Malone Park
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Malone Park is the largest private avenue
in Ireland
and the United Kingdom
. It is located in Belfast
in Northern Ireland
, and it has 72 houses.
The majority of the houses are Victorian
and have large grounds surrounding them. There are two gate lodges at each end of the avenue. The Lisburn Road end is blocked off as is the Balmoral Avenue gate. Traffic can only enter from the Malone Road
entrance. The avenue is lined by lime trees
with grass verges outside every house. Malone Park is also known as Lime Avenue. Traditionally it was home to wealthy Protestants, it is now generally regarded as a mixed area.
Street name
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in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. It is located in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, and it has 72 houses.
The majority of the houses are Victorian
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
and have large grounds surrounding them. There are two gate lodges at each end of the avenue. The Lisburn Road end is blocked off as is the Balmoral Avenue gate. Traffic can only enter from the Malone Road
Malone Road
The Malone Road is a radial road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, leading from the university quarter southwards to the affluent suburbs of Malone and Upper Malone, each a separate electoral ward...
entrance. The avenue is lined by lime trees
Tilia
Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The greatest species diversity is found in Asia, and the genus also occurs in Europe and eastern North America, but not western North America...
with grass verges outside every house. Malone Park is also known as Lime Avenue. Traditionally it was home to wealthy Protestants, it is now generally regarded as a mixed area.