Memorials & monuments · Northern Ireland
War Memorial Building
War Memorial Building in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
About
War Memorial Building 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.
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Heritage listing
The War Memorial Building is a grade B2 listed building in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The building, modernist in design, was constructed in 1959–1962 on the site of a hotel destroyed during the 1941 Belfast Blitz. The building was formally opened by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and housed organisations and charities related to the British armed forces. The site currently lies empty and has been placed on the Heritage at Risk Register.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The War Memorial Building is a grade B2 listed building in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The building, modernist in design, was constructed in 1959–1962 on the site of a hotel destroyed during the 1941 Belfast Blitz. The building was formally opened by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and housed organisations and charities related to the British armed forces. The site currently lies empty and has been placed on the Heritage at Risk Register. The current owners have applied for permission to convert the building into a 120-bedroom hotel.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.6008, -5.9272
- Address
- 5 Waring Street, Belfast, BT1 2EW
- Opening
- Tu-Fr 10:00-16:00
- Official site
- www.armymuseums.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q115277016 (CC0)
- wikipedia: War Memorial Building, Belfast (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is War Memorial Building?
- War Memorial Building is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.6008°, -5.9272°.
- What are the opening hours for War Memorial Building?
- OpenStreetMap records opening hours as: Tu-Fr 10:00-16:00. Check the official site to confirm seasonal changes.
- Is War Memorial Building a listed building?
- War Memorial Building carries the heritage designation "Grade II* listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.