Sinclair Road

Key Facts
• Named: 17 July 1962 (decision by Belfast Harbour Commissioners)
• Honours: Sir Kenneth Sinclair (Captain Sir Kenneth Duncan Lecky Sinclair, 1889–1973), Chairman of the Belfast Harbour Commissioners, 1948–1967
• Associated with: Sinclair Wharf in the Herdman Channel

Entry
Sinclair Road commemorates Captain Sir Kenneth Duncan Lecky Sinclair, who served as Chairman of the Belfast Harbour Commissioners from 1948 to 1967. During his tenure, the Harbour underwent extensive post-war redevelopment and modernisation. The road was officially named on 17 July 1962, in the same phase of improvements that saw the establishment of Sinclair Wharf in the Herdman Channel, also named in his honour. Together, these designations reflect the Commissioners’ practice of recognising senior figures who shaped the port’s progress during a period of major industrial and infrastructural renewal.

Sources:

  • Belfast News-Letter, 18 July 1962 – “New names for five stretches of roadway.”

  • Belfast Harbour Commissioners, The Port of Belfast: A Review 1947–1962.

  • Belfast Harbour Commissioners’ Records.

"New names for five stretches of roadway

Belfast Harbour Commissioners yesterday agreed to names for five stretches of roadway in the harbour area. The following designations were given:—

Roadway linking Dufferin Road and Pollock Road—Pollock Road; roadway leading from Dufferin Road, along the east side of Sinclair Wharf Shed, to the Coaling Wharf, Municipal Power Station West—Sinclair Road; roadway from end of Sinclair Wharf to M’Caughey Road—Stenson Road; roadway leading from Dufferin Road, along the south side of Milewater Basin to Spencer Dock—Spencer Road; and roadway along the northwards end of North Foreshore, County Antrim reclamation—Northern Road".  (Belfast News‑Letter 18 July 1962).