Ewart’s Mill or the Ewart Building, once a Victorian linen warehouse in Bedford Street, has been redeveloped at a cost of £85m. Now a modern office building it is connected, at the first and second floors, to a new 17-story office complex. I take it this is the modern looking building behind. The building to …
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Meteorological Spring
Meteorological Spring starts today, 1st March. At 7.5C with a cold wind it didn’t feel like Spring but to mark the occasion I went to Ballyholme for a walk on the beach and of course brought a camera. I shot some video clips but as always, remembering this site I got some still images as …
Old Brown Seat
This old brown metal seat with Autumn leaves on it caught my eye. It looks like it’s not used much.
On the Lagan
Spotted a couple of weeks ago on the River Lagan. I’ve walked past these bikes fitted with floats before but never saw one in action. They’re berthed on the river at the Waterfront Hall and a quick search on Google reveals they’re called Hydrobikes. They can be hired for exploring the river and come in …
Oh Buoy
While trawling through old hard drives I found this photograph of the Belfast Buoys on their original site in Cathedral Gardens, or as I believed at the time – the grounds of the Ulster University. Regeneration of the area around the University saw the buoys moved to the Abercorn Basin in Titanic Quarter, via DunLaoghaire …
Rain in Belfast
There’s Only Seven Types of Rain in Belfast – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday …. says the neon sign at The Duke of York Bar in Commercial Court. It’s not as bad as that but and on a chilly wet November evening it can feel like it is.
Time between buses
I was able to stand on a traffic island in High Street and wait for these buses to pass.
The difficulty is capturing surprise on film
The title is a quote from F. Murray Abraham. This image is from a Women Demand Better protest rally in Belfast on 29 October. Everyone seemed in good spirits although it was one of those miserable rain all day days with rain interspersed with periods of light drizzle. The days you don’t realise how wet …
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