1963 – W. & A. Gilbey, Cornmarket, Belfast
Architect: Robert McKinstry & Associates
Interior and shopfront modernisation of the Gilbeys wine and spirt merchants. The interior had several tasting rooms as well as retail space, and was known for its cocktails. Finished with bold patterns and material changes, it was clear
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1961 – Kilmakee Presbyterian Church, Seymour Hill, Belfast
Architect: Munce & Kennedy
Kilmakee Presbyterian Church opened in 1961, replacing a temporary wooden building, serving the Seymour Hill estate. A harshly geometric shape externally with a soaring
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1979 – Andersonstown Leisure Centre, Belfast
Architect: Daniel J. MacRandal
The original Andersonstown Leisure Centre building was designed by architect D.J. MacRandal in 1979, and comprised a 25m pool, learner pool, sports hall, gym and cafe. Since substantially rede
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1957 – Greenwood Mixed School, Belfast
Architect: Henry Lynch-Robinson & Robert McKinstry
Now known as Greenwood Infant School, and largely intact externally. The architect Henry Lynch-Robinson was born Henry Adrian Robinson in 1929, into the Anglo-Irish gentry with roots in Dublin and Galway. His attachment
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1878 – St. Mark’s Church of Ireland, Dundela, Belfast
Architect: William Butterfield
As the suburbs of Belfast were expanding outwards, William Butterfield was commissioned to design a new church for this parish. Groundbreaking for the new building took place in May 1876. It was consecrated by the Bishop of
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Architect: William Butterfield As the suburbs of Belfast were expanding outwards, William Butterfield was commissioned to design a new church for this parish. Groundbreaking for the new building took place in May 1876. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore, Robert Knox, on 22 August 1878, after which it became a
1869 – Brookfield Warehouse, 30 Donegall Street, Belfast
Architect: W.H. Lynn, Lanyon, Lynn & Lanyon
The Brookfield Linen Company Ltd were flax spinners and power loom linen manufacturers and merchants who operated from their Donegall Street property fro
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Architect: W.H. Lynn, Lanyon, Lynn & Lanyon The Brookfield Linen Company Ltd were flax spinners and power loom linen manufacturers and merchants who operated from their Donegall Street property from 1869. It was an italianate, 5-storey, 7-bay building with giant order Corinthian pilasters. In 1936 the Brookfield Linen Company warehouse was demolished, along with various
1889 – Alexandra Graving Dock, Belfast
Architect: William Redfern Kelly
By the mid-1870s the existing drydock, the Hamilton Graving Dock, was too small to deal with the increasing size and numbers of vessels being constructed at Harland & Wolff. Work began in 1885 on what would become Alexandra Graving Doc
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Architect: William Redfern Kelly By the mid-1870s the existing drydock, the Hamilton Graving Dock, was too small to deal with the increasing size and numbers of vessels being constructed at Harland & Wolff. Work began in 1885 on what would become Alexandra Graving Dock, and it was designed to be splitable into shorter lengths using
1962 – Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, Belfast
Architect: Frank Gibbberd
Design unveiled in 1957 - the 500-bed hospital opened in 1962. Described at the time of the images release: "The buildings which form the main hospital block are grouped in a cellular pattern around three garden courts. Although the bloc
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Architect: Frank Gibbberd Design unveiled in 1957 - the 500-bed hospital opened in 1962. Described at the time of the images release: "The buildings which form the main hospital block are grouped in a cellular pattern around three garden courts. Although the blocks form quadrangles, the end of each building is unobstructed so that it
1957 – Third Placed Design for War Memorial Building, Belfast
Architect: W. Granville Smyth
Second placed entry by W. Granville Smyth design a building to act as a war memorial for Northern Ireland providing office space for charities and organisations associated with the armed forces. W. Granville Smyth actually became the supervising architect
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Architect: W. Granville Smyth Second placed entry by W. Granville Smyth design a building to act as a war memorial for Northern Ireland providing office space for charities and organisations associated with the armed forces. W. Granville Smyth actually became the supervising architect for the construction of the winning entry by J.M. Bowley.
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