2012
J3374 : Weathered sandstone carving, Belfast
taken 14 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Weathered sandstone carving, Belfast
Sandstone might be a good material for carvers but it’s not particularly good at withstanding the effects of the elements. This example is on the Ocean Buildings (also the “Oceanic” and the “Pearl”) J3374 : Ocean Buildings, Belfast (detail) (1) and J3374 : Ocean Buildings, Belfast (detail) (2) at the corner of Donegall Square East and Patterson’s Place. J3649 : Church datestone, The Spa, Ballynahinch shows an older, and much less weathered, example from 1872.
Ocean Buildings, Belfast
A sandstone building, at the corner of Donegall Square East (nos 1-3) and Chichester Street, completed in 1902 to a design by Young and Mackenzie. Originally called “The Ocean Buildings” and also the “Oceanic” and sometimes “The Pearl” . Notable for the many carvings by James Edgar Winter Link
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- Grid Square
- J3374, 3846 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Albert Bridge (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 5 August, 2012 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 6 August, 2012
- Subject Location
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Irish:
J 339 740 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:35.8219N 5:55.7310W - Camera Location
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Irish: J 339 740
- View Direction
- North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
