Mount Vernon War Memorial - Belfast, Northern Ireland
This is a 360 degree video/3D video experience of the great war memorial that is just off the Shore Road in Belfast - in Mount Vernon. It is a garden memorial to the war dead. The great war lasted 4 years, 3 months and 2 weeks from 28th July 1914 to 11 November 1918. Over 9 million soldiers and 7 million civilians are thought to have died.
In appreciation for those who have lost their lives in the war, Northern Ireland decided to pay for the efforts they have done and the lives they have lost by building the Mount Vernon War Memorial which we have been to in order to bring this 360 degree video to our followers and viewers.
When it comes to the war memorials which one could find in Belfast, Northern Ireland, there are actually different places to consider and to go to. One of these different destinations is the War Memorial Gallery which opened back in 2007 and replaced the earlier building that was the Memorial House which was situated in Waring Street on a site which was bombed during the Blitz in 1941. This gallery is considered a must see for all those visiting Belfast and those who are interested in things that might be related to wars; it is located just beside Belfast Cathedral.
In Belfast, there is also what is known as Belfast Cenotaph, which is a war memorial in Belfast that is located in Donegall Square west of Belfast City Hall - which is also a good destination in Belfast in general ( Just like Belfast City Hall, Belfast Cenotaph was designed by Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas, making the whole place just moving in the same direction with so much things in common.
In the grounds of Belfast City Hall ( there are different war memorials located there, just like the Korean war memorial as well as the memorial that marks the arrival of the first United States Troops in Northern Ireland in 1942 and which is referred to as the Shaving Stick.
Mount Vernon might not be that well known like all the other memorials located on the grounds of City Hall or even those which are just next to it, but it was considered a different experience for us to go and check this memorial which we have discovered and even deliver a 360 degree video for those who might not be able to come to visit it themselves in the real world.
Visiting Belfast, Northern Ireland, means that there are lots of places which one could visit and since we have already mentioned the City Hall with the war memorials that are located on its ground or else those which are located in the same area, it is now the time to mention some other places that are also worth the visit.
Since we are referring to the different memorials in general, we could also shed the lights on one of the most important places in Belfast which is the Titanic Memorial which was erected to commemorate the lives of those lost when the ship sunk, this memorial is also located on the grounds of City Hall ( A lot of people don't know that Titanic was built in Belfast back when it was first coming to life which is another reason why there is a Titanic Museum that is also situated in Belfast ( and which is also another destination that people could go to and visit when it comes to the different places which one should visit in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
In addition to the memorials, there are different other places that one could visit in Belfast ( such as heading to the SS Nomadic for those who enjoy ships ( visiting the Peace Wall in Belfast which we also consider could be related to those trips and journeys that focus on the idea of checking the war memorials, since it is about peace ( going to Narnia and CS Lewis Square that is located in Belfast and which is also in memory of the famous British writer CS Lewis who was born in Belfast ( heading to Belfast Castle that happens to be one of the most famous destinations that tourists head to when they visit the city ( and there is also the Cathedral Quarter which is considered an important place in Belfast for people to check and to know more about the things that it hosts (
If the main purpose of your trip this time is to visit different war memorials or check the things that might be moving in the same direction then following these suggestions would be considered a perfect plan for you.
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Some of the best locations around Ireland / Northern Ireland and further afield. A travel blog/vlog of the hidden treasures that are on our doorstep.
Blitz Memorial 6mins Final
Here is footage provided by Northern Visions nvtv Belfast of our commemorative event to mark the 74 anniversary of the Belfast Blitz earlier this month!
McKendry American WW2 Frieze Sculpture, Belfast War Memorial
I'm on Talbot Street that runs alongside St Anne's Cathedral. I'm in the only Belfast museum that focuses exclusively on the bombing of Belfast - the Belfast Blitz. I'm in the Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum.
My thanks to Kerry, one of the full time museum curators for showing me round.
This is the wonderful copper relief/frieze tribute to the American soldiers/home front personnel in Northern Ireland by artist James McKendry.
James Alexander McKendry (born 30 Sept 1935) is an Irish artist.
Graduating in 1958 after 5 years study in Ireland and England, he is noted for his large scale commissioned sculptures and murals for churches and public buildings in Ireland and abroad. He designed the 60 foot copper/bronze? frieze for the Northern Ireland American war memorial, which was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1962.
In the early 1960s, he became a regular exhibitor with the young contemporaries annual group show in Dublin. Since then he has had several one-man shows and exhibits widely in many group exhibitions in Ireland, England and abroad. In addition, 16 of his paintings have been published for the worldwide market.
For many years James McKendry lived and worked internationally. He has travelled widely in Asia, Africa and the West Indies on assignment for the European Commission, the Commonwealth Secretariat and the British Council. Now resettled at Bushmills in his native County Antrim, he paints Antrim's rugged coastline.
Places to see in ( Belfast - UK )
Places to see in ( Belfast - UK )
Belfast is Northern Ireland’s capital. It was the birthplace of the RMS Titanic, which famously struck an iceberg and sunk in 1912. This legacy is recalled in the renovated dockyards' Titanic Quarter, which includes the Titanic Belfast, an aluminium-clad museum reminiscent of a ship’s hull, as well as shipbuilder Harland & Wolff’s Drawing Offices and the Titanic Slipways, which now host open-air concerts.
Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, the second largest on the island of Ireland, and the heart of the tenth largest Primary Urban Area in the United Kingdom. Belfast was a centre of the Irish linen, tobacco-processing, rope-making and shipbuilding industries: in the early 20th century, Harland and Wolff, which built the RMS Titanic, was the world's biggest and most productive shipyard. Belfast played a key role in the Industrial Revolution, and was a global industrial centre until the latter half of the 20th century. It has sustained a major aerospace and missiles industry since the mid 1930s. Industrialisation and the inward migration it brought made Belfast Ireland's biggest city at the beginning of the 20th century.
Today, Belfast remains a centre for industry, as well as the arts, higher education, business, and law, and is the economic engine of Northern Ireland. The city suffered greatly during the Troubles, but latterly has undergone a sustained period of calm, free from the intense political violence of former years, and substantial economic and commercial growth. Additionally, Belfast city centre has undergone considerable expansion and regeneration in recent years, notably around Victoria Square.
Belfast is served by two airports: George Best Belfast City Airport in the city, and Belfast International Airport 15 miles (24 km) west of the city. Belfast is a major port, with commercial and industrial docks dominating the Belfast Lough shoreline, including the Harland and Wolff shipyard, and is listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as a global city.
Alot to see in ( Belfast - UK ) such as :
Botanic Gardens
Grand Opera House, Belfast
Ulster Museum
SS Nomadic
Belfast City Hall
Golden Mile
Cavehill
Belfast Castle
Albert Memorial Clock, Belfast
St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast
Waterfront Hall
Belfast Zoo
Carrickfergus Castle
Mount Stewart
Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park
Ulster Hall
Divis
Northern Ireland War Memorial
Belfast Exposed
RISE
Irish Republican History Museum
Milltown Cemetery
Titanic Belfast
HM Prison Crumlin Road
Titanic Quarter
W5
Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
Stormont Estate
Ormeau Park
St George's Market
Colin Glen Forest Park
Victoria Park, Belfast
Wallace Park
Linen Hall Library
The Big Fish
Lagan Valley
Titanic's Dock And Pump House
Game of Thrones Tours Ltd Coach Pick Up
Stormont Castle
St George's Market
National Trust - The Crown Bar
Belvoir Park Forest
Peace Wall Belfast
Clonard Monastery
HMS Caroline
St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast
The Palm House
Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum
Titanic Boat Tours
Scrabo Tower
( Belfast - UK) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Belfast . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Belfast - UK
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Northern Ireland - Bloody Sunday
T/I 10:35:31
Preparations were underway on Saturday (1/2) in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, for a march on Sunday to commemorate the fourteen people who were killed in shooting by British paratroopers on Bloody Sunday in 1972 by British soldiers.
The deaths came during what had started as a nationalist, mostly-Catholic march against internment, but which turned into a pivotal incident which polarised the British province's Protestant and Catholic communities. Thirteen people were killed at the scene, and one man died six months later from his wounds.
SHOWS:
LONDONDERRY, NORTHERN IRELAND, 1/2
wide pan of Londonderry;
armoured landcruisers move in;
drive by welcome to free derry sign;
Men in cherry picker erect mural of victims;
IRA sign depicting bloody sunday;
WS Zoom to police on hillside;
WS Sniper in hedgerow;
black flags hanging out of window.
ws of memorial;
cu of monument;
pan down of photographs of victims;
SOT, brother of one of victims, Liam Wray - 22 year-old brother James in english my brother was shot twice in the back. Once when he was already lying wounded ; there was no evidence that he was in the march against the internment. He was murdered. There is no other way to put it. He was murdered. And i'm looking for justice. I want the guilty brought to book and I want to prosecute. I want the government that says it's my government to pursue that matter. That is my demand
ws of church;
ws of interior church;
people watching exhibition of photographs;
cu photographs;
SOT parish priest father stephen McLaughlin, St. Mary's church, Creggan in english The fact that the deaths on bloody sunday came about as a result of a official operation not paramilitary acitivity it was the state who was involved and that is the significance and that's why it has to be re-examined. MS sign depicting police brutality reading ' Nothing has changed;
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Royal Ulster Rifles Museum
Royal Ulster Rifles Museum was first established in Armagh in 1935. This premises was opened by the Queen Mother 1962. It records the history of the original Royal Irish Rifles since 1793. Artefacts on display include Billy the Bulldog, Tim Collins’ uniform from the Iraq War, uniforms, badges, medals, records, diaries and regimental memorabilia.
WW1 & 2 Window and Mulholland Blitz Memorial Sculpture
I'm down near Cathedral quarter in Belfast on Talbot Street that runs alongside St Anne's Cathedral. I'm in the only Belfast museum that focuses exclusively on the bombing of Belfast - the Belfast Blitz. I'm in the Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum.
My thanks to Kerry, one of the full time museum curators for showing me round.
Here we have two of the major items in the museum. This is the large, WW1 & WW2 Service Personnel, commemorative stain glass window by Stanley Murray Scott and just beneath it the poigniant Mulholland piece known as the Belfast Blitz Memorial Sculpture.
Welcoming visitors from all around the world, the museum is a ‘must see’ for anybody with an interest in Northern Ireland’s role in World War Two. The exhibition recalls the contribution of the Home Front, the Belfast blitz of 1941 and the presence of US forces from 1942 to 1944.
Objects, uniforms, photographs and oral histories tell the story of the Home Front with displays about the Ulster Home Guard, Civil Defense and the Women’s Voluntary Service in Northern Ireland.
A sreen names each of the 1100 men women and children who lost their lives in the Belfast blitz of 1941.
There are various original artworks on display; a stained glass memorial window by Stanley Murray Scott, a copper frieze commemorating the vital war industries in N.Ireland, an original portrait of James Magennis VC and a bronze sculpture by John Sherlock.
The Education Officer runs a comprehensive primary schools programme based on life in Northern Ireland during World War Two. Various hands-on learning activities are available and visits can be tailored to meet special needs and interests.
Children can expect a fact-filled session with a chance to hold an incendiary bomb, see a baby’s gas mask close up, inspect the weekly food rations, and try on some real wartime uniforms.
Visits can be arranged with the Education Officer: education@niwarmemorial.org
WW2 Home Front Rations for one person for a Week
I'm on Talbot Street that runs alongside St Anne's Cathedral. I'm in the only Belfast museum that focuses exclusively on the bombing of Belfast - the Belfast Blitz. I'm in the Northern Ireland War Memorial on Talbot street Belfast found beside St Anne's Cathedral.
My thanks to Kerry, one of the full time museum curators for showing me round.
At the start of the Second World War in 1939, the United Kingdom imported 20 million long tons (20 Mt) of food per year (70%), including about 70% of its cheese and sugar, nearly 80% of fruits and about 70% of cereals and fats. The U.K. also imported more than 50% of its meat and relied heavily on imported feed to support its domestic meat production. The civilian population of the country was about 50 million.[3] It was one of the principal strategies of the Germans to attack shipping bound for Britain, restricting British industry and potentially starving the nation into submission.
To deal with sometimes extreme shortages, the Ministry of Food instituted a system of rationing. To buy most rationed items, each person had to register at chosen shops, and was provided with a ration book containing coupons. The shopkeeper was provided with enough food for registered customers. Purchasers had to take ration books with them when shopping, so the relevant coupon or coupons could be cancelled.
The Northern Irish WW2 heroes | World War True
As a fireman during the Belfast Blitz, Joanne Campbell's grandfather saved thousands of lives but his own life was saved on Easter Tuesday 1941 when he accepted the kind offer of a cup of tea. #WorldWarTrue
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Ulster Museum & Armagh Planetarium
Images from the Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens, Belfast and the Planetarium in Armagh City, captured in November 2012. Images can also be viewed at: flicker.com/photos/mjdallenphotos
WW2 Incendary Bomb Dropped in the Belfast Blitz
I've dropped into the N I War Memorial or, as I call it, the Belfast Blitz Museum on Talbot Street just beside St Anne's Cathedral. This wee hidden gem is so well worth a visit if you are interested in WW2 and the Belfast Blitz.
Anyway I was down to hear/watch/experience a monologue on the Blitz delivered by a lady called Sharon Dickson. This lady transports you back in time to her 1939+ childhood when Chamberlain declared war. If you ever get a chance to hear/see this don not miss it. Her Belfast Blitz/Evacuation monologue is brilliant. a sort of cross between Lela Webster and the pathos of our own James Young. Sharon takes her monologue round schools and Old People's homes etc.
At the end of Sharon's 40s Belfast reminisce, various Belfast Blitz items were on display. This was one of them. it's an incendary bomb dropped during the nights of the Belfast Blitz when nearly 1000 Belfast people lost their lives. Belfast had more deaths in the Blitz than any other UK city apart from London. 96,000 of these particular bombs were dropped along with thousands of parachute bombs. 180 German bombers hit Belfast in one night. They were totally unexpected. The city was very poorly defended. No one believed that the Germans would strike so far north. Many of the Belfast Fire Service were away helping out in mainland UK cities and had to return home. The Dublin Fire Service drove north to help.
Art and The Troubles
BBC NI's Julia Paul reports on the lost art of The Troubles. BBC NI Hearts and Minds 18/06/09.
Bloody Sunday 1972: The day's events explained
Bloody Sunday has become synonymous with the darkest period of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. But how did a protest march on January 30th 1972 lead to a massacre?
Thirteen people were killed and a further 15 wounded after members of the Army's Parachute Regiment opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in the Bogside - a predominantly Catholic part of Londonderry (Derry).
The image of a Catholic priest waving a blood-stained handkerchief as he helped a victim to safety was broadcast around the world.
The Saville Inquiry, set up by Tony Blair in 1998, found that none of the casualties were posing a threat or doing anything that would justify their shooting.
Victims' families have waited 47 years to see if there would be prosecutions. One former British paratrooper is to be charged with the murder of James Wray and William McKinney, and for the attempted murders of Joseph Friel, Michael Quinn, Joe Mahon and Patrick O’Donnell.
#BloodySunday
Report by Louee Dessent-Jackson.
QUEENS REGIMENT IN N.IRELAND
QUEENS REGIMENT IN N.IRELAND
WLHA at the NI War Memorial
The Wartimeliving History Association (WLHA) put on a day of GI activities such as rifle drill, parachute training, medical displays at the NI War Memorial on Belfast on 14th november 2009. Belfast 40s dance group The Bellehoppers entertained and taught the crowd and talks were given in the museum by WW2 Historian John P McCann and WW2 US Veteran Teddy Dixon. The US Consul dropped in to see the display also. See wartimeliving.co.uk niwarmemorial.org waryearsremembered & bellehoppers.com
Korean memorial restoration
Standing in the grounds of Belfast City Hall sits the memorial to the veterans and casualties of the Korean War, and like all things time has taken its toll.
Originally erected in Happy Valley on the site of the 1951 Battle of Happy Valley, the memorial remembers the 157 men who died during the battle as well the soldiers killed elsewhere during the campaign including the Battle of Imjin.
It was brought to Northern Ireland on board HMS Belfast in 1962 and erected in in St Patrick’s Barracks Ballymena until, with the closure of the barracks; it was moved to its Donegal Square East site in 2010.
The memorial has just received a new ‘lick-of-paint’ after the trustees of the Royal Ulster Rifles museum decided a bit of a face-lift was in order.
For more information visit:
Royal Ulster Rifles Regimental Museum
5 Waring Street
BELFAST
BT1 2EW
Tel: +44 (0) 28 9023 2086
NEW BELFAST CABINET - SOUND
Shots of the Carson Memorial. Under it stands the new cabinet led by the Prime Minister, Mr. J.M. Andrews. They are:- Sir Dawson Bates, Captain Sir Basil Brook, Mr. Gordon, Mr. McDermott and Mr. Robb. Mr Andrews makes an interview.
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Royal Ulster Rifles Museum Waring Street Belfast
This museum is free!
It is found tucked away behind other buildings at the end of a narrow entry on Waring Street Belfast, almost opposite the Premier Inn Hotel. It is easy to miss or walk past and many people must surely do so because of it's poor location.
Nevertheless the museum is a hidden gem. It is stuffed full of Royal Ulster Rifles memorabilia, uniforms, weaponery of all sorts, medals, badges, pictures, paintings, stories of gallantry etc etc
Come down and see it for yourself, Well worth a visit.
Belvoir Park Belfast - One of the Parks in Belfast City
Belvoir Park Belfast - The Forest in the City. Have you ever been there?
Belvoir Park Belfast is located near the city of Belfast, the Belvoir Park Forest is rife with wildlife, including Large Bracket Fungi and flowering plants, such as the Giant Hogweed, as well as birds such as the Long-eared Owls, and mammals such as the red squirrels.
Managed by the Forest Service, Belvoir Park Forest walks within the forest link to the Lagan River 'Towpath' and the Lagan Valley Regional Park (
It is close to Belvoir Park Golf Club, Belvoir Park Hospital and Forestside Shopping Centre and it is open to visitors 24 hours a day.
Interesting Landmarks
• Belvoir Motte
The Belvoir motte dates back to the Norman era when John de Courcy invaded Ulster and established settlements at Dundrum and Carrickfergus. The motes were set up as defense against the southern approaches to Carrickfergus.
• Woodland
The Belvoir Park Forest is home to almost thirty-five species of birds, including common resident species, such as blackbird, song thrush, robin and woodpigeon and more unusual species such as jay and long-eared owl.
• Medieval Graveyard
A private graveyard is located within the Park and has been in there since the 14th century. Currently, it holds the empty tomb of the Dungannon family.
• Arboretum
The previous estate owners, the Dungannons and Batesons, planted many trees in park. Thanks to them, there are now numerous mature specimens of trees, such as redwood and cedar.
History of Belvoir Park Belfast
The Hill family settled at Belvoir in the early 18th century and built a large house that stood on the site of the current car park. In the 19th century, the Hill family sold the estate to the Batesons, whose son became Lord Deramore in 1885. The Deramores returned to England at the end of the 19th century and leased the estate to Walter H Wilson, a partner with Harland and Wolff. The last private tenant at Belvoir was Sir James Johnston, who was the Lord Mayor of Belfast in 1917-18.
“Belvoir’s trees are living landmarks, home to thousands of species of plants and animals, yet sadly lacking the recognition they deserve”, says Nikki Williams, Ancient Tree Hunt project manager. She also adds that “anyone can visit the web site and add their discoveries. Identifying their whereabouts is an important first step in securing their future - both for the benefit of wildlife and for the enjoyment of generations to come... We want to give as many people as possible in Northern Ireland the chance to get to grips with our remarkable old trees, and Belvoir Park Forest provides the perfect venue. With its extensive parkland and woodland, Belvoir is home to an impressive number of veteran trees which have seen centuries come and go. This event is brimming with activity. It’s a chance to learn how to identify and record our ancient trees, and it’s also an opportunity to simply enjoy the beauty of woodland. We have a creative agenda in store for kids as well, so there’s something for all the family.”
Definitely worth visiting Belvoir Forest - there are not too many forests of this size and diversity in Belfast.
Nearby Attractions
• Space CRAFT
Space CRAFT is a shop, gallery and exhibition area owned and managed by the Craft and Design Collective that sells products made by locals.
• Northern Ireland War Memorial
The exhibition features WWII memorials by shedding light on the Home Front, the Belfast blitz of 1941 and the presence of US forces from 1942 to 1944.
The museum showcases a variety of historical objects, including uniforms, photographs and oral histories, as well as the names of the 1100 men, women and children who lost their lives in the Belfast blitz.
There are various original artworks on display; a stained glass memorial window by Stanley Murray Scott, a copper frieze commemorating the vital war industries in N.Ireland, an original portrait of James Magennis VC and a bronze sculpture by John Sherlock.
These different Belfast attractions come in addition to the parks that are found in the city and which prove that Northern Ireland is one of those countries around the world that enjoy a greenery space and thus welcomes tourists to it. Those parks which we could mention some of them now include the Botanic Gardens in Belfast ( Ormeau Park ( Victoria Park ( Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park ( and many others found in Northern Ireland as well.
Belfast parks are numerous, you just have to know which one is the closest to your location and choose to go and visit it, otherwise you will spend your vacation in Belfast visiting parks.
The best locations around Ireland / Northern Ireland and further afield. A travel blog/vlog of the hidden treasures that are on our doorstep.
Northern Ireland - Titanic Belfast
Built in 2012.
Titanic Belfast is a monument to Belfast's maritime heritage on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard in the city's Titanic Quarter where the RMS Titanic was built. It tells the stories of the ill-fated Titanic, which hit an iceberg and sank during her maiden voyage in 1912, and her sister ships RMS Olympic and HMHS Britannic. The building contains more than 12,000 square metres (130,000 sq ft) of floor space, most of which is occupied by a series of galleries, private function rooms and community facilities, plus the addition of Hickson’s Point destination bar in March 2018.