St Mary's Parish Church CoI, Crumlin... © Eric Jones cc-by-sa/2.0

J3275 : St Mary's Parish Church CoI, Crumlin Road

taken 10 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

St Mary's Parish Church CoI, Crumlin Road

Built in the 1860s of sandstone and Mourne granite, St Mary's was designed in the gothic style with an enormous central tower and at a cost £6,500. The parish served an area dependent on the linen industry and suffered a decline when that industry collapsed in the 1960s. One of St Mary's more unusual parishioners was John Graham, Belfast Commander and Northern Director of Intelligence of the IRA in the 1940s. A staunch Protestant he successfully fought against the placing of a picture of the Virgin Mary in the church.
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Grid Square: J3275, 96 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Eric Jones (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Monday, 21 July, 2014 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 7 August, 2014
Geographical Context: Religious sites
Subject Location: Irish: J 324 754 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.6096N 5:57.0377W
Camera Location: Irish: J 324 754
View Direction: East-southeast (about 112 degrees)