Tudor Revival Architecture, with a story of Ambition, Survival, and  Superb Craftsmanship.

Tucked just a short walk from Belfast City Hall on Alfred Street stands one of the city’s most distinctive buildings: St Malachy’s Roman Catholic Church. From the outside it looks almost like a miniature Tudor castle, all red brick, castellated parapets and octagonal turrets. Step inside, however, and the contrast is dramatic. The interior opens into an ornate, intimate space crowned by a fan-vaulted ceiling that many visitors compare to a wedding cake turned inside out. Completed in 1844, the church is the third-oldest continuously used Catholic church in Belfast (after St Mary’s and St Patrick’s) and one of the finest examples of Tudor Revival architecture in Ireland.