Queen Street Police Station

[2] The site was purchased from the Belfast Corporation in 1876 as an empty plot of land beside the recently built Gas Office.

However, when the final lettering was being carved close to the heraldic arms of Belfast, it was decided to change this date to 1878 instead.

Like many other barracks, the building would have been generally left open to the public with its officers patrolling unarmed.

Two constables were shot and murdered on patrol close to the station by the IRA as the Troubles escalated.

All operations were transferred over to the Musgrave police station on Victoria Street before the building was vacated.

[9] Well known for being criticized over investigations into the Omagh bombing of 1998, he was stationed in Queen Street when assigned to guard the bodies of three men.