The road gets its name as being the road from Belfast to the village of Crumlin. Crumlin Road features as Crumlin Road New (Top of Donegall street) in the 1850 edition of Henderson’s Belfast Street Directory. It includes this reference: New Court House.
"That Messrs. Wm. Ewart & Sons, Limited, be informed in answer to their letter of 16th inst. that if all the owners of property in Ewarts Buildings will sign an application to change the name of that street to Ewart Street, the Committee will favourably consider the same". (24th December 1890)
“That on the application of the owners Messrs R. J. McConnell & Co., a new street on their property situate off Crumlin Road be named ‘Harrybrook Street’.” (15th November 1893).