Linen Hall Library

The Linen Hall Library is located at 17 Donegall Square North, , Northern Ireland. It is the oldest library in Belfast and the last subscribing library in Northern Ireland.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Friday 9:30 AM—5:30 PM
  • Email: info@linenhall.com
  • Type: Library
  • Description: subscription library and museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “The Linen Hall” and “The Linen Hall Library”
  • Address: 17 Donegall Square North, Belfast, BT1 5GB

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Belfast City Hall and Grand Opera House.

Town hall
Photo: GiorgioGaleotti, CC BY 4.0.
is the civic building of Belfast City Council located in Donegall Square, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It faces North and effectively divides the commercial and business areas of the . It is a Grade A listed building. is situated 510 feet southeast of Linen Hall Library.

Theater building
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a theatre in , , designed by the most prolific theatre architect of the period, Frank Matcham. It opened on 23 December 1895. is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Linen Hall Library.

Theater building
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a concert hall and grade A listed building in , Northern Ireland. Situated at 34 Bedford Street in Belfast city centre, the hall hosts concerts, classical recitals, craft fairs and political party conferences. is situated 1,100 feet south of Linen Hall Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Linen Quarter and Cathedral Quarter.

Quarter
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The is an area of , . The name is derived from the great many linen warehouses that are still present in the area.

Quarter
Photo: Stuart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The in , Northern Ireland, is a developing area of the city, roughly situated between Royal Avenue near where the Belfast Central Library building is, and the Dunbar Link in the .

Suburb
Photo: Gerry Lynch, CC BY 2.5.
The is an urban, working class Catholic community in , Northern Ireland, immediately to the north of the . The landscape is dominated by several large tower blocks.

Linen Hall Library

Latitude
54.59748° or 54° 35′ 51″ north
Longitude
-5.93161° or 5° 55′ 54″ west
Inception
1788
Levels
2
Operator
Belfast Library And Society For Promoting Knowledge
Open location code
9C6PH3W9+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 689960676
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q6553590
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