2011

J3875 : "Little Lea", Belfast

taken 14 years ago, 4 km WNW of Dundonald, Co Down, Northern Ireland

"Little Lea", Belfast
"Little Lea", Belfast
A large, early 20th century, house on the Circular Road, best known as the childhood home of CS Lewis.
Listed as HB26/12/051 where a long description includes this extract “Large two and a half storey Domestic Revival suburban residence of 1905, with all the hallmarks of the genre including brick and roughcast and rosemary tile-clad facade, gabled bays, overhanging tiled roof, multi-paned windows, dormers and tall chimneystacks; to the W end is a large, relatively recent and relatively sympathetic, two storey extension. The house was the childhood home of writer CS Lewis, having been built by his father, Albert, and remained in the Lewis family until 1930.”
The full description is available here LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )
Please remember that the house is still a private residence. It is not (repeat not) a museum or a National Trust property. Stay outside the gate.

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Geographical Context: Housing, Dwellings Suburb, Urban fringe People, Events other tags: Belfast CS Lewis House Historic House Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Circular Road [47] Other Photos: · Rosamund and Lloyd Praeger plaque, Holywood · CS Lewis plaque, "Little Lea", Belfast (March 2016) ·
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J3875, 192 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Albert Bridge   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 22 July, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 22 July, 2011
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 383 752 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.3810N 5:51.6163W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! J 383 752
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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