Belfast Cathedral Quarter, historic part of the city, now home of cultural life and weekend madness
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We start by walking down
We start by walking down High Street in Belfast with the Albert Clock directly in front of us. Believe it or not this street used to be a river running into the lagan, before it was covered over to form the street we see today.
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As we cross the road, you can see the very posh Merchant Hotel on the corner of skipper street, which also houses a jazz bar. As we turn into Skipper Street, we enter the area known as the Cathedral Quarter – named after St Annes cathedral which sits at the bottom of this road. It’s relatively quiet in this film as it’s still early, but these streets fill up fast from this point in the evening on. On our immediate left we have the side of the National Bar, typical of some of the newer businesses that have sprung up her in recent years. And we pass the plush side entrance to the Merchant Hotel, although the back, on Warring street is the most impressive of all.
This part of the city has some of Belfast’s oldest buildings. On the left we have a great pub called the Spaniard. It’s a small, intimate, and traditional little pub, but it now has a large room upstairs too.
Directly in front of us on the right-hand side of this crossroads, we see the Potthouse, a larger establishment with a young crowd. After arriving at the crossroads with Warring Street, if we look round we can see the beautiful facades of these old Belfast buildings. These are both owned by the Merchant hotel, the building on the right being the hotels bar – The Cloth Cap.
As we continue along the cobbled streets of what is now Hill Street we head past the Thirsty Goat and Dirty Onion bars on the right hand side.
We pass a white building on the left called the Black Box, a bar and music venue that was established before the MAC (Metropolitan Arts Centre) existed. I think it was designated an arts centre in the run up to the development of the MAC. But now that the Mac is open (and has been for a long time) this place appears still to be going strong.
On the right we have the Harp Bar. But don’t be fooled, this has nothing to do with the imfamous Harp Bar of the 70’s that was a mecca for punks in Belfast. It was in this area, but not on this location.
If we peek down the street immediately on the left we see the popular Duke of York pub, which we visit in an earlier film.
Brilliant Belfast pub at risk of beco...
Many of Belfast’s Cultural organisations have moved into this area, which has, as with Templebar in Dublin, helped transform the place into a vibrant cultural area. The area also hosts it’s own festival each spring – The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival (CQAF), which again pulls thousands of people into the area for nights out.
https://visitbelfast.com/cathedral-qu...
We head down into St Anne’s Square where the MAC is situated, and its set in a kind of Italian piazza with restaurants all around. Still too early for them to be busy.
https://themaclive.com
This is also a residential area with apartments on the upper floors of these buildings.
On the way out of the piazza the building directly in front of us is St Annes Cathedral, the place responsible now for this part of the city being known as the Cathedral Quarter.
A lot of work goes into these videos. You can now buy me a pint as a means of appreciation for my work on Naked Ireland, no obligation, obviously - only if you can afford it... I appreciate it. Cheers.
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/NakedIre...
As we cross the road, you can see the very posh Merchant Hotel on the corner of skipper street, which also houses a jazz bar. As we turn into Skipper Street, we enter the area known as the Cathedral Quarter – named after St Annes cathedral which sits at the bottom of this road. It’s relatively quiet in this film as it’s still early, but these streets fill up fast from this point in the evening on. On our immediate left we have the side of the National Bar, typical of some of the newer businesses that have sprung up her in recent years. And we pass the plush side entrance to the Merchant Hotel, although the back, on Warring street is the most impressive of all.
This part of the city has some of Belfast’s oldest buildings. On the left we have a great pub called the Spaniard. It’s a small, intimate, and traditional little pub, but it now has a large room upstairs too.
Directly in front of us on the right-hand side of this crossroads, we see the Potthouse, a larger establishment with a young crowd. After arriving at the crossroads with Warring Street, if we look round we can see the beautiful facades of these old Belfast buildings. These are both owned by the Merchant hotel, the building on the right being the hotels bar – The Cloth Cap.
As we continue along the cobbled streets of what is now Hill Street we head past the Thirsty Goat and Dirty Onion bars on the right hand side.
We pass a white building on the left called the Black Box, a bar and music venue that was established before the MAC (Metropolitan Arts Centre) existed. I think it was designated an arts centre in the run up to the development of the MAC. But now that the Mac is open (and has been for a long time) this place appears still to be going strong.
On the right we have the Harp Bar. But don’t be fooled, this has nothing to do with the imfamous Harp Bar of the 70’s that was a mecca for punks in Belfast. It was in this area, but not on this location.
If we peek down the street immediately on the left we see the popular Duke of York pub, which we visit in an earlier film.
Brilliant Belfast pub at risk of beco...
Many of Belfast’s Cultural organisations have moved into this area, which has, as with Templebar in Dublin, helped transform the place into a vibrant cultural area. The area also hosts it’s own festival each spring – The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival (CQAF), which again pulls thousands of people into the area for nights out.
https://visitbelfast.com/cathedral-qu...
We head down into St Anne’s Square where the MAC is situated, and its set in a kind of Italian piazza with restaurants all around. Still too early for them to be busy.
https://themaclive.com
This is also a residential area with apartments on the upper floors of these buildings.
On the way out of the piazza the building directly in front of us is St Annes Cathedral, the place responsible now for this part of the city being known as the Cathedral Quarter.
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