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30/10/2003
19th Century landmarks to get £120,000 restoration
The DRD Roads Service has announced plans for the restoration of 19th Century pillars and arches in north Belfast at the cost of £120,000.
Work on the pillars and arches at each end of Fortwilliam Park will begin on Monday 3 November and will last for around six months.
A Roads Service spokesperson said: "To those who travel along the Shore Road or the Antrim Road the old arches and pillars at either end of Fortwilliam Park in North Belfast will be very familiar landmarks which are part of the local heritage.
"They have been in place since the early to mid 19th Century and have suffered weathering and damage over the years. But now they are getting a well-deserved facelift.
"The triumphal arches and pillars on the Shore Road and one of the four larger pillars at the Antrim Road end of Fortwilliam Park will be repaired in situ. However, the remaining three large pillars on the Antrim Road need more extensive work and will be taken off site."
The arches and pillars are what is left of the grand entrances built by George Langry who owned the estate in the early 1800s.
Roads Service will endeavour to restore them to their former glory.
(MB)
Work on the pillars and arches at each end of Fortwilliam Park will begin on Monday 3 November and will last for around six months.
A Roads Service spokesperson said: "To those who travel along the Shore Road or the Antrim Road the old arches and pillars at either end of Fortwilliam Park in North Belfast will be very familiar landmarks which are part of the local heritage.
"They have been in place since the early to mid 19th Century and have suffered weathering and damage over the years. But now they are getting a well-deserved facelift.
"The triumphal arches and pillars on the Shore Road and one of the four larger pillars at the Antrim Road end of Fortwilliam Park will be repaired in situ. However, the remaining three large pillars on the Antrim Road need more extensive work and will be taken off site."
The arches and pillars are what is left of the grand entrances built by George Langry who owned the estate in the early 1800s.
Roads Service will endeavour to restore them to their former glory.
(MB)
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