THE BARLEY MOW PUB IS NOW A DERELICT BUILDING ON FRANCIS STREET WHICH WAS A GOOD LOCATION FOR STREET ART
This building is at the corner of Francis Street and Mark’s Alley West. It was a pub known as the Barley Mow. Unfortunately its condition is getting worse at an increasing rate.
A barley mow is a stack (mow) of barley, especially barley that was cultivated and then harvested. Barley is a grain that is commonly malted for brewing beer.
The Barley Mow is a cumulative song celebrated in the traditions of the folk music of Ireland, England, and Scotland. William Chappell transcribed the lyrics in his two-volume work The Ballad Literature and Popular Music of the Olden Time (1855).
“The Barley Mow” has become a drinking song sung while comrades empty their glasses. In one “Barley Mow” drinking game, any participant who fails to sing the song’s (progressively expanding) refrain in a single breath must drink. In another, participants drink just after singing the second line in each verse (“Good luck to the barley mow”); if one’s glass is not empty by the final verse, one must finish the drink after singing the line.
FORMER BANK OF IRELAND ART DECO BUILDING – PHOTOGRAPHED MAY 2015 ROYAL AVENUE IN BELFAST
Unfortunately there are many landmark buildings in Belfast that could be described as derelict and many have been in such a state for many years. This particular building has been derelict since the Bank Closed in 2005
Early this year [2020] a plan to redevelop the building as a hotel was announced but currently there is no further information available.
An attractive Art Deco building finished in Portland Limestone, located on an important corner site in Belfast city centre. Now derelict and Grade B+ Listed.
The building has three bays along North Street and four bays on Royal Avenue, meeting at a chamfered corner. The corner is capped by a typical Art Deco style tower and clock and features decorative metal panels between the windows.
The Bank of Ireland building was completed in 1930 by Joseph Downes, and James Scott built the Sinclair House as a department store in 1935. The two facing buildings compliment one other.
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