Malone Place 1819 Toll House 1860 Belfast Midnight Mission 'Hidden' History Gems

As said in the video one, when I make a video it often leads to further associated videos. Thanks to Gavin and Andrew for getting in touch following my University Road Moravian church video. That video led me to cross the Lisburn road to the hidden historic gems, found in Malone Place. Malone Place sits in a dip beside the main road and slightly up from the entrance to Sandy Row, Lisburn road.
So what have we got? We have an old gated park with railings that marks the site of the old toll cottage/house. This was used in the 1800s when stagecoaches passed this spot. Passengers were required to pay a toll for right of passage.
The plaque in the garden says,
Toll Gate House Garden
'This garden has been developed by better Belfast as and amenity area for the benefit of the community. It stands near the site of the former Toll-House which was built circa 1819 when the Lisburn road was being constructed as a main stage coach route and travelers had to pay a toll for the use of the road.
In 1849 Queen Victoria stopped at this site on her way to open the Deaf and Dumb Institute on the Lisburn road.
The building ceased being used as a toll-house in 1853 when the Belfast Corporation took control of the Lisburn road. It was demolished in 1964.
The garden has been funded by the Dept. of the Environment and funded by the Dept. of Enterprise. '

Malone Place Terrace
The Northern Ireland Department for Communities' Historic Buildings buildings database, dated 2011, states
Number Seventeen, like the rest, was built about 1850.
In 1867, one Jane Crosbey was summonsed to appear in court on a charge of having been disorderly in the public street, information having been received by magistrates ‘as to the character of the house she kept’.
A further observation states that number twenty-three is:
"A two-storey, two-bay Victorian mid-terrace dwelling built ca1860. Forming part of the latter half of the terrace, the exterior of the house has retained its general character, although some historic features of interest have been lost following refurbishment of the terrace in ca2000. The overall intact external appearance of the terrace ensures that it is a good surviving example of housing of this type. Number 23 adds significant value to the group as a whole, makes a positive architectural contribution to the character of the area."
Belfast Midnight Mission ( Malone Place Hospital, alternatively -Malone Place Maternity Rescue Home )
1860 A group of concerned Belfast ladies began scouring the streets at midnight, near here. They were looking for any needy women and young girls who might wish to seek sanctuary from the lives they were leading. The homeless, the alcoholic, the prostitute were all invited into the home these ladies had provided. This care was for long or short term. After 40 years this care was extended to unmarried or pregnant mothers.
1922 New premises built after fund raising by avid supporter, the Duchess of Abercorn.
1926 Belfast Midnight Mission Rescue and Maternity Home began.
1936 Nurse training began.
1939-45 An open door was extended to those who suffered homelessness from the Belfast Blitz and the outcome or WW2 on their family life. 700 people were given shelter for one or more nights.
1949 Purchased by the Belfast Hospital Authority
1960 The Mission became a general practitioner maternity hospital.
1973 It amalgamated with the Jubilee Hospital
1981 It closed and became a health trust clinic.

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