Linen Hall Library
The Linen Hall Library is located at 17 Donegall Square North, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the oldest library in Belfast and the last subscribing library in Northern Ireland.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- 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.
Belfast City Hall
Town hall
Photo: GiorgioGaleotti, CC BY 4.0.
Belfast City Hall 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 city centre. It is a Grade A listed building. Belfast City Hall is situated 510 feet southeast of Linen Hall Library.
Grand Opera House
Theater building
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Grand Opera House is a theatre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, designed by the most prolific theatre architect of the period, Frank Matcham. It opened on 23 December 1895. Grand Opera House is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Linen Hall Library.
Ulster Hall
Theater building
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ulster Hall is a concert hall and grade A listed building in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Situated at 34 Bedford Street in Belfast city centre, the hall hosts concerts, classical recitals, craft fairs and political party conferences. Ulster Hall is situated 1,100 feet south of Linen Hall Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linen Quarter and Cathedral Quarter.
Linen Quarter
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Linen Quarter is an area of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The name is derived from the great many linen warehouses that are still present in the area.
Cathedral Quarter
Quarter
Photo: Stuart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cathedral Quarter in Belfast, 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 city centre.
New Lodge
Suburb
Photo: Gerry Lynch, CC BY 2.5.
The New Lodge is an urban, working class Catholic community in Belfast, Northern Ireland, immediately to the north of the city centre. The landscape is dominated by several large tower blocks.
Linen Hall Library
- Categories: subscription library, independent museum, building, and education
- Location: Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.59748° or 54° 35′ 51″ northLongitude
-5.93161° or 5° 55′ 54″ westInception
1788Levels
2Operator
Belfast Library And Society For Promoting KnowledgeOpen location code
9C6PH3W9+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 689960676OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q6553590
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Spanish—“Linen Hall Library” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Linen Hall Library”
- Bosnian: “Biblioteka Linen Hall”
- French: “Linen Hall Library”
- German: “Linen Hall Library”
- Italian: “Linen Hall Library”
- Japanese: “リネンホール図書館”
- Spanish: “Linen Hall Library”
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