commercial building at the corner of Donegall Square North and Donegall Place. Erected in 1968 in the former garden of the Royal Hotel.
Large office building constructed for General Accident Assurance in the mid early 1980s. The facade has four tall red columns interspaced with flat panels of Portland stone.