J3373 : Vacant buildings, Belfast (1990)

taken 35 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

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Vacant buildings, Belfast (1990)
Vacant buildings, Belfast (1990)
The western side of Gt Victoria Street with the old “Corgi” carpet factory J3373 : Lincoln Buildings, Belfast on the left and the Europa Hotel J3373 : The Europa Hotel, Belfast (2013) on the right. The mock Tudor building had been occupied by Gestetner and was awaiting demolition for a new building advertised as “The Great Northern Tower” – now called “Millennium House” J3373 : Tall buildings, Belfast. There was an open-air section of the Blackstaff here (now culverted).
The Blackstaff River, Belfast

A short urban river, fed by the Woodlands River, rising near the Bog Meadows, flowing into the Lagan upstream of here J3473 : The Albert Bridge, Belfast.
Much of its course is parallel to the M1 motorway (where it flows along the eastern/south eastern side) before going underground a short distance before the Broadway roundabout. It continues, passing to the north of the railway, under Gt Victoria Street, the Dublin and Ormeau Roads and enters the Lagan near the site of the former Gasworks.
In 1881 it was described as "Time was when the Blackstaff ran through the suburbs little more polluted than a mountain burn. Now it has become the greatest eyesore in the town."
This description and the photographs submitted by me appear as a matter of record only. They should not be interpreted as expressing any environmental or other opinion about the river.

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Sunday, 27 May, 1990   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 9 October, 2008
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Building (disused)   (more nearby)
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Irish: geotagged! J 335 737 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:35.6493N 5:56.0461W
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Irish: geotagged! J 336 737
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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