Churches in Belfast

Here are just some of the churches in Northern Ireland that you may wish to see on your travels.  Please email us at info@aguide2northernireland.com if you wish to add to this list. 

Stormont Presbyterian Church
The Architect for this church, errected 1950-55, was Thomas T Huston. built of reconstructed stone in a plain Romanesque style. Roasamond Praeger carved the stone font.
Address: 618 Upper Newtownards Road

St Anne's Cathedral
Belfast Cathedral is an imposing Hiberno-Romanesque monument to persistence - it was partly completed and opened in the 1890's and finished nearly a century later! The awe-inspiring baptistry is by local architect WH Lynn, the angel heads of the front by Rosamund Praeger and the mosaics by Gertrude Stein. Don't miss the very welcoming atmosphere of the place, especially during a choral service.
The Cathedral has impressive stained glass windows, and figures of Courage, Agriculture, and Justice. Look out for the four Archangels around the nave, Michael, Gabriel, Uriel and Raphael. The tops of the pillars depict Courage, Science, Commerce, Healing, Agriculture, Music, Justice, Masonry, Arts, Women's Work, and Wisdom.
Address: Donegall Street
Tel: (028) 90328332

Saint Brigids Church
Designed in 1994 by Kennedy Fitzgerald & Associates. Fundamentally a simple hall with the roof as a canopy pulling together the other surrounding elements of church activity. The new building ( replacing that of 1893 ) won both British and Irish architectural awards.
Address: 42 Derryvolgie Avenue

Castlereagh Presbyterian Church
This Greek Revival church was designed by John Millar and built in 1834-5. " Ionic portico in antis adapted from the internal colonnade of the temple of Bassae, surmounted by an elongated version of the monument to Lysicrates " ( Williams).
Address: 79 Church Road

Knockbreda Parish Church
Desigend by Richard Castle, the leading Irish architect of the day and consecrated in 1737. The chancel by Sir Thomas Drew was added in 1883. Interesting monuments in the graveyard include a unique group of large 18th century mausolea.
Address: Church Road, Newtownbreda

Saint Marks Church
Designed by William Butterfield of London 1876-78. This imposing building has a tall, square belfry. The church is built of red Dundonald sandstone with banding. CS Lewis was baptised in St. Mark's.
Address: Holywood Road

St Malachy's Church
A Tudor Gothic 'castle', with octangular pink-painted turrets with interior plasterwork like an "upside-down iced cake".
Address: Alfred Street

Sinclair Seamen's Church
Has an interior maritime theme and is a tribute to the city's seafaring traditions with a friendly congregation.Although dating from 1857, the interior of this Venetian style harbourside church was refurbished on a maritime theme and is continued as a gleaming tribute to the city's seafaring traditions by a friendly congregation. Don't miss the stained glass, the bell from HMS Hood and the lifeboat shape collection boxes. Next door is the Belfast Harbour Commissioners Office, an imposing Victorian block open to the public for functions and by arrangement only.
Address: Corporation Square

Saint Thomas Church
A high Victorian church ( 1870 ) of white Scrabo stone with red bandings, mainly in the early French Gothic style. Extended in 1888. Designed by John Lanyon of Lanyon, Lynn & Lanyon.
Address: Eglantine Avenue