1829 – Belfast Savings’ Bank, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Architect: William Smith
Bank constructed around 1829 for the Belfast Savings Bank Co. Demolished 1941.
1837 – Presbyterian Church, Alfred St., Belfast
Constructed during 1836-37 to replace an earlier meeting house built 1821 at Alfred Place. Externally finished in brick, the building’s main architectural embellishments was an Ionic portico.
1840 – The Victoria Hall, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Architect: Thomas Jackson
Constructed as the Victoria Music Hall, later the Church of Ireland YMCA in 1882, and later becoming a Gospel Hall for the Plymouth Brethern around 1916.
1845 – Ulster Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Architect: Charles Lanyon
A school for the education of the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind, designed by Charles Lanyon in an Elizabethan style.
1846 – Castle Buildings, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Corner of Castle Place and Donegall Place – a three storey stucco building with round headed windows. Also known as Gibsons Corner,
1848 – Great Victoria Street Railway Station, Belfast
Architect: John Godwin
The Ulster Railway opened Belfast’s first railway terminus in 1839, and as such was called just “Belfast”
1848 – York Road Station, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Architect: Charles Lanyon / Berkeley Deane Wise
Built by the Belfast & Ballymena Railway to a design by Sir Charles Lanyon,
1849 – Royal Triumphal Archway, High St., Belfast
Thirty-two foot tall triumphal archway constructed for the visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to Belfast in 1849. Supposedly the words Cead Mile Failte were inscribed on the reverse side to that illustrated,
1863 – Ulster Club, Castle Place, Belfast
Architect: Charles Lanyon
A stuccoed bow-fronted central bay with a cast-iron balcony in the Regency style lent the Ulster Club an air of dignity in the hustle of Castle Place.
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.
