Old pictures of Belfast from the Belfast Telegraph archives (2023)

Old pictures of Belfast from the Belfast Telegraph archives (1)

Belmont St. Woodstock Road, Belfast. 3/2/1939BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

Old pictures of Belfast from the Belfast Telegraph archives (2)

Shipyard workers watching the launch of the "Canberra". 11/3/1960BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Belfast City Hall. Donegall Square. Under construction in 1903. The Earl of Glasgow unveiling the statue of Sir Edward J Harland in the grounds of the new City Hall.BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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Wilson's Court, Belfast. A narrow alley between High Street and Ann Street. Sign for "Lavery's". Gas bracket lamp. 16/5/1941BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Old clothes market, Smithfield, Belfast. 5/1/1937BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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New' Petty Sessions Court, Victoria St. Belfast. 27/4/1943Belfast Telegraph Collection/NMNI

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Albert Bridge Road looking from Templemore Avenue citywards. 2/9/1943Belfast Telegraph Collection/NMNI

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Building a roundabout at the junction of Ravenhill Road, Albert Bridge Road and Madrid St. 10/9/1948Belfast Telegraph Collection/NMNI

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Anne St. and Arthur Square, Belfast. 11/10/1946BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Donegall Square South and West. Belfast 3/11/1942BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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High Street, Belfast, looking towards the Albert Clock. 24/2/1939BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Lisburn Road, at Malone Avenue, Belfast. 3/5/1946BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Sandy Row, from Donegall Road looking towards Lisburn Road. Belfast. 10/5/1946BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Bedford St. Belfast. 6/10/1942BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Bloomfield Road, Belfast, looking towards the Beersbridge Road. 1/12/1947BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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High St. from Castle Place. Belfast 20/2/1939BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Spectators gather to view the Albert Bridge after the collapse of the central arches in 1886

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Belfast City Hall. Donegall Square. Under construction in 1906. The statue of Queen Victoria already in place.BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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Donegall Square North and East. Belfast. 26/7/1948BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Looking along the Ormeau Road to the gasworks from Short & Harlands recreation club. 19/3/1948

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Royal Avenue, Belfast, from Castle Place looking towards North Street (from first floor level.) 19/5/1936

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Crowds in Donegall Place for Student's Day, from the top of the City Hall. Belfast. 3/5/1935

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Antrim Road, Belfast. January 1934

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A block of derelict houses in Divis Street, Belfast, ready for demolishing. 28/12/1934

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Queens Square, Belfast. 27/10/1933

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Victoria Hall, Victoria Street, Belfast. 20/6/1932

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Workmen replace the old Donegall Road bridge spanning the Great Northern Railway main line. 17/3/1954

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Belfast. Streets. City Centre. Donegall Square. Belfast City Hall. 1932

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Belfast : High Street, looking down at the Albert Clock. 13/1/1932

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Royal Avenue, Belfast, from Castle Place looking towards North Street (from first floor level.) 16/3/1948

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Donegall Square East, Showing a row of parked cars. Belfast 10/9/1928BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Shankill Road at Canmore St.looking citywards, Belfast. 17/11/1943BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Victoria Square, Belfast, from Victoria Street. Davis & Co. automobile engineers, Cantrell & Cochrane factory. 24/8/1939BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Victoria Square, Belfast, with Cantrell & Cochrane delivery lorry. 3/5/1946BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Corner of North Street and Waring Street, Belfast. The Belfast Bank head office (formerly The Northern Bank). 22/9/1942BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Cattle pens at The Great Northern Railway Station, Belfast, from the Albert Bridge. 2/9/1943BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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The Mater Hospital, Crumlin Road, Belfast. 15/9/1942BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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The Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, from the Grosvenor Road. 21/9/1925BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Chichester St. looking towards Donegall Square North. Belfast. 3/1/1941BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Chichester St. from Victoria St. junction. Belfast. 3/5/1946BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Donegall Square East, with air raid shelters, from the roof of the Robinson & Cleaver building, Belfast. Top of photo cut of by the censor. 22/9/1943BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Belfast city centre, looking towards the City Hall and the hills beyond. 25/4/1939BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Belfast City Hall, composite photographs showing approaches. 26/6/1948Belfast Telegraph Collection/NMNI

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City Hall, south side, Belfast 3/11/1942BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE/NMNI

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Statue of Queen Victoria in the grounds of the City Hall, Belfast. 5/1/1943Belfast Telegraph Collection/NMNI

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Belfast Castle. February 1937Belfast Telegraph Collection/NMNI

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St. Anne's Cathedral, with Miss Praeger working on the figure of Solomon on the Pillar of Wisdom. 18/6/1928Belfast Telegraph Collection/NMNI

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Outside St. Anne's Cathedral Mr. W.D. Hoskins, ARICS. and Mr. T.J. Rushton FRIBA a partner of Sir Charles Nicholson, cathedral architect with the Dean of Belfast, Very Reverend R.C.H.Elliot. 18/9/1947BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Presbyterian Assembly Buildings and Church House, Gt. Victoria St. Belfast 24/9/1942BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Carlisle Memorial Methodist Church, Clifton St. Belfast. 13/5/1949Belfast Telegraph Collection/NMNI

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Dublin Road. Belfast. 7/10/1942BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Shaftesbury Square looking towards Gt. Victoria St. and Dublin Road, Belfast. 12/11/1942BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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The Palm House in Botanic Gardens, Belfast. 7/5/1946BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Grand Opera House, The Hippodrome (Odeon), and The Ritz (ABC). In the foreground is a motorcycle and sidecar and a jeep. 5/10/1942BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Exterior of King's Hall, Balmoral. 21/4/1949BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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G.N.R. railway terminus at Belfast 16/12/1937BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Looking along the Albert Bridge to The East Bridge Street Power Station. 2/9/1943BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Painting of Andrew Mulholland, founder of York Street Flax Spinning Company 4/4/1945BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Building of the Sydenham by-pass, a workman using a frog hammer. 25/10/1939BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMN

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Donegall Square North from the roof of the City Hall. Air raid shelters in City Hall grounds. Belfast 15/9/1942BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Donegall Square North. Belfast 23/1/1946BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Arthur St. looking towards Arthur Sq. and Cornmarket. 27/4/1943BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI

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Belfast, City Hall and surrounding area. Aerial Photograph. 17/8/1929BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE/NMNI

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Stormont.Belfast. 24/10/1947BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE/NMNI

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Stormont, painted black with pitch to camouflage it.Trolley bus no. 26. Belfast. 26/3/1942BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE/NMNI

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Smithfield market, Belfast.Young boy in a shop selling household furniture lamps and bric a brac. 26/11/1941

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The stitching room of the Belfast Collar CompanyBELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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Albion limited Group. Machine Department Albion Ltd Belfast 1919

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Yardmen busy themselves bottling gas. 30/6/1934

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On a tour of the gasworks our photographer is shown the Interior Gaosmeter. 27/4/1934

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Linen Industry:Plain Weaving Shop, Brookfield Factory. 3/3/1939

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Linen/ Warping, York Street Factory.

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Linen/ winding weft yarn. York St. Factory.

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Linen, Damask weaving shot. Brookfield factory. York St factory.

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Linen Industry:View of Weaving Room, York Street Factory.

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Linen Industry:Wet Spinning, York Street Mill.

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Albion limited Group. The visit of H.R.H. the Duke Of Gloucester to Albion Ltd Clothing maufacturers Belfast,29th May 1934

Old pictures of Belfast from the Belfast Telegraph archives (79)

Manhattan Beauty Salon, Corn Market. Female customers having their hair styled. 7/5/1940

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On a visit to the Gasworks an employee demonstrates the Coal Gripper (The feed system of a coal getting combine, which works with a face conveyor, comprises: a traction device located on the combine and having a cylinder-shaped sprocket on the side surface of which a circular spherical-shaped recess is provided, slots being made on both inner sides of the spherical recess, said slots having an involute-spherical surface) 20/1/1938

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Saw repair shop, McMasters, Church Lane. 19/11/1945

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Weaving and winding training school at Ewart's factory. Pupils at work in the classroom. 29/1/1948

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The Countess Granville, wife of the Ulster Governor and sister of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, cutting ribbon to open childrens play centre at Bessbrook. 15/9/1945

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Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, visit to Northern Ireland 1945. Arriving in Belfast, being recieved by Lord Londonderry at Assembly Hall for degree ceremony at Queens. 14.9.1945

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James Magennis:Ulsterman awarded The Victoria Cross (VC). Belfastman decorated for his heroic actions onboard the X.E.11 Midget Submarine returning from the attack on a japanese cruiser. James Magennis with Lord Mayor Sir Crawford McCullagh at a civic reception in Belfast in 1945.

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Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, visit to Northern Ireland 1945. Arriving in Belfast and being greeted at the City Hall by Sir Crawford McCullagh. 14/9/1945.

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BBC's Radio entertainer, Mr Gillie Potter, pictured here in Belfast. 17/2/1948

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Hon. Edward Carson, son of late Lord Carson of Duncairn, and his wife arriving for the Unionist Council meeting. 19/2/1948

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Lady Carson, widow of Lord Carson of Duncairn, and Lady Brooke, at Stormont House. 17/2/1948

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Sir Malcolm Sargent, Conductor of the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, with his hosts, the P.M., Lord Brookeborough, and Lady Brooke, at Stormont. 24/6/1947

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Sir Arnold McNair, Judge of the Court of International Justice at the Hague, with Lady McNair and Professor J. L. Montrose. 22/10/1947

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The stitching room of the Belfast Collar CompanyBELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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Rabbi Jacob Shachter, Rabbi Belfast, Rabbi Dr I. Herzog, Chief Rabbi elect of the Holy Land, and Mr J Hurwitz at Belfast railway station. 15/3/1937

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Craftsmen finish work on the Royal Courts of Justice, Oxford Street, Belfast, under the watchful of Lord Craigavon. 14/4/1933BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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The opening of the Royal Courts of Justice, Oxford Street, Belfast. 31/5/1933BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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Stonemasons finish work on the outside of the Royal Courts of Justice, Oxford Street, Belfast. April 1933BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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Aerial of Belfast Harbour, Thompson Wharf. 12/8/1937BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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Belfast Custom House, Custom House Square, Belfast. 28/1/1930BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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Belfast Custom House, Custom House Square, Belfast. 14/4/1928BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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Belfast Harbour, The Quay's at the turn of the twentieth century.

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The construction of the Albert Memorial, dating back yo 1867.

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The interior of Belfast City Hall. BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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The interior of Belfast City Hall. The vault and storeroom at City Hall. 5/1/1934 BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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The collapse of the central arches of the Albert Bridge. 15/9/1886BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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The Albert Bridge. 15/1/1932BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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Belfast City Hall. Donegall Square. As it looked in 1930BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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Belfast City Hall. Donegall Square. In 1912BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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Belfast City Hall. Donegall Square. Under construction in 1906BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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The interior of Belfast City Hall. BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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The interior of Belfast City Hall. 18/8/1939BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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The interior of Belfast City Hall. BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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The interior of Belfast City Hall. BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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The interior of Belfast City Hall. BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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The interior of Belfast City Hall. 1951BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE

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City Hall from Wellington Place, Belfast. 5/10/1942BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE/NMNI

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