Lagan Rivers Trust

Dromara, County Down c1959.

Courtesy of proni.

Absolutely beautiful Aerial photograph of the floral hall Belfast and it’s gorgeous pond in front of the main building, dated sometime in 1948…

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A good view of the old O’Connelll weir now removed.
The walls of the old boat lock still remain.

Aerial view of Belfast, 1953

An aerial view of Belfast in 1953 to appreciate how much this place has changed!

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Here’s an exceptional image showing Boulevards, Belfast, showing River Lagan,Ormeau Bridge and Kings Bridge. It’s an Aerial Photograph dated on the 13th of March 1938, what can you see? absolutely incredible ain’t it folks….

Courtesy of the National Museums of Northern Ireland.

Photograph taken near Shaw's Bridge, Belfast c1910.


Copyright of National Museum of Northern Ireland.

SHAW'S BRIDGE AND RIVER LAGAN

A lovely photograph of the bridge with girls in the foreground enjoying a lovely sunny day. One of Belfast’s most beautiful landmarks enjoyed by many even to this day.

Courtesy of the National Museums of Northern Ireland.

Collapse of the Central Arches of the original five span masonry bridge over the Lagan, Belfast. The bridge was replaced by the new Albert Bridge, which opened in 1890. (Photo 1886).
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Harvesting. Dromara, Co Down c1935.

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GSNI are delighted to be hosting a ‘Launch of the updated Engineering Geology map of Belfast’.

We are delivering an update to the original 1970s map to meet the needs of numerous geotechnical, civil and environmental engineering stakeholders. The map gives an overview of the distribution of superficial deposits, the underlying bedrock formations, and depth to the base of estuarine deposits across the Belfast City area. The reverse of the map provides maps of depth to the bedrock and till surfaces, as well as generalised descriptions of the geological formations encountered as well as a series of illustrations describing a conceptual model of the development of superficial deposits in Belfast.

The map will be freely available to download from GSNI’s website after the launch.

🗓️ Wednesday 7th August, 2024
📍 PRONI, Titanic Quarter, Belfast
🕑 10:30-12:00

Register for the launch event here:
➡ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/950808372437

This black and white picture shows the old Linen Hall and its courtyard garden, now the site of Belfast City Hall. Behind the Linen Hall is the upper storey and roof of Richardson Sons and Owden linen warehouse, considered to be one of the best buildings in Belfast. It was built in 1869 but damaged during the Blitz in 1941. The building was then restored in 1985 by Marks and Spencer Ltd. At the time this picture was taken, the previous occupants, Robinson and Cleaver department store, had not yet been built. As this was constructed in 1888, its absence from the picture indicates that the postcard was produced sometime prior to this date.

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The Albert Memorial Clock Belfast, finished in 1869, has a slight lean (even after major restoration) because it is built on reclaimed land. Ships once moored here.

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Breaking Ice. An improvised ice breaker on the frozen River Lagan at Stranmillis, Belfast. Dated 11th of March 1947.


Photograph copyright of Bonar Holmes & Yesterdays' Photos.

Castle Place Belfast in the 1600's
The castle burnt down in the early 1700's
The Farset river is clearly in view.

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"A ray of hope, a new day! Let's make it a good one" 👍🏽

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On your marks... There's now less than 48 hours until the !

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We're painting a big picture of river health across the UK and Ireland. You can help your local by heading outside to gather data this bank holiday 👇

1️⃣ Get the free app today
2️⃣ From Friday, visit your nearby river
3️⃣ Fill out the quick in-app survey, and tell us what you see

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Yesterday we handed in a petition to Infrastructure Minister, John O’Dowd, demanding that he reverses the spending cuts on our sewage system.

3,513 individuals with several organisations and groups from across Ireland called on Minister Mr O’Dowd to put money back into the vital modernisation of our inadequate sewage treatment network.

James Orr, Friends of the Earth’s Northern Ireland Director said,

“We’re disgusted that Mr O’Dowd is allowing more raw sewage to be dumped into our waters. His decision is not only recklessly endangering people’s health and damaging the environment, but it’s possibly illegal too.

Northern Ireland’s sewage system is already overloaded and failing. It urgently needs investment, not funding cuts. Last year we saw what happens when water is overloaded with nutrient rich pollution such as sewage. The blue-green algae blooms that blanketed Lough Neagh and closed down beaches should have been a wake-up call, Instead, the Minister has hit the snooze button.

It’s not too late though. Instead of wasting money on new roads schemes, the Minister must reverse his decision and put vital funds back into the long-overdue upgrades. Stop this dangerous spending cut before it causes untold damage to our environment, our people, and our economy.”

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
Environmental Justice Network Ireland
Environmental Pillar
Friends of the Earth Ireland
Lagan Rivers Trust
Surfers Against Sewage: Northern Ireland
Sustainable Northern Ireland
Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)
The Environmental Gathering
Ulster Angling Federation
Stop Hightown Waste Incinerator
Extinction Rebellion Northern Ireland

It's 🌲 The Aberarder Estate dates back to 1549 and covers nearly 5,000ha of Upper Strathnairn in the Highlands of Scotland. Over the years, 4km of the River Nairn had been very heavily modified to protect properties and agricultural ground. Following a process-based and assisted recovery approach, the implemented restoration works have reinstated natural physical and ecological processes. Channel realignment, improved floodplain connectivity, wetland reinstatement and large wood implementation have kick-started recovery towards the reference state of a wandering upland gravel-bed river. Extensive riparian tree planting will provide direct habitat benefit and also ensure the natural supply of large wood to the channel in the future. Within two weeks, sea trout were utilising typical spawning locations, with Atlantic salmon following a few weeks later. The image shows the project in it's initial stages and then a few months after work was finished. We were runners up for the UK River Prize in 2019 for this design 😊