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North Street, BELFAST, BT1 1NE

Kent Street is a narrow street running from Royal Avenue towards the inner city. Surprisingly (at least to us natives) it now has a backpackers hostel (middle upper left). The Central Library is on the right. Continue to Image

This part of North Street Image fared badly during the “Troubles”, partly with the general decline of central Belfast and partly (I’d guess) because of its proximity to potential “flashpoints”. Now with the limbo period awaiting the extension to the Castle Court Image described in Image it has an air of something between neglect and death throes. There are three buildings here at the Peter’s Hill end. Law’s Court Image is just above the passing car on the right. Some might remember features of the street such as McMurray’s, Christies, the wee Woolies and the Elephant all of which have passed into history. To see some of the detail on the buildings continue to Image

See Image The buildings in the first photo in this series Image once had names such as “Windsor Buildings” and “Merchants’ Buildings”. The part between Winetavern Street and Millfield was numbered 142-192 (the even numbers are on the left going out from the city centre) but I cannot say, for sure, which is which now. This datestone is above the first floor on the building on the right. Continue to Image

Officially it’s McKibben’s Court, running from Kent Street Image to North Street Image in the background. It takes its nickname from the Gaiety Theatre which once stood at the far end.

See Image The buildings in the first photo in this series Image once had names such as “Windsor Buildings” and “Merchants’ Buildings”. The part between Winetavern Street and Millfield was numbered 142-192 (the even numbers are on the left going out from the city centre) but I cannot say, for sure, which is which now. This detail (which includes the letters “MB” – probably short for “Merchants’ Buildings”) is at roof level on the middle building. Continue to Image

See Image The buildings in the first photo in this series Image once had names such as “Windsor Buildings” and “Merchants’ Buildings”. The part between Winetavern Street and Millfield was numbered 142-192 (the even numbers are on the left going out from the city centre) but I cannot say, for sure, which is which now. This detail on the first floor of the middle building.

F*ck Racism by emicartist https://www.instagram.com/emicartist/ on Union Street in Belfast.

Flowering puffins by Curtis Hylton https://www.instagram.com/curtis_hylton/ on Kent Street for Hit The North 2022.

Not quite a mural – the decorated wall on the Union Street side of the Sunflower bar Image

A whimsical sign on the Kent Street side of the Sunflower bar Image