Clifton House Belfast

Name: Clifton House Belfast
Address: 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, BT151ES, GB
Telephone: 028 90997022
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Belfast Poor House (1774) now a Heritage & Conference Centre. Guided tours run most weekends Clifton House is more than just a meeting place.
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In addition to hosting weekends tours, during the week Clifton House is also available to hire as a unique event or conference venue. Clifton House is an impressive Georgian Building, set in beautiful landscaped gardens. Built in 1774 by Belfast Charitable Society, the building was used until the late 1880s as Belfast's Poor House. We offer our guests the ambience and tranquillity of a stately hom

e, making it an ideal choice for either an intimate, or a more formal event. Whether you are organising a training seminar, AGM, exhibition, conference, dinner or a reception, we offer a fully functional and self contained venue. Our contracted in-house caterers can offer a variety of menus to suit your budget and taste. We also provide complimentary on-site car parking for up to 70 cars. Two adjoining rooms are available, in addition to our impressive boardroom, should you require break off rooms for a larger event. We have state of the art video conferencing, free wifi and offer complimentary tea and coffee on you and your guests arrival. Our in-house event manager will provide you with a tailored and professional service and will work closely with you to ensure a successful and stress free experience. Many of Northern Ireland's leading public and private sector organisations have used Clifton House. Please feel free to contact Lucy Fraser if you would like any further information in relation to hosting an event in Clifton House or come visit us and see for yourself.

23/09/2024

In this weeks posts, we will focus on the Belfast Charitable Society's relationship with the Belfast Harbour Commission from its early years until today.

The origins of Belfast Harbour can be traced all the way back to 1613, when Belfast became incorporated as a borough by royal charter, with the provision of a wharf or quay. Consequently, a quay was soon built at the confluence of the Lagan and Farset rivers. However, it was smaller than the more established port at Carrickfergus. As the 17th Century progressed, Belfast’s port grew. Trade coming into the town increased dramatically, and it became clear that good governance was needed.

The Corporation for Preserving and Improving the Port of Belfast, commonly known as the Ballast Board, was established following an act of Irish Parliament in 1785. The primary aim of the Ballast Board was to come up with solutions to the problems that the Port was facing, including shallow water, bends in the channel and insufficient quays. Members of the Belfast Charitable Society were involved in the Ballast Board including Valentine Jones, George Black, James Suffern and Waddell Cunningham. Work to straighten the river and construct the Victoria Channel began in 1839 and was completed in 1849. The Clarendon Dock opened in 1851 with the Dufferin and Spencer Docks opening in 1897.

19/09/2024

This weekend is looking to be bright and sunny 🌤, why enjoy this glorious weather on our Mary Ann McCracken walking tour. Tickets are still available on Visit Belfast: https://visitbelfast.com/event/hero-of-belfast-mary-ann-mccracken-walking-tour/

19/09/2024

Today, NI Water still gives the Belfast Charitable Society £800 to spend on the residents of Clifton House. This £800 comes from the 1840 Belfast Water Act when the BCS transferred its water property to what was then known as the Belfast Water Commissioners. The Water Commission agreed to pay the BCS £800 annually in recognition of the amount of investment the Society put into suppling clean piped water.

This year, to mark the 250th anniversary of Clifton House, Belfast Charitable Society contributed towards a larger Radius project, working with artist Kelly Morris and the residents of Clifton House to create a permanent photographic exhibition, within the Independent Living Scheme, of old and new images of the former Poorhouse. The funds also allowed entertainment to be put on for the tenants and their families on 1st September, as part of our larger Heritage Day celebrations.
Radius Housing

17/09/2024

As the 19th Century progressed, the Belfast Charitable Society could no longer cope with the demands, or the infrastructure needed, to supply Belfast with clean water. This was due to the lack of funds and more and more people moving to the town looking for work. The 1840 Belfast Water Act enabled the transfer of the Society’s water property to another new body, the Belfast Water Commissioners. The transfer of water assets, including the water pipes, was carried out in exchange for an annuity of £800 for the poor in the poorhouse and a free supply of water to the grounds of the institution. Today the annuity remains payable by Northern Ireland Water to the Belfast Charitable Society as long as the Society occupies any part of Clifton House. Every year this money is used to support events and activities for the residents of the house.

17/09/2024

Belfast Charitable Society, along with the James Kane Foundation, have been funding the North Belfast Digital Hub since its inception, and stories like this are the reason why.

The hub gives pupils from schools across north Belfast the opportunity to learn digital skills, but most importantly to grow in confidence. We have no doubt that this is the first of many stories of achievements from the Hub, and we are delighted to be supporting it.

North Belfast News GreatPlace North Belfast Mary Ann McCracken Foundation

Ruarcc, from St Malachy's College, started to create puzzle-solving robot prototypes aged 12.

16/09/2024

Thank you to everyone who came to our Open House last Saturday as part of European Heritage Open Day! We are thrilled that so many people came to learn more about the history of one of Belfast's oldest buildings. A special thanks has to go to our fabulous group of volunteers who made this day extra special.

16/09/2024

When Clifton House first opened its doors in 1774 the Belfast Charitable Society was incorporated by an Act of Parliament giving it additional responsibilities that would normally be associated with local government. As well as looking after the poor, the Society became responsible for things like street paving, planning permissions, street lighting, and the provision of a water supply. Indeed, it is one of the lesser-known stories of Clifton House that we brought piped water to Belfast on a large scale. The provision of water had, by then, become a matter of pressing importance as the current water supply could not meet the demands of a growing population and the water itself was polluted, causing disease to be rife. As a result, in 1795 the Belfast Charitable Society took upon itself the responsibility of delivering the supply.

For more information about BCS and Belfast’s water supply please read this short blog post: https://cliftonbelfast.com/belfast-charitable-society-and-the-provision-of-water/ #:~:text=Indeed%2C%20it%20is%20one%20of,century%20demand%20was%20outstripping%20supply.

14/09/2024

This afternoon (12noon to 2pm) we will be throwing our doors open for . Come along and find out more about this beautiful Georgian building that lies in the heart of Belfast.

🚗Onsite parking is available 🚗

13/09/2024

Find us in this month's , and hear more about our history and the brilliant day we had celebrating our 250th Anniversary.

Were you at Heritage Day on the 1st September? Pick up a copy to see if you are in it too!

Thanks for the brilliant coverage 👏.

12/09/2024

Its not long now to and this year Clifton House will be doing a Open Day on Sat 14 Sept between 12noon-2pm.

Come along for a unique opportunity to step inside and explore one of Belfast’s oldest and most beautiful buildings on its 250th anniversary year. This will be a drop-in style event where our experienced volunteer guides will be on hand to answer your questions and offer you some highlights of the building’s vast history.

Please note that no booking is required for this event and no public tours of the house will take place on the day.
Onsite parking is available.

12/09/2024

In the early 2000s, Clifton House was undergoing renovations to modernise the building for the elderly who were living in it. Linen Hall agreed to house our archival material along with their own on a long-term loan whilst renovations were under way. In 2016, Linen Hall kindly returned our archive as the Belfast Charitable Society was opening a heritage centre and was focusing more on helping those who were disadvantaged.

Today we continue to work closely with Linen Hall. On Wednesday 25th September, 1pm, our historian, Dr Lauren Smyth, will be giving a talk on the work of Mary Ann McCracken and the Ladies’ Committee between 1827 and 1851 at the Linen Hall.

10/09/2024

❓Did You Know❓

Dr Alexander Haliday, who was one of the many presidents of Linen Hall library, is buried in Clifton Street Cemetery. Dr Haliday became president in 1792 and retained his presidency in 1798. He also bequeathed his personal collection of books to the library. Haliday was also connected to the Belfast poorhouse as he was part of the rotating surgeons who attended the sick. Significantly, Haliday attended to William Drennan when he was desperately sick with typhus.

09/09/2024

This week we will be exploring Belfast Charitable Society’s connections with the The Linen Hall which is Belfast’s oldest library.

The institution was founded as the Belfast Library and Society for Promoting Knowledge in 1788. The society was established as part of a widespread movement for individuals to enrich their own knowledge which in turn aimed to improve society as a whole. The founders laid out clear guidelines on membership conditions, the governance of the society and how the books were to be looked after. This included that no member was allowed to loan any books longer than 14 days if another member of the society made a request for that particular book. Please read the following article if you would like to learn more: https://www.linenhall.com/about-the-linen-hall/history/

Visitors are still welcome to explore Linen Hall library, which is housed in a former Victorian linen warehouse, for free from Monday to Friday, 9:30am-5:30pm.

07/09/2024

📯One Week To Go📯

Clifton House will open its doors to the public on Saturday 14th September, 12noon - 2pm for EHOD.

Come along for a unique opportunity to step inside and explore one of Belfast’s oldest and most beautiful buildings on its 250th anniversary year.
This will be a drop-in style event where our experienced volunteer guides will be on hand to answer your questions and offer you some highlights of the building’s vast history.

Please note that no booking is required for this event and no public tours of the house will take place on the day.
Onsite parking is available

06/09/2024

There have been many practical changes since the North Belfast Heritage Cluster was formed particularly through their seed funds. “Project Seed Funds” are open to members of the Cluster who can apply for small grants that contribute towards the heritage preservation or promotion of their building and organisation. Over the years, seed funds have been used for multiple successful mini projects including:

• Upgrading lighting units so that they are more economically sustainable and environmentally friendly
• Purchasing archive boxes and materials to allow for the safe storage of photographs, documents and artifacts
• Supporting community events that celebrate significant anniversaries in a buildings lifespan
• Contributions towards small scale capital works
• Contributions towards marketing and promotional materials that help organisations tell explain and share their heritage

06/09/2024

The NBHC also does a lot of important historical work through the Great Place North Belfast Project.

GPNB is a project of the North Belfast Heritage Cluster that is funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund and Belfast Charitable Society. Throughout its delivery there has been significant focus on historical research and archiving with Cluster members. Archives have been created and catalogued for St Malachy’s College & the O’Laverty library, St Patrick’s Church and Belfast Orange Hall. This gave their members of these organisations greater knowledge of the multiple artefacts in their possession, as well as practical advice on how to use and care for their collections.

The team at GPNB have also developed their own walking tour and are currently helping other individual members to create their own tours. A lot of historical research has been undertaken of the north Belfast area, the heritage buildings themselves and key figures to connect people with their past.

Head over to the GPNB to read some of the research that has been done:

Our ResearchThe diversity of north Belfast’s history and heritage is key to this area’s strength. Despite more recent divides, the members of North Belfast Heritage Cluster have an abundance of shared history and cultural connections. With our research, we aim to explore these hidden histories, ...

05/09/2024

North Belfast Heritage Cluster boasts a diverse range of organisations who are working together to pool resources, promote heritage and overcome challenges. The thirteen organisations that make up the Cluster currently include:

• Belfast Cathedral Church of St Anne
• Redeemer Central: Donegall Street Congregational Church
• St Patrick’s Church & Parochial House
• St Patrick’s School (Belfast Jesuit Centre)
• Quaker Society: Frederick Street Meeting House
• Belfast Charitable Society: Clifton House & Clifton Street Cemetery
• Belfast Orange Hall
• Indian Community Centre
• Annesley Street Synagogue
• St Malachy’s College & The O’Laverty Library
• Carnegie Oldpark Library
• North Belfast Working Men’s Club
• 174 Trust: Duncairn Centre

For more information on the Cluster members please visit the Great Place North Belfast website: https://greatplacenorthbelfast.com/our-members/

Belfast Cathedral Redeemer Central Belfast St. Malachy's College Indian Community Center Belfast Carnegie Oldpark The Duncairn St. Patrick's Parish, Belfast 101 Donegall St

04/09/2024

This week we will highlight the work of the North Belfast Heritage Cluster

So who is the North Belfast Heritage Cluster?

The North Belfast Heritage Cluster is a group of voluntary organisations that own or care for a historic building or asset in the area. The goal of the cluster is to deliver heritage-led regeneration in north Belfast, so people can make better use of the buildings and the stories connected with them. The Cluster thrives through community engagement and archiving, as well as supporting economic and social development in north Belfast.

Project Staff work to support member organisations who look after these important heritage assets, ensuring that people from all backgrounds can enjoy these buildings, and explore their histories. The Cluster has five overarching aims which includes delivering economic regeneration, improving physical infrastructure, inspiring community involvement, increasing learning opportunities for all and building confidence.

03/09/2024

Throughout the month of September, we will be exploring how the Belfast Charitable Society helped develop Belfast into what it is today and some of the partnerships that it formed along the way.

Our exhibition cases will showcase BCS’s past contributions to the local area through providing water, opening a graveyard and helping to establish much needed medical care in the area. You can come and see these during our tours and upcoming Open Day for on Saturday 14 September (12noon-2pm).

02/09/2024

Thank you! Thank You! Thank You!

Yesterday we welcomed over 1,000 people into the house and grounds of Clifton House for Heritage Day. Thanks to each and every one of you for coming along and making the day so special.

Huge thanks also to all our traditional skills demonstrators from Kathleen's Attic, craft traders, volunteers and musicians for bringing the good vibes and celebratory feels. We are just so delighted that so many people of all ages came along to enjoy the variety of activities taking place on the day. It was a huge success, and we owe it all to the kind support of everyone involved and to those who braved the grey skies and drizzle to attend.

To Radius Housing, Belfast City Council and the Lord Mayor, Ulster University and Volunteer Now, thank you so much for supporting and facilitating the day too. Our theme this month is Partnerships, and yesterday's event couldn't be a more fitting way to kick it off.

If you attended on the day, please continue to tag us, and use in your posts. For now, our team are away for a wee lie down 😊

Street Eatz NI Kathleen's Attic Lake & Oak Ulster Guild of Spinners, Weavers, and Dyers Strings and Sings Taylor Lally Rwanda Shaw String Ninjas Cairde Community Choir Fred Loves Ginger Gráinne Dixon Art YonderSavanna Ainduna Sea Glass SoulScapes Mrs. B's Designs Moneyvart Ceramics Sweet as adia Sooo Jammy Belfast Candle Company ASTRL Fibres St John Ambulance Volunteer Now Visit Belfast Discover Northern Ireland North Belfast News GreatPlace North Belfast Mary Ann McCracken Foundation Belfast Live News Letter Belfast Telegraph Irish News

31/08/2024

Just one more sleep!

Here's a bit more on what you can see and do tomorrow at our Heritage Day, Sunday 1st September, 2024. We open at 12noon until 5pm.

See you all tomorrow 🥳🥳. We can't wait to celebrate this 250th anniversary milestone with you all. Thank you in advance for your support.

Kathleen's Attic Visit Belfast Discover Northern Ireland www.whatsonni.com Belfast Live North Belfast News GreatPlace North Belfast Volunteer Now Radius Housing
Mary Ann McCracken Foundation Belfast City Council

31/08/2024

Coming to Heritage Day tomorrow? Here's some more information on how to get to us.

We would like to encourage our visitors to come by public transport, where possible. Clifton House is about a 10min walk from the City Centre.

Travel by bus...

A metro day ticket costs £4.00. Visit https://www.translink.co.uk/ to plan your journey.
The following bus routes are close by:
1a, 1c,1e: Bus to Donegall Street then walk 2 minutes
1d,1k: Bus to Great Georges Street then walk 1 minute
12a or 12b: Bus to Clifton House and walk 1 minutes

By Train

From Lanyon Place Station, hop on any bus from the front of the train station to the City Centre which will drop off at City Hall. Then any of the buses named above to Clifton House.

Alternatively, travel to York Street Station, which is a 15-minute walk to Clifton House.

Hop On Hop Off Sightseeing Bus
Make a day of it and tag on a bus tour of the city onto your journey. Clifton House is a short walk from Stop 19 on the Hop on Hop Off Sightseeing bus. When booking apply promo code ‘CLIFTON’ at the checkout to save 10% off the tour cost. Visit https://citytoursbelfast.com/belfast-hop-on-hop-off

By Car
There will be no access to the site by car on the day apart from blue badge holders, however there are a number of local car parks available close by, and free Sunday on street parking.

Little Donegal Street Pay and Display- BT1 2JD - 5-minute walk-
Library Street Car Park- BT1 2FP 10 minute walk- St Annes Car Park- BT1 2LP - 5-minute walk
St Annes Car Park- BT1 2LP - 10 minute walk

Visit Belfast GreatPlace North Belfast Discover Northern Ireland Mary Ann McCracken Foundation www.whatsonni.com LoveBelfast Sustrans Radius Housing North Belfast News Belfast Live City Tours Belfast

30/08/2024

Tune in to BBC Radio Ulster Your Place and Mine tomorrow morning (8am - 9am) to find out more about our Heritage Day event from CEO of Belfast Charitable Society, Paula Reynolds.

The countdown is on. Two days to go!!

**Heritage Day at Clifton House is on Sunday 1st September 2024, 12noon to 5pm**

GreatPlace North Belfast Mary Ann McCracken Foundation

30/08/2024

Heritage Day, Sunday 1st September, is just round the corner, and preparations are well underway.

Yesterday we welcomed the wider team who will be supporting the event. The lovely people from Kathleen's Attic, Volunteer Now, Armstrong Storytelling Trust, Ulster Guild of Spinners, Weavers, and Dyers and Guild of Lace Makers kindly came to hear more about our history, so they can tell you more about Clifton House when you come to visit us on Sunday.

The grass is freshly mowed, the bunting is out and ready, and most importantly the sun is shining!

Two days to go!!

***Heritage Day is a free event taking place in the house and grounds of Clifton House, Belfast, on Sunday 1st September, 12noon to 5pm***

Visit Belfast Discover Northern Ireland www.whatsonni.com GreatPlace North Belfast Radius Housing

29/08/2024

Many thanks to Aaron McIntyre for his talk last night on the Founding Fathers of Belfast Charitable Society. Aaron’s talk explored the reasons why BCS was formed, delved into the interesting stories of the men (and their family members) and who he thought were the ‘unofficial’ founding fathers.

Please keep an eye on our website and social media for upcoming talks and tours.

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The countdown is on! Two weeks today the house and grounds of Clifton House will be packed with fun activities including traditional skills and crafts, local craft stalls, amazing live music and food; and a history harvest. Come and celebrate 250 years of Clifton House and find out more about our history from our fantastic volunteers on the day. 📯Save the date: Sunday 1st September, 12noon - 5pm. 📯 Find out more here: https://cliftonbelfast.com/event/heritage-skills-day-at-clifton-house/ Kathleen's Attic Volunteer Now Visit Belfast Discover Northern Ireland www.whatsonni.com Belfast Live Belfast Telegraph News Letter Belfast City Council Radius Housing Irish News #clifton250 #heritageday #2weekstogo #cliftonhouse #cliftonbelfast

Come and celebrate 250 years of Clifton House. Heritage Day, Sunday 1st September, 12noon to 5pm. #clifton250 #cliftonhouse Mary Ann McCracken Foundation GreatPlace North Belfast Visit Belfast www.whatsonni.com North Belfast News Discover Northern Ireland

As our medical themed month comes to an end, Dr Glenn from Ulster Folk Museum, Cultra explains the health benefits of clean drinking water for the town of Belfast. For the upcoming month of May we will be exploring the impact of Clifton House on the surrounding area, including the provision of an early water supply in the growing town. #cliftonhouse250 #cliftonhousebelfast

Further to yesterday's post about the pioneering work of Dr William Drennan for the Belfast Charitable Society at Clifton House here is 'Dr Glenn' from the Ulster Folk Museum, Cultra with a bit of the background on medical conditions in 18th & 19th century Belfast. Our thanks to NMNI for permitting us to film Dr Glenn on location at the Ulster Folk Museum. Ulster Museum, Belfast Ulster Transport Museum, Cultra #cliftonhouse250 #cliftonhousebelfast

Our theme for the month of April is ‘Health and the Development of Medicine’. On display is a recently discovered mysterious medical chest, kindly loaned to us by the Queen’s University Medical Library. The chest is believed to have belonged to Dr James McCleery, one time surgeon to the male side of the poorhouse. We have curated a brand new exhibition exploring the contents of the chest and their relation to medical work of the Belfast Charitable Society. We are grateful to the Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland and to @epidemicbelfast for their assistance in bringing this exhibition together. #CliftonHouse250 #cliftonhousebelfast

Many women in the past, like people today, made their clothes and those of their family with whatever materials that were available to them. Very kindly, Joanne the dressmaker from the Ulster Folk Museum, Cultra explains what clothes these women would have made and the different kinds of fabrics they would have had available to them. #cliftonhouse250 #cliftonhousebelfast Ulster Folk Museum, Cultra Ulster Museum, Belfast

Our next prize winner will soon be receiving a £20 Clifton House voucher. If you visited us in the month of February, and filled out one of our surveys, it could be you! We will be using the information gathered to help inform our future work, and we want to thank everyone who has taken the time to attend one of our talks or tours, and to fill out our short survey. For those that haven't been in to see us recently, visit https://cliftonbelfast.com/clifton-house-250/ to see what is coming up! We look forward to welcoming you soon. #CliftonHouse250 #CliftonHouseBelfast

Not all of the Poorhouse girls were apprenticed as domestic servants, as many were sent to learn how to become dressmakers. Dressmaking was an important apprenticeship for girls with a disability to learn so that they could make a living for themselves. On 20 April 1822, a 16-year-old lame girl called Helena Kelly was apprenticed to Miss Dickson to learn the trade of dressmaking for three years in Belfast. BCS felt that without this vocational training, Helena would remain in the Poor House for the rest of her life. Gillian Baird, the dressmaker from the Ulster Folk Park Museum, explains how girls would have learned how to sew and dressmaking. Many thanks to Gillian and the Folk Museum for giving us their time. #CliftonHouse250 #CliftonHouseBelfast

The cotton and linen trade played an important role in the social and economic development in Belfast during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Approximately 294 poorhouse children were apprenticed in the weaving industry, 287 boys and 7 girls, which highlights how prominent the trade was in nineteenth-century Belfast. In the video below, Joanne, from Ulster Folk Park Museum, kindly demonstrates some of the weaving process. #CliftonHouse250 #cliftonhousebelfast

Belfast Charitable Society, like other welfare organisations, believed that education was the best means to stop the cycle of poverty by giving children the knowledge and skills to make a living for themselves when they are older. The charity recognised that if children were not literate or were not provided with vocational training, they would not be able to support themselves as adults and would therefore remain reliant on charitable aid into adulthood. This is explained in this video by Timothy Porter, the schoolmaster of the National School at the Ulster Folk Museum. We would like to thank Timothy for giving us his time to speak to us and the Ulster Folk Park Museum for allowing us to film. #cliftonhouse250 #cliftonhousebelfast

As part of our 250th Anniversary programme of activities, we are kindly asking all our visitors to Clifton House to take two minutes of their time to complete a short survey. In January we welcomed hundreds of people into the building for our talk, tours, open day and conference hire. All this valuable input from our surveys will guide the planning of our continuing activities during this special year of celebration, and beyond. All those who participated were offered a chance to enter into a prize draw, with the winner receiving a £20 voucher off their next visit. We have picked our first winner, and will be in touch with them later today. So if you are coming to Clifton House soon, don't forget to complete our short survey during your visit, and you could be our next winner! #CliftonHouse250 #CliftonHouseBelfast

This year marks 250 years since Clifton House first opened its doors as a Poorhouse in 1774. To celebrate this milestone anniversary we have been busy planning and curating a new display which features some of the key artefacts and archives that help us to tell our story. The new display will reflect the acquisition of the site in 1768, the early development of the house, and the expansion of the house. Clifton House has had to evolve and adapt in order to meet the changing needs of Belfast. The erection of the Charters Wing in the 1860s, for example, gave the children of the Poorhouse a space in which to live. Today, Belfast Charitable Society continues to provide support for children. In recent times we have doubled our funding to support the provision of school meals in the north Belfast area. To find our more about the projects that we fund, please click the link in our bio. #cliftonhousebelfast #cliftonhouse250

For the 250th Anniversary of Clifton House we visited Crawford Lockhart & Black, solicitors of the Belfast Charitable Society, where we retrieved historic documents dating back to 1768. Among the documents are the original indentures and land agreements between prominent Belfast landowner Lord Donegall and representatives of the Society, including Henry Joy. The land in question would become the home of philanthropy in Belfast for over 250 years in the form of Clifton House. For our anniversary year, Belfast Charitable Society hope to raise funds to continue our philanthropic work. All funds raised will be used to support those most in need. To find out more about supporting us during our 250th year, please visit our website by using the link in our bio. #CliftonHouse250 #CliftonHouseBelfast #Belfast #History #Heritage #Archives #charity

2024 is an important year for Clifton House with an exciting 12-month programme of activity, starting in January 2024, which includes a variety of special legacy projects, talks, tours, conferences, exhibitions and social media campaigns which will all help to tell the story of Clifton House throughout its 250 years! The charity will also use the anniversary to bring others together to talk about the reality of poverty and disadvantage today – with an aim to answer the question ‘What would Belfast Charitable Society need to ‘build’ in 2024 to meet the needs of the disadvantaged, as it did back in 1774? Watch this space for the full calendar of 250th Anniversary events. #CliftonHouseBelfast #CliftonHouse250

Thanks to everyone who entered our competition to win 2x tickets for the upcoming Darker Side of Clifton Street Cemetery Tour on Halloween weekend 🎃 The draw has been made and the winning email address has been contacted regarding their prize! We appreciate your continued support.