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Four Corners plaque

Plaque · Belfast, County Antrim

Four Corners plaque© Albert BridgeCC BY-SA 2.0

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Belfast, County Antrim
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Inscription

(relief of two harpers, signed KN) / THE HARP FESTIVAL OF 1792 WAS HELD IN THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS, ON THE UPPER FLOOR OF THIS BUILDING. IT BEGAN LIFE AS A SINGLE-STOREY ARCADED MARKET HOUSE OR 'EXCHANGE' IN 1769. THE UPPER FLOOR WAS ADDED IN 1776 AND CHARLES LANYON ITALIANISED THE EXTERIOR IN 1845. / KNOWN AS THE 'FOUR CORNERS', ALL MILESTONES OUT OF BELFAST WERE ONCE MEASURED FROM HERE. / BELFAST CITY COUNCIL

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  1. Charles Lanyon

    CHARLES LANYON

    Architect; italianised the exterior in 1845

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    Four Corners plaque (Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 1, "CHARLES LANYON"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/45428/ : accessed 9 November 2026).

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