Battenberg Street

Battenberg Street

Battenberg Street is a residential street located off the Crumlin Road in north Belfast. It forms part of late nineteenth-century residential development in this area, laid out on land under private ownership.

The name Battenberg Street was formally approved by Belfast Corporation on 13 May 1896. The approval is recorded in the Town Improvement Committee minutes as follows:

“That on the application of the owner Mr. McCartney a new street on his property situate off Crumlin Road be named Battenberg Street.”
(Town Improvement Committee, 13th May 1896).

Battenberg Street was named after Prince Henry of Battenberg, who married Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria, on 23 July 1885. The choice of name reflects a common late Victorian practice of commemorating members of the British royal family and their associations through new street names.

Key facts

• Street type: Residential street
• Area: Crumlin Road district, north Belfast
• Year approved: 1896
• Approved by: Belfast Corporation (Town Improvement Committee)
• Named after: Prince Henry of Battenberg

Sources

• Belfast Corporation, Town Improvement Committee Minutes, 13 May 1896
• Biographical sources relating to Prince Henry of Battenberg and Princess Beatrice
• Ordnance Survey maps of Belfast