Clifton House 250th Anniversary
In 2024, Clifton House celebrated its 250th Anniversary.
First opening its doors in 1774, Clifton House is the oldest working building in Belfast. It remains the home of Belfast Charitable Society, who fundraised, built it, and managed it, and who ensure that its uses remain true to the charity’s mission … to look after those in need. It marked this special anniversary with an exciting 12-month programme of activity, which started in January 2024, and included a variety of special legacy projects, talks, tours, conferences, exhibitions and social media campaigns which all helped to tell the story of Clifton House throughout its 250 years!
Belfast Charitable Society also used the anniversary to bring others together to talk about the reality of poverty and disadvantage today – with an aim to answer the question ‘What would the Society need to ‘build’ today to meet the needs of the disadvantaged, as it did back in 1774?’ Evaluation from the full year will be available soon.
In the meantime, some of the highlights from our year can be found in our news section.