Lisburn Road

The Lisburn Road (Irish: Bóthar Lios na gCearrbhach [ [http://archive.nics.gov.uk/hss/061006ai-hss.htm] [http://archive.nics.gov.uk/hss/061006a-hss.htm] ] ) is a main arterial road linking Belfast to Lisburn, in Northern Ireland. The road was laid in 1817-19, it attracted shops and the Malone Road was left residential. Weatherall 2002. "South Belfast Terrace and Villa." Cottage Publications. ISBN 1 900935287] In the past it was a predominantly working class area. Over the past 15 years it has developed into a cosmopolitan area.

This is mainly due to the proximity of Queen's University, and a high number of expensive shops and restaurants. The Belfast City Hospital is also located on the road. The relative absence of sectarianism and the influx of many overseas nationals such as Chinese, Indians and Africans have all contributed to the multinational nature of the area. The Lisburn Road is now an extension of the "Golden Mile" with many shops, boutiques, wine bars, restaurants and coffee houses. The road runs at an angle to the Malone Road, the two being joined by many side roads.

At the most northerly end of the Lisburn Road lies Shaftesbury Square, a busy traffic junction mounted by a large TV screen billboard which prompted "The Rough Guide To Ireland" to dub it 'a poor man's Time Square'.Fact|date=August 2007 The actual Lisburn Road runs from the nearby Bradbury Place to Balmoral Avenue, beyond which it becomes Upper Lisburn Road. The Upper Lisburn Road extends south to reach Finaghy, at which point it becomes Kingsway and then in Dunmurry it becomes Queensway, before finally becoming the Belfast road in Lisburn.

Queen's University Medical Biology building (MBC) is at 97 Lisburn Road.

Drumglass Park is partway along the Lisburn Road with an entrance from the Lisburn Road and also Cranmore Park.

Churches

Windsor Presbyterian Church (http://www.windsorpresbyterianireland.org)

Saint Nicholas' Church of Ireland. (http://www.saintnicholasbelfast.org)

St Thomas' (http://www.stthomas.connor.anglican.org)

Lisburn Road Methodist Church designed in 1906.Lamour, P. 1987. "Belfast An Illustrated Architectural Guide." Friar's Bush Press, ISBN0 946872 10 4.]

Ulsterville Congregation Presbyterian .(http://www.ulsterville.org).

Landmarks

Many Belfast landmarks are situated along the Lisburn Road, these include:

*Belfast City Hospital
* The Samaritan Hospital, Belfast
*Methodist College Belfast (which also fronts the Malone Road
*Belfast Chinese Christian Church
*Windsor Park football ground
* The Church of Saint Nicholas, dedicated on 9th February 1901. [http://www.stnicholascentre.org/] ('church_gallery_popup.jsp?church_sakey=85', ",
*King's Hall (Exhibition and Concert Venue)
*Drumglass Park

References

External links

Web

http://www.lisburnroadbelfast.com

Telephone

City Council: 90320202 ext 3489