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J3473 : Railway arches, Belfast (6)

near to Belfast County Borough, Shankill, Ballymacarret, Beal Feirste and Sydenham, Ireland

Railway arches, Belfast (6)

Despite some innovative plans for an alternative use, the former railway arches, under East Bridge Street, remain vacant. The Stewart Street site J3473 : The Stewart Street site, Belfast is on the other side of the fence.

Railway arches, Belfast

I suppose that anybody under 50 might (if they even gave the matter a second thought) wonder why there are so many railway arches at May’s Meadow when the railway is just two lines. The answer is that the area was once the site of extensive goods sidings (closed in 1963) handling, inter alia, livestock, coal and sand. I remember them still in place but overgrown. They remained so until removed when the line was rebuilt and re-opened. Late 2010 saw a proposal to convert them for community use.

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2011

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Grid Square: J3473, 434 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Albert Bridge (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Monday, 28 November, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 28 November, 2011
Geographical Context: City, Town centre Railways Derelict, Disused
Subject Location: Irish: J 346 739 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:35.7401N 5:55.0481W
Photographer Location: Irish: J 346 739
View Direction: SOUTH (about 180 degrees)