Seaforde Street, Belfast

Seaforde Street in East Belfast used to be a much longer thoroughfare. In the Second World War it ran from Newtownards Road on through to Beechfield Street.

Seaforde Street

Belfast

BT5 4EX

Northern Ireland

Gas Poisoning in 1941

After The Easter Raid of the Belfast Blitz on 15th-16th April 1941, faults in electrical mains and gas pipes resulted in a leak of bitumen coal gas at 5 Seaforde Street.

Patrick Duffy

Private | T/178296

Patrick Duffy served in the Royal Army Service Corps. He died at his home on 18th April 1941 following the Belfast Blitz as a result of gas poisoning.

Seaforde Street in 1943

The following information is taken from the 1943 Belfast Street Directory.

Places of Interest

The following places will be of interest to anyone wishing to explore more of the area's Second World War heritage.

Map showing St. Matthew’s Boys’ School, Seaforde Street, Belfast

St. Matthew’s Boys’ School, Seaforde Street, Belfast

52 Seaforde Street, Belfast

St. Matthew's Boys' School was an evacuation point in July 1940 from where unregistered children would leave the endangered city of Belfast.

Map showing St. Matthew’s Girls’ School, Seaforde Street, Belfast

St. Matthew’s Girls’ School, Seaforde Street, Belfast

52 Seaforde Street, Belfast

St. Matthew's Girls' School was an evacuation point in July 1940 from where unregistered children would leave the endangered city of Belfast.

References
  1. Lennon Wylie

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