Albert Memorial Clock Tower

Belfast's very own leaning tower, the Albert Memorial Clock Tower. Erected in 1867 in honour of Queen Victoria's dear departed husband, it is not so dramatically out of kilter, but does nevertheless, lean noticeably to the south - as the locals say, 'Old Albert not only has the time, he also has the inclination'. Restoration work has stabilised its foundations and left its Scrabo sandstone masonry sparkling white.

Many of the buildings around the clock tower are the work of Sir Charles Lanyon. The white stone building immediately north of the clock tower was completed in 1852 by Lanyon as head office for the Northern Bank.

South of the tower on Victoria St is the Malmaison Hotel (1868), formerly two seed warehouses - look for the friezes of exotic birds, plants and nut-munching squirrels on the left half of the façade.