Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom and the second-largest on the island of Ireland.
By the early 19th century, Belfast became a major port. Shipbuilding was a key industry; the Harland and Wolff shipyard, which built the RMS Titanic, was the world’s biggest shipyard.
Belfast is still a port with commercial and industrial docks, including the Harland and Wolff shipyard, dominating the Belfast Lough shoreline. It is a Gamma global city in 2018.
These incredible then-and-now photos from Public Record Office of Northern Ireland that give you a step into the past of Belfast.
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| Cromac Square/Cromac Place, Belfast (12th December 2014 & 11th February 1915) |
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| Bank Street, leading to Chappel Lane, Belfast, with Kelly's Wine & Spirit Store in the foreground (now Kelly's Cellars) and St Mary's Church in the background (19th April 1915 & 22nd April 2015) |
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| Bedford Street, Belfast, showing the Ulster Hall (circa 1890s & April 2019) |
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| Belfast City Hall (1914 & 17th December 2014) |
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| Belfast City Hall seen from Donegal Place (circa 1890s & April 2015) |
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