Electrical service / section pillar at east end of Wellington Park, Belfast, BT9 6RT

Small freestanding cast-iron electrical 'service' or 'section pillar', sited at the edge of a pavement, which originally housed electrical components probably relating to Belfast’s former tram (and later, trolleybus) network and as such possibly of 1905 or slightly later. It is located on the north side of the eastern end of Wellington Park, close to the junction with Malone Road. The 'pillar' is actually a stocky cabinet of cube-like proportions, roughly 0.7m in height, rectangular in plan (about 0.5m x 0.4), and broadly Classical in styling. It consists of a plain plinth above which are panelled faces with an oversailing cushioned cap with hipped shallow-pitched top. On both of the longer north and south faces is a hinged door upon which is the arms of the City of Belfast. The pillar's original paint finish has largely weathered away, though a few fragmented patches of green paintwork remain.