Landseer Street was called after a famous Victorian painter Sir Edwin Landseer (7 March 1802 – 1 October 1873). Landseer was an English painter and sculptor, he was particularly well known for his paintings of animals, such as the magnificent stag depicted in Monarch of the Glen (John J Marshall, Belfast Telegraph, 27/01/1941).
Owner: H. K. Matthews four new streets situate off Stranmillis Road - Landseer Street, Elaine Street, Colenso Street, Pretoria Street. Minutes, Improvement Committee, 4th April 1900.