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Templemore Avenue, BELFAST, BT5 4FX

In Templemore Avenue (the bit between the Albertbridge Road and Castlereagh Street). Built in 1928/30, to a design by PM Jury of Blackwood and Jury, using Buckley (Flint) bricks - an alien brick which does not clash with the Belfast brick used in many of the surrounding streets. Parked cars make the entire church hard to photograph. This is the tower. continue to Image

See Image One of the church’s gargoyles (ears covered to mask the din of the passing traffic) by S&T Hastings of Downpatrick.

The 1877 street directory shows Paxton Street, with 20 odd-numbered houses, running off Templemore Park but there is no Templemore Park shown as a street in its own right. The 1901 edition shows it, with 62 houses, running from Castlereagh Street, via Templemore Avenue, to Lord Street. Templemore Avenue is shown with only five houses in 1877. The 6 inch map (undated) on the OSI site shows the general area as fields with a few mills. There is a James Kelly Image shown as living at no 21 in 1877. This photograph, from Templemore Avenue, shows the rebuilt part between it and Lord Street. Image shows the view from Castlereagh Street.

See Image (November 2005). Today’s view of the church in Templemore Avenue.

Two finial-topped cupolas facing Templemore Avenue.

A crowned head to the right of the entrance.

A crowned head to the left of the entrance.

See Image Conversion work is continuing. The development, marked as “The Avenue” is described by the agents as “An exclusive development of eight luxury, turnkey apartments. CPS are delighted to offer to the market these unique properties, constructed by “Cornerstone (NI) Ltd” an exciting developer with a focus on quality and sustainability. This ambitious conversion of a historic red brick and sandstone building has created a range of turnkey, clean-lined and light-filled apartments on a tree-lined avenue with views of the iconic Harland & Wolff cranes. A sense of history with a modern twist. Location is key with these wonderful apartments, this area in particular has been transformed in recent years and is now a hub of activity, extremely popular with young professionals and those working in the City Centre, only a 15 minute walk”. I have no connection with the property and cannot enter into correspondence.

See Image The plaque above the door of the former St Clement’s National School – to the rear of the church, at the corner of Castlereagh Street and Paxton Street.

A plaque, at 94 Castlereagh Street, commemorating Sir Samuel Kelly http://www.ulsterhistory.co.uk/kelly.htm.