Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
New Lodge
Also known as: Lóiste Nua
In or near Belfast.
New Lodge in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- York Street · 0.7 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
New Lodge is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
Official information
McGurk's Bar is a site dedicated to the memory of the victims of the McGurk’s Bar Massacre that occurred on December 4, 1971. The campaign seeks truth and justice for the innocent lives lost, highlighting the ongoing struggle against government collusion and media disinformation surrounding the event.
From the Wikipedia article
The New Lodge is an urban, working class Catholic community in Belfast, Northern Ireland, immediately to the north of the city centre. The landscape is dominated by several large tower blocks. The area has a number of murals, mostly sited along the New Lodge Road. The locality is demarcated by Duncairn Gardens, Antrim Road, Clifton Street, and dependent on opinion, York Street or North Queen Street. North Queen Street and Duncairn Gardens have often seen rioting between republicans and loyalists. The New Lodge is also an electoral ward of Belfast City Council.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The area now known as the New Lodge was once open farmland within the original 17th-century city walls of the town of Belfast. The name of the area probably derives from the farm lodge at Solitude, now the location of the home ground of Cliftonville F.C. The Old Lodge Road, now largely demolished, ran from Peter's Hill to the bottom of the Oldpark Road, while the New Lodge Road would have continued along the line of the modern Cliftonville Road. With Belfast's explosive expansion as an industrial city in the 19th century, the New Lodge developed as a built up, inner-city area; its residents came from both the Protestant and Catholic communities. The area between Lepper Street and the Antrim…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.6111, -5.9322
- District
- Belfast
- Postcode
- BT15 2BW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Belfast North
- Nearest railway station
- York Street — 0.7 km
- Official site
- mcgurksbar.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q4893397 (CC0)
- wikipedia: New Lodge, Belfast (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is New Lodge?
- New Lodge is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT15 2BW).
- What is New Lodge?
- New Lodge in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to New Lodge?
- The nearest railway station is York Street, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode BT15 2BW.
- Is New Lodge free to visit?
- Yes, New Lodge is free to enter.
- How do I get to New Lodge?
- The nearest railway station is York Street, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BT15 2BW.