Architectural Tour of Belfast

Details

Location

Arthur Court, Balmoral, Balmoral Hotel, Belfast, Belfast City Hall, Belfast Gasworks, Belgravia Hotel, Chambers Street, Charleville Avenue, Charleville Court, City Hall, Conduit St, Donegall Pass, Gasworks, Holylands, Joy Street, Lisburn Road, Maryville Street, Mowham St, Posnett St, Riley's Court, Salisbury St, St Malachy's Church, University area, Vernon St, Victoria Street, Virginia St

Year

1970

Date

Length

13min 15sec

Audio

silent

Format

Super 8

colour

Source

Courtesy

British Film Institute, National Museums NI

Rights Holder

National Museums NI

Description

The red brick streets of Belfast are captured for posterity. This film takes us on a journey around a variety of Belfast streets in the 1970s. There is a striking contrast between the various locations and buildings on display, be it the stark industrial, leafy residential, areas of deprivation, or the classic red brick Victorian terraces.

 

Notes

Amongst those streets visited are Joy Street, Riley's Court, Maryville Street, the Gas Works, Victoria Street, Chamber's Street, Charleville Court, Lisburn Road, Balmoral and the Belgravia Hotel. The Belgravia Hotel was bombed by the provisional IRA in July 1979. After this attack, the building was deemed structurally unsafe and demolished.

Credits

This film was digitised as part of the BFI's Unlocking Film Heritage project.

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