J3374 : New "Guineys", Belfast (December 2018)
taken 8 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

100 years ago this was the site of “24, 26, Malcomson Bros. Ltd., grocers and provision merchants 26. Ye Olde Castle Restaurant Ltd. - F. W. Henry, managing director, Strathmore, Fortwilliam Park”. The 1861 street directory shows “26 Malcolmson & Baker, grocers and spice merchants; James Malcolmson's residence, Fairview, Crumlin Road 24 Charles N. Davis, furrier, boot and shoe warehouse; residence, 47 Donegall Pass”.
J3374 : BHS (British Home Stores), Belfast - June 2016(1) shows a “before” view.
Some photographs of the Belfast branch of “BHS” (British Home Stores) – a long-established national retailer which became insolvent and passed into administration on 25 April 2016.
The site is now the subject of the following application (22 November 2017) for planning permission “LA04/2017/2681/F Refurbishment and reconfiguration of building including installation of new external fabric, new entrances, shopfronts, service access and services connections. 25 to 13 castle Lane 9 to 3 Cornmarket 24 to 26 Castle Place and direct elevations including 15 to 11 and 6 to 18 Castle Arcade BelfastLA04/2017/2681/F Refurbishment and reconfiguration of building including installation of new external fabric, new entrances, shopfronts, service access and services connections. 25 to 13 castle Lane 9 to 3 Cornmarket 24 to 26 Castle Place and direct elevations including 15 to 11 and 6 to 18 Castle Arcade Belfast”.
