Lisburn Road
The Lisburn Road is a main arterial road linking Belfast and Lisburn, in Northern Ireland.
The Lisburn Road is now an extension of the "Golden Mile" with many shops, boutiques, wine bars, restaurants and coffee houses. The road runs almost parallel to the Malone Road, the two being joined by many side roads. It has established itself as an exclusive shopping destination within Northern Ireland.[citation needed]
At the most northerly end of the Lisburn Road lies Shaftesbury Square, a busy traffic junction which until 2010 featured a large TV screen billboard which prompted The Rough Guide To Ireland to dub it "a poor man's Time Square".[citation needed] The actual Lisburn Road runs from the nearby Bradbury Place to Balmoral Avenue, beyond which it becomes Upper Lisburn Road. The Upper Lisburn Road extends south to reach Finaghy, at which point it becomes Kingsway and then in Dunmurry it becomes Queensway, before finally becoming the Belfast road in Lisburn.
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[edit] History
The road was laid in 1817-19. It attracted shops and the Malone Road was left residential.[1] In the past, it was a predominantly working-class area.[citation needed] Over the past 15 years it has developed into a cosmopolitan area.[citation needed]
This is mainly due to the proximity of Queen's University, and a high number of expensive shops and restaurants. The Belfast City Hospital is also located on the road. The relative absence of sectarianism and the influx of many overseas nationals such as Chinese, Indians and Africans have all contributed to the multinational nature of the area.[citation needed]
Queen's University Medical Biology building (MBC) is at 97 Lisburn Road.
Drumglass Park is partway along the Lisburn Road with an entrance from the Lisburn Road and also Cranmore Park.
[edit] Churches
- Windsor Presbyterian Church (http://www.windsorpresbyterian.com)
- Saint Nicholas' Church of Ireland. (http://saintnicholasparishchurchbelfast.shutterfly.com/)
- St Thomas' (http://www.stthomas.connor.anglican.org)
- Lisburn Road Methodist Church designed in 1906.[2]
- Ulsterville Congregation Presbyterian .(http://www.ulsterville.org).
- St. Brigids Church, Diocese of Down and Connor, Windsor Avenue (http://www.downandconnor.org/default2.asp?active_page_id=171)
[edit] Landmarks
Many Belfast landmarks are situated along the Lisburn Road, these include:
- Belfast City Hospital
- The Samaritan Hospital, Belfast
- Methodist College Belfast (which also fronts the Malone Road
- Belfast Chinese Christian Church
- Windsor Park football ground
- The Church of Saint Nicholas', dedicated on 9 February 1901.<The Church of Saint Nicholas, Belfast information sheet>[1]('church_gallery_popup.jsp?church_sakey=85', ,
- King's Hall (Exhibition and Concert Venue)
- Drumglass Park
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[edit] References
- ^ Weatherall 2002. South Belfast Terrace and Villa. Cottage Publications. ISBN 1 900935287
- ^ Lamour, P. 1987. Belfast An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Friar's Bush Press, ISBN0 946872 10 4.
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 54°34′12″N 5°57′51″W / 54.57007°N 5.96412°W
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