The Stormont Estate is an estate east of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the site of Northern Ireland's main Parliament Buildings, which is surrounded by woods and parkland, and is often referred in contemporary media as the metonym "Stormont".
The Stormont Estate is within the townland of Ballymiscaw.
The Stormont Estate was established by the Reverend John Cleland (1755–1834) in the early nineteenth century. He built Stormont Castle in 1830 which was described as a "large plain house with very little planting about it". In 1858 the exterior of the castle was redesigned in the Scottish Baronial style by the local architect Thomas Turner. Some ancillary buildings were added at this time including a lean-to glasshouse and stables. A terraced garden and a walled kitchen garden were also created. When Cleland died in 1834 the estate went to John Cleland (1836–1893) and then finally to Arthur Charles Stewart Cleland (1865–1924).
The Cleland family moved out in 1893 to live abroad and the estate was let to a tenant. When the tenancy ended, initial efforts to sell the estate failed.
In 1921, the newly formed Parliament of Northern Ireland was looking for a site for its Parliament Buildings. Parliament authorised the Government of Northern Ireland to purchase the 224 acre Stormont Estate for about £21,000; this included 100 acres of woodland. Stormont Castle became the headquarters of the Government of Northern Ireland. Stormont Castle also became the official residence of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.
Ralph Knott designed Stormont House in a Neo-Georgian style. The house was completed in 1926, and a two-storey administration block to its east was finished by 1939. A flat-roofed single-storey extension was added in about 1975. It was listed as a historic building in 1987. Parliament Buildings at Stormont were designed by Sir Arnold Thornely in Greek classical style. They were opened by Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, in 1932.
The main approach to Parliament Buildings is along Prince of Wales Avenue. On this road stands a bronze statue of the barrister and Unionist politician, Lord Carson, on a stone plinth and base. This was erected in 1933 and designed by the sculptor Leonard Stanford Merrifield.
Dundonald House was designed in the early 1960s by Belfast-born architect Robert Hanna Gibson. It is in the international style.
The Castle Buildings are the headquarters of The Executive Office, Department of Health and Department of Justice. The complex is notable for its use as the location of the negotiations surrounding the Belfast Agreement.
This pack contains mods for all the buildings listed above in broad. It does NOT contain a full photogrammetry extract of the area but rather focuses on a few emblematic or massive buildings to keep acceptable size and performances for lower configurations.
The Parliament Buildings come with a "Stormont" POI.
Complementary mods:
-Donaghadee Lighthouse and The Moat: https://flightsim.to/file/13640/donaghadee-lighthouse-and-the-moat
-Scrabo Tower: https://flightsim.to/file/8313/scrabo-tower
-Helen's Tower: https://flightsim.to/file/5986/helen-s-tower
-Saint John's Point Lighthouse (County Down): https://flightsim.to/file/14475/saint-john-s-point-lighthouse-county-down
Alternative mod (not compatible):
-Full photogrammetry extract of Belfast and surroundings by John Lovell: https://flightsim.to/file/6600/belfast