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'''Bittles Bar''' is a bar located near Victoria Square in central [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]]. It is one of Belfast's more curious pubs being "flat-iron" in shape. It |
'''Bittles Bar''' is a bar located near Victoria Square in central [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]]. It is one of Belfast's more curious pubs being "flat-iron" in shape. It constitutes the ground floor of a 4-storey red brick warehouse built for a flour merchant in 1868.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Flat Iron |url=https://www.futurebelfast.com/property/the-flat-iron/ |website=Future Belfast |access-date=28 October 2024 |date=8 August 2017}}</ref> Until the 1990s the bar was called "The Shakespeare",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lynch |first1=Connor |title=From 'bombed out' city centre bar to pouring 700 pints of Guinness a day |url=https://www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consumer/bombed-out-city-centre-bar-25825289 |website=Business Live |access-date=28 October 2024 |language=en |date=23 December 2022}}</ref> reflecting its theatrical clientele. |
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It is noted for its eclectic range of artwork adorning the triangular lounge—portraits celebrating Ireland's literary and sporting heroes including [[Samuel Beckett]], [[James Joyce]], [[W B Yeats]], [[Oscar Wilde]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Bittles Bar|url=https://www.worldsbestbars.com/bar/belfast/city-center/bittles-bar|date=11 May 2018|accessdate=13 July 2020|website=World's Best Bars}}</ref> [[George Best]], [[Alex Higgins]] and [[Barry McGuigan]], plus some of Northern Ireland's most famous politicians. |
It is noted for its eclectic range of artwork adorning the triangular lounge—portraits celebrating Ireland's literary and sporting heroes including [[Samuel Beckett]], [[James Joyce]], [[W B Yeats]], [[Oscar Wilde]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Bittles Bar|url=https://www.worldsbestbars.com/bar/belfast/city-center/bittles-bar|date=11 May 2018|accessdate=13 July 2020|website=World's Best Bars}}</ref> [[George Best]], [[Alex Higgins]] and [[Barry McGuigan]], plus some of Northern Ireland's most famous politicians. |
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Bittles Bar is a bar located near Victoria Square in central Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is one of Belfast's more curious pubs being "flat-iron" in shape. It constitutes the ground floor of a 4-storey red brick warehouse built for a flour merchant in 1868.[1] Until the 1990s the bar was called "The Shakespeare",[2] reflecting its theatrical clientele.
It is noted for its eclectic range of artwork adorning the triangular lounge—portraits celebrating Ireland's literary and sporting heroes including Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, W B Yeats, Oscar Wilde,[3] George Best, Alex Higgins and Barry McGuigan, plus some of Northern Ireland's most famous politicians.
See also
References
- ^ "The Flat Iron". Future Belfast. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Lynch, Connor (23 December 2022). "From 'bombed out' city centre bar to pouring 700 pints of Guinness a day". Business Live. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Bittles Bar". World's Best Bars. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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