Ulster Bank, Waring Street, Belfast Belfast’s growing importance as an industrial centre acted as a magnet for banking firms. The Ulster Bank was established in 1825 and ...
Northern Bank, Portglenone Further developments in Ulster’s economy led the leading banks to extend their network of branches outside Belfast. In the early years ...
Ulster Museum The Belfast Museum was originally housed in College Square North. On public holidays like Easter Monday the museum made a conscious ...
White Linen Hall One of the most striking buildings in Belfast was the White Linen Hall with its great quadrangle of warehouses. It reflected Belfast’s ...
Cinema At the beginning of the 20th century the cinema became a popular gathering place for many Belfast citizens. The photograph shows the ...
Belfast Buildings Belfast experienced a building boom in the second half of the 19th century. Many of the city’s fine Victorian constructions were built ...
National School This photograph shows a teacher at work in front of a very large class. Malone national school was attended by pupils from well-off ...
Country School This country school was built in 1852 and finally closed in 1974. In one side of the school boys were taught separately. A residence ...
Drumbo National School Drumbo national school opened in 1889. Life for the pupils was very different from today’s schools. Classrooms were cold and crowded, ...
Victoria College The leading girls’ school in this period was Victoria College in Belfast. It attracted the daughters of wealthy families. These girls ...
