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Belfast was founded in 1834, and named after Belfast, in Northern Ireland. [2] The post office was first established under the name Bell [2] in 1845, the name was changed to Belfast in 1910, and the post office closed in 1944. [3]
Albert Bridge is a bridge in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Its three flat arches span the River Lagan. It was completed in 1890 by Belfast city surveyor J C Bretland [1] and is named after Prince Albert Victor. It is located close to the city centre between East Bridge Street and the Albertbridge Road.
English: The Longbridge stone, Belfast. This stone is at the apex of Castlereagh Street and the Albertbridge Road. The plaque reads "The Longbridge stone Built 1831". An alternative version is that it is the last relic of the Longbridge (1682 - 1841) which spanned the Lagan joining Ballymacarret to Belfast.
The Woodstock Road forms the beginning of the continuous road that includes Cregagh and which runs from close to the River Lagan to the outskirts of Belfast. The road begins at the end of Woodstock Link, which itself starts at a junction which turns off from the Albertbridge Road facing Mountpottinger Road.
25 September: INLA members shot and seriously injured a Protestant civilian (Karen McKeown, 20) outside a church hall on Albertbridge Road in east Belfast. She died of her wounds on 17 October. The RUC believed the attack, and another murder on the same date, were retaliation for Loyalist attacks in the Markets and Short Strand areas two days ...
By July 1842, one of the arches had been keyed in, with the horizontal deck design having been chosen. The bridge opened in January 1843, within budget but slightly late. In 1849, it was named the Queen's Bridge in honour of Queen Victoria's visit to Belfast, during which she officially opened the structure. [2]
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The violence spread to Albertbridge Road in east Belfast. 1,000 police officers and 1,000 British Army soldiers were deployed. [9] On the third night of rioting, violence spread to County Antrim where police were attacked and cars set ablaze in Lisburn, Ballymena, Carrickfergus and other towns. The situation in Belfast was reduced. [10]