Boundary Marker, Glenside Bridge, Belmont Road, Belfast, BT4 2JX

A cast-iron boundary post probably of 1896-98, but with plaque dated 1918, marking what was originally the perimeter of the administrative jurisdiction of Belfast Corporation and of Victoria District Electoral Division and Ward within it. The post is embedded in south western abutment of Glenside Bridge on Belmont Road. Of slightly tapered cylindrical profile, the post measures approximately 0.7m high by 0.25m in diameter. Banded octagonal base and oversailing flat octagonal cap with slightly smaller fluted circular upstand. Front, and only visible face, bears the shield of Belfast Corporation’s coat of arms, below which is an attached plaque with crisp lettering which reads “Parliamentary/ and Municipal/ Boundary of/ Belfast/ Victoria Division/ Victoria Ward/ 1918”. The plaque is secured to the post with four countersunk screws.