Disused "Danesfort" gate, Belfast
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Disused "Danesfort" gate, Belfast
Image: © Albert Bridge Taken: 13 Jan 2011
“Danesfort” was built in 1854 for Samuel Barbour, a notable figure in the linen trade. The building was later occupied by the old Electricity Board for Northern Ireland (later known as the Northern Ireland Electricity Service and then NIE Image) which built offices in the extensive grounds, stretching from the Stranmillis Road to the Malone Road. On privatisation the successor company sold part of the grounds for housing Image This disused gate is part of similarly designed railings facing the Malone Road. I don’t know when they were erected but (to me anyway) there is a hint of Art Deco about them). I might be wrong and they might have been bought straight from some long-closed ironmonger on the Lisburn Road. Image shows a close view of one of the posts.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.572359
Longitude
-5.946804