19-679: Clifton House may refer to: United Kingdom [ edit ] Clifton House, Belfast , a historic building in Northern Ireland Clifton House, King's Lynn , a grade I listed building in King's Lynn, Norfolk Clifton Park and Museum , Rotherham, South Yorkshire Clifton House School , a defunct private boys' school in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England United States [ edit ] Clifton House, Pennsylvania ,
38-563: A historic building in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania Clifton House Site , overnight stop on the Santa Fe Trail See also [ edit ] Bullock-Clifton House Clifton House Preparatory School [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
57-406: A lottery scheme and subscription and, following formal recognition by act of Parliament, opened the doors of Clifton House in 1774. Erected on land donated by Arthur Chichester , the first Marquess of Donegall on the northern edge of the town, it combined 36 person poorhouse and 24 bed infirmary. Although it was not an issue for the society, in 1786 members were divided by the attempt of two of
76-496: A school and nursery were set up for the poorhouse children. McCracken insisted on teachers of high quality and special ability and on play hours in which children would have free use of their time. She and the committee also established a system of industrial apprenticeships. The exponential growth in Victorian Belfast led to the foundation of other philanthropic bodies who also sought to address disadvantage and by 1882
95-508: Is Belfast's oldest charitable organisation. It continues its philanthropic work from Clifton House which the society opened, originally as the town's poor house and infirmary, in 1774. In 1752 a group of Belfast's leading merchants agreed that "a poor-house and hospital are greatly wanted in Belfast for the support of vast numbers of real objects of charity in this parish, for the employment of idle beggars who crowd to it from all parts of
114-614: Is an 18th-century Grade A listed building located in Belfast , Northern Ireland. Originally built as a poor house by the Belfast Charitable Institution . Today it is houses a heritage centre alongside a residential home and sheltered accommodation apartments. The Belfast Charitable Society was founded in August 1752, with the aim of setting up a poorhouse and a charitable hospital infirmary . The Society
133-557: Is now shared by Helm who operate sheltered accommodation, and the Society who run an old persons home. The Clifton House Interpretative Centre offers tours of the building and the associated Clifton Street Cemetery , Belfast which can be booked via their website. The cemetery includes the burials of many associated with Clifton House including Mary Ann McCracken , Thomas McCabe and William Drennan . Belfast Charitable Society The Belfast Charitable Society, founded in 1752,
152-579: The 1798 rebellion as a military barracks. Society did not to recover use of the building until 1800. As a visiting physician to the poor house, in 1782 Drennan had trialled smallpox variolation , the practice of inoculating the skin of healthy people with smallpox to prevent a more serious case of the disease. When in 1800, the Poor House quickly filled again to full capacity, the Society permitted Haliday to conduct trial smallpox vaccination ( Edward Jenner's much safer practice of using cowpox ) on
171-593: The Society of United Irishmen . Proclaiming the union of Protestant, Catholic and Dissenter it sought the overthrow of Ireland's Anglican Ascendancy (represented in Belfast by prerogatives of Lord Donegall) and the establishment in Dublin of a representative government. The resulting association of the Charitable Society with political "subversion", emboldened the government to requisition Clifden House during
190-541: The North, and for the reception of infirm and diseased poor". The growth of the town's port and the textile industry had been drawing in poor, often destitute, labourers and their families, from the surrounding districts. The town's burgesses , the exclusive nominees of the Earls (later Marquesses), of Donegall , had made little or no provision to alleviate their frequent and chronic distress. The society raised money through
209-553: The Poor House children, provided the consent of parents was obtained. In 1827, following a visit to Belfast by the social reformer Elizabeth Fry , Mary Ann McCracken (sister to the executed rebel leader, Henry Joy McCracken ) formed the Ladies Committee of the Belfast Charitable Society. Thanks to the efforts of the committee, and over objections of more conservative subscribers to the society,
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#1732787330627228-530: The Society. Edward Bunting (1773–1843), an Irish musician and folk music collector, asked the Committee to support him in organising a festival, the proceeds of which were donated to the Charitable Society. A small sub-group of the Society's committee went to England to establish high-value trades which the poor should be trained in, and having studied the Lancashire cotton trade, came back to Belfast with
247-536: The building to be extended, adding a lunatic ward. Doctor William Drennan , although never one of the Poor House's physicians, was a strong supporter of the Belfast Charitable Society , and gave sound medical advice, especially on the advantages of public inoculation against small pox to the Board. Drennan lodged in the house of Henry Joy McCracken and Mary Ann McCracken who had strong links to
266-629: The charity's "founding fathers", Waddell Cunningham and Thomas Greg, to float a Belfast slave-trading company. The partners owned a sugar estate on the island of Dominica, as did the physician to the Poor House, Dr William Haliday. The visit of the celebrated escaped slave and author, Olaudah Equiano in 1791 capped the success of the abolitionist opposition in the town, led by another of the Society's principal subscribers, Thomas McCabe . That same year, with fellow subscribers and abolitionists, Dr William Drennan , John Campbell White , William Tennant , Robert Simms and Samuel Neilson , McCabe formed
285-436: The last child had left the Poor House. Through the 20th century Clifton House was a residential and nursing home. After the Belfast Charitable Society celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2002, it decided to build a new nursing home at nearby Carlisle Circus. This allowed for a redevelopment of Clifton House. The historic buildings now include a residential home and sheltered accommodation apartments (operated by Radius Housing) and
304-403: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clifton_House&oldid=1255385626 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Clifton House, Belfast Clifton House
323-487: The plan of training all inmates in the skills of the same industry. Hence training was set up on weaving, spinning, knitting, and net-making. The result was the foundation of Belfast 's cotton industry. After Belfast Charitable Society celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2002, it decided to build a new nursing home at Carlisle Circus. This allowed them to lease Clifton House to Helm Housing Association for 75 years, allowing funding of required renovation work. Clifton House
342-464: Was financed by subscriptions collected from leading inhabitants of the then town of Belfast, and a nationwide lottery . After over 20 years, land was donated by Arthur Chichester , the first Marquess of Donegall to the north of the town, and a plan was drawn up by Mr Cooley for a combined 36 person poorhouse and 24 bed infirmary, estimated at £3,000 to construct. In the centre of the final approved design were large assembly rooms. The foundation stone
361-539: Was laid on 7 August 1771, with the building opening on 17 September 1774. Quickly becoming full and continually operating at full capacity, the Society agreed in March 1800 to permit Dr William Haliday to try the first trials of inoculation and vaccination in Ireland. Subject to the condition of approval of their parents, poorhouse children were given vaccinations to protect them against diseases. The funds generated allowed
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