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Headline Building

  •   10-14 Victoria Street, Belfast

Venetian Renaissance palazzo style, 3 storey building with basement, in chamfered sandstone on a limestone plinth, rounded at corners. Central projecting section, rounded arch windows with keystones on all floors. Built for Scottish Amicable Life Assurance Company, later the Heyn Shipping Company.

Stone Information

  • Stone Type Category :
  • Primary Stone:
  • Secondary Stone:
  • Other Stone Type:
  • Stonework Construction:
    Coursed chamfered ashlar
  • Stonework Condition:
    Sandstone is in good condition with occasional pitting and iron staining only, some flaking and scaling of limestone dressing.
  • Condition Assessment (QUB):
    Stage 1 – A façade in this condition will only require localised remedial treatment concentrating on individual blocks. Stage 1 classification may also indicate that no intervention is needed with only periodic re-assessment of the façade is recommended.
  • OS Irish Grid (Easting):
    334173
  • OS Irish Grid (Northing):
    374565

Architect Information

  • Building Type:
  • Date of construction:
    1863
  • Architect:
    Thomas Jackson & Son
  • Listing:
    B1
  • HB/SMR Ref:
    HB26/50/053
  • 2nd survey by EHS:
    No

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