Areas of the Ormeau Road Ormeau Road

1 areas of ormeau road

1.1 start of road
1.2 above bridge
1.3 south of roundabout

areas of ormeau road
start of road

gasworks cromac street, october 2010

the area @ start of ormeau road not known single name contains number of features. close market area belfast gasworks, built between 1887 , 1893 such leading belfast industrialists robert watt, james stelfox , john lanyon. remained open original purpose until 1988. area has been substantially redeveloped under laganside corporation , includes number of office buildings companies such halifax gasworks home radisson blu hotel belfast.

loyalist donegall pass, 1981

donegall pass faces gasworks , @ 1 stage represented violent interface market area , lower ormeau. on 25 yrs of work local residents donegall pass, market , lower ormeau (gasworks community network) has reduced violence , continually monitored unwritten agreement imposing no flag/emblem zone between railway bridge , ormeau ave. donegall pass has great history , can see change in business community front of donegall pass has plethora of chinese shops , restaurants, indian wholesalers, local cafe , sandwich bars. pharmacy 2 churches, antique dealers , newly opened auction house. removal of bomb blast wall , sanger @ old ruc station has made donegall pass more amenable potential investors , opening of footpath delivers more amenable feeling of access. leads on donegall road. 1970s donegall pass has been location immigrants chinese community , have opportunity express 5 generations of chinese living in community. other immigrants living in community includes polish, hungarian , somalian / nigerian families. have settled , community relations in community stronger. combating growth has been 1 of areas of concern of act initiative, south belfast alternatives, donegall pass youth club (founded 1975), other smaller community projects , donegall pass community forum, founded in 1996. residential area of part of ormeau road.

other features include headquarters of utv plc, havelock house, has been situated beside donegall pass since station first went on air in october 1959. headquarters of belfast citybeat situated close havelock house, on havelock bridge (which crosses main belfast dublin railway line runs under ormeau road).

sinn féin south belfast office, lower ormeau road

the ormeau road between donegall pass , ormeau bridge includes belfast south constituency offices of both sinn féin , social democratic , labour party (sdlp) hold south belfast seat @ westminster.

the rose , crown pub on lower ormeau road, 6 civilians killed uvf bomb in may 1974

this part of ormeau road suffered number of attacks during troubles when both protestant , catholic residents killed.

in mid 1990s ormeau road became associated political controversy result of parades bands ballynafeigh orange lodge. general opposition of community parades, claims made members of lodge had demonstrated triumphalism on murder of 5 men in sean graham s bookmakers uda.

in 1996, dispute spilled on conflict between lower ormeau residents action group , royal ulster constabulary after widespread rioting led police seal off area 2 days. parades commission supported marchers in dispute although since 1999 parades have been banned area, leading orange order briefly using ormeau park meeting place instead of edenderry.

until 1999, north of ireland cricket , football club s home stadium, ormeau cricket ground – 1 of earliest international rugby venues in ireland – in area, although, following series of perceived sectarian arson attacks, club s merger belfast harlequins has seen demolition of stadium, has been redeveloped housing, known lavinia square , mews.

the holyland, area inhabited university students faces area on western side of road.

above bridge

ormeau bridge, may 2010

a number of local buildings , services, such community development association, post office , orange hall, use name ballynafeigh after electoral ward, although wider (and older) townland of ballynafeigh includes of lower ormeau , holyland. ormeau bridge significant part of architecture , history of wider area. work began on bridge in 1815 , completed 1818 or 1822. bridge demolished unusable , not rebuilt until 1863. lagan forms boundary between county antrim, encompassing inner-city districts, , county down, lying south-east.

entrance gates ormeau park, 2009

ormeau park city s oldest municipal park, dating 1871 , stretches ormeau road ravenhill road. home of ormeau golf club. outside park cycle path has been added road. park considered alternative venue new multi-purpose sports stadium, although first minister ian paisley vetoed plans. ormeau park extended beyond present southern border taking in, now, park road, north parade , south parade. original stone wall still exists , runs along rear entry of houses on south side of houses of south parade. wall can seen entry opens out onto ormeau road.

ormeau park has been used sorts of social , communal gatherings start of twentieth century. scene of first meeting of ulster vanguard on 18 march 1972 when william craig called on followers attend following decision leave ulster unionist party. joined estimated 100,000 followers craig made controversial speech in stated must build dossier of men , women menace country because if , when politicians fail us, may our job liquidate enemy .

redeveloped ormeau bakery, october 2010

ormeau bakery home of ormo bread, formerly largest independent bakery in ireland. robert wilson set ormeau bakery in 1875, revolutionising way bread made , distributed. @ 1 time, ormeau bakery owned 2 dairy farms in northern ireland , flour mill in malta. bakery buildings opened robert wilson in 1890 , thrived under 3 generations of wilson family, exterior of building changing little on years. company celebrated 125th anniversary in 2002 bought out mother s pride, leading closing of site. bakery has been redeveloped upmarket, luxury apartments roof gardens , other decorative touches according designs diarmuid gavin.

cooke centenary church, presbyterian place of worship faces bakery, unique on road having no number in postal address being ormeau park, belfast.

ballynafeigh orange lodge, 2009

ballynafeigh orange lodge situated on ormeau road , main centre orangeism in area. lodge formed in 1887 according plaque above door. apprentice boys of derry flute band affiliated lodge.

south of roundabout

encompassing areas of rosetta , galwally, part of ormeau largely middle class area. served local schools including holy rosary primary school, st. michael s primary school, rosetta primary school, wellington college, aquinas grammar school , st joseph s college (the latter having been formed in september 1992 amalgamation of st monica s girls school , st augustine s boys school).

the area home rosario youth club, senior soccer team rosario yc f.c. play in division 1a of northern amateur football league. club s teams, compete in number of age groups, based @ ulidia playing fields, opposite ballynafeigh orange hall.

bredagh gac, local gaelic athletic association club, play in nearby cherryvale playing fields on ravenhill road.

the gate lodge, historic building within grounds of shepherd church @ ormeau/ravenhill road roundabout, restored in 2009, home belfast buildings preservation trust.