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| Upper Crescent |
This morning I paid a brief visit to Upper Crescent and Lower Crescent, the main prupose being to see the state of what has been, perhaps, the city of Belfast's grandest terrace.
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| Lower Crescent |
A number of the buildings are in fair condition; though, as one can see, many are in an awful state.
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| 13-15 Upper Crescent |
I have singled out numbers 13-15, at the end of Upper Crescent. This block is in a deplorable state.
Let us merely hope that the owner of this property is proud of themselves.
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| 5 Lower Crescent |
I was quite astonished to see a For Sale sign on Number Five, Lower Crescent, beside The Fly bar, which states that there is planning consent for demolition.
They cannot be serious, can they? Institutional vandalism?
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It would be awful to lose these buildings. They are like Regent's Park's Nash terraces in miniature. Such a rarity in Northern Ireland. Well done Lord B for bringing this neglect to light. VC
not oviThis is number 7.
From the agent's site:
"The subject property benefits from full planning
permission (granted 11 September 2008) to convert the
existing accommodation to a licensed premises, to include
demolition of the rear return and rebuild with the retention
of the existing facade onto Lower Crescent (Application
No. Z/2007/2076/F).
We have been advised by the Northern Ireland
Environment Agency that the subject property is Grade B1
Listed."
For what it's worth, I emailed this article to the Environment Minister's private office, and sent a copy to the UAHS.
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