2023

J3274 : Northumberland Street Murals

taken 3 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Northumberland Street Murals
Northumberland Street Murals
Northumberland Street is a street in West Belfast that connects Divis Street and Shankill Road. It is one of several streets that link Loyalist and Republican communities in the area. The International Wall on Divis Street extends up Northumberland Street along its western perimeter and continues around into Beverley Street on the northern perimeter.

There are two sets of security gates across Northumberland Street, Northumberland Street is divided by two sets of security gates, forming a part of the lengthy "peace" line. Despite the Good Friday agreement of 1998, the Peace Wall, which stands at around six metres tall, still marks the boundary between the Republican and Loyalist areas of Belfast. The gate located at Northumberland Street shuts every evening at 8 pm.

The murals on Northumberland Street are a mix of international and local concerns.
Peace Wall /Peace Lines

The peace lines or peace walls are/were a series of separation barriers erected to separate nationalist and loyalist neighbourhoods during the Northern Ireland Troubles LinkExternal link in the late twentieth century. The peace lines were originally built as temporary structures meant to last only six months, but due to their effective nature they became wider, longer and more permanent; ranging in length from a few hundred yards to over three miles. They may be made of iron, brick, and/or steel and are up to 25 feet high.


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Suburb, Urban fringe People, Events Camera: Panasonic DMC-G7 other tags: Peace Line Peace Wall Murals Peace Gate Northern Ireland Troubles Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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J3274, 336 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 16 August, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 25 September, 2023
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 327 744 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.0294N 5:56.8347W
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Irish: geotagged! J 327 745
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