Midland Building

Constructed as the Midland Station Hotel for the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway,in its heyday it was one of Belfast's premier hotels. Among its famous guests were Laurel & Hardy, Roy Orbison, and Arthur Miller. 

This façade is the 1942 re-build after the hotel was completely destroyed by a German bombing raid in 1941. The Hotel closed in 1975, it now stands empty.

South Belfast

 Kapilya, University Avenue

The Tropical Ravine in Botanic Gardens. Closed for restoration.

 The Tropical Ravine contains some of the oldest seed plants around today, as well as banana, cinnamon, bromeliad and orchid plants. It was built in 1889 by the park's head gardener, Charles McKimm, and his staff. 

Docks, Belfast.

The Rotterdam

Old dockers pub surrounded by new-build offices and High-Rise Apartments. It has been standing since before 1827, in Pilot Street in an area of Belfast known as Sailortown.  

There is evidence in the form of manacles attached to an upstairs wall that the building was once used as a ‘holding station’ for convicts before transport to Australia.  
The place was also reportedly used as a ‘bordello’ during the early 1900’s.It survived a fire... which almost gutted the place. and two bomb attacks, one from 
Hitler and one in the early years of the troubles.  

Stephen Street, Belfast.

Oil Rig in Belfast Harbour