Harland and Wolff, Belfast

The shipbuilding company of Harland and Wolff stands on Queen’s Island, in Belfast’s River Lagan, and was built on land reclaimed from a river-straightening scheme undertaken between the years 1841 – 1846. The company’s roots were initially sown in 1853, when Robert Hickson and Company opened a shipbuilding yard on the island, building iron-hulled ships. …

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