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In 2014, she and her team built DECK an independent creative container art space for photography. 17/8/1929 BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE, Belfast City Hall. the Duke Of Gloucester to Albion Ltd Clothing maufacturers Belfast,29th May 1934, Manhattan Beauty Salon, Corn Market. Instead it became fashionable to emphasise the contrasts between Belfast and the rest of Ireland, and in particular to stress the town’s Scottish heritage. Belfast Lough. 3/5/1935, A block of derelict houses in Divis Street, Belfast, ready for demolishing. Belfast Telegraph Collection/NMNI, City Hall, south side, Belfast 3/11/1942 Belfast. 12/8/1937 Victoria St. Belfast 24/9/1942 News People Ryanair announce eight new routes to hotspots for summer 2021 from Belfast City Airport Eight new routes have been announced by Ryanair from Belfast City Airport for … 3/1/1941 BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, Exterior of King's Hall, Balmoral. BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE, The opening of the Royal Courts of Justice, Oxford Street, Belfast. BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE, The Albert Bridge. Under construction in 1906. Donegall Square. BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE/NMNI. and Cornmarket. 5/10/1942 James Magennis with Lord Mayor Sir Crawford McCullagh at a civic reception in Belfast in 1945. York St. BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE, The interior of Belfast City Hall. BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, Corner of North Street and Waring Street, Belfast. In the late 1770s, however, the first factories appeared using the new technology of water or steam powered machinery to spin thread. BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE/NMNI, Smithfield market, Belfast.Young boy in a shop selling household furniture lamps and bric a brac. BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, G.N.R. 12/11/1942 Brookfield factory. 14.9.1945. 25/4/1939 15/3/1937, Craftsmen finish work on the Royal Courts of Justice, Oxford Street, Belfast, under the watchful of Lord Craigavon. Linen Industry:Wet Spinning, York Street Mill. 16/3/1948, Donegall Square East, Showing a row of parked cars. Belfast. 28/1/1930 Belfast, Bloody Friday, 21 July, 1972, the IRA set off 26 explosions in Belfast, which killed 11 people and injured 130. 13/1/1932, Royal Avenue, Belfast, from Castle Place looking towards North Street (from first floor level.) Belfast 20/2/1939 The interior of Belfast City Hall. BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, The Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, from the Grosvenor Road. Belfast. BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, The Palm House in Botanic Gardens, Belfast. Under construction in 1903. Later, in response to the rise in other provinces of an increasingly aggressive Catholic nationalism, this sense of an Irish identity became more problematic. Harland and Wolff also benefited from entering shipbuilding late, and hence with the latest technology. BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE, Stonemasons finish work on the outside of the Royal Courts of Justice, Oxford Street, Belfast. BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE, Aerial of Belfast Harbour, Thompson Wharf. BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, Presbyterian Assembly Buildings and Church House, Gt. In 1731, Belfast became the first Ulster port to open a direct two-way trade across the Atlantic, exporting linen, beef, pork, and butter to the. The fascination of Belfast lies precisely in its dual character — as a British industrial city located on the island of Ireland, and as an Irish city that played a significant part in the process by which the United Kingdom became for a time the workshop of the world. 28/12/1934, Victoria Hall, Victoria Street, Belfast. BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, Chichester St. from Victoria St. junction. 17/2/1948, Hon. BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE/NMNI, Stormont, painted black with pitch to camouflage it.Trolley bus no. She is also a freelance creative consultant and curator. © BelfastTelegraph.co.uk, BBC's Stephen Nolan says many of 13,000 signing petition to cancel show 'anonymous and made-up names', My run-in with Piers Morgan was horrific, admits Apprentice star Grainne McCoy, Coronavirus Northern Ireland: 600,000 people in Northern Ireland get first Covid jab, Shock for boxer Carl Frampton as bare knuckle street brawl unfolds in front of him, More than 200 Queen's University Belfast students suspended for Covid breaches, Fight breaks out in front of Carl Frampton's car in Belfast, Major police operation as Holyland parties continue into a second night, Health Minister outlines asymptomatic testing rollout, Titanic: One of history’s greatest scoops landed by Belfast Telegraph, RAF honour for Lisburn-born pilot Terence Bulloch who sank record number of Nazi U-boats. GWEN LEE. The Troubles gallery - 40 years of conflict in Northern Ireland from the Belfast Telegraph archives, MPs listen in silence as women killed in last 12 months remembered, Cunard to offer staycation sailings as it cancels more international trips, Scott Parker knows what he is up against as he plots another upset, Manchester City reach Champions League quarter-finals by hammering Fiorentina, Shaun Goater says Phil Foden penalty incident encourages players to be dishonest, The Belfast Telegraph is a member of IPSO and subscribes to its Editors' Code of Practice. 1932, Belfast : High Street, looking down at the Albert Clock. 3rd Floor21 Ormeau AvenueBelfast, BT2 8HDN.Ireland, https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern, Singapore International Photography Festival. But why was Londonderry chosen? BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, Donegall Square North. Albion limited Group. Visitors talked of Belfast, with a population of almost 100,000 in 1851, as Ireland’s Manchester. 19/11/1945, Weaving and winding training school at Ewart's factory. Streets. For the past 20 years, he has curated private collections for individuals and corporate organisations in Africa.https://www.lagosphotofestival.com/, Cultural Commissions & Partnerships Manager (Magnum Photos, London, U.K.), At Magnum Photos Emily manages the UK exhibitions, cultural commissions and creative projects. Her words have also appeared in Disegno, The Independent and Press Association.https://www.1854.photography/, Founder/Director (LagosPhoto, Lagos, Nigeria), Azu was previously Director/Head Curator of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art in South Africa. The reason why Belfast blossomed in this unexpected way lay in its geographical position. 27/4/1943 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. BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE, The interior of Belfast City Hall. 27/4/1943 Belfast 15/9/1942 5/10/1942 Over the next few decades the. 1951 City Hall, south side, Belfast 3/11/1942 BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE/NMNI Statue of Queen Victoria in the grounds of the City Hall, Belfast. In 2014, she and her team built DECK an independent creative container art space for photography. Arriving in Belfast, being recieved by Lord Londonderry at Assembly Hall for degree ceremony at Queens. From the 1760s, however, the first marquis of Donegall, now head of the Chichester family and still the sole owner of the land on which the town stood, promoted a major programme of rebuilding, extending the town centre by the construction of North Street, Donegall Street, Castle Place and Donegall Place. Around 1685 the importance of the river crossing was confirmed when the ford was replaced by a stone bridge of 21 arches (the ‘Long Bridge’), the largest structure of its kind in Ireland at that time. 24/2/1939 Belfast. It sank in January 1968 after hitting an underwater ledge. 24/8/1939 BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE/NMNI, Statue of Queen Victoria in the grounds of the City Hall, Belfast. Donegall Square. BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, Grand Opera House, The Hippodrome (Odeon), and The Ritz (ABC). 26/11/1941, The stitching room of the Belfast Collar Company Factory based industry now spread rapidly, with migrants flocking from the countryside in search of employment. 22/9/1942 14/4/1928 Linen, Damask weaving shot. 26/3/1942 She has also contributed essays to numerous catalogues and is a widely published art critic on topics related to feminist, queer and collaborative art and craft.https://www.sfmoma.org/stories/, Assistant Curator (TATE Modern, London, U.K.), Is Assistant Curator at Tate Modern where she curates exhibitions and displays as well as researches acquisitions for the international collection.https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern, Senior Curator (Victoria & Albert Museum, London, U.K.), Marta Weiss is Senior Curator of Photographs at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The MV Schiedyk lies an estimated 400 feet under water off the western coast of Vancouver in Canada. BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, Belfast City Hall. In 1912 Additionally she has worked as an editor and producer on projects for a variety of artists and institutions, including the Victoria & Albert Museum and NGO WaterAid.https://www.magnumphotos.com/, Director (Singapore International Photo Festival / DECK, Singapore). 19/3/1948, Royal Avenue, Belfast, from Castle Place looking towards North Street (from first floor level.) 11/10/1946 BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, Painting of Andrew Mulholland, founder of York Street Flax Spinning Company 4/4/1945 The growth of shipbuilding and heavy engineering, in a region without its own supplies of coal and iron, is at first sight difficult to explain. BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, Belfast, City Hall and surrounding area. BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, Looking along the Ormeau Road to the gasworks from Short & Harlands recreation club. In particular, Belfast now became the unchallenged capital of Ulster’s hugely successful linen manufacture, an achievement confirmed by the construction in 1785 of the White Linen Hall on the site of the present City Hall. 3/5/1946 The land on which the new borough stood was part of a large estate just granted to Sir Arthur Chichester, in return for his services in the recent conquest of Gaelic Ulster. On a regular basis, she gives talks on professional development for photographers, and participates as a jury and portfolio reviewer in Asia and Europe. BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, Arthur St. looking towards Arthur Sq. Photograph: David Smyth. Belfast 3/11/1942 Gwen Lee is the Director and co-founder of the Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF) inaugurated in 2008. BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, Bedford St. Belfast. BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE, Belfast Custom House, Custom House Square, Belfast. 7/5/1940, 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, Saw repair shop, McMasters, Church Lane. 22/9/1943 Regular Juror worldwide inc Dutch Doc; POPCAP; World Press Photo, Prisma Award; Greenpeace Photo Award; New York Times Portfolio Review. Belfast. But the most important factor, once again, was geography. At the time the change was not seen as particularly significant. 22/10/1947, Rabbi Jacob Shachter, Rabbi Belfast, Rabbi Dr I. Herzog, Chief Rabbi elect of the Holy Land, and Mr J Hurwitz at Belfast railway station. The statue of Queen Victoria already in place. Belfast. BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE, Donegall Square North and East. 5/1/1934 29/1/1948, 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. French and British colonies in North America and the Caribbean, and importing flaxseed, timber, sugar and tobacco. Belfast Telegraph Collection/NMNI, Belfast Castle. She is currently Senior Photo Editor at TIME. 15/9/1886 The vault and storeroom at City Hall. As the Irish economy expanded, Belfast thus became both a communications hub and an increasingly busy port. 5/1/1943 Belfast Telegraph Collection/NMNI Belfast Castle. James Magennis:Ulsterman awarded The Victoria Cross (VC). 2/9/1943 BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, Shipyard workers watching the launch of the "Canberra". At a time when the existing shipbuilding centres on the Mersey and Clyde were becoming increasingly congested, Belfast offered a new site, with excellent port facilities and a short sea crossing that facilitated the easy circulation of raw materials and technical expertise. BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, Lisburn Road, at Malone Avenue, Belfast. It was not until the 1630s that the family realised their mistake, and transferred their residence to a rebuilt or much-expanded mansion in what was now emerging as the more important centre at Belfast. An archive in Belfast is being used in an operation to clear an oil leak from a shipwreck half way across the world. Meanwhile the town’s exports continued to rise, with the boom in transatlantic trade. Welcome the to Irish Newspaper Archives the gateway to Ireland's great historical past. 18/6/1928 The construction of the Albert Memorial, dating back yo 1867. Belfastman decorated for his heroic actions onboard the X.E.11 Midget Submarine returning from the attack on a japanese cruiser. Irish Newspaper Archives offers access to over 300 years of Irish history through millions of Irish Newspaper pages. Belfast. 16/5/1941 Belfast Telegraph Collection/NMNI, Albert Bridge Road looking from Templemore Avenue citywards. York St factory. By 1800, the population of the town had risen to around 20,000. Air raid shelters in City Hall grounds. Davis & Co. automobile engineers, Cantrell & Cochrane factory. It had just two main streets, Waring Street, the site of the original settlement, and High Street, initially a quay on either side of the River Farset, with the street emerging as the water was gradually culverted over. 3/5/1946 7/10/1942 Belfast’s history as a modern town begins on 27 April 1613. 6/10/1942 Machine Department Albion Ltd Belfast 1919, Yardmen busy themselves bottling gas. Belfast Telegraph Collection/NMNI, St. Anne's Cathedral, with Miss Praeger working on the figure of Solomon on the Pillar of Wisdom. 14/4/1933 Victoria St. and Dublin Road, Belfast. BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE, Wilson's Court, Belfast. 26. 1/12/1947 BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, Shankill Road at Canmore St.looking citywards, Belfast. Sections, Old pictures of Belfast from the Belfast Telegraph archives Close, Belmont St. Woodstock Road, Belfast. Initially the fabric produced was cotton, where Irish firms faced stiff competition from Scottish and English producers. Arriving in Belfast and being greeted at the City Hall by Sir Crawford McCullagh. BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, High Street, Belfast, looking towards the Albert Clock. 1932, Belfast : High Street, looking down at the Albert Clock. Gas bracket lamp. Murals in Northern Ireland have become symbols of Northern Ireland, depicting the region's past and present political and religious divisions.. Belfast and Derry contain arguably the most famous political murals in Europe.It is believed that almost 2,000 murals have been documented since the 1970s. Aerial Photograph. 19/2/1948, Lady Carson, widow of Lord Carson of Duncairn, and Lady Brooke, at Stormont House. For much of this period its inhabitants continued to see themselves as residents of an Irish city. 17/3/1954, Belfast. BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARCHIVE. 3/2/1939 Winners, finalists and entrants have been featured in major publications such as, The Guardian, TIME Lightbox, Foam, The Financial Times, British Journal of Photography, The Telegraph, among many other national and international outlets. Photo courtesy of Brenda E. Smith ABOUT THE AUTHOR Brenda E. Smith , who lives and writes in Belfast, is always on the lookout for magic moments wherever her wanderings take her. BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, Donegall Square East, with air raid shelters, from the roof of the Robinson & Cleaver building, Belfast. 26/7/1948 BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, New' Petty Sessions Court, Victoria St. Belfast. Edward Carson, son of late Lord Carson of Duncairn, and his wife arriving for the Unionist Council meeting. Eighteenth-century Belfast was still primarily a port and commercial centre. 18/8/1939 BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, Bloomfield Road, Belfast, looking towards the Beersbridge Road. 2/9/1943 As it looked in 1930 Already in the Middle Ages it had been recognised as a strategic site, marked by a castle, because of the sandbar that created a shallow crossing point on the broad, meandering River Lagan. Sign for "Lavery's". From 1826, however, it became possible to apply machine spinning to Belfast’s speciality, linen. 3/3/1939. The visit of H.R.H. February 1937 Belfast 10/9/1928 Donegall Square. 10/5/1946 BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, Belfast city centre, looking towards the City Hall and the hills beyond. Belfast Telegraph Collection/NMNI, Dublin Road. 13/5/1949 Singapore born, New York based.https://time.com/, Senior Photo Editor (The New Yorker, New York, U.S.A), Currently Senior Photo Editor at The New Yorker, Elizabeth oversees the production behind the publication’s striking imagery, having previously been Senior Photo Editor at VICE. Donegall Square. BELFAST TELEGRAPH COLLECTION/NMNI, Spectators gather to view the Albert Bridge after the collapse of the central arches in 1886, Belfast City Hall. 25/10/1939 A curator and photographer herself, she has also shot for the New Yorker, TIME and Instagram.https://www.newyorker.com/, Managing Editor (British Journal of Photography, London, U.K.), Izabela Radwanska Zhang is Managing Editor of print and online at British Journal of Photography and 1854 Media, having worked there since 2016. The linen on which much of its prosperity depended was spun and woven in households across rural Ulster, before being collected at fairs and markets for export through Belfast.

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