J3474 : The Lagan weir, Belfast (21)

taken 12 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

The Lagan weir, Belfast (21)
The Lagan weir, Belfast (21)
The hydraulic ram controlling the weir gate J3474 : The Lagan Weir, Belfast (18) at the Queen’s Quay end of the Lagan weir J3474 : The Lagan Weir, Belfast. The gate can be lowered, at close to high water, to allow boats to pass but in practice rarely is. It can be seen in use during the dredging of the impounded Lagan in 2010/11 J3474 : Dredging the River Lagan, Belfast - 2010/11 (41).
The draft proposal suggests that the area might become a “Viewing Platform”. I cannot find any reference to the proposed restoration of part of the Lagan Navigation from here to Edenderry J3470 : Lagan navigation restoration (1) where it was planned to convert this part of the weir to a lock.
Queen's Quay redevelopment proposals, Belfast

The Department for Social Development (DSD) published a “Draft Masterplan”, in mid-December 2011, showing proposals for the redevelopment of Queen’s Quay and part of the surrounding area. The proposals envisage changing the area dramatically. They include provision for residential, recreational and tourist use. At present (January 2012) it forms an undeveloped space between Donegall Quay/The Obel Tower and the Titanic Quarter. Queen’s Quay was previously the quay where coal was imported and scrap metal exported for recycling.
The final version of the Masterplan for the redevelopment of the Queen’s Quay area was published on 29 August 2013 LinkExternal link. It includes the proposed removal of the Station Street/Bridge End flyover.

The first stage of the redevelopment is the replacement of the footbridge across the weir. The application for planning permission (December 2013) reads “Z/2013/1369/F Donegal [sic] Quay Belfast Replacement of existing footbridge superstructure serving Lagan Weir, Belfast”.

The photographs submitted by me appear as a matter of geographical and historical record only. I have no connection with the DSD and have no opinions about (for or against) the proposals.
They (or any scheme which might emerge from the consultation) are likely to take many years to complete.

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Date Taken
Sunday, 15 January, 2012   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 17 January, 2012
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Rivers, Streams, Drainage  City, Town centre  Construction, Development 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 345 745 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.0602N 5:55.1710W
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Irish: geotagged! J 344 745
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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