Waring Street Belfast

1820 – Northern Whig House, Waring Street, Belfast

Architect is uncertain, but usually attributed to McCutcheon. According to Brett in his Buildings of Belfast,

1859 – Design for Ulster Bank Headquarters, Belfast

Design entry for new headquarters for the Ulster Banking Company. Published in The Building News, January 21 1859.

1860 – Former Ulster Bank Headquarters, Waring St., Belfast

Constructed as the headquarters of the Ulster Bank, and now a luxury hotel. Hamilton won the commission after an architectural competition in 1857 that attracted over 50 competitors from across the UK and Ireland.

1864 – Scottish Amicable Life Insurance Buildings, Victoria Street, Belfast

Architect: Thomas Jackson

Unlike many buildings of this era in Belfast, this is still standing today although much altered inside.

1870 – Ulster Bank Buildings, Waring St., Belfast

Architect: Thomas Jackson & Son

Now part of the Merchant Hotel along with the former Ulster Bank headquarters next to it.

1957 – Winning Design for War Memorial Building, Belfast

Architect: J.M. Bowley

The site was formerly occupied by the Queen Anne Hotel and a number of shops which were destroyed by German bombing during the Belfast Blitz in 1941.