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Water Office, Belfast

Coordinates: 54°35′51″N 5°55′45″W / 54.5976°N 5.9291°W / 54.5976; -5.9291
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Water Office, 1 Donegall Square, Belfast

The Water Office is a former warehouse at 1 Donegall Square, Belfast, Northern Ireland, that is listed by the Northern Ireland Department for Communities at grade B1, citing both "Historic Interest" and "Architectural Interest".[1]

History

It was built between 1860 and 1879 in an Italian Gothic style to the designs of William H. Lynn for Richardson Sons and Owden, linen merchants. It became the offices of the Belfast City and District Water Commissioners before the Second World War during which it was badly damaged by German bombing, and later a shop for Marks & Spencer.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ The Water Office. Culture Northern Ireland. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ^ HB26/50/015. Department for Communities. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ^ Richardson & Owden's Warehouse. Victorian Web, 13 September 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

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