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Foundation stone records: St Andrew's - Presbyterian Church - To the Glory of God - This stone was laid by - The Rt Rev Richard Bardon BA - Moderator-General of the - Presbyterian Church of Australia - on the 16th August 1952 - Rev GD Whitney, Minister - 'Worship the Lord in the - beauty of holiness. Source: www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/...

The first committee meeting was held in January 1914 and during 1916 the present church site was purchased from Mary Graham. After a £500 bequest was left by Peter Margach for the building fund it was decided that a church should be built. The church construction was commenced early in 1918 but the framework was flattened during a cyclone in March. The building contractor, Frank Robson, replaced the framework, and the church was completed and officially opened in November 1918. In 1925, the ground under the church was excavated and a concrete hall was built by Peter Van Leeuwen, made possible from another bequest of £499 from Mary Kate Margach. This hall 36'x 26'was later enlarged by an additional 24 feet (7.3 m) and formed the foundation of the new building.[1] Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Andrew%27s_Presbyterian_Memorial...

From Trove, 22 Sep 1865: Sir H. Cairns reviewed his Parliamentary policy and career, condemning in strong terms the Palmerston Government. He referred to the Belfast Indemnity Bill, and said Mr. Gladstone, Sir Peel, and other Ministers were against it, and if it had been thrown out the town would still be saddled with the Chancery suit I think this speech is from 12th July 1865, in Belfast.

There seem to have been a lot of riots in Belfast around that time, and the Belfast Police were abolished and replaced by the RIC.

The building looks like a courthouse to me. Not sure why the Archive thinks it is in Belfast, other than the poster, which could be a headline anywhere.

This is the Presbyterian Church on Alfred St, Belfast www.archiseek.com/2016/1837-presbyterian-church-alfred-st...

Quite Adept Oh, thank you for that identification!

Streetview.

William James Moffett, photographer, is at #53 in both the 1901 and 1911 census.

In 1901, there is a Samuel Wilson, Grocer, aged 68, but he is gone by 1911. So I think the date is 1900-1910.

Is the man in uniform on the right a Peeler? I doesn't look like the usual RIC uniform of that time! Perhaps there was a local town Constabulary?

From quick scan of the newspapers, I've concluded that the First Presbyterian Church was known as the Presbyterian Church until the Second Presbyterian Church was opened for public worship in March 1869 (and "the attendance at both morning and evening service was numerous and influential").