Queens Island
District of Belfast
Northern Ireland - United Kingdom

Harland and Wolff

Harland & Wolff Heavy Industries is a Northern Irish heavy industrial company, specialising in shipbuilding and offshore construction, located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The shipyard has built many ships; among the more famous are the White Star trio Olympic, Titanic and Britannic, the Royal Navy's HMS Belfast, Royal Mail's Andes, Shaw Savill's Southern Cross and P&O's Canberra. The company's official history, "Shipbuilders to the World" was published in 1986.

Located at 54.608, -5.9008 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Companies established in 1861, Engineering companies of Northern Ireland, Companies based in Belfast, History of Belfast, Shipbuilding companies of the United Kingdom, RMS Titanic, Marine engine manufacturers

Glentoran F.C

Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black. The clubs current manager is Eddie Patterson. Linfield and Glentoran are nicknamed Belfast's Big Two, as they have traditionally dominated local football in Northern Ireland since the demise of Belfast Celtic.

Located at 54.6031, -5.89139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Glentoran F.C., Association football clubs established in 1882, United Soccer Association imported teams, Association football clubs in Northern Ireland, IFA Premiership clubs, Association football clubs in Belfast, Association football clubs in County Antrim, 1882 establishments in Ireland

Belfast and County Down Railway

The Belfast and County Down Railway (BCDR) was an Irish gauge (1600) railway in Ireland linking Belfast with County Down. It was built in the 19th century and absorbed into the Ulster Transport Authority in 1948. All but the line between Belfast and Bangor was closed in the 1950s.

Located at 54.602, -5.914 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Closed railways in Northern Ireland, Transport in Belfast, Transport in County Down, Rail transport in Northern Ireland, Defunct railway companies of Ireland, Irish gauge railways

Short Strand

The Short Strand (Irish: an Trá Ghearr) is an area of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a mainly Catholic and Irish nationalist enclave surrounded by the mainly Protestant and unionist East Belfast. It is on the east bank of the River Lagan in the townland of Ballymacarret, which is part of County Down. The borders of the Short Strand are Albertbridge Road (to the south), Short Strand Road (to the west), Newtownards Road (to the north) and Bryson Street/Clandeboye Gardens (to the east).

Located at 54.598, -5.90936 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geography of Belfast

The Oval (Belfast)

The Oval is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The stadium has been home to Glentoran since 1892.

Located at 54.603, -5.89132 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Association football venues in Northern Ireland, Glentoran F.C., Sports venues in Belfast, Buildings and structures in the United Kingdom destroyed during World War II

Odyssey Arena

The Odyssey Arena is a large sports and entertainment centre situated in Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was jointly funded by the Millennium Commission, the Laganside Corporation, the DCAL, the Sheridan Group and the Sports Council for Northern Ireland. The Arena opened in 2000 with the Pavilion later opening in 2001. The Odyssey is quoted to have cost £120 million on completion.

Located at 54.6042, -5.915 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 2001, Music venues completed in 2001, Sports venues completed in 2001, Indoor ice hockey venues in the United Kingdom, Buildings and structures in Belfast, Indoor arenas in Northern Ireland, Music venues in Northern Ireland, Buildings and structures celebrating the third millennium, Concert halls in Northern Ireland, 2001 establishments in Northern Ireland

HMS Caroline (1914)

HMS Caroline is a decommissioned C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. Caroline was launched and commissioned in 1914. At the time of her decommissioning in 2011 she was the second-oldest ship in Royal Navy service, after HMS Victory. She served as a static headquarters and training ship for the Royal Naval Reserve, based in Alexandra Dock, Belfast, Northern Ireland for the later stages of her career.

Located at 54.6131, -5.90278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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C-class cruisers, Mersey-built ships, 1914 ships, World War I cruisers of the United Kingdom, National Register of Historic Vessels, Northern Ireland in World War II, Museum ships

Port of Belfast

Belfast Harbour (also the Port of Belfast) is a major maritime gateway in Northern Ireland, serving the Northern Irish economy and increasingly that of the Republic of Ireland. With almost 1.2 million passengers and half a million freight units annually, Belfast is Ireland's second largest maritime gateway. It is a major centre of industry and commerce and has become established as the focus of logistics activity for Northern Ireland.

Located at 54.6178, -5.90167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ports and harbours of Northern Ireland, Transport in Belfast

Samson and Goliath (cranes)

Samson and Goliath are the twin shipbuilding gantry cranes situated at Queen's Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The cranes, which were named after the Biblical figures Samson and Goliath, dominate the Belfast skyline and are landmark structures of the city.

Located at 54.608, -5.9008 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Belfast, Named cranes, Shipyard cranes

Belfast East (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Belfast East, was a former potential Dáil Éireann parliamentary constituency. It was a Dáil constituency from 1921 to 1922.

Located at 54.597, -5.876 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Historic constituencies in Belfast, Dáil Éireann constituencies in Northern Ireland (historic)

Titanic Quarter railway station

Titanic Quarter railway station (sometimes still referred to as Bridge End) is located in the townland of Ballymacarrett in east Belfast. It is a short walk from the Odyssey Arena and Titanic Quarter. Bridge End (as it was known when it opened on 9 May 1977) replaced the nearby Ballymacarrett station (opened 1 May 1905 and closed on 9 May 1977).

Located at 54.6019, -5.9064 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Belfast, Railway stations opened in 1977, Railway stations served by NI Railways

Sydenham railway station, Northern Ireland

Sydenham railway station is located in the townland of Ballymisert in east Belfast, and is within walking distance of Belfast City Airport. The station is unstaffed, and opened on 1 November 1851.

Located at 54.6093, -5.8773 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Belfast, Airport railway stations in the United Kingdom, Railway stations opened in 1851, Railway stations served by NI Railways, 1851 establishments in Ireland

Strand Cinema

The Strand Cinema is an independent four-screen cinema in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is one of the two remaining independent cinemas in Belfast, alongside the Queen's Film Theatre. It is located on the Holywood Road. It has long been acclaimed for being one of the cheapest cinemas in Belfast. Opened in 1935, the cinema's design was influenced by its proximity to the nearby shipyard of Harland & Wolff, featuring curved walls and portholed foyer.

Located at 54.601, -5.88 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Belfast, Culture in Belfast, Cinemas in Northern Ireland, Buildings and structures completed in 1935, Streamline Moderne architecture in the United Kingdom

Titanic Quarter, Belfast

The Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland is a waterfront regeneration project, including apartments, a riverside entertainment district, and a major Titanic-themed attraction under development on reclaimed land in Belfast Harbour, known until 1995 as Queen's Island. The 185-acre site, previously occupied by part of the Harland and Wolff shipyard, is named after the company's (and city's) most famous product RMS Titanic.

Located at 54.6068, -5.90579 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Quarters of Belfast, RMS Titanic, Buildings and structures under construction, Redeveloped ports and waterfronts in the United Kingdom

RAF Sydenham

RAF Sydenham was a Royal Air Force station in Northern Ireland. In the 1970s it was the main servicing base for Blackburn Buccaneer aircraft, employing 650 civilian workers.

Located at 54.618, -5.871 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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RAF stations in Northern Ireland

Giant's Park

Giant's Park is a planned public park, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The proposed 200-acre site is the Dargan Road Landfill site on the northern shore of Belfast Lough Its name comes from the nearby Cavehill, which is thought to be the inspiration for Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. He described the hills as a sleeping giant, safeguarding the city. Planned features of the park include an educational facility and festival space.

Located at 54.632, -5.91 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Parks and gardens in Belfast

Belfast East (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Belfast East was a borough constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned four MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.

Located at 54.604, -5.876 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies established in 1921, Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies disestablished in 1929, Constituencies of the Northern Ireland Parliament, Historic constituencies in Belfast

Belfast Victoria (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Belfast Victoria was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

Located at 54.598, -5.872 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies established in 1929, Constituencies of the Northern Ireland Parliament in Belfast, Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies disestablished in 1973

Queen's Quay, Belfast

Queen's Quay is a section of land bordering the River Lagan, in the western Titanic Quarter of the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. As its name suggests, it originally located the southern section of the Belfast docks complex. But, as ships grew, it became a major transportation hub for both the capital and Northern Ireland.

Located at 54.602, -5.914 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geography of Belfast, Railway stations in Belfast

The Comber Greenway

The Comber Greenway is a 7-mile traffic-free section of the National Cycle Network, in development along the old Belfast-Comber railway line. The cycle path starts on Dee Street in Belfast and finishes at Comber. Now completed the Greenway provides an eco-friendly cycle path with views of Stormont and Scrabo Tower. The most recent addition to the route was in November 2008 when the final link between Old Dundonald Road/Comber Rd junction and Comber was opened. This added 2.5 km to the route.

Located at 54.601, -5.8967 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cycleways in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Science Park

Northern Ireland Science Park Foundation Limited (or NISP) was established in March 1999 to create a self-sustaining, internationally recognised, knowledge-based science park in Northern Ireland offering a commercial and research driven centre for knowledge-based industries. The park is located in the Titanic Quarter, Queen's Island, Belfast and hosts a range of international and local technology related companies.

Located at 54.608, -5.903 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Science parks in the United Kingdom, Buildings and structures in Belfast, Science and technology in Northern Ireland

Battle of St Matthew's

The Battle of St Matthew's or Battle of Short Strand was a gun battle fought between the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Ulster loyalists on 27 June 1970. It took place in the area around St Matthew's Roman Catholic Church, which is in the mainly nationalist Short Strand district of Belfast. At the time it was the Provisional IRA's most significant operation in the Troubles up to then.

Located at 54.5992, -5.90611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1970 riots, 1970 in Northern Ireland, Conflicts in 1970, Deaths by firearm in Northern Ireland, History of Belfast, The Troubles in Belfast, Riots and civil disorder in Northern Ireland, Urban warfare, Provisional Irish Republican Army actions, Ulster Volunteer Force actions, Attacks on places of worship, Military actions and engagements during the Troubles (1969-1998)

Lagan Canal

The Lagan Canal was a 27-mile canal built to connect Belfast to Lough Neagh. The first section, which is a river navigation, was opened in 1763, and linked Belfast to Lisburn. The second section from Lisburn to Lough Neagh includes a small amount of river navigation, but was largely built as a canal. At its peak it was one of the most successful of the Irish canals, but ultimately it was unable to compete with road and rail transport, and the two sections were closed in 1954 and 1958.

Located at 54.6, -5.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Canals in Northern Ireland, Transport infrastructure completed in 1763

RFA Fort Victoria bombing

The bombing of RFA Fort Victoria took place on 6 September 1990, when a unit of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) planted two bombs aboard the Royal Fleet Auxiliary replenishment ship at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where the vessel had been launched four months before. One of them exploded in the engine room, causing flooding and serious damage. The second device didn't explode and was defused several days later.

Located at 54.6187, -5.89507 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ship bombings, Provisional Irish Republican Army actions, The Troubles in Belfast, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, 1990 in Northern Ireland, Maritime incidents in 1990, Improvised explosive device bombings in Northern Ireland, Battles and conflicts without fatalities, Military actions and engagements during the Troubles (1969-1998)

Victoria Park, Belfast

Victoria Park was opened in 1906 in the Connswater area of Belfast. Belfast Harbour Commissioners investigated the idea in 1854, however the land was very marshy and needed draining near Belfast Lough. It was landscaped by Charles McKimm, who also built the Tropical Ravine in Botanic Gardens. Victoria Park contains a large lake.

Located at 54.6073, -5.8886 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parks and gardens in Belfast