Samson and Goliath, towering, twin yellow cranes stationed in the shipyard of Harland and Wolff, push-up the skyline. There are numerous monuments associated with the “virtually unsinkable” passenger liner in Belfast, most of them situated within the Titanic Quarter, which stretches along the east side of the River Lagan. Of the 2224 passengers on board, only 710 survived, less than one third. Those who fell in the freezing water died within minutes from hypothermia. Those lucky enough to find room on the lifeboats (seats were allocated in accordance to the strict policy of “women and children first”) arrived at their destination on the RMS Carpathia three days later. Within three hours the ship was altogether submerged in the icy waters of the North Atlantic Ocean. On route to New York City, the Titanic famously collided with a colossal iceberg (of roughly half its size) on its starboard side, ripping through five of its watertight compartments in the process. It contained eight, class-based passenger decks and allowed for a total capacity of 3,457 people (including an 892 capacity for crew members).ĭespite the fact that it was launched from Belfast and safety tested in Irish waters, it took its first and last commercial voyage from Southampton in England, on April 14, 1912. On completion, the mighty ship measured 882 feet in length, 92 feet in breadth and 104 feet in height. 246 people were injured and nine killed, overall, in the building of the Titanic. 15,000 men slaved for 26 relentless months on the two ships (construction of the RMS Olympic began simultaneously) in arduous and dangerous conditions. An ambitious budget of £3,000,000 was contracted to Harland and Wolff, whose trusty relationship with White Star Line dated back to 1867, the letters of agreement signed and authorisation given for the immediate construction of the Titanic.įor Queen’s Island to accommodate construction on such an awesome scale, three of its major slipways were destroyed and two, much larger (the largest ever created) and exacting slipways were carved-out. Inspired by the competition, plans for the ship would promptly swell to unprecedented proportions. The intention was to out do Cunard, which had just developed the two fastest passenger ships in the world, the RMS Lusitania and the RMS Mauretania. Conceived in 1907, it was one of two ships made to replace the SS Teutonic and the SS Majestic, then the oldest ships still in operation with White Star Line. The RMS Titanic was in its time the largest ship ever built. Further projects are planned, including research and development facilities and additional film studios, resulting in a substantial increase in land value and a more competitive Belfast.Belfast remains especially proud of its industrial heritage, and yet its proudest and probably historically defining moment is also its biggest failure.Assisted in delivering a portfolio of projects including Gateway Offices (occupied by Citi), Belfast Metropolitan College, Olympic House Offices (currently on-site),Titanic Belfast (World Class Visitor Centre), Arc Apartments and Abercorn Arc Public Realm and the refurbishment of the former Titanic & Olympic Slipways.Maintained positive working relationships with stakeholders.Redevelopment of these former shipyards is a complex process, where our team of experts ensured early identification of issues at the scoping stage, prepared high quality planning applications and maintained positive working relationships to ensure timely decision making.We secured planning consents for the conversion of the former Harland and Wolff Headquarters and Drawing Offices to a Boutique Hotel and tourist and event facilities.Turley led a masterplanning process to devise an Agreed Development Framework that has guided this regeneration since 2008.
The area was originally designated for low rise industrial use. The site, formerly used for ship building, consists of docks, slipways, the former Harland and Wolff Headquarters and Drawing Offices (all listed buildings). We negotiated the removal of land use and height restrictions, resulting in planning permission for a mixed-use development of 25 ha.Titanic Quarter Ltd & Belfast Harbour CommissionersĮxciting redevelopment of historic Belfast waterfront site
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