Malone Road
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The Malone Road (Irish: Bóthar Maigh Lón; 'The Plain of the Lambs' Road[1]) is a radial road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, leading from the university quarter southwards to the affluent suburbs of Malone and Upper Malone, each a separate electoral ward. Along with the Lisburn Road, it is one of the two main routes that takes traffic from the M1 to the centre of Belfast. The road runs parallel to the Lisburn Road and is linked by over a dozen side streets, while at its northern end, the Stranmillis Road rejoins the Malone Road to form University Road, which in turn joins with the Lisburn Road to become Bradbury Place. Most of the road has a BT9 postcode.
The district contains two of Belfast's best known grammar schools. At the northern end of the road, number 1 Malone Road is Methodist College Belfast, while further south lies Victoria College, Belfast,[2] one of the UK's few remaining girl only grammar schools. The district also hosts Queen's Elms Village, the main halls of residence for students from Queen's University Belfast, housing over 1,000 students.
At the southern end of the Malone Road lies Malone House, a mansion in the late Georgian style. The house is now maintained by Belfast City Council and available to rent for private functions.
The residential streets leading off the Malone Road are known for their high property prices,[3] in particular, Malone Park, which is claimed to be the largest private avenue in the British Isles.[citation needed]
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[edit] Sports
Off the Malone Road are many private sports clubs, the YMCA grounds at Bladon, Belfast Harlequins and Methody Sports ground at Deramore Park, The Royal Belfast Academical Institution playing fields at Osborne Park and Bladon, the Queen's University Belfast playing fields at Upper Malone, the Police Service of Northern Ireland Country Club at Newforge Lane and Instonians and Cooke RFC Playing fields at Shaw's Bridge. Malone RFC began life in Malone before moving to the Cregagh area of Belfast.
[edit] Churches
There are several churches in Malone, including St Brigid's Catholic Church, Fisherwick Presbyterian, McCracken Memorial Presbyterian, Malone Presbyterian Church[4] and St John's Malone Church of Ireland
[edit] Flora and Fauna
The wild plants "weeds" are listed and discussed in the "Urban Flora" by Beesley and Wilde. They noted that he residents keep their gardens relatively weed-free. In the area Scrophularia nodosa (Common Figwort), Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) and Silene dioica (Red Campion) were noted in an old lane off the Malone Park. Epipactis helleborine (Broad-leaved Hellborine) was spreading up New Forge Lane and Allium triquetrum (Three-cornered Garlic) was recorded from Cranmore.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Origin of Belfast Street Names
- ^ Victoria College
- ^ Times
- ^ Lamour, P. (1987). Belfast An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Friar's Bush Press. ISBN 0946872104
- ^ Besley, S. and Wilde, J. 1997 Urban Flora of Belfast. The Institute of Irish Studies, ISBN 0 85389 695 X The Queen's University of Belfast
[edit] Further illustrations
Illustrations of various Malone buildings may be found in Lamour, P. 1987. Belfast An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Friar's Bush Press. ISBN 0946872104.
- 110 Malone Road.
- Dallas 149 Malone Road.
- The Weir 276 Malone Road.
- Fisherwick Presbtrian Church.
- St John's Church.
- Danesfort.
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