history
...820, a delay which affected the structure and housing stock. North Belfast, one of the more heavily industrial parts of the city became a poor area-characterized by terraced housing, factories, and warehouses. West Belfast was much the same, a cramped industrial population, though with more air than the similar conditions in city centre. These areas were home to the first slums, courts and back-to-back houses of industrial houses The industrialists moved to the southern part of the city while the richest families chose the countryside north and south of Belfast. This century saw the first suburban development, residential to the south and industrial in Ballymacarrett. Industry focused on the port and harbour, particularly shipbuilding and textiles, draws a huge increase in population. Without the port and harbour Belfast would most definitely not have thrived industrially as without the ship building a huge industry on its on, goods could not have imported or exported along with people. The port was key for importing raw materials and exporting finished goods, thus creating links with the Ulster hinterland and overseas countries. Major trade products include the import of coal and iron, and export of bacon, butter, cows, cotton and linen yarn. Without these Belfast may not have been as industrially successful The city continued to grow based on trade and industry. It imported raw materials including, coal, flax, cotton, machinery, feed, and tobacco, but had surplus of food to export together with the traditional manufactured products, linen, clothing, ships, machinery, dairy products, and potatoes. Mr Benjamin Edward's owned and managed the glass works that was at the bottom of the present day Short Strand, he also added a small foundry to this factory the factory was in business around the 1800's. There was at one time two strand's the Long Strand and the Short Strand the Long Strand was more toward the mouth of the Lagan and it could be used for walking along the side of...