THE LAGAN LOOKOUT - PHOTOGRAPHED 2021

THE LAGAN LOOKOUT [AT THE LAGAN WEIR IN BELFAST]

Despite the construction of the weir the river can really stink ... it must have been really bad back in the 1980s and before.

The "Lagan Lookout" housing the weir controls, CCTV surveillance system and visitors centre also formed part of the Lagan Weir project and is located on the Donegall Quay side of the river. The visitor's centre is located upstairs in the Lagan Lookout building and houses a public exhibition to provide information on the function of the weir and the history of the River Lagan. The weir gate control centre, security, CCTV system and welfare facilities for River Management personnel are located on the ground floor. Equipment storage is located in the basement. The Lagan Weir consists of five weir gates and four intermediate gatehouses. A tunnel traverses under the River Lagan, which connects to both quaysides and to each of the gatehouses. Primarily, this provides access to the gatehouses for maintaining the weir gate motors.