J3474 : Former Ulster Bank doorway, Belfast (detail)

taken 13 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

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Former Ulster Bank doorway, Belfast (detail)
Former Ulster Bank doorway, Belfast (detail)
The exceedingly elaborate detail – incorporating a bearded head, red hand and shamrocks – above the main door, in Waring Street.
Former Ulster Bank head office, Belfast


The Victorian era saw an enormous growth in many aspects of Belfast life – population, housing, linen, shipbuilding, engineering, financial services and education – all of which were of great benefit to the local architects. Many must have been fair scunnered when the Glasgow architect James Hamilton was commissioned to design the new Ulster Bank head office in Waring Street. His design epitomises the extravagance typical of that period.
It was completed in 1860 but unfortunately on a cramped site in one of the original streets of what had once been Belfast dockland. Now a hotel.

The Red Hand of Ulster in architecture in Northern Ireland

A collection of photographs illustrating the use of “The Red Hand of Ulster” in architecture. This Wiki article LinkExternal link provides a history of the emblem. All photographs submitted by me under this shared description appear as a matter of neutral record only and should not be interpreted as expressing any cultural, political, religious, sectarian or racial opinion.

The harp and shamrock in architecture in Northern Ireland


A collection of photographs illustrating the use of the harp and shamrock in architecture. Two Wiki articles provide a history of the emblems LinkExternal link and LinkExternal link. All photographs submitted by me under this shared description appear as a matter of neutral record only and should not be interpreted as expressing any cultural, political, religious, sectarian or racial opinion.

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Sunday, 27 February, 2011   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 27 February, 2011
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Architectural detail > Architectural detail   (more nearby)
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Irish: geotagged! J 341 745 [100m precision]
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