Pete and Sharon are now great grandparents themselves so it was lovely retrace their family history with them #belfast

We also visited St Peter's Cathedral were some of Pete's ancestors were baptised and had a leisurely walk around Dunville Park which would have been the playground for his 14 year old grandfather and other relatives who lived nearby. Some were weavers and likely worked in Conway Mill

We visited all of the recorded addresses where their ancestors lived

13 Conway Street
8 McQuillan Street
247 & 311 Grosvenor Road
41 Cupar Street
51 Lisburn Road

We started at @crownliquorsaloon and finished at @commonmarketbelfast just in time for the rugby. These are just some of the places we visited enroute.

These pubs are historically and often architecturally significant. They are survivors of a bygone age and some of these pubs have been serving liquor since Belfast was a village. They have been witness to all of the city's significant events and the many highs and lows.

The photos of the Cathedral in lights were taken during a light show as part of Belfast's culture night 2018. #Belfast

The portion of the spire that is visible is equal in height to the Cathedral’s Celtic Cross (which is the largest in Ireland)

Also referred to by locals as the Javelin (or the needle). It was designed by local architects Colin Conn and Robert Jamison of @Box Architects at a total cost of £700k.

It is 40 meters in length, and it is built into the roof and is illuminated at night, creating a beacon across Belfast (250 ft. above street level). The base protrudes through a glass platform in the Cathedral's roof and visitors can look up to the heavens from the nave inside the Cathedral.

Eventually the private Quays were essentially 'nationalised' at a local level, being taken over by Belfast's Ballast Board (🔁Belfast Harbour Commissioners) who decided the development of the port couldn't be left to private interests alone. Nearby Tomb Street is named after the Tomb family #belfast

It is situated at Donegall Quay which was the first quay in Belfast, built by the Tomb family who were wealthy Belfast industrialists. It was one of the busiest private quays on the River Lagan for the loading and unloading of cargo from Ships, Lighters and Gabbards.