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Michael Kenwood

North Belfast: New website celebrating history of buildings

The history of listed buildings across North Belfast will become available on a new website this week.

North Belfast is home to the highest concentration of historically significant and diverse buildings in the city.

On Thursday July 2 Great Place North Belfast is launching a campaign to share the stories and history behind the buildings in the area.

The three year project is working with fifteen heritage organisations and includes historic buildings and sites stretching for one mile along Donegall Street, Clifton Street, the Crumlin Road and part of the Antrim Road.

Great Place is a national lottery scheme which allows communities to explore how their heritage can be used to shape their future and help tackle wider issues such as poverty, employment, health and education.

The North Belfast scheme received £237,000 as one of the first four projects in Northern Ireland funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, with additional funding from Belfast Charitable Society, the oldest charity in Northern Ireland based at Clifton House.

Established in 1752 to tackle poverty and disadvantage, the society continues this work today, and remains an important influence in Belfast as a guiding role in shaping the city.

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