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Walnut Street, BELFAST, BT7 1EN

Part of the redeveloped area off Vernon Street Image The original Walnut Street (circa 1870), off Donegall Pass, was a bit shorter. Today’s follows the same line but cuts across the site of Lake and Outram Streets.

This is a memorial to members of "A" Company UVF Donegall Pass lost during "The Troubles". Donegall Pass was a stronghold of the UVF in contrast with the rest of the Protestant part of Donegall Road and the Sandy Row area where the UDA held sway. UVF stands for Ulster Volunteer Force and UDA for Ulster Defence Association. http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/victims/memorials/static/photos/1521.html

Pine Street was built circa 1870 and ran from Donegall Pass to Vernon Street. After redevelopment it exists only at the Donegall Pass end. Pine Way is on the same line but is no longer a through street for vehicles. The view is in the direction of Donegall Pass.

A close look, through the green mesh, at the Ormeau Street side.

Now higher than Havelock House Image (left).

The southern end of the site. Havelock House Image Image occupies most of the background.

The apartments are advertised to let - “88 luxury apartments fashioned for city life in an iconic landmark building Stunning Contemporary Design Situated opposite the historic Gasworks site in Belfast city centre, Portland 88 is a landmark building comprising 88 luxury "smart" apartments. With easy access and great transport links to Belfast's Financial Quarter, Ormeau Park, Botanic and Queen's University, choose an immaculate home and let the location speak for itself” - agents’ website. Havelock House Image is on the left.

The Havelock Street side of Havelock House. The building, extended in 1993 (left), was originally James Thompson & Sons (Belfast) Ltd, linen and cambric handkerchief manufacturers. Havelock Street (Havelock Place on the Google map), now abandoned as a public street, includes part of the site of Havelock Cottage shown, in the 1880 street directory, occupied by Samuel Johnston, whitesmith https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/whitesmith. Old maps show that the street was on (or very close to) the site of Cromac Lodge (believed to have been built around 1780 when the area was mainly undeveloped countryside).

The traffic on the Ormeau Road approaching the centre of Belfast (behind) at 8:00am on a weekday morning. The Gasworks complex is to the left.

Now well above the buildings of Donegall Pass.