The end of an era for Queen's students Union as demolition begins: 'sad to see it go'
Demolition work began on Queen's University's former student union building on Wednesday.
The union building closed in July 2018 ahead of a major development at the site on University Road.
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Hide AdThe old building - which is more than 50 years old - had been designed for a student population of around 5,000.
Now there are around 24,000 students.
In its heyday, its main entertainment venue - the Mandela Hall - hosted some of the world's top local and international acts, including U2, The Clash, Ed Sheeran, Radiohead, Snow Patrol, Calvin Harris, Nile Rodgers, Franz Ferdinand and Mumford And Sons.
A new temporary student union has opened on the Lisburn Road.
A Tweet on @QUBSU says: "Somewhat sad to see it go. 50+ years after it went up, they’ve started to pull down the former Students’ Union".
They add: "What’s your best memory of ‘the Union’?