Parliamentary boundary post, Beside 109 King's Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT5 7EF

A cast-iron administrative marker post of 1918 marking the outer extent of the administrative jurisdiction of Belfast Corporation (as Belfast City Council was then known), and of Pottinger District Electoral Division and Ward within it. Embedded in footpath along south side of King's Road on the centre line of the Knock River which flows under the road at this point. Behind it is the bridge parapet, one half of which is a steel railing and the other of concrete blocks. To either side and opposite are houses and gardens. Of slightly tapered cylindrical profile, the post measures c.3ft high by 1ft diameter. Banded octagonal base and oversailing flat octagonal cap with slightly smaller fluted circular upstand. Front face bears the shield of Belfast Corporation’s coat of arms, below which is an attached plaque reading “Parliamentary/ and Municipal/ Boundary of/ Belfast/ Pottinger Division/ Pottinger Ward/ 1918”. The plaque is secured to the post with four countersunk screws.