Set up by the philanthropic merchants of the town, the Belfast Charitable Society and its home in Clifton House, has survived rebellions and revolutions, while looking after the welfare of the people of the city. And much more!Īfterwards visit Clifton Street Cemetery and see the final resting place of radicals including Henry Joy and Mary Ann McCracken, Thomas McCabe & William Drennan poets and artists American slaves and wealthy families buried alongside one of the largest famine graveyards in Ireland. Quick Description: Titanic Belfast is a visitor attraction in Belfast that opened in 2012 - one hundred years after the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage. Feel and hear how it was to work in the first cotton mill of the town and how Belfast influenced the rest of the world. See how the children learned in the nursery school, experience the ‘Black Hole’ – the punishment room for those who misbehaved. Our White Badge tour guides will share the history and stories of this fantastic building and its people, while they come to life right before your eyes. With our augmented reality, visitors can now fully immerse themselves in what life was like in the late eighteenth century. The three slipways were re-engineered by Harland & Wolff in 1907 into two. The outline of the sister ships illuminate at night and are the perfect space to reflect. Titanic slipways are where Titanic was built and launched in 1911, over 100 years ago. The positions of the liner’s lifeboats, funnels and benches are positioned exactly as they would have been on board the deck of Titanic. The history of Belfast begins at Clifton House! From the moment you step through our door you will be transported back in time to the Belfast Poor House – opened in 1774 – which provided sanctuary to thousands of people, from the young and old, to local citizens and passing sailors, throughout the years. Walk the very slipways Titanic and Olympic were built and launched and explore a life size plan of Titanic’s upper deck.

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