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Gallaher Steps A Stairway to Heaven Revealed | Belfast Cemetery Tour

📍 Hidden History in Belfast: The Gallaher StepsMost people walk past this without realising what they’re looking at…Tucked inside Belfast City Cemetery are the Gallaher Steps—a stunning 19th-century structure built between 1867–1869. These aren’t just steps—they’re lined with vaults of some of Belfast’s most powerful industrial figures, including tobacco magnate Thomas Gallaher

Ulster Defence Regiment Private Fred Starrett & Private James Cummings Remembered

Murder of Fred Starrett and James Cummings (UDR) – Belfast, 1972This video remembers Private Fred Starrett and Private James Cummingstwo soldiers of the Ulster Defence Regiment who were murdered in a Provisional IRA bomb attack in Belfast city centre in 1972.Both men were just 22 years old. Fred Starrett was from Grand Parade in East Belfast and had only been in the UDR for four months. James Cu

The Circle of Trust the CS Lewis Family Circle in City Cemetery Belfast

### 🧑‍⚖️ Parents Father: Albert James Lewis A successful solicitor in Belfast, known for his strong personality and love of storytelling. He encouraged Lewis’s imagination but had a complicated relationship with his sons after their mother’s death. *Mother: Florence Augusta Lewis (known as *Flora) Highly educated and one of the first women in Ireland to earn a degree in mathematics

Dr Eamon Phoenix An Educated Man taken before his time

Dr Éamon Phoenix (1953–2022) was one of Northern Ireland’s most respected historians, broadcasters, and public educators. Born in Belfast, he dedicated his life to researching and explaining Irish history, with a particular focus on nationalism, partition, and the complex story of Northern Ireland.A graduate and later scholar of Queen’s University Belfast, Dr Phoenix went on to become a pri

Captain Nemo has nothing on the Reverend Cochrane of Sinclair Seamens

Rev. Samuel Cochrane was a minister of the Mariners’ Church in Belfast, best remembered for his role in transforming the church into a unique tribute to the city’s maritime heritage.Serving during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Cochrane recognised the deep connection between the church and the seafaring community it served. Under his leadership, the Mariners’ Church evolved from a s