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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R9J0DE - Main Belfast hall for Orange Order
contains meeting rooms, a museum, and facilitates educational tours to showcase the political and religious aspects of the Order
starting point of the largest 12th July cultural parade in Ireland
Managed by voluntary Committee comprised of members of lodges
no staff
Opened 1886
largest purpose built Orange Hall in the world
statue of King William III on the cornice, 12ft high and made of bronze, unveiled in 1889, is the only equestrian statue in Northern Ireland
B listed.
The Loyal Orange Institution, commonly known as the Orange Order, is an international fraternal movement based in Northern Ireland and primarily associated with Ulster Protestants (it also has lodges in England, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland, as well as in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and the United States. Most of the organization's lodges are located in Ireland, England, and Scotland, although others can be found throughout the British Commonwealth, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Africa. The lodges of every country are independent, but the Orange Order meets in a triennial world council. The Orange Order was founded by Ulster Protestants in County Armagh in 1795, during a period of Protestant“Catholic sectarian conflict, as a fraternity sworn to maintain the Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. It is headed[definition needed] by the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, established in 1798. Its name is a tribute to the Dutch-born Protestant king William of Orange, who defeated Catholic king James II in the Williamite“Jacobite War (1688“1691). The order is best known for its yearly marches, the biggest of which are held on or around 12 July (The Twelfth), a public holiday in Northern Ireland
The Orange Order is a conservative, British unionist and Ulster loyalist organisation. Thus it has traditionally opposed Irish nationalism/republicanism and campaigned against Scottish independence.
Clifton Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, BT13 1AB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ33C - The Crumlin Road Courthouse, commonly referred to as The Crum, located on Crumlin Road in North Belfast, Northern Ireland, postcode BT14 6ST. The image shows the exterior of the nineteenth-century courthouse, with ornate stone detailing and iron railings in the foreground, reflecting the building's imposing civic design.
Completed in the Victorian period, the courthouse formed part of a significant complex of judicial and penal buildings in this area of Belfast, most notably its proximity to Crumlin Road Gaol. The courthouse played a central role in Northern Ireland's legal system and is closely associated with key periods of social and political history, including the Troubles.
Architecturally, the building demonstrates the grandeur and authority typical of Victorian civic architecture, with decorative façades, classical elements, and elevated positioning above the street. Over time, security measures such as fencing and restricted access have become part of the site's visual character, reflecting changing uses and concerns.
Now repurposed as a visitor attraction and event venue, the Crumlin Road Courthouse forms part of Belfast's wider heritage tourism offer, interpreting the city's judicial history alongside its complex social past. Photographed in daylight under a partly cloudy sky, the image documents an important historic landmark within North Belfast and is suitable for editorial use relating to architecture, history, justice, and urban regeneration.
Crumlin Road Courthouse (""The Crum"" ), Crumlin Road, Belfast BT14 6ST, Crumlin Rd , Belfast, Northern
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ35G - Titanic Belfast is a visitor attraction opened in 2012, a monument to Belfast's maritime heritage on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard in the city's Titanic Quarter where the RMS Titanic was built. It tells the stories of the Titanic, which hit an iceberg and sank during her maiden voyage in 1912, and her sister ships RMS Olympic and HMHS Britannic. The building contains more than 12,000 square metres (130,000 sq ft) of floor space, most of which is occupied by a series of galleries, private function rooms and community facilities.
Titanic Belfast is owned by the Maritime Belfast Trust and commercially operated by Titanic Belfast Limited under a 25-year operator agreement which commenced in 2011.
The building is located on Queen's Island, an area of land at the entrance of Belfast Lough which was reclaimed from the water in the mid-19th century. It was used for many years by the shipbuilders Harland and Wolff, who built huge slipways and graving docks to accommodate the simultaneous construction of the Olympic and Titanic. The decline of shipbuilding in Belfast left much of the area derelict. Most of the disused structures on the island were demolished. A number of heritage features were given listed status, including the Olympic and Titanic slipways and graving docks, as well as the iconic Samson and Goliath cranes.
The derelict land was renamed the Titanic Quarter in 2001 and was earmarked for regeneration. Development rights over 185 acres was subsequently bought by Harcourt Developments at a cost of £47 million, with 23 more acres set aside for a science park. The redevelopment plans included houses, hotels and entertainment amenities plus a maritime heritage museum and science centre. In 2005, plans were announced to build a museum dedicated to Titanic to attract tourists to the area, with the aim of completing it by 2012 to mark the centenary of Titanic's maiden voyage and sinking.
1 Olympic Way, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, BT3 9EP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ35J - . Harland & Wolff, Belfast shipyard, Northern Ireland, UK. Photographed on 24 June 2023, this summer image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Queen's Island, Belfast , BT3 9EU, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include history, historic, heritage, Belfast, shipyard, ships, builders, builder, Harland, Wolff, wall, ship, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities. Additional relevant search concepts include shipbuilding, Titanic, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, ship yard, Queens Island, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Queen's Island, Belfast , BT3 9EU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ35K - . Arrol Gantry Slip Nos 2 & 3 blackboard, Harland & Wolff, Belfast shipyard, Northern Ireland, UK. Photographed on 24 June 2023, this summer image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Queen's Island, Belfast , BT3 9EU, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include history, historic, heritage, Belfast, shipyard, ships, builders, builder, Harland, Wolff, yard, Nos 2 & 3, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. For search and editorial use, the image is relevant to the named location, local identity, contemporary Britain, regional tourism, urban life, community activity and the changing appearance of towns and cities. Additional relevant search concepts include ship, shipbuilding, Titanic, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, ship yard, broadening discoverability while remaining tied to the supplied subject information. The scene contributes a specific, place-based record rather than a generic illustration.
Queen's Island, Belfast , BT3 9EU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ36M - Titanic Belfast is a visitor attraction opened in 2012, a monument to Belfast's maritime heritage on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard in the city's Titanic Quarter where the RMS Titanic was built. It tells the stories of the Titanic, which hit an iceberg and sank during her maiden voyage in 1912, and her sister ships RMS Olympic and HMHS Britannic. The building contains more than 12,000 square metres (130,000 sq ft) of floor space, most of which is occupied by a series of galleries, private function rooms and community facilities.
Titanic Belfast is owned by the Maritime Belfast Trust and commercially operated by Titanic Belfast Limited under a 25-year operator agreement which commenced in 2011.
The building is located on Queen's Island, an area of land at the entrance of Belfast Lough which was reclaimed from the water in the mid-19th century. It was used for many years by the shipbuilders Harland and Wolff, who built huge slipways and graving docks to accommodate the simultaneous construction of the Olympic and Titanic. The decline of shipbuilding in Belfast left much of the area derelict. Most of the disused structures on the island were demolished. A number of heritage features were given listed status, including the Olympic and Titanic slipways and graving docks, as well as the iconic Samson and Goliath cranes.
The derelict land was renamed the Titanic Quarter in 2001 and was earmarked for regeneration. Development rights over 185 acres was subsequently bought by Harcourt Developments at a cost of £47 million, with 23 more acres set aside for a science park. The redevelopment plans included houses, hotels and entertainment amenities plus a maritime heritage museum and science centre. In 2005, plans were announced to build a museum dedicated to Titanic to attract tourists to the area, with the aim of completing it by 2012 to mark the centenary of Titanic's maiden voyage and sinking.
1 Olympic Way, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, BT3 9EP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,NI,Northern Ireland,UK,centre,clock,towers,clocks,Belfast,that,leans,Victorian,clock tower,landmarks,historic,heritage,nineteenth,century,architecture,BT1 3FF,BT1,sandstone,Gothic Revival,style,urban,landmark,public,monument,building,famous,structure,engineering,subsidence,clockface,detail,blue sky,clouds,summer
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ3A1 - This image shows the Albert Memorial Clock, one of Belfast's most recognisable landmarks, located in Queen's Square in the city centre. The Victorian-era clock tower was erected in the late nineteenth century as a memorial to Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, and is constructed from sandstone with Gothic Revival detailing.
The tower is famously known for its noticeable lean, caused by subsidence due to its foundations being built on reclaimed land close to the River Lagan. This characteristic tilt has become a defining feature of the structure and a point of local pride, often likened humorously to continental leaning towers.
The photograph appears to have been taken in bright summer conditions, with a vivid blue sky and scattered white clouds providing a clean backdrop that emphasises the vertical form of the tower and the ornate stone detailing. Strong sunlight highlights the clock face and sculptural elements set into the lower section of the tower.
Surrounded by modern apartment buildings and urban infrastructure, the Albert Clock stands as a visual link between Belfast's Victorian past and its contemporary cityscape. The image captures both the monument's architectural significance and its continued role as a focal point within the everyday life of the city.
Albert Memorial Clock, Queen's Square, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, BT1 3FF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ3B3 - This image shows the Grand Opera House on Great Victoria Street in Belfast city centre, one of Northern Ireland's most prominent cultural and architectural landmarks. The theatre's striking red brick and cream stone facade, with its ornate detailing, circular windows, and domed corner turrets, reflects the Edwardian baroque style popular in the early twentieth century.
The words GRAND OPERA HOUSE are clearly visible across the upper facade, confirming the building's identity. The modern glazed entrance contrasts with the historic exterior, illustrating sensitive adaptation to contemporary access and audience needs while retaining the building's original character.
The photograph appears to have been taken during summer, under clear blue skies, with strong sunlight creating highlights and subtle reflections across the curved frontage and decorative stonework. The reflected light enhances the texture of the brickwork and architectural detailing, giving the building a warm, vibrant appearance. Pedestrians and passing vehicles provide a sense of scale and everyday city life.
Opened in 1895, the Grand Opera House has long been a central venue for opera, theatre, comedy, dance, and touring productions, playing a key role in Belfast's cultural life. The image captures both the building's historic grandeur and its continuing presence as a working city-centre theatre within a modern urban environment.
Grand Opera House, Great Victoria Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, BT2 7HR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFJ3B4 - The exterior of the Crown Dining Rooms, commonly known as the Crown Liquor Saloon, located on Great Victoria Street in Belfast city centre, Northern Ireland (BT2 7HE). The image focuses on the historic pub frontage and decorative signage, a defining feature of one of Belfast's most famous licensed premises.
Dating from the nineteenth century, the Crown is celebrated as one of the finest surviving examples of a Victorian gin palace in the British Isles. The building is distinguished by its richly decorated exterior and famously ornate interior, including tiled walls, stained glass, and private snugs that reflect the social drinking culture of the era.
Situated opposite the former Great Victoria Street railway station and near the Grand Opera House, the Crown Dining Rooms has long been associated with travellers, theatre-goers, and local patrons. Its continued operation as a pub and visitor attraction highlights the importance of historic hospitality venues within Belfast's cultural and tourism economy.
Photographed in daylight, the image documents an iconic Belfast landmark and is suitable for editorial use relating to Irish pubs, Victorian architecture, heritage conservation, tourism, and the social history of drinking establishments in Northern Ireland.
The Crown Dining Rooms (Crown Liquor Saloon), Belfast, Northern Ireland, Great Victoria Street in Be
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64MA2 - . Stena Line Embla Belfast ferry, on Liverpool waterfront panorama from Woodside, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK, CH41 6DU. Photographed on 27 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Woodside, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK, CH41 6DU, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include CH41 6DU, CH41, Merseyside, Liverpool waterfront, panorama, pano, river, ferry, service, sailing, Belfast, ship, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The broad field of view gives useful spatial context, showing how the main subject sits within the wider urban or landscape setting. The transport setting gives the image wider relevance to mobility, infrastructure, roads and public transport, travel behaviour, local connectivity, logistics and the relationship between vehicles and the built environment. It can illustrate planning, transport policy, accessibility, congestion, public investment and the changing technologies and services used to move people or goods. The waterside context adds themes of ports, docks, harbours, rivers, canals, ferries, leisure boating, maritime transport and waterfront regeneration. Such views are useful for travel and infrastructure coverage as well as for documenting how working waterfronts, passenger services and former industrial land change over time. The wider panoramic composition places the principal subject within its surrounding streetscape or landscape, giving additional context about scale, neighbouring buildings, public space and the relationship between different landmarks. This makes the photograph relevant to both present-day reporting and future visual comparison of change over time.
Woodside, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK, CH41 6DU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64ME7 - . Stena Line Embla Belfast ferry, on Liverpool waterfront panorama from Woodside, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK, CH41 6DU. Photographed on 27 May 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Woodside, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK, CH41 6DU, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include CH41 6DU, CH41, Merseyside, Liverpool waterfront, panorama, pano, river, ferry, service, sailing, Belfast, ship, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The broad field of view gives useful spatial context, showing how the main subject sits within the wider urban or landscape setting. The transport setting gives the image wider relevance to mobility, infrastructure, roads and public transport, travel behaviour, local connectivity, logistics and the relationship between vehicles and the built environment. It can illustrate planning, transport policy, accessibility, congestion, public investment and the changing technologies and services used to move people or goods. The waterside context adds themes of ports, docks, harbours, rivers, canals, ferries, leisure boating, maritime transport and waterfront regeneration. Such views are useful for travel and infrastructure coverage as well as for documenting how working waterfronts, passenger services and former industrial land change over time. The wider panoramic composition places the principal subject within its surrounding streetscape or landscape, giving additional context about scale, neighbouring buildings, public space and the relationship between different landmarks. This makes the photograph relevant to both present-day reporting and future visual comparison of change over time.
Woodside, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK, CH41 6DU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JY56EF - . This location-specific image from Victoria Railway Station, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The main point of reference is Old route map in tiles, Victoria Railway Station, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY - North West routes, Liverpool, Southport, Blackpool. The setting additionally reflects local character, contemporary social history, place-making, historical comparison, local history, working railway heritage, before-and-after reference, trackside history, archival record, social history, rail transport history, place identity, signal-box architecture, and changing streetscape. For current editorial use, regional connectivity and heritage conservation provide additional context, especially through the role of rail in lower-carbon regional transport. Current relevance extends to construction costs and planning, particularly through the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. Future viewers can use this scene from Victoria Railway Station, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY to compare building condition and alterations with whatever follows after new ownership. The surrounding story also includes mechanical signalling, period detail, mixed-use redevelopment, town-centre renewal, period architecture, rail operations, community identity, and historic townscape. The recorded references to route, tiles, Victoria, Railway, and Southport preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at Victoria Railway Station, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The record includes evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2JY56EF.
Victoria Railway Station, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PM6290 - . Mural depicting the Prince of Orange,King William III, 12th July 1690, King Billys on the wall, Williamite Forces, at Sandy Row, Belfast, NI, BT12 5EY. Photographed on 19 August 2017, this summer image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Sandy Row, Belfast, NI, BT12 5EY, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Ireland, Ulster, community, politics, politicians, graffiti, murals, art, streetart, BT12 5EY, BT12, Sandy Row, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Prominent wording, signage, posters, logos or other graphic material gives the photograph additional documentary value because it records how an organisation, campaign, business or place communicated with the public at that moment. Text and branding visible in a streetscape can be especially useful for editorial comparison after rebranding, closure, redevelopment or policy change. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed.
Sandy Row, Belfast, NI, BT12 5EY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PM6357 - . HW, RMS Titanic 14 April ,1912 H&W Est 1861 mural, Dee Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, BT4 1FT. Photographed on 19 August 2017, this summer image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Dee Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, BT4 1FT, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Ireland, Ulster, community, politics, politicians, graffiti, murals, art, streetart, April, BT4, Dee Street, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. Prominent wording, signage, posters, logos or other graphic material gives the photograph additional documentary value because it records how an organisation, campaign, business or place communicated with the public at that moment. Text and branding visible in a streetscape can be especially useful for editorial comparison after rebranding, closure, redevelopment or policy change. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. The scene contributes a specific, place-based record rather than a generic illustration.
Dee Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, BT4 1FT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDEYMA - The Europa Hotel is a four-star hotel in Great Victoria Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It has hosted presidents, prime ministers and celebrities.
It is known as the most bombed hotel in Europe and the most bombed hotel in the world after having suffered 36 bomb attacks during the Troubles.
The hotel, designed by architects Sydney Kaye, Eric Firkin & Partners, opened in July 1971. It was built on the site of the former Great Northern Railway station and stands 51 metres high.
During The Troubles, the hotel, where most journalists covering the Troubles stayed, was known as Europe's most bombed hotel, earning the name the Hardboard Hotel. The hotel was blown up by the Provisional IRA in 1993 and damaged so badly that it sold for only £4.4m.
The Europa Hotel became part of the Hastings Hotels group on 3 August 1993, whereupon it was announced that it would close for the first time in its 22-year history to allow for major refurbishment. Following an £8m investment, the hotel reopened in February 1994. Its first official event was the Flax Trust Ball, a gala evening for 500 local and international dignitaries. President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton stayed in the hotel in November 1995
the suite used by the Clintons was subsequently renamed the Clinton Suite. The presidential entourage booked 110 rooms at the hotel.
Started in early 2008, an extension to the hotel increased the height of a rear wing by seven floors, to twelve floors, and increased bedrooms from 240 to 272. The extension was designed by Robinson McIlwaine Architects and was completed late in 2008
Great Victoria St, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 7AP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDEYMC - Opened by Felix O'Hanlon as The Railway Tavern, the pub was then bought by Michael Fanigan. Fanigan's son Patrick renamed and renovated the pub in 1885.
The Crown owes its elaborate tiling, stained glass and woodwork to the Italian craftsmen whom Fanigan persuaded to work on the pub after hours. These craftsmen were brought to Ireland to work on the many new churches being built in Belfast at the time. It was this high standard of work that gave the Crown the reputation of being one of the finest Victorian Gin Palaces of its time.
In 1978, the National Trust, following persuasion by people including Sir John Betjeman, purchased the property and three years later completed a £400,000 renovation to restore the bar to its original Victorian state. Further restoration by the National Trust was done in 2007 at a cost of £500,000. This work is the subject of a BBC Northern Ireland documentary, The Crown Jewel, screened in 2008.
A recognisable landmark of Belfast, the pub has featured as a location in numerous film and television productions, such as David Caffrey's Divorcing Jack (1998) and Carol Reed's classic 1947 film Odd Man Out.
The Crown has been given a Grade A Listed Building status by the Environment and Heritage Service.
46 Great Victoria Street,Belfast,County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK BT2 7BA
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Keywords: NI,Northern Ireland,city,centre,Education,learn,learning,Queen,old,historic,building,architecture,research,institution,institutions,QUB,Queens College,Academic,BT7 1NN,main,building,architecture,red,gate,tent,tents,marque,gates,new,University Of Belfast,for London,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Irish,British,Ireland,problem,with,problem with,issue with,NI,Northern,Northern Ireland,Uni,Belfast,City,Centre,edication,student,students,union,West,Beal,feirste,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,six,counties,6,backdrop,county,Antrim,Universitas Reginae Belfastiae,Academia,higher,hybrid,diesel-electric,double-decker,doubledecker,double,decker,Wrightbus,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Higher Education,operated in London,Heatherwick Studio,rear open platform
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDEYMG - Queen's University Belfast (informally Queen's or QUB) is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The university was chartered in 1845, and opened in 1849 as Queen's College, Belfast, but has roots going back to 1810 and the Royal Belfast Academical Institution.
The university forms the focal point of the Queen's Quarter area of the city, one of Belfast's four cultural districts. It offers academic degrees at various levels and across a broad subject range, with over 300 degree programmes available. Since 1 March 2014, Patrick Johnston has been the university's 12th President and Vice-Chancellor. Its Chancellor is Thomas Moran.
Queen's is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, Universities Ireland and Universities UK. The university is associated with two Nobel laureates and one Turing Award laureate.
University Road, Belfast BT7 1NN
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Keywords: NI,Northern Ireland,city,centre,Education,learn,learning,Queen,old,historic,building,architecture,research,institution,institutions,QUB,Queens College,Academic,BT7 1NN,main,building,architecture,red,gate,tent,tents,marque,gates,University Of Belfast,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Irish,British,Ireland,problem,with,problem with,issue with,NI,Northern,Northern Ireland,Uni,Belfast,City,Centre,edication,student,students,union,West,Beal,feirste,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,six,counties,6,backdrop,county,Antrim,Universitas Reginae Belfastiae,Academia,higher,hybrid,diesel-electric,double-decker,doubledecker,double,decker,Wrightbus,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Higher Education,operated in London,Heatherwick Studio,rear open platform
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDEYMH - Queen's University Belfast (informally Queen's or QUB) is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The university was chartered in 1845, and opened in 1849 as Queen's College, Belfast, but has roots going back to 1810 and the Royal Belfast Academical Institution.
The university forms the focal point of the Queen's Quarter area of the city, one of Belfast's four cultural districts. It offers academic degrees at various levels and across a broad subject range, with over 300 degree programmes available. Since 1 March 2014, Patrick Johnston has been the university's 12th President and Vice-Chancellor. Its Chancellor is Thomas Moran.
Queen's is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, Universities Ireland and Universities UK. The university is associated with two Nobel laureates and one Turing Award laureate.
University Road, Belfast BT7 1NN
Description
Keywords: NI,Northern Ireland,city,centre,Education,learn,learning,Queen,old,historic,building,architecture,research,institution,institutions,QUB,Queens College,Academic,BT7 1NN,main,building,architecture,red,gate,tent,tents,marque,gates,University Of Belfast,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Irish,British,Ireland,problem,with,problem with,issue with,NI,Northern,Northern Ireland,Uni,Belfast,City,Centre,edication,student,students,union,West,Beal,feirste,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,six,counties,6,backdrop,county,Antrim,Universitas Reginae Belfastiae,Academia,higher,hybrid,diesel-electric,double-decker,doubledecker,double,decker,Wrightbus,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Higher Education,operated in London,Heatherwick Studio,rear open platform
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDEYMJ - Queen's University Belfast (informally Queen's or QUB) is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The university was chartered in 1845, and opened in 1849 as Queen's College, Belfast, but has roots going back to 1810 and the Royal Belfast Academical Institution.
The university forms the focal point of the Queen's Quarter area of the city, one of Belfast's four cultural districts. It offers academic degrees at various levels and across a broad subject range, with over 300 degree programmes available. Since 1 March 2014, Patrick Johnston has been the university's 12th President and Vice-Chancellor. Its Chancellor is Thomas Moran.
Queen's is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, Universities Ireland and Universities UK. The university is associated with two Nobel laureates and one Turing Award laureate.
University Road, Belfast BT7 1NN
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,memory,memories,shuttered,pride,remembering,shopfront,County Antrim,pink,Shankill,memorial,closed,the,historic,BT13,mural,off,rd,224,shop,past,shutter,with,front,Belfast,Northern Ireland,UFF,band,outside,BT13 2BJ,Unionist,society,societies,community,terraced,terrace
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDWT47 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at 224 Shankill Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, BT13 2BJ in 2016, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The image documents Shankill Historical Society and band shop, 224 Shankill Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Ireland, BT13 2BJ. Other connected aspects include everyday life, small business, contemporary social history, arts destination, documentary photography, specialist retailer, period detail, creative culture, community identity, historical comparison, regional arts scene, live performance, customer footfall, and performance venue. The modern context includes continuing discussion of town-centre regeneration, store closures and the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy. For current editorial use, audience access and creative industries provide additional context, especially through the role of cultural venues in sustaining city-centre activity. The archival value lies partly in recording local activity and public use around 224 Shankill Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, BT13 2BJ before refurbishment alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes town-centre economy, high-street commerce, changing land use, regional identity, local trading, music history, commercial streetscape, and visual archive. Details involving County, Historical, Northern, Society, and Ireland make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For 224 Shankill Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, BT13 2BJ, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of town-centre regeneration and the resilience of independent shops in an online retail economy as part of the longer story of 224 Shankill Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, BT13 2BJ.
224 Shankill Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, BT13 2BJ
Description
Keywords: off,memorial,UFF,Unionist,mural,Shankill,rd,Northern Ireland,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,pink,BT13,224,Belfast,County Antrim,BT13 2BJ,historic,shopfront,shop,front,outside,remembering,the,past,with,pride,band,closed,shutter,shuttered,memory,memories,society,societies,community,terraced,terrace
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HDWT4D - . This location-specific image from 224 Shankill Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, BT13 2BJ in 2016 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The main point of reference is Shankill Historical Society and band shop, 224 Shankill Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Ireland, BT13 2BJ. Another layer of the photograph includes performance venue, regional arts scene, retail property, street-level business, local cultural identity, documentary photography, creative culture, creative industries, regional identity, commercial streetscape, local trading, arts destination, customer footfall, and community identity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into business rates and independent business, not least because of the role of small retailers in maintaining active town centres. Today's relevance is strengthened by venue survival, cultural tourism and the continuing question of the financial pressure faced by many galleries and performance venues. Future viewers can use this scene from 224 Shankill Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, BT13 2BJ to compare equipment and working practice with whatever follows after different community use. The surrounding story also includes place identity, high-street commerce, gallery space, visual archive, specialist retailer, contemporary social history, town-centre economy, and public realm. Details involving Antrim, Society, Ireland, Shankill, and Belfast make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For 224 Shankill Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, BT13 2BJ, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The scene captures part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference. The period view preserves details of everyday use for later comparison.
224 Shankill Rd, Belfast, County Antrim, BT13 2BJ
Description
Keywords: metal,Belfast Museum,new,ship,building,builder,builders,metal,H&W,SS Titanic,tourist,tourism,Northern Ireland,UK,Ireland,tour,BT3 9EP,BT3,9EP,RMS Titanic,RMS,White Star Line,historic,shipyard,yard,visitor,attraction,Harland & Wolff,Harland,Wolff,H&W,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Irish,British,Ireland,problem,with,problem with,issue with,NI,Northern,Northern Ireland,Belfast,City,Centre,tribute,employer,protestant,West,Beal,feirste,martyrs,social,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,six,counties,6,backdrop,county,Antrim,maritime,Harland and Wolff,exterior,outside,outdoor,outdoors,Harcourt,Developments,regeneration,Signature,Project,Northern Ireland Executive,Titanic Belfast,Foundation,Tourist Board,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE18CE - Titanic Belfast is a visitor attraction and a monument to Belfast's maritime heritage on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard in the city's Titanic Quarter where the RMS Titanic was built. It tells the stories of the ill-fated Titanic, which hit an iceberg and sank during her maiden voyage in 1912, and her sister ships RMS Olympic and HMHS Britannic. The building contains more than 12,000 square metres (130,000 sq ft) of floor space, most of which is occupied by a series of galleries, plus private function rooms and community facilities.
1 Olympic Way, Queens Road, Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Northern Ireland,UK BT3 9EP
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Keywords: titanium,metal,Belfast Museum,new,ship,building,builder,builders,metal,metallic,SS Titanic,tourist,destination,UK,Ireland,tour,BT3 9EP,BT3,9EP,RMS,historic,yard,visitor,attraction,Harland & Wolff,Harland,Wolff,H&W,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Irish,British,Ireland,problem,with,problem with,issue with,NI,Northern,Northern Ireland,Belfast,City,Centre,tribute,employer,protestant,West,Beal,feirste,martyrs,social,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,six,counties,6,backdrop,county,Antrim,maritime,Harland and Wolff,exterior,outside,outdoor,outdoors,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE18CH - Titanic Belfast is a visitor attraction and a monument to Belfast's maritime heritage on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard in the city's Titanic Quarter where the RMS Titanic was built. It tells the stories of the ill-fated Titanic, which hit an iceberg and sank during her maiden voyage in 1912, and her sister ships RMS Olympic and HMHS Britannic. The building contains more than 12,000 square metres (130,000 sq ft) of floor space, most of which is occupied by a series of galleries, plus private function rooms and community facilities.
1 Olympic Way, Queens Road, Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Northern Ireland,UK BT3 9EP
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Keywords: Barrington,Court,Ct,Ilminster,Somerset,England,UK,NT,National Trust,Summer,in summer,Tudor,manor,house,south,west,English,vernacular,stable,garden,collection,collections,history,historic,porcalane,vitreous,Belfast,white,wash,washing,old,tap,taps,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DEJMJT - . Sink at Barrington Court,ilminster,Somerset,England,UK,NT. Photographed at Ilminster, Somerset, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 14 June 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Barrington Court, ilminster, Somerset, Tudor manor house, National, Trust, sink, Barrington, Court and National Trust, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image has relevance to landscape, countryside, waterways, parks, gardens, environmental quality and the relationship between natural features and nearby settlement. It can illustrate editorial coverage of tourism, walking, recreation, conservation, seasonal change, biodiversity, green space, waterways and local identity. Vegetation, water, paths, buildings, weather and landform provide geographic and environmental context, helping the image work as both a place record and a broader landscape photograph. The documentary approach is useful for archive comparison, showing how a location looked at a particular time and how vegetation, land use or development may change later. Search themes include landscape, countryside, waterways, parks, gardens, environment, green space, tourism, recreation, seasonal conditions and local geography. The location view can also provide a useful baseline for later comparison as vegetation, land use, water levels or surrounding development change. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
Ilminster, Somerset, England, UK
Description
Keywords: Orange,white,grey,colour,Orangemen,Orange men,Unionists,Ulster unionists,political,politics,Ulster Volunteers,September,28/12/1912,guard,Violence,clothing,museum,object,community,Shankill,rd,road,City Hall Guard,The Ulster Volunteers,City Hall Guard,Protestant Community,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Irish,British,Ireland,problem,with,problem with,issue with,NI,Northern,Northern Ireland,Belfast,City,Centre,Art,Artists,the,troubles,The Troubles,Good Friday Agreement,Peace,honour,painting,wall,walls,tribute,Union,Unionism,British,Protestant,Prods,Fight,Justice,West,Beal,feirste,martyrs,social,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,six,counties,6,backdrop,county,Antrim,day,Ulster,tourist,tourism,history,historic,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Irish History,Ireland History,Northern Ireland History,Ulster Day,History Of Northern Ireland,Irish History
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE7KX5 - The Home Rule Crisis was a political and military crisis in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that followed the introduction of the Third Home Rule Bill in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in 1912.
Ulster unionists, determined to prevent any measure of home rule for Ireland, formed a paramilitary force, the Ulster Volunteers, which threatened to resist by physical force the implementation of the Act and the authority of any Dublin Parliament by force of arms. Irish nationalists responded by setting up the Irish Volunteers to secure the rights and liberties common to all the people of Ireland. Both sides then began importing weapons and ammunition from Germany, in the Larne gun-running and Howth gun-running incidents. The UK government's ability to face down unionist defiance was thrown into question by the Curragh incident, when dozens of British Army officers tendered their resignation rather than secure arms against Ulster loyalist seizure, forcing a climb-down by the government. The crisis was temporarily averted by the outbreak of World War I. The Home Rule Bill was enacted, but its implementation was suspended for the duration of the war.
Shankill Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Description
Keywords: Findlater Old Irish Whiskey,Metal Sign,Whisky,Northern Ireland,UK,history,historic,AI,Alex,Dublin,Trademark,Rathmines,Blackrock,Kingstown,Kings,Town,Duke of York,duke,of,york,pub,bar,spirit,alcohol,rust,rusting,abuse,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Irish,British,Ireland,problem,with,problem with,issue with,NI,Northern,Northern Ireland,Belfast,City,Centre,Art,Artists,the,troubles,The Troubles,Good Friday Agreement,Peace,honour,painting,wall,walls,tribute,republicanism,Fight,Justice,West,Beal,feirste,martyrs,social,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,six,counties,6,backdrop,county,Antrim,Quarter,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE7M9N - . Photographed at Duke of York, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK in 2011, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. At the centre of the view is A1 Findlater Old irish Whiskey Metal Sign, Belfast, Northern Ireland,UK. Further facets of the scene include roadside information, public information signage, instructional sign, regional identity, archival record, transport stop marker, local character, local information board, place identity, local history, before-and-after reference, wayfinding marker, changing land use, and historical comparison. From a 2025-onward perspective, clear communication and maintenance are closely linked to this subject, alongside the importance of clear wayfinding in public and transport environments. As a dated visual record of Duke of York, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, the frame retains commercial use and occupation, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside documentary photography, community noticeboard, everyday life, visual archive, contemporary social history, orientation signage, community identity, and changing streetscape. Elements such as Ireland, Whiskey, irish, Northern, and Findlater add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around Duke of York, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for clear communication and the importance of clear wayfinding in public and transport environments within the specific setting of Duke of York, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. The view records details of everyday use for later comparison. Image HE7M9N also remains a dated record of Duke of York, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
Duke of York, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Description
Keywords: NI,Northern Ireland,city,centre,Education,learn,learning,Queen,old,historic,building,architecture,research,institution,institutions,QUB,Queens College,Academic,BT7 1NN,window,Courage,Wisdom,AlmaMater,Temperance,Justice,University Of Belfast,stained glass,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Irish,British,Ireland,problem,with,problem with,issue with,NI,Northern,Northern Ireland,Uni,Belfast,City,Centre,edication,student,students,union,West,Beal,feirste,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,six,counties,6,backdrop,county,Antrim,Universitas Reginae Belfastiae,Academia,higher,Lanyon,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Higher Education,Lanyon Building
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEEF9X - Queen's University Belfast (informally Queen's or QUB) is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The university was chartered in 1845, and opened in 1849 as Queen's College, Belfast, but has roots going back to 1810 and the Royal Belfast Academical Institution.
The university forms the focal point of the Queen's Quarter area of the city, one of Belfast's four cultural districts. It offers academic degrees at various levels and across a broad subject range, with over 300 degree programmes available. Since 1 March 2014, Patrick Johnston has been the university's 12th President and Vice-Chancellor. Its Chancellor is Thomas Moran.
Queen's is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, Universities Ireland and Universities UK. The university is associated with two Nobel laureates and one Turing Award laureate.
Lanyon took as his source the medieval great halls of
England and the Oxbridge colleges, following the strict precedents of
the raised dais, oriel window, fireplace for the top table, and a
screened passage at the opposite end. These plans fell victim to the
original budget cuts
Lanyon's planned gallery was never built and
the panelling remained modest, the latter not helped by later
redecorations. All of this changed in 2000 with the restoration of the
Great Hall by Consarc Conservation, architects. The floor and dais
were replaced and the oriel window unblocked. New pitch pine
panelling and a screened passage with a gallery above, the
replacement of the missing end trusses, and the comprehensive
redecoration and installation of a new lighting system, have all
combined to create a warm, powerful and theatrical space at the
heart of the University. More recently, the restored organ from
Christchurch (where Sir Charles and Lady Lanyon used to worship)
has been installed in the gallery.
University Road, Belfast BT7 1NN
Description
Keywords: NI,Northern Ireland,city,centre,Education,learn,learning,Queen,old,historic,building,research,institutions,QUB,Academic,BT7 1NN,portraits,art,collection,University Of Belfast,portrait paintings,Great Hall,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Irish,British,Ireland,problem,with,problem with,issue with,NI,Northern,Northern Ireland,Uni,Belfast,City,Centre,edication,student,students,union,West,Beal,feirste,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,six,counties,6,backdrop,county,Antrim,Universitas Reginae Belfastiae,Academia,higher,Lanyon,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Higher Education,Lanyon Building
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEEFA9 - Queen's University Belfast (informally Queen's or QUB) is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The university was chartered in 1845, and opened in 1849 as Queen's College, Belfast, but has roots going back to 1810 and the Royal Belfast Academical Institution.
The university forms the focal point of the Queen's Quarter area of the city, one of Belfast's four cultural districts. It offers academic degrees at various levels and across a broad subject range, with over 300 degree programmes available. Since 1 March 2014, Patrick Johnston has been the university's 12th President and Vice-Chancellor. Its Chancellor is Thomas Moran.
Queen's is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, Universities Ireland and Universities UK. The university is associated with two Nobel laureates and one Turing Award laureate.
Lanyon took as his source the medieval great halls of
England and the Oxbridge colleges, following the strict precedents of
the raised dais, oriel window, fireplace for the top table, and a
screened passage at the opposite end. These plans fell victim to the
original budget cuts
Lanyon's planned gallery was never built and
the panelling remained modest, the latter not helped by later
redecorations. All of this changed in 2000 with the restoration of the
Great Hall by Consarc Conservation, architects. The floor and dais
were replaced and the oriel window unblocked. New pitch pine
panelling and a screened passage with a gallery above, the
replacement of the missing end trusses, and the comprehensive
redecoration and installation of a new lighting system, have all
combined to create a warm, powerful and theatrical space at the
heart of the University. More recently, the restored organ from
Christchurch (where Sir Charles and Lady Lanyon used to worship)
has been installed in the gallery.
University Road, Belfast BT7 1NN
Description
Keywords: NI,Northern Ireland,city,centre,Education,learn,learning,Queen,old,historic,building,research,institutions,QUB,Academic,BT7 1NN,heritage,trail,grand,ornate,trusses,restoration,University Of Belfast,Heritage trail,Great Hall,big room,looking up,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Irish,British,Ireland,problem,with,problem with,issue with,NI,Northern,Northern Ireland,Uni,Belfast,City,Centre,edication,student,students,union,West,Beal,feirste,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,six,counties,6,backdrop,county,Antrim,Universitas Reginae Belfastiae,Academia,higher,Lanyon,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Higher Education,Lanyon Building
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEEFAN - Queen's University Belfast (informally Queen's or QUB) is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The university was chartered in 1845, and opened in 1849 as Queen's College, Belfast, but has roots going back to 1810 and the Royal Belfast Academical Institution.
The university forms the focal point of the Queen's Quarter area of the city, one of Belfast's four cultural districts. It offers academic degrees at various levels and across a broad subject range, with over 300 degree programmes available. Since 1 March 2014, Patrick Johnston has been the university's 12th President and Vice-Chancellor. Its Chancellor is Thomas Moran.
Queen's is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, Universities Ireland and Universities UK. The university is associated with two Nobel laureates and one Turing Award laureate.
Lanyon took as his source the medieval great halls of
England and the Oxbridge colleges, following the strict precedents of
the raised dais, oriel window, fireplace for the top table, and a
screened passage at the opposite end. These plans fell victim to the
original budget cuts
Lanyon's planned gallery was never built and
the panelling remained modest, the latter not helped by later
redecorations. All of this changed in 2000 with the restoration of the
Great Hall by Consarc Conservation, architects. The floor and dais
were replaced and the oriel window unblocked. New pitch pine
panelling and a screened passage with a gallery above, the
replacement of the missing end trusses, and the comprehensive
redecoration and installation of a new lighting system, have all
combined to create a warm, powerful and theatrical space at the
heart of the University. More recently, the restored organ from
Christchurch (where Sir Charles and Lady Lanyon used to worship)
has been installed in the gallery.
University Road, Belfast BT7 1NN
Description
Keywords: NI,Northern Ireland,city,centre,Education,learn,learning,Queen,old,historic,building,research,institutions,QUB,Academic,BT7 1NN,interior,inside,stained glass,grand,room,grand hall,timber,ceiling,timbered,restoration,restored,University Of Belfast,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Irish,British,Ireland,problem,with,problem with,issue with,NI,Northern,Northern Ireland,Uni,Belfast,City,Centre,edication,student,students,union,West,Beal,feirste,tour,tourism,tourists,urban,six,counties,6,backdrop,county,Antrim,Universitas Reginae Belfastiae,Academia,higher,Lanyon,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles,Higher Education,Lanyon Building
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEEFB8 - Queen's University Belfast (informally Queen's or QUB) is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The university was chartered in 1845, and opened in 1849 as Queen's College, Belfast, but has roots going back to 1810 and the Royal Belfast Academical Institution.
The university forms the focal point of the Queen's Quarter area of the city, one of Belfast's four cultural districts. It offers academic degrees at various levels and across a broad subject range, with over 300 degree programmes available. Since 1 March 2014, Patrick Johnston has been the university's 12th President and Vice-Chancellor. Its Chancellor is Thomas Moran.
Queen's is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, Universities Ireland and Universities UK. The university is associated with two Nobel laureates and one Turing Award laureate.
Lanyon took as his source the medieval great halls of
England and the Oxbridge colleges, following the strict precedents of
the raised dais, oriel window, fireplace for the top table, and a
screened passage at the opposite end. These plans fell victim to the
original budget cuts
Lanyon's planned gallery was never built and
the panelling remained modest, the latter not helped by later
redecorations. All of this changed in 2000 with the restoration of the
Great Hall by Consarc Conservation, architects. The floor and dais
were replaced and the oriel window unblocked. New pitch pine
panelling and a screened passage with a gallery above, the
replacement of the missing end trusses, and the comprehensive
redecoration and installation of a new lighting system, have all
combined to create a warm, powerful and theatrical space at the
heart of the University. More recently, the restored organ from
Christchurch (where Sir Charles and Lady Lanyon used to worship)
has been installed in the gallery.
University Road, Belfast BT7 1NN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE18AW - Opened by Felix O'Hanlon as The Railway Tavern, the pub was then bought by Michael Fanigan. Fanigan's son Patrick renamed and renovated the pub in 1885.
The Crown owes its elaborate tiling, stained glass and woodwork to the Italian craftsmen whom Fanigan persuaded to work on the pub after hours. These craftsmen were brought to Ireland to work on the many new churches being built in Belfast at the time. It was this high standard of work that gave the Crown the reputation of being one of the finest Victorian Gin Palaces of its time.
In 1978, the National Trust, following persuasion by people including Sir John Betjeman, purchased the property and three years later completed a £400,000 renovation to restore the bar to its original Victorian state. Further restoration by the National Trust was done in 2007 at a cost of £500,000. This work is the subject of a BBC Northern Ireland documentary, The Crown Jewel, screened in 2008.
A recognisable landmark of Belfast, the pub has featured as a location in numerous film and television productions, such as David Caffrey's Divorcing Jack (1998) and Carol Reed's classic 1947 film Odd Man Out.
The Crown has been given a Grade A Listed Building status by the Environment and Heritage Service.
46 Great Victoria Street,Belfast,County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK BT2 7BA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE18B2 - Opened by Felix O'Hanlon as The Railway Tavern, the pub was then bought by Michael Fanigan. Fanigan's son Patrick renamed and renovated the pub in 1885.
The Crown owes its elaborate tiling, stained glass and woodwork to the Italian craftsmen whom Fanigan persuaded to work on the pub after hours. These craftsmen were brought to Ireland to work on the many new churches being built in Belfast at the time. It was this high standard of work that gave the Crown the reputation of being one of the finest Victorian Gin Palaces of its time.
In 1978, the National Trust, following persuasion by people including Sir John Betjeman, purchased the property and three years later completed a £400,000 renovation to restore the bar to its original Victorian state. Further restoration by the National Trust was done in 2007 at a cost of £500,000. This work is the subject of a BBC Northern Ireland documentary, The Crown Jewel, screened in 2008.
A recognisable landmark of Belfast, the pub has featured as a location in numerous film and television productions, such as David Caffrey's Divorcing Jack (1998) and Carol Reed's classic 1947 film Odd Man Out.
The Crown has been given a Grade A Listed Building status by the Environment and Heritage Service.
46 Great Victoria Street,Belfast,County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK BT2 7BA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE18F0 - Opened by Felix O'Hanlon as The Railway Tavern, the pub was then bought by Michael Fanigan. Fanigan's son Patrick renamed and renovated the pub in 1885.
The Crown owes its elaborate tiling, stained glass and woodwork to the Italian craftsmen whom Fanigan persuaded to work on the pub after hours. These craftsmen were brought to Ireland to work on the many new churches being built in Belfast at the time. It was this high standard of work that gave the Crown the reputation of being one of the finest Victorian Gin Palaces of its time.
In 1978, the National Trust, following persuasion by people including Sir John Betjeman, purchased the property and three years later completed a £400,000 renovation to restore the bar to its original Victorian state. Further restoration by the National Trust was done in 2007 at a cost of £500,000. This work is the subject of a BBC Northern Ireland documentary, The Crown Jewel, screened in 2008.
A recognisable landmark of Belfast, the pub has featured as a location in numerous film and television productions, such as David Caffrey's Divorcing Jack (1998) and Carol Reed's classic 1947 film Odd Man Out.
The Crown has been given a Grade A Listed Building status by the Environment and Heritage Service.
46 Great Victoria Street,Belfast,County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK BT2 7BA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE18F4 - Opened by Felix O'Hanlon as The Railway Tavern, the pub was then bought by Michael Fanigan. Fanigan's son Patrick renamed and renovated the pub in 1885.
The Crown owes its elaborate tiling, stained glass and woodwork to the Italian craftsmen whom Fanigan persuaded to work on the pub after hours. These craftsmen were brought to Ireland to work on the many new churches being built in Belfast at the time. It was this high standard of work that gave the Crown the reputation of being one of the finest Victorian Gin Palaces of its time.
In 1978, the National Trust, following persuasion by people including Sir John Betjeman, purchased the property and three years later completed a £400,000 renovation to restore the bar to its original Victorian state. Further restoration by the National Trust was done in 2007 at a cost of £500,000. This work is the subject of a BBC Northern Ireland documentary, The Crown Jewel, screened in 2008.
A recognisable landmark of Belfast, the pub has featured as a location in numerous film and television productions, such as David Caffrey's Divorcing Jack (1998) and Carol Reed's classic 1947 film Odd Man Out.
The Crown has been given a Grade A Listed Building status by the Environment and Heritage Service.
46 Great Victoria Street,Belfast,County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK BT2 7BA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE7MAT - Opened by Felix O'Hanlon as The Railway Tavern, the pub was then bought by Michael Fanigan. Fanigan's son Patrick renamed and renovated the pub in 1885.
The Crown owes its elaborate tiling, stained glass and woodwork to the Italian craftsmen whom Fanigan persuaded to work on the pub after hours. These craftsmen were brought to Ireland to work on the many new churches being built in Belfast at the time. It was this high standard of work that gave the Crown the reputation of being one of the finest Victorian Gin Palaces of its time.
In 1978, the National Trust, following persuasion by people including Sir John Betjeman, purchased the property and three years later completed a £400,000 renovation to restore the bar to its original Victorian state. Further restoration by the National Trust was done in 2007 at a cost of £500,000. This work is the subject of a BBC Northern Ireland documentary, The Crown Jewel, screened in 2008.
A recognisable landmark of Belfast, the pub has featured as a location in numerous film and television productions, such as David Caffrey's Divorcing Jack (1998) and Carol Reed's classic 1947 film Odd Man Out.
The Crown has been given a Grade A Listed Building status by the Environment and Heritage Service.
46 Great Victoria Street,Belfast,County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK BT2 7BA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE7MB4 - Opened by Felix O'Hanlon as The Railway Tavern, the pub was then bought by Michael Fanigan. Fanigan's son Patrick renamed and renovated the pub in 1885.
The Crown owes its elaborate tiling, stained glass and woodwork to the Italian craftsmen whom Fanigan persuaded to work on the pub after hours. These craftsmen were brought to Ireland to work on the many new churches being built in Belfast at the time. It was this high standard of work that gave the Crown the reputation of being one of the finest Victorian Gin Palaces of its time.
In 1978, the National Trust, following persuasion by people including Sir John Betjeman, purchased the property and three years later completed a £400,000 renovation to restore the bar to its original Victorian state. Further restoration by the National Trust was done in 2007 at a cost of £500,000. This work is the subject of a BBC Northern Ireland documentary, The Crown Jewel, screened in 2008.
A recognisable landmark of Belfast, the pub has featured as a location in numerous film and television productions, such as David Caffrey's Divorcing Jack (1998) and Carol Reed's classic 1947 film Odd Man Out.
The Crown has been given a Grade A Listed Building status by the Environment and Heritage Service.
46 Great Victoria Street,Belfast,County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK BT2 7BA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE7MEY - . An on-location photograph from the recorded location in 2011, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The subject captured here is Drinkers in the Famous Crown Bar,Gt Victoria St,Belfast. The frame also records themes of factory bottling line, before-and-after reference, cider-making heritage, drinks packaging, fermented drink production, local character, local history, period detail, place identity, drinks manufacturing, everyday life, community identity, historic beverage advertising, and changing streetscape. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into packaging and tourism, not least because of how bottling technology transformed large-scale drinks manufacturing. Small period details of landscape treatment and surrounding development at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following different community use. The wider setting retains connections with cider brand history, contemporary social history, beverage production, industrial beverage equipment, visual archive, public realm, bottle-filling machinery, and archival record. References to Drinkers, Victoria, Belfast, Crown, and Famous give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. By fixing the subject within the recorded location, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes packaging and how bottling technology transformed large-scale drinks manufacturing in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is manufacturing automation and how bottling technology transformed large-scale drinks manufacturing within the real-world context of the recorded location. The scene captures a trace of local identity as a date-specific reference.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE7MF0 - . An on-location photograph from Great Victoria St, Belfast, NI, UK in 2011, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The frame specifically shows Drinkers in the Famous Crown Bar,Gt Victoria St,Belfast. Further facets of the scene include bottling technology, orchard-to-bottle industry, bottle-filling machinery, regional identity, industrial beverage equipment, period detail, changing land use, historic beverage advertising, documentary photography, local history, drinks manufacturing, archival record, cider-making heritage, and changing streetscape. For current editorial use, tourism and responsible drinking provide additional context, especially through how bottling technology transformed large-scale drinks manufacturing. Small period details of commercial use and occupation at Great Victoria St, Belfast, NI, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. The location also brings in historical comparison, Herefordshire cider tradition, regional drinks industry, factory bottling line, cider brand history, before-and-after reference, contemporary social history, and beverage production. Elements such as Belfast, Drinkers, Crown, Famous, and Victoria add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at Great Victoria St, Belfast, NI, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes tourism and how bottling technology transformed large-scale drinks manufacturing as part of the longer story of Great Victoria St, Belfast, NI, UK. Another strand within the photograph is manufacturing automation and the relationship between orchard agriculture, regional identity and branded cider when considered against later change at Great Victoria St, Belfast, NI, UK.
Great Victoria St, Belfast, NI, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEEGB2 - Opened by Felix O'Hanlon as The Railway Tavern, the pub was then bought by Michael Fanigan. Fanigan's son Patrick renamed and renovated the pub in 1885.
The Crown owes its elaborate tiling, stained glass and woodwork to the Italian craftsmen whom Fanigan persuaded to work on the pub after hours. These craftsmen were brought to Ireland to work on the many new churches being built in Belfast at the time. It was this high standard of work that gave the Crown the reputation of being one of the finest Victorian Gin Palaces of its time.
In 1978, the National Trust, following persuasion by people including Sir John Betjeman, purchased the property and three years later completed a £400,000 renovation to restore the bar to its original Victorian state. Further restoration by the National Trust was done in 2007 at a cost of £500,000. This work is the subject of a BBC Northern Ireland documentary, The Crown Jewel, screened in 2008.
A recognisable landmark of Belfast, the pub has featured as a location in numerous film and television productions, such as David Caffrey's Divorcing Jack (1998) and Carol Reed's classic 1947 film Odd Man Out.
The Crown has been given a Grade A Listed Building status by the Environment and Heritage Service.
46 Great Victoria Street,Belfast,County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK BT2 7BA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HF37 - . A bus journey down the Shankill Road , a very British and Unionist area of Belfast. Looking at the subject's development, everyday journeys depend on an evolving network of vehicles, stops, stations and roads
Buses, cars, ferries and trams can become historical subjects within a few years as operators rebrand, fleets are replaced and infrastructure is rebuilt. As background, alternative photographic processes can make familiar subjects appear unfamiliar
Black-and-white and sepia evoke older photographic traditions, selective colour isolates a chosen detail, and infrared can render foliage and skies with striking tonal separation. For the 2026 context, transport policy increasingly emphasises decarbonisation, integration and reliable public services, while older diesel vehicles and legacy infrastructure provide a visual contrast with electric fleets and changing travel behaviour. Against the 2026 backdrop, these effects can be produced digitally with ease, but their usefulness still depends on the underlying subject and the visual information retained
Older examples also document the aesthetics of an era when strong selective colour and infrared processing were especially popular in creative digital photography. The wider historical story is that mobility is shaped by both technology and policy
Images of vehicles and transport infrastructure record changing design, accessibility, fuel use, ownership patterns and the ways towns organise movement. Historically, transport images are time capsules of technology and everyday mobility
Vehicle models, liveries, ticketing, road layouts and passenger behaviour evolution quickly, so photographs can chart the transition between generations of public and private transport. Additional high-relevance terminology includes public transport, passenger transport, transport history, urban transport, sustainable transport, commuter, road transport, low-emission transport, black and white, and monochrome.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEEGB3 - Opened by Felix O'Hanlon as The Railway Tavern, the pub was then bought by Michael Fanigan. Fanigan's son Patrick renamed and renovated the pub in 1885.
The Crown owes its elaborate tiling, stained glass and woodwork to the Italian craftsmen whom Fanigan persuaded to work on the pub after hours. These craftsmen were brought to Ireland to work on the many new churches being built in Belfast at the time. It was this high standard of work that gave the Crown the reputation of being one of the finest Victorian Gin Palaces of its time.
In 1978, the National Trust, following persuasion by people including Sir John Betjeman, purchased the property and three years later completed a £400,000 renovation to restore the bar to its original Victorian state. Further restoration by the National Trust was done in 2007 at a cost of £500,000. This work is the subject of a BBC Northern Ireland documentary, The Crown Jewel, screened in 2008.
A recognisable landmark of Belfast, the pub has featured as a location in numerous film and television productions, such as David Caffrey's Divorcing Jack (1998) and Carol Reed's classic 1947 film Odd Man Out.
The Crown has been given a Grade A Listed Building status by the Environment and Heritage Service.
46 Great Victoria Street,Belfast,County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK BT2 7BA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HE7M9M - . This scene at Duke of York, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK in 2011 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The frame specifically shows A1 Findlater Old irish Whiskey Metal Sign, Belfast, Northern Ireland,UK. The subject also carries associations with local information board, route marker, transport stop marker, before-and-after reference, visitor guidance, local character, documentary photography, instructional sign, place identity, changing land use, wayfinding marker, community identity, everyday life, and public realm. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with accessibility, navigation and how small pieces of street furniture become recognisable parts of local identity. Future viewers can use this scene from Duke of York, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK to compare materials and architectural details with whatever follows after closure or conversion. The surrounding story also includes contemporary social history, community noticeboard, visual archive, orientation signage, changing streetscape, regional identity, roadside information, and public information signage. The combination of Whiskey, Belfast, irish, Northern, and Ireland anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at Duke of York, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects accessibility and the need for accessible information that works without digital technology without losing the local specificity of Duke of York, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Its period value extends to clear communication and how signs record changing road names, destinations and administrative responsibility in a form that can be compared with future views of Duke of York, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
Duke of York, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEHRHC - The Crown Liquor Saloon, also known as the Crown Bar, is a pub in Great Victoria Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Refurbished in 1885, and at least twice since, it is an outstanding example of a Victorian gin palace, and one of Northern Ireland's best-known pubs. It is owned by the National Trust and is leased to Mitchells & Butlers who run it as a Nicholson's pub
Opened by Felix O'Hanlon as The Railway Tavern, the pub was then bought by Michael Flanagan. Flanagan's son Patrick renamed and renovated it in 1885.
The Crown owes its elaborate tiling, stained glass and woodwork to the Italian craftsmen whom Flanagan persuaded to work on the pub after hours. These craftsmen were brought to Ireland to work on the many new churches being built in Belfast at the time
Guinness is an Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James's Gate, Dublin, Ireland, in 1759. It is one of the most successful alcohol brands worldwide, brewed in almost 50 countries, and available in over 120. Sales in 2011 amounted to 850,000,000 litres (190,000,000 imp gal
220,000,000 U.S. gal). In spite of declining consumption since 2001, it is the best-selling alcoholic drink in Ireland where Guinness & Co. Brewery makes almost €2 billion worth of beer annually.
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