tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post582415537781352722..comments2024-03-28T07:36:37.715+00:00Comments on Lord Belmont in Northern Ireland: Botanical TrailTimothy Belmonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-6318865092344211862009-04-30T14:01:00.000+01:002009-04-30T14:01:00.000+01:00Yes indeed, McKinstry's name is familiar to me (we...Yes indeed, McKinstry's name is familiar to me (we often knew folk by their surnames in those days!).<br /><br />Didn't Robert McKinstry work on the renovations at the opera house during the eigthies too?<br /><br />TimTimothy Belmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-23685804406376095532009-04-30T11:58:00.000+01:002009-04-30T11:58:00.000+01:00You might know this already but the modernist conc...You might know this already but the modernist concrete facade on the front of the Ulster Museum was designed by the well-known N. Irish architect Robert McKinstry - his son Leo was at Brackenber House School, probably a couple of years below you. Leo is now well known as a journalist and commentator in the UK press (Daily Mail etc), invariably lamenting the decline of something or other. However, he had an article in The Spectator last year saying that Belfast was one of the most appealing cities in Europe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com