# Donegall Quay

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**Donegall Quay** is a [public park](/source/Public_park) and [greenspace](/source/Urban_open_space) located in [Belfast](/source/Belfast) on the [River Lagan](/source/River_Lagan) upstream of the [Lagan Weir](/source/Lagan_Weir).[1][2][3][4] It was originally developed in the early 1800s on reclaimed land and became integral to shipping in [Belfast Harbour](/source/Belfast_Harbour).[5] It is opposite of [Queen's Quay](/source/Queen's_Quay,_Belfast). [6]

[The Big Fish](/source/The_Big_Fish) statue is located on the quay, as is the sculpture Sammy the Seal.[7][8] [Obel Tower](/source/Obel_Tower) is also adjacent to the quay.[9]

## Industrial usage

Donegall Quay was developed in the early 1800s on reclaimed land, and became an integral area for shopping in the Belfast harbour.

In the 1980's, it was an active quayside where freight, such as scrap, would be transported and deposited. Donegall Quay was also used as a port, as ships would arrive, and depart for Liverpool and Glasgow.[10]

## Redevelopment

Donegall Quay became a derelict piece of land, and would become a key part of redeveloping for the weir and cross-harbour road and railway bridges multiple-million pound project. The redevelopment included landscaping of the area, to become more tourist-friendly, and Donegall Quay Car Park was built, as well as the Laganside Bus Centre, which took the place of the old bus stations at Smithfield and Oxford Street. [Railway bridges](/source/Railway_bridges) would be built in the 1990's, as well as the [Lagan Weir](/source/Lagan_Weir), which bridge meets [Queen's Quay](/source/Queen's_Quay,_Belfast) from Donegall Quay.[11]

## References

1. [https://discoverulsterscots.com/sites/default/files/documents/2021-08/Belfast%20Maritime%20Trail.pdf.pdf](https://discoverulsterscots.com/sites/default/files/documents/2021-08/Belfast%20Maritime%20Trail.pdf.pdf)

1. ["River Lagan nidirect"](https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/river-lagan). *www.nidirect.gov.uk*. 10 November 2015.

1. [http://www.irishlandscapeinstitute.com/awards/donegall-quay-belfast/](http://www.irishlandscapeinstitute.com/awards/donegall-quay-belfast/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201021120557/http://www.irishlandscapeinstitute.com/awards/donegall-quay-belfast/) 21 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine IRL

1. [http://www.futurebelfast.com/property/donegall-quay/](http://www.futurebelfast.com/property/donegall-quay/) FF

1. [https://www.maritimebelfast.com/app/uploads/2022/06/Maritime-Belfast-Story-Plan.pdf](https://www.maritimebelfast.com/app/uploads/2022/06/Maritime-Belfast-Story-Plan.pdf)

1. ["Donegall Quay, Belfast"](https://camlins.com/projects/donegall-quay-belfast/)

1. ["Donegal & The City Quays"](https://hardscape.co.uk/inspire/case-studies/donegal-the-city-quays/). *Hardscape | Commercial Stone & Paving*

1. Corr, Shauna (3 April 2021). ["The story behind Belfast's Sammy the Seal sculptures at Donegall Quay"](https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/story-behind-belfasts-sammy-seal-20266989). *Belfast Live*

1. ["The Quays Historical Marker"](https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=135226). *www.hmdb.org*

1. ["The Quays Historical Marker"](https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=135226)

1. ["Belfast Waterfront"](https://paulhogarth.com/belfast-waterfront/). 31 May 2021.

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