Downview Manor
Downview Manor is a short residential street located off Downview Avenue in north Belfast, close to the junction with the Antrim Road and adjacent to Fortwilliam Golf Club. It forms part of later residential development within the established Downview area.
The name Downview Manor was formally approved by Belfast City Council in 2004. Approval appears in the minutes of the Health and Environmental Services Committee meeting held on Monday, 9 February 2004, under the heading “Street Naming”. The location is recorded as “off Downview Avenue”, and the applicant is listed as Whitemountain Construction Limited.
Downview Avenue itself was approved in 1898, following an application by Mr James Stewart and Messrs Kerr and Lynas for a new street situated off the Antrim Road and Donegall Park. A later application by the Martin Estates Co. Ltd. for a continuation of Downview Avenue was approved in 1949, extending the street eastwards towards Castle Gardens. Downview Manor takes its name from this established thoroughfare and reflects its location within the wider Downview district.
The choice of the suffix “Manor” is not explained in the committee minutes and reflects a modern residential naming convention commonly used in the marketing and promotion of housing developments.
Key facts
• Street type: Residential street
• Area: Downview / Antrim Road area, north Belfast
• Postcode district: BT15
• Accessed from: Downview Avenue
• Year approved: 2004
• Applicant: Whitemountain Construction Limited
Sources
• Belfast City Council, Health and Environmental Services Committee Minutes, 9 February 2004
• Belfast Corporation Improvement Committee Minutes, 1 June 1898
• Belfast Corporation Improvement Committee Minutes, 8 February 1949