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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1963 – Morris House, 90-108 Victoria Street, Belfast
Architect: Munce & Kennedy
W.H. Alexander sold Morris and Wolseley cars at their offices and showrooms, Morris House, 90-108 Victoria Street. It contained a showroom and parts division as well as offices and a boardroom for the firm. The building was refaced in 1985 and subsequently used as o
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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
1953 – Bostock House, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Architect: Easton & Robertson
The London based architects Easton & Robertson were specialists in medical facilities. Originally constructed in the early 1950’s to provide nurses’ accommodation for 220 nurses. The building was located adjacent to the R
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Architect: Easton & Robertson The London based architects Easton & Robertson were specialists in medical facilities. Originally constructed in the early 1950’s to provide nurses’ accommodation for 220 nurses. The building was located adjacent to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children and in later years provided accommodation for a range of administration, clerical and
1964 – Deramore Arms, 361 Ormeau Road, Belfast
Architect: Robert McKinstry & Associates
Wild exterior for a modern bar with upstairs lounge in Belfast - a bold relief sculpture wrapping around the corner at street
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Architect: Robert McKinstry & Associates Wild exterior for a modern bar with upstairs lounge in Belfast - a bold relief sculpture wrapping around the corner at street level. Due to the architect’s close links with the Northern Ireland arts scene, it's possibly by Desmond Kinney who was his student at Belfast School of Art. Sadly
1958 – Carolan Grammar School for Girls, Belfast
Architect: Donald Shanks, Principal Architect to Belfast Education Committee
Constructed over the period 1957-58, the school building featured stone gable walls with curtain wall glazing over the three floors. Donald Shanks later formed Shanks Leighton Kenne
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Architect: Donald Shanks, Principal Architect to Belfast Education Committee Constructed over the period 1957-58, the school building featured stone gable walls with curtain wall glazing over the three floors. Donald Shanks later formed Shanks Leighton Kennedy FitzGerald with Edwin Leighton in 1960, joined by Jim Kennedy in 1964 and by Joe FitzGerald in 1965. The
1937 – Stadium Cinema, Shankill Road, Belfast
Architect: Robert Sharpe Hill
The Stadium Cinema, located at the junction of Shankill Road and Tennent Street, was the largest single-level cinema in Northern Ireland, with seating for 1400 on a stadium plan that had a
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Architect: Robert Sharpe Hill The Stadium Cinema, located at the junction of Shankill Road and Tennent Street, was the largest single-level cinema in Northern Ireland, with seating for 1400 on a stadium plan that had a raised stepped section at the rear. It had a huge circular 46ft diameter foyer and the longest auditorium, at
1932 – Orpheus Building, Belfast Co-operative Society, York St., Belfast
Architect: Samuel Stevenson
The Orpheus Building was once part of Belfast's largest department store. Finished in red brick wit
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Architect: Samuel Stevenson The Orpheus Building was once part of Belfast's largest department store. Finished in red brick with granite and Portland stone detailing and an exuberant Art Deco interior. The Co-operative Society, which owned and ran it, offered dividends to loyal customers. It also boasted a popular restaurant and ballroom. It eventually closed its
1985 – Calvert House, Castle Place, Belfast
Architect: Kennedy Fitzgerald
Replaced Lanyon's Ulster Club of 1863, ruining that part of the streetscape of Castle Place. A facade of tinted glass and polished stonework. Demolished. Winner of the RIAI Gold Medal
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Architect: Kennedy Fitzgerald Replaced Lanyon's Ulster Club of 1863, ruining that part of the streetscape of Castle Place. A facade of tinted glass and polished stonework. Demolished. Winner of the RIAI Gold Medal for 1983-1985. Described by the RIAI as "Calvert House is an extremely successful exercise in infilling a modern office building between existing
1960 – Private House, 5 Windsor Ave. North, Belfast
Architect: Munce & Kennedy
Practice based in Belfast in 1960s. The practice was formed in 1919 between James Stilwell Munce and Edwin Riddell Kennedy. After Kennedy's death in 1930 the business was carried on by Munce under
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Architect: Munce & Kennedy Practice based in Belfast in 1960s. The practice was formed in 1919 between James Stilwell Munce and Edwin Riddell Kennedy. After Kennedy's death in 1930 the business was carried on by Munce under the same name and, after Munce's death in 1952 or 1953, by his son James Frederick Munce, who
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