Remembering the Ropeworks

Remembering the Ropeworks

Date: 08/10/2024 11:00

Remembering the Ropeworks with the Strand Arts Centre  

 

Did you know that the site currently occupied by Connswater Shopping Centre used to house the largest ropeworks in the world? Did you work on the site before it closed in the late 70s?

Learn about the fascinating history of the Belfast Ropework Company, and contribute your own memories of the site!

Tuesday October 8th, talk at 11am with a cuppa.

Free Admission, to book your tickets visit the Strand Arts Centre website: https://strandartscentre.com/Strand%20Theatre,%20Belfast/booknow/34647/

This event is made possible by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Archive of the ropeworks factory is courtesy of the UTV Partnership Project (ITV, PRONI and Northern Ireland Screen). 

The Strand Arts Centre have temporarily moved to Connswater Shopping Centre, Bloomfield Avenue, A20, Belfast, BT5 5LP. This event will take place in their Connswater pop-up cinema.