Belfast Brick Buildings

From the collection of

Launched in 2000, Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive spans from 1897 to the present day and currently contains an ever-expanding catalogue of 13,000 items. It comprises material from a variety of depositors including feature films, sport, documentaries, animation, amateur footage, light entertainment, and a significant proportion of broadcast material from the UTV Archive.

Belfast Brick Buildings

Northern Ireland Screen's Digital Film Archive
Belfast
1970
Silent
13m

The red brick streets of Belfast are captured for posterity

This film takes us on a journey around a variety of Belfast streets in the 1970s. There is a striking contrast between the various locations and buildings on display, be it the stark industrial, leafy residential, areas of deprivation, or the classic red brick Victorian terraces.

Amongst those streets visited are Joy Street, Riley's Court, Maryville Street, the Gas Works, Victoria Street, Chamber's Street, Charleville Court, Lisburn Road, Balmoral and the Belgravia Hotel. The Belgravia Hotel was bombed by the provisional IRA in July 1979. After this attack, the building was deemed structurally unsafe and demolished.

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