Broad Street, Belfast and William Waring bronze plaque — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Five of six fish merchants in the directory worked this street, filling it with brine and argument while William Waring tanned hides nearby. The road wore three names before it took his, stretching from the Exchange to a lime kiln dook where white powder coated every cart wheel. A bronze plaque on the old Nambarrie Warehouse still repeats that chain, turning a busy trading lane into a memory that smells of river water and hot chalk.

This bronze commemorative plaque records: This was a major route on the 1680 map and was known as Broad Street in 1715. By the end of the 18th century it had the Exchange at the west end and the lime kiln dook at the east and was named after William Waring, a tanner, in 1840. 5 fish merchants out of 6 listed in the street directory were located here. Recorded plaque organisation: Belfast City Council.

William Waring was a prominent tanner in Belfast whose name was given to Broad Street in 1840, reflecting his significant local influence and the importance of tanning in the area's economy.

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