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Gerry Cleary, PhD

Fee £25.00 (concession rate £20.00) - fee will amend when you select the appropriate fee rate below.

Autumn 2025

Half-day walking tour on Saturday 25 October, 9.30 am to 1.30 pm

Belfast's rise in the 19th and 20th centuries from a small market town to a major industrial city was accompanied by a remarkable architectural heritage reflected in a collection of iconic city centre buildings. This walking tour will examine some of the best examples of these and tell the stories of their "builders" (developers, architects and contractors). We start at Clifton House [1774] and finish at St Malachy's Roman Catholic Church in Alfred Street. We will take in St Anne's Cathedral; the Central Library; the Art Deco former Bank of Ireland; the hidden little Art Deco gem of the former Burton's Menswear Building in Ann Street; the Edwardian exuberance of Castle Buildings in Castle Place; the former Robinson and Cleaver's Building; the monumental Scottish Provident Institute and the classic late Georgian May Street Presbyterian Church built for the Rev. Henry Cooke in 1829.Where possible access will be gained to the interiors of some of the more iconic buildings. There is a small entrance fee for admission to St Anne's Cathedral.

Meeting Point: outside Clifton House, 2 Clifton Street [BT15 1ES]

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