This is basically a collection of random images that did not address specific topics such as the new pedestrian bridge across the Lagan, the Sweet Waters Arch sculpture or other locations or items of specific interest.
Stranmillis (from Irish an Sruthán Milis) is an area in south Belfast, Northern Ireland. As part of the Queen’s Quarter, it is the location for prominent attractions such as the Ulster Museum and Botanic Gardens. The area is located on Stranmillis Road, with Malone Road to the west and the River Lagan to the east. Its name, meaning “the sweet stream” in Irish, refers to the Lagan, whose waters are still fresh at this point, before becoming brackish as the river flows onward toward its mouth in Belfast Lough.
Stranmillis Road begins at the junction of University Road, Malone Road and College Gardens, heading uphill and southwards past Friar’s Bush Graveyard and a small shopping district, before descending towards the River Lagan. The route then swings to the west around the outside of Stranmillis College and uphill again, before rejoining the Malone Road. The north end of Stranmillis Road contains many shops and restaurants, while the south end of the road is mainly housing.
Stranmillis University College is located at the midway point of the road. Established as a teaching college in 1922, it is now a constituent college of Queen’s University.
The Stranmillis Embankment along the Lagan marks the eastern edge of the Stranmillis area. A towpath runs from here along the river, south to the city of Lisburn and north as far as Jordanstown.[ On Lockview Road where Stranmillis meets the river, a number of boating organisations including Queen’s University Belfast Boat Club have access to the water.
I WALKED ALONG LAGANBANK ROAD AND THIS IS WHAT I SPIED WITH MY LITTLE EYE
Laganbank Road, especially under the railway bridge, is well known for regular flooding.
Lagan Railway Bridge is a railway and pedestrian bridge across the River Lagan in Belfast, slightly north of Belfast Central railway station. The next bridge upstream is the Albert Bridge, whilst the next downstream is Queen’s Bridge.
From 1875 to 1965, a more rudimentary structure existed in the same location. Built by the Belfast Central Railway as part of its line which linked the Great Northern Railway and the Belfast and County Down Railway, it was a single track eight-span wooden bridge. Heavier locomotives were banned from crossing it, and by the time it was closed by the Ulster Transport Authority in 1965, it had earned the nickname, ”The Lagan Shaky Bridge”. It was subsequently demolished shortly after closure.
The current structure was opened by Northern Ireland Railways in 1976. It is double track, supported by four piers. Immediately to the north of the bridge is Lagan Junction, where the Bangor line and Larne/Derry lines diverge at a level junction, with the latter veering to the left and crossing the Lagan again over the Dargan Bridge. On the downstream side of the bridge is a pedestrian walkway, linking Laganbank Road, which the railway part of the bridge crosses and Laganview Court.
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