Titanic Workers

A mural from the the famous Sandy Row in Belfast depicts the Titanic Workers, many of which came from this working class area.  The Titanic is Belfast shipyard's most famous export by a country mile - for all the wrong reasons, of course.  There are a lot of murals around this part of Belfast and I snapped up a few while I was there but I've come to the conclusion they aren't the easiest things to get a decent shot of.  I cut most of the letters out of the frame since the workers were the most interesting part of the mural to my eyes, not the word Titanic.

The history of the Harland and Wolff shipyards is interesting in itself and while it is well known that the workers were overwhelming Protestant this article scratches beneath the surface of that headline.  Anyway, to the masterpiece!

Belfast Mural, 2021.  Yashica T4, HP5 printed on MGV paper. 

Check out the paint tins - and the dog! On the right, just above the workers you might just be able to make out a sketch of the Titanic Museum, which is designed as four pointed hulls, 38m high, the same height as the ill-fated ship.  Also, I didn't notice at the time but it looks like there's a hidden door to the building on the right.