J3474 : The River Lagan, Belfast (1982)

taken 42 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

The River Lagan, Belfast (1982)
The River Lagan, Belfast (1982)
This view (from the Queen Elizabeth Bridge) is now blocked by the Lagan Weir at Donegall Quay J3474 : The Lagan Weir, Belfast and the road and railway bridges J3474 : Belfast Cross Harbour Links. To the left are P&O ferries for Ardrossan and Liverpool (now the seasonal IoM service and winter lay-ups J3474 : Out of work ferry at Belfast). The West Twin silo (left of middle survives, in use). Next right (now the Stena berths J3475 : Stena Line Terminal, Belfast) is a Fisher coaster (probably loading aggregates). The West Twin power station (now closed and being demolished) had only two chimneys. Coal-fired the black smoke was a feature. There is another coaster (at the Ballast Quay – also part of the Stena terminal) probably loading scrap and, in the distance, the old 200 ton crane at the Stormont Wharf. On the eastern side of the Lagan, a Kelly’s boat J3475 : A Kelly's "coal boat" at Belfast is discharging coal at Queen’s Quay J3474 : Queen's Quay, Belfast with its swan-necked cranes and coal yards J3474 : A ship in the Abercorn Basin, Belfast. Oh and the water is cleaner now. See also J3474 : The River Lagan, Belfast (2008).
John Kelly Limited, Belfast. Coal merchant and former shipowner


Once the biggest of its kind in Belfast, the company still exists but the ships and family connection have gone.

Building the Lagan weir and cross-harbour bridges, Belfast

A collection of photographs showing the building of the Lagan weir and the cross-harbour road and railway bridges in the early 1990’s. There are also some earlier shots of the pre-impounding River Lagan, of Donegall and Queen’s Quays, the Abercorn Basin and of the immediate area before demolition.

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Date Taken
Saturday, 9 January, 1982   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 8 January, 2008
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River   (more nearby)
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 344 745 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.0774N 5:55.2259W
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Irish: geotagged! J 344 744
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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