Holiday to Belfast #8 - Some Final Images

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One of the places I visited was The Crumlin Road Gaol ... and here are some photos (although there is also a condemned cell, and execution site, that I have not included.


















Art done by the prisoners over the years


A 1970's gaol cell


A gaol cell dating 1846

The prison was opposite The Corthouse (now damaged by fire) and between the 2 was a tunnel under the road









Even to this date there are still annual marches that cause tension between the 2 sides. I was staying near Orange Hall, which is one of the main bases for the Unionists ... the statue is that of King William III (and the reason they are called "The Orange Order"







And some final views -





The Custom House


Queens University





Albert Memorial Clock


Queen's Arcade



One one of the days I had a morning cuppa in the Linen Hall Library (founded in 1788)