LAND TO THE NORTH OF GASWORKS PATH

 

Waterfront location, with direct views to the River Lagan to the East. St. Malachy’s Primary School and residential area to the North and commercial area to the South.

 

Site adjacent to the Gasworks Path.The Gasworks distinctive funnel and clock tower mark the place where the city's gas-making industry began production in the 19th century.  

 

Gasworks has been the site of Belfast's gas-making industry since the 19th century. The site, built on ground owned by the Marquis of Donegall, opened in 1822 and supplied gas for street lighting and domestic and industrial use.

 

By the 1960s, demand declined as new technologies began to emerge and production finally stopped altogether in 1985.

 

The Gasworks site was purchased by the council, together with central government and the Laganside Corporation, in the early 1990s. The land was considered unsuitable for most uses, due to contamination, but a major refurbishment programme, part-funded by the European Union, soon turned the area into a modern business park.

 

This location, however, is still undeveloped.