Chippendale Court

Chippendale Court

 Finaghy

A short cul-de-sac off Finaghy Road South, paired with the nearby Chippendale Gardens. The name was already in use by 1982, when houses there appeared in property adverts as “recently built.”

The court was most likely named after Thomas Chippendale (1718–1779), the celebrated English cabinetmaker whose designs became synonymous with elegance and craftsmanship. Developers in Belfast often adopted genteel or decorative themes for new suburban estates in the late 20th century, and Chippendale’s name would have been seen as suitably stylish for a modern housing development.

The choice reflects the marketing trends of the late 1970s–early 1980s, when Finaghy and Upper Malone saw substantial private housebuilding.

Sources:

• Belfast Telegraph, 15 June 1982 (property advertisement for 14 Chippendale Court).

• Belfast City Council – Street naming and building numbering (belfastcity.gov.uk).

• StreetCheck – Area Information for Chippendale Court, Belfast BT10 0DU (streetcheck.co.uk).

• MapCarta – Chippendale Court (mapcarta.com).