tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post1567120796635223649..comments2024-03-28T07:36:37.715+00:00Comments on Lord Belmont in Northern Ireland: Gelston's CornerTimothy Belmonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-25588716953509219372023-01-10T13:08:40.747+00:002023-01-10T13:08:40.747+00:00Note that the War Memorial is dated 1914 - 1919. ...Note that the War Memorial is dated 1914 - 1919. 11 November 1918 was the Armistice, but the war didn't end until the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. A lot of war memorials have 1919 as the end of the war.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16281482207401342480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-50894178842715931692020-11-12T19:51:04.037+00:002020-11-12T19:51:04.037+00:00Hi, Tim
Have you noticed that the dates for the G...Hi, Tim<br /><br />Have you noticed that the dates for the Great War are given as 1914 - 1919 on the memorial. This is so on a number of memorials, the one in Central Station being another (from memory). This is because the Armistice was signed in 1918 but the war officially ended in 1919.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />RobinRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16281482207401342480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-80272391931547511802019-01-28T13:30:06.759+00:002019-01-28T13:30:06.759+00:00Nigel. Are you looking for the date of the Hall be...<br />Nigel. Are you looking for the date of the Hall being opened at the extensive refurbishment it went through in the 2000's?<br /><br />Kind regards<br /><br />ElaineAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15319553209139976067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-5139944944966542442019-01-28T01:17:15.199+00:002019-01-28T01:17:15.199+00:00Nigel. Are you looking for the date of the Hall be...Nigel. Are you looking for the date of the Hall being opened at the extensive refurbishment it went through in the 2000's?<br /><br />Kind regards<br /><br />Elaine Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15319553209139976067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-90609013014773052972018-07-15T21:00:06.585+01:002018-07-15T21:00:06.585+01:00Hi Timothy - the Strandtown & District Unionis...Hi Timothy - the Strandtown & District Unionist Club took over the whole block (with the exception of Balmenr's) in 1919 and the building was altered to become a war memorial hall and was in operation from, at the latest, August 1920. I have not been able to identify the precise date of the opening of the new hall and the dedication of the external War Memorial. Any information would be appreciated as the building/memorial will feature in my East Belfast War Memorials tour on 11th August 2018 as part of the East Side Arts Festival (http://www.eastsidearts.net/event/memorials-great-war-bus-tour). <br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Nigel Henderson<br />Researcher, History Hub UlsterAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116152664109306806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-2698814973772124652016-10-14T07:41:01.051+01:002016-10-14T07:41:01.051+01:00Many thanks. I'll download it on BBC iPlayer f...Many thanks. I'll download it on BBC iPlayer for the flight. Tim.Timothy Belmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-80414580186625687932016-10-13T18:09:21.758+01:002016-10-13T18:09:21.758+01:00This piece mentions Braithwaite and McCann. The f...This piece mentions Braithwaite and McCann. The final episode, last night, of the BBC Four art programme, Britain's Lost Masterpieces, concentrated on two paintings donated to the Ulster Museum by William T Braithwaite. He actually gave a lot more than that and encouraged the Belfast Philosophical Society to hand over its entire collection. The programme, as always, was very interesting and did some detective work on Braithwaite. It also interviewed members of the Philosophical Society which is still going. Worth watching on iplayer for those who missed it. oldmanofthewesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03857947669319420180noreply@blogger.com