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Montrose Street South, BELFAST, BT5 4JY

Plaque commemorating Sam Thompson, a local playwright http://www.ulsterhistory.co.uk/Thompsonsam.html, at Vicarage Street/Montrose Street South off the Albertbridge Road.

This has been erected besides the site of the house No2 Montrose Street South in which Sam Thompson (1916-1965) was born. A ship yard worker Sam Thompson was a Socialist. His most famous play is "Over the Bridge" (1960) a controversial anti-sectarian play which was staged in Belfast against much opposition by the late Jimmy Ellis. During its six-week run in the city it attracted a greater audience number than any other play staged in Belfast before or since. http://www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk/productions/2013/over-the-bridge.php

David Ervine (1953-1997), former UVF paramilitary and later a powerful advocate for peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland was born and lived his life in this area of Belfast. The mural on the left was painted in 2008 and the one on the right was unveiled in November 2014. The link below has a video of the dedication of the new mural on the 2nd November 2014. Ervine's chair, together with his boots, trade mark pipe and tobacco pouch, stand in front of the murals. http://www.u.tv/News/New-mural-unveiled-for-David-Ervine/930ee761-822a-47f3-8686-ecf2d438268f

A new mural, commemorating David Ervine MLA, beside this one Image (May 2012), at Montrose Street South.

Rebuilt street, running from the Albertbridge Road (behind me) through to Belvoir Street and the Newtownards Road.

A small vacant site at the corner of Montrose Street South (background). There was an agent’s board offering it for sale as a development site but it’s no longer there. This photograph appears as a matter of geographical and historical record only. I have no connection with any of the parties involved in the sale.

The outward lane close to Chamberlain Street. The work involved a slight widening of the road by moving the kerbstones. There was only minor disruption to traffic.

A vacant property at the corner of Montrose Street South (right). The “for sale” board appeared very recently but (at the date of submission) the agent’s website (where it’s described as “A three storey commercial building which was originally a house but has recently been trading as a tyre depot. The property is in need of complete refurbishment. The location is on a busy road on a main arterial route into Belfast City Centre”) notes “sale agreed”. This photograph appears as a matter of geographical and historical record only. I have no connection with any of the parties involved in the sale. Image shows Some (apparently) minor damage incurred, during hurricane “Ophelia”, on 16 October 2017.

See Image Now demolished. The yellow sign advises that the building had been a “dangerous structure”.