Exchange Street West

"Memorial read from owners and occupiers of property in Robert Street, asking to have the name of that street changed, and referred to the Surveyor for report". (29th May 1906).

"An amended Memorial was read from owners of property in Robert Street asking to have the name of that Street changed to Cathedral Street, Resolved that the Council be recommended to change the name of Robert Street to Exchange Street West". (5th June 1906).

The Exchange part of the name comes from its proximity to the Belfast Exchange which was built in 1769 at the "Four Corners" - the junction of Bridge Street, Waring Street, North Street, Rosemary Lane; the Assembly rooms were completed in 1777.

Further Information

Unnamed 1789 (Lawson). Robert Street 1813 (BSD), 1819 (Bradshaw plan), 1822 (Benn plan 1), c. 1830 (OS).