The Quays

The Quays (HM2HRK)

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N 54° 36.085', W 5° 55.292'

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Laganside Corporation 1989-2007

incorporates 282 apartments, c. 50,000 sq ft of office space/commercial space and 2 levels of basement car parking.
The Quays play a central role in linking the city centre with the River Lagan and the development of the area has created a lively, interesting and accessible waterfront destination.
The #4 port hand marker buoy situated in Donegall Quay was donated by the Belfast Harbour Commissioners. It was in operation in Belfast Lough from 1971 until it was replaced in 2010. Its position was position -54°40.919 N 5°48.258 W
The Millenium Island and Beacon were created to celebrate the entry into the New Millenium. The Beacon was first lit on 31 December 1999.
Art Pieces
'Bigfish' (John Kindness), Donegall Quay
10m salmon decorated with texts and
images of Belfast's history.
'Lagan Legacy', Hanover Quay
(Richard McCullough, McCadden Design)
'National Cycle Network', Hanover Quay
(Marion Tucker & Sue Ford)
'Trawl' (Michael Baker), Gregg's Quay
Depicts a shoal of fish caught in a
trawler's net.
'Starboard' (Rachel Joynt), Gregg's Quay
Translucent blue cobbles representing a
barge as well as the sea and sky.
[Photo captions, clockwise from top left, read]
1 The Quays, 1936
2 Lagan Weir, 2010
3 'Bigfish' at Donegall Quay, 2006
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HM NumberHM2HRK
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Northern Ireland Department for Communities
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Date Added Wednesday, June 12th, 2019 at 8:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)30U E 311292 N 6054362
Decimal Degrees54.60141667, -5.92153333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 54° 36.085', W 5° 55.292'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds54° 36' 5.1000000000001" N, 5° 55' 17.52" W
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