Today, Belfast's skyline is dominated by Harland & Wolff's famous twin cranes, Samson ad Goliath. So ships that have a preserved heritage like the SS Nomadic have paved the way for positive thinking and conflict transformation for the citizens within Belfast. The purpose of 'The Dock' is to provide a shared space achieved through this permanent mooring of a boat within the Titanic Quarter area, on which a 'shared future' expression of church may be based (2014). offers an interesting fact, in that in 2013 'The Dock' began a monthly evening gathering on board the SS Nomadic. The past has imprinted on the present in that It is off course a great tourist attraction in itself as visitors can step on board and experience 100 years of maritime history. Today, the ship is restored to her original glory and is back home in Belfast where it sits in the historic Hamilton dock. It is the ship we all remember from the film that ferried beside Titanic to all the different ports of call but did not cross the Atlantic. It was used to ferry passengers from the shore to the Titanic. The SS Nomadic is the last surviving White Star Line ship in the world.
There is no doubt that this is a present-day fitting tribute to the great ship that was built in the place we now know as the titanic quarter. On the glass surrounding the slipways are names of all those who perished on board the ship, including the names of six people who were killed during the construction of titanic. It is evident that huge thought went into the design in showcasing these heritage features so that visitors can appreciate the huge role Belfast played in the construction of the ship. It was emphasised by the tour guide that the girders used to build Titanic would have been three times the height than what we see here, highlighting the immense size of the ship in height and in length (photograph 6). From photograph 4 we can see that the massive steel gantry has been reconstructed and benches are now assembled on the slipway exactly in the same position they were arranged aboard Titanic's main deck. Photograph 5 shows myself standing in front of the slipway, with the original concrete intact, where Titanic was built. This is highlighted by photograph 3, an aerial view of Titanic Quarter's restored slipways where an outline of the two ships are drawn to scale. Today the slipways are part original and part restored and modified for tourism purposes so people from all over the world can get a insight into where the ships once rested. The tour led onto the slipways located behind Titanic Belfast, where the giant Arrol gantry's once stood over the slipways of Titanic and its sister ship Olympic. Through visiting these drawing rooms, I really did get a true sense of the history of Titanic Quarter- previously known as Queens Island- a heritage which continues to be preserved today. There is also high speculation that this desk was indeed Thomas Andrews' desk and belonged in his office. The tour guide pointed out that the desk I am standing beside dates back to the Titanic period and was used in the design process. The third photograph is of myself in Thomas Andrews' office, a naval architect who was in charge of the plans of Titanic.
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The tour guide noted that the design of this building, with windows across the whole roof was by no coincidence, it was an effort to ensure that as much light got in through the day for as long as possible so that employees could see their drawings and calculations clearly. The second photograph shows the same drawing rooms today in their original condition- now derelict- but used as a means of attracting tourists so that they get the ultimate experience of the very room titanic took shape. The first photograph shows Harland & Wolff's headquarters-the drawing offices where Thomas Andrews and his colleagues designed the Titanic and the Olympic class liners.
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