What was Belfast famous for?

Among shipbuilding and the production of rope and tobacco, the city paved the way in the world’s linen industry. By the end of the 19th Century Belfast was known as the world’s linen capital and was nicknamed Linenopolis. Many of the city’s linen houses were in the district now known as the Linen Quarter.

How is Belfast divided?

The city is traditionally divided into four main areas based on the cardinal points of a compass, each of which form the basis of constituencies for general elections: North Belfast, East Belfast, South Belfast, and West Belfast. These four areas meet at Belfast City Centre.

Where to find old street maps of Belfast?

I am looking for old street maps of Belfast from 1950 to 1990. Where do you live? “..if it walks like a duck, talks like a duck….” I live in yorkshire, my family are from Belfast so tyring to find street maps of the area, its all been pulled down now.

Where was Westland Street in Belfast in the 1950s?

I am trying to find an old Belfast street map which shows Westland STREET. I have found numerous links to Westand Rd. but very little to the Street. My grandfather, William James Dickson (1st) and his family lived there until the 1960s when he passed.

Where was Chichester Street in Belfast in 1915?

The scene is Chichester Street, Belfast in May 1915. Men from all walks of life from all over Ireland volunteered for service in Kitchener’s Army to add to the numbers of men already enlisted for active service in France.

Where was the British barracks in Belfast in the 1920s?

British soldiers from nearby Victoria Barracks at the junction of Carrick Hill and North Street during the major disturbances that broke out in Belfast following the partition of Ireland in the early 1920s. Looking up Donegall Street on the 22nd of April 1952.