VIDEO: Saved from ruin '” the '˜Methodist Cathedral'

A video clip of the stunning interior of what was once the grandest Methodist church in Ireland:
By The Newsroom
Published 13th Mar 2016, 22:05 BST
Updated 13th Mar 2016, 22:09 BST
Shane Ritchie of the Belfast Buildings Trust explains to former ministers and parishioners the emergency work that saved Carlisle Memorial. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEyeShane Ritchie of the Belfast Buildings Trust explains to former ministers and parishioners the emergency work that saved Carlisle Memorial. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye
Shane Ritchie of the Belfast Buildings Trust explains to former ministers and parishioners the emergency work that saved Carlisle Memorial. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

Carlisle Memorial, between the centre of Belfast and the north of the city, closed in 1980.

In 2012, it was within days of being declared dangerous.

In this seven-minute film, the Belfast Buildings Trust shows the £1.5m emergency work that has been done to former ministers and parishioners.

Shane Ritchie of the Belfast Buildings Trust explains to former ministers and parishioners the emergency work that saved Carlisle Memorial. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEyeShane Ritchie of the Belfast Buildings Trust explains to former ministers and parishioners the emergency work that saved Carlisle Memorial. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye
Shane Ritchie of the Belfast Buildings Trust explains to former ministers and parishioners the emergency work that saved Carlisle Memorial. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye
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The video features people including the daughter of the late unionist Stormont MP, Austin Ardill, the son of the late NI Labour MP Vivian Simpson and the mother of the TV anchorwoman Andrea Catherwood.

Hear them all talk about their memories, and see the saved interior of one of Belfast’s finest buildings.

Belfast’s landmark ‘Methodist Cathedral’ is saved from near ruin

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