North Street, Belfast bronze plaque — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

North Street, Belfast, was a mid-18th-century workshop lane where shoemakers, whip makers, hat manufacturers, tobacco and snuff makers, umbrella makers, brush, bellows and trunk makers crowded the same narrow air. The unusual 1936 Cowser and Smyth arcade still stands above that older noise, a listed chamber for changing wares and passing hands. To walk it now is to hear hammers, smoke and brush bristles moving through the walls, not as fact but as the street’s own remembered voice.

This bronze commemorative plaque records: In the mid 18th century North Street housed shoemakers, iron merchants, whip makers, hat manufacturers, tobacco and snuff manufacturers, umbrell makers and brush bellows and trunk makers. The unusual 1936 listed arcade by Cowser and Smyth has showcased a variety of wares Recorded plaque organisation: Belfast City Council.

North Street in Belfast was a hub of diverse craftsmanship and trade in the mid-18th century, hosting various artisans and manufacturers. The 1936 arcade by Cowser and Smyth stands as an architectural landmark that has continued to showcase local wares.

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