Harland and Wolff Cranes in Belfast

Hey there Dear Listener - this site has gotten far too morose recently - as evidenced by the photos below - an obvious result of listening to too much Boards of Canada.

To compensate I present the photograph above - the famous Harland and Wolff Cranes here in Belfast.  No website in Northern Ireland would be complete without a photo of them, and since LTA has also been to the Giant's Causeway I feel that my life tourist life in Belfast is almost complete and soon we can get to the real story.

Comments

[Phil]

It seems from the photos here and below that Belfast is very concerned about people stealing their rubble.

[Jett Loe]

You know, actually Belfast is 'on the move' - as Wayne will testify there are 'building-works' everywhere here. Many of the buildings featured in my short from last year for instance, have been bulldozed and replaced.

All that being said, yep there is a lot of rubble here.

[Phil]

I have seen the vast growth of KFC's across Belfast thanks to your excellent film.

[Jefferson Davis]

That is quite a coincidence, because April 15th was the 94th anniversary of the Titanic sinking.

[Jett Loe]

That's just what I'm talking about Phil - two of the KFC's seen in the film are now gone - in the short time that I've been here a bunch of new places have sprung up - there's a wide range of decent places to eat in Belfast, (listen to me - I sound like the N.I. Tourist Board!)

[Alan in Belfast]

And it's little wonder that the KFCs are disappearing - the number of health and safety allegations surrounding some of them would put you off eating in many of the Belfast franchises.

But it’s as if a sculpture is erected for each buildings that is pulled down. How did I become the LTA public sculpture aficionado (ahem, bore)?

I stumbled across (well, walked past) a few more, this time in Stormont Estate. Pictures at http://alaninbelfast.blogspot.com/2006/04/stormont-estate.html and http://alaninbelfast.blogspot.com/2006/04/stormont-estate-thrift-is-gleaner.html.