Fountain Street Clock, Belfast
The 24 bell clock in Belfast City centre
The Albert Memorial Clock & Fountains, Queens Square, Belfast BT1 3FF #belfast #clock #queenssquare
The Albert Memorial Clock & Fountains, Queens Square, Belfast BT1 3FF #belfast #clock #queenssquare
Checking out the Albert Memorial Clock in Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Taking a walk around the Albert Memorial Clock and getting a good view of it. The was built in 1869 and is in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Shot in September 2014.
Albert Clock Belfast - Northern Ireland - Built in 1869
Inaugurated in 2004, the Custom House Square is a public open space located to the west of the Custom House in Belfast. The area dates back to the 1700s when it was utilized as the Salthouse Dock and later on as the Lime Kiln Dock (
The docks were backfilled in 1846 to create Albert Square and Queen’s Square and the Custom House was built from 1854 to 1857, followed by the Albert Memorial Clock between 1865 and 1870. By the late 20th century the region had become dominated by car parking areas, road infrastructure and bus traffic. The Albert Memorial Clock - known locally as the Albert Clock was built in 1869 and cost £2,500 - it was built by Fitzpatrick brothers builders and is 113 feet tall. Since it was built on wooden piles on reclaimed land from the Farset River - the top of the tower leans around 4 feet off centre. You can see from the pictures in this article - the clock tower features flying buttresses with lions - with a statue of Prince Albert in robes of a Knight of the Garter on one side. The clock itself was made by Francis Moore of High Street Belfast.
In the 2000s, the Calder Fountain was restored and moved to a location nearer to its original position. On the historic line of the culverted Farset River a linear water feature was installed.
Albert Clock was actually built on wooden piles on marshy, reclaimed land around the River Farset and that actually led that the top of the tower leans four feet off the perpendicular and due to this movement, there were some of the ornamental work on the belfry that was removed in 1924 along with a stone canopy over the statue of the prince.
At the beginning of its years, Albert Clock Tower was not much famous and it is believed that this goes back to being frequented by prostitutes plying their trade with visiting sailors and this all because it is situated near the docks. But in order to make this place much better and give it what it deserves along with giving Albert Clock the chance to reveal its beauty, there were different renovations done to the place and regeneration also has turned the surrounding Queens Square and Custom's House Square into attractive and modern spaces with some trees, fountains and sculptures.
For all those years and before the renovation was done to the clock tower, this was actually the Irish version for Pisa the leaning tower. This tower was actually built in the beginning to offer an excellent vantage point for at least one enterprising sightseer to get a birds eye view of Titanic's launch ( Since that point, Albert Clock was then considered one of the important touristic locations and attractions that are usually checked by those tourists coming to Belfast, Northern Ireland (
A lot of people think that this building - Albert Clock Tower - is welcoming visitors to get inside and check it all from there, but this is actually not available, all what they will be able to do during their visit is check the building from the outside, take a couple of pictures and then go further around the city to explore all the other things that it tends to have.
This building that is constructed from sandstone as a memorial to Queen Victoria late Prince Consort, Prince Albert, actually has a statue of the Prince in robes of the Knight of the Garter which is standing on the western side of the tower. From the other features of the clock, there's a two tonne bell.
Standing in front of the tower and paying attention to the details of the building and the statue of the Prince, you will realize that it is really a nice building with all the details added to it and it is even looking perfect after the renovations done to it - it makes this whole area much greater in the way it looks.
Albert Clock is close to some of the other significant attractions of the city and we have already been to some of them, we have been to the Big Fish Sculpture or as it is sometimes referred to as the Salmon of Knowledge ( the Custom's House, the Cathedral Quarter ( with all its different pubs, bars, restaurants and those attractions which are located in it as well.
We intended to bring this experience to you in a 360 degree video to give you the feeling of being there standing in front of Albert Clock yourself - never forget to visit it while you are in Belfast.
Albert Clock - 360 Degree Video - Albert Memorial Clock Belfast, Built in 1869. See more of this area - with amazing photos
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Fact Friday: Episode 8, WE WENT INSIDE THE ALBERT CLOCK BELFAST
Ever wondered what the inside of the Albert Memorial clock in Belfast looked like? Well look no further as our 8th episode of Fact Friday took us there thanks to Belfast City Council giving us access.
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The Fountain Center glockenspiel in Belfast, Northern Ireland
The Fountain Center glockenspiel in Belfast, Northern Ireland, rings out a song every hour on the hour. It consists of 24 bells, as shown, hanging above the ground floor of the Fountain Center on College Street, a pedestrian concourse in the city center.
Belfast city centre
Street performer in Belfast
50 things to do in Northern Ireland within 48 hours
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Here is the list of 50 things:
1. Find the nine cats at Belfast castle
2. Take a picture of the Belfast Skyline
3. Eat an Ulster fry
4. Walk around the City hall and take a picture of each of the statues
5. Check the time at the Alice Clock at the Fountain centre
6. Get the top of Victoria Square
7. Go to the Water Front with a Drink of water
8. Eat/drink something exotic at St George’s market
9. Enter the Titanic Building
10. Take an artsy picture of David & Goliath
11. Take a picture with a Belfast Giants poster
12. Skip stones in River Lagan
13. Take a selfie with the big fish
14. Take a picture with the Beacon of Hope
15. Double check the time at the Albert clock
16. Visit St Anne Cathedral
17. Find the Lady perched high on a chair and see if we can help her down.
18. Try a boojum
19. Get a frozen yoghurt and fill it with so many toppings
20. Compare the size of the University of Buckingham to the Queens University
21. Walk through Botanic gardens
22. Find Kelvin
23. Enter the tropical Ravine (if closed, take a picture of it)
24. Take a picture of all the dinosaurs in the Ulster Museum
25. Find the forgotten Dodo
26. Get one of those crazy Maggie Mays Milkshakes
27. Drink a pint (or half a pint) of Guinness
28. Down a drink at a pub (either alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
29. Try some Bushmills whisky
30. Visit the dark hedges
31. Walk across the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge
32. Visit the giants causeway
33. Visit Dunluce Castle
34. Get an ice cream on the beach
35. Eat a chippie on the beach
36. Build a sandcastle with a Northern Irish fleg or Union Jack on it
37. Run into the freezing cold water
38. Spend too many pennies at Barry’s
39. Throw paper airplanes off the Knockagh Monument
40. Take a picture of Belfast at night
41. Eat a bag of Tayto crisps
42. Eat a Belfast bap
43. Get a stick of rock
44. Play a game of Cards against humanity
45. Find a sign that says “Northern Ireland” and take a selfie with it
46. Take a picture of 5 unique statues or art pieces (in different locations)
47. Take a picture of 5 different buildings with great architecture
48. Take 10 different pictures with the Students for startups card in front of it
49. Take a picture of different murals (amount depending upon the amount of people who go)
50. Buy something green
Hillsborough Castle
A video about Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland from the Weans' World website, weansworld.org
Historic High Street, Albert Clock, Heading Towards Victoria Street, Belfast
Historic High Street, heading towards Victoria Street, Belfast
Falling Down
How in the hell do you fall while bowling?
Lmao! Good stuff.
Heaven's take on Sesame Street in Northern Ireland
This youtube audio option happens to fit just right with Heaven's views on the situation in Northern Ireland, it's astonishing! Hit like if it surprises you too! ;-)
28 Dunraven Avenue, Belfast - £450 / month
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The Burning Crows - All The Way
The Burning Crows
All The Way
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From the Harlaxton Vault: November 2, Bath, England
Here we went to an old church with a nifty animatronic clock, and while walking around stumbled across a man playing the didgeridoo!
The Take That Dance
Video of Jason Rick Jonty and JImbob as the Take That lads.
London
1-Sphinx on the River Thames
2-Westminster from The London Eye
3-Royal Albert Hall
4-Sherlock Holmes Museum
5-Egyptian artifact in the British Museum
6-Bobby ouside 221-B Baker St.
7-Greenwich Meridian, marking Eastern and Western hemispheres
8-Grave of Captain William Bligh, at Lambeth
9-Albert Memorial
10-Alice Ayres plaque, in Postman's Park- this was used in the film Closer, Natalie Portman took the name from this plaque as an alias
11-One of the gates to The City Of London, which is a square mile including the financial district.
12-The Old Curiosity Shop
13-Paddington Bear Shop at Paddington Station
14-Little Venice
15-Narrowboat at Little Venice
16-Winchester Palace Remains, Southwark
17-HMS Belfast
18-Piccadilly Circus at night
19-James Smith and Sons Umbrella and Stick shop
20-Hampton Court Palace
21-Clock at Hampton Court Palace
22-Edgware Rd.
23-St. Paul's Cathedral
24-Pub (closed)Praed St. and South Wharf Rd.
25-Peter Pan Statue, Kensington Park
26-Livingston Statue, Geographic Society, Kensington
27-Edgware Rd., from London Hilton Metropole
28-Camden High street
29-Canal Boats, Camden Lock
30-Jeans shop, Camden
31-Karl Marx' grave, Highgate Cemetary, London
32-Borough Market fishmonger
33-The George Pub, Southwark
34-Mayflower Pub, Rotherhithe, on the Thames, approximate original departure point of The Mayflower, which picked up passengers also in Plymouth, before sailing for the New World
35-Tower Bridge
36-St. Paul's Cathedral, Millenium Bridge
37-The Anchor Pub, south bank of The Thames
38-Edgware Rd. rooftops
39-Edgware Rd. at night, from the 18th floor of Metropole
40-Gipsy Moth IV, at Greenwich
41-White Tower, at Tower of London
42-Raven, Tower of London
43-Sherlock Holmes statue, Baker St.
44-Living Statue, Portobello Rd.
45-Buckingham Palace
46-Cardinal's Wharf, one time home of Christopher Wren
47-Punkyfish store, Camden
48-Baker St. station, London Underground
49-Whitechapel-Jack the Ripper territory
50-Tourists with Sherlock Holmes, Baker St.
TERRORVISION - Bad Actress (Live)
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Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement: Then and Now, 1998-2018
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April 18, 2018 | 2018 marks the twentieth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement—a key component in the Northern Ireland Peace Process that brought together political actors from the United States, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and Great Britain. Over the course of a day-long conference, speakers recounted the events that led to this historic agreement, as well as looked to the prospects and challenges for the future of Ireland.
Congressman Bruce Morrison, who was vital in persuading President Clinton to support the drive for peace, opened the conference in conversation with author Penn Rhodeen. Scholars and practitioners explored the historical, social, political, religious, and cultural factors that affected Ireland’s past and may impact its future in a series of panels. Senator George Mitchell concluded the conference by reflecting on his role as President Clinton’s Special Envoy to Northern Ireland during the Good Friday Agreement negotiations.