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Murray Street, BELFAST, BT1 6DN

Athol Street runs northwards off the Grosvenor Road Image 100 years ago it had 47 houses. Now it’s what you see and, around the corner to the left, Long’s Image

Murray Street, off Fisherwick Place (College Square East on the Google map), between Jury’s (left) and the grounds of Inst Image (right) seems to have been built as Murray’s Terrace between 1844 and 1851 as a mixed commercial and residential street. This building Image (1910) is in the background. The 1910 street directory records that the site had been cleared in preparation for its construction. An interesting glimpse into Edwardian Belfast is that no1 was The Standard Governess and Scholastic Agency – Miss RA Murray, teacher of music and singing.

While this Tesco store is shrouded in scaffolding, the tarpaulins have a clever depiction of the hidden frontage.

See Image There is another datestone (also 1910) on the southern side of the building (second left in Image).

The former County Down Weaving Company’s factory in Murray Street has been used as offices known as Murray House. It has been renovated and is now known as Glendenning House after the former owners Glendenning and McLeish. This is the detail above the main entrance. See also Image

See Image Part of the same ground-level car park. There is an application for planning permission “1453/F 19 to 37 Grosvenor Road , and lands to rear of 19 to 37 Grovenor [sic] Road , Belfast Amendments to approval for multi storey car park (645 spaces) and taxi offices (ref Z/2003/3008/F) to facilitate internal alterations and one additional parking deck to rear. Total spaces 616.” Previously a long-established car hire business. 100 years ago the row included the Belfast Carriage and Van Works - F. C. Johnston, J.P., proprietor and the Belfast & Glasgow Boot Repairing Co.

Inst’s early 19th century facade Image and Image is currently hidden behind plastic sheeting during a major restoration. Continue to Image

This company went into liquidation in 2008. This allegedly caused panic and consternation in the local nick. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/police-donrsquot-contact-us-over-missing-wedding-dresses-13925706.html

See Image The building includes the date of construction (1910) putting it at the end of the golden age of Irish linen.

The Grosvenor Road side - now partly hidden by the inevitable plastic sheeting.