James Ellson, Author at Dead Centre Tours https://deadcentretours.com/author/james-ellson/ DC Tours: Belfast's No.1 Walking Tour Company Wed, 03 Apr 2024 10:14:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 PTQ – What Shall We Give….. https://deadcentretours.com/2024/04/02/ptq-belfast-queens-rag-magazine/ Tue, 02 Apr 2024 18:04:33 +0000 https://deadcentretours.com/?p=2843 The one thing that makes James Ellson's chest swell with pride when he talks about it during our Best of Belfast tour is the fact that, along with two of his former Methody pals, he edited PTQ in 1988.

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]]> As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a tour guide…. https://deadcentretours.com/2023/02/19/as-far-back-as-i-can-remember-i-always-wanted-to-be-a-tour-guide/ Sun, 19 Feb 2023 16:19:41 +0000 https://deadcentretours.com/?p=2281 If you’d asked me when I was growing up in Belfast did I think I’d ever be a tour guide, or that people would travel from all over the world to see my city, I’d have laughed in your face. Who would want to come to this violent dump during the Troubles?

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]]> Troubled Memories https://deadcentretours.com/2022/12/09/troubled-memories/ Fri, 09 Dec 2022 11:16:04 +0000 https://deadcentretours.com/?p=2172 For the handful of you that have read my previous blog about going to Leisureworld every Saturday in the 70s and 80s, as well as my unrequited love for Lynda Carter, you will know I grew up in the Holylands in South Belfast during the height of the Troubles. Even back in the day it [...]

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]]> The Belfast Sludge Boats https://deadcentretours.com/2021/12/04/the-belfast-sludge-boats/ Sat, 04 Dec 2021 12:03:04 +0000 https://deadcentretours.com/?p=2018 Tour guide James Ellson takes a deep dive (not literally thankfully) into the Belfast Sludge Boats and their role in keeping the city clean.

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]]> Line Of Duty – All Aboard The Belfast Bandwagon! https://deadcentretours.com/2021/08/13/line-of-duty-all-aboard-the-belfast-bandwagon/ Fri, 13 Aug 2021 09:20:51 +0000 https://deadcentretours.com/?p=1903 Film & TV tourism is big business in Belfast these days, much to the delight of our tour guide James....

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]]> Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon https://deadcentretours.com/2021/03/12/lazing-on-a-sunday-afternoon/ Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:57:29 +0000 https://deadcentretours.com/?p=1521 Tour guide James Ellson remembers how the Ulster Museum saved him from boring Sundays growing up in South Belfast during the Troubles.

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]]> Hercules Street https://deadcentretours.com/2021/01/09/hercules-street/ Sat, 09 Jan 2021 16:50:53 +0000 https://deadcentretours.com/?p=1401 DC Tour's guide Jamesy delves into Belfast's history with a look back at the not so fragrant Hercules Street, the forerunner to Royal Avenue.

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]]> Can Rugby Resolve Our Sectarian Woes? https://deadcentretours.com/2020/12/16/can-rugby-resolve-our-sectarian-woes/ Wed, 16 Dec 2020 16:05:25 +0000 https://deadcentretours.com/?p=857 Belfast tour guide Jamesy reveals another secret crush while exploring the place of rugby in Irish sport in his latest blog.

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]]> A Day Into Town – 70s Style https://deadcentretours.com/2020/12/05/a-day-into-town-70s-style/ Sat, 05 Dec 2020 10:36:26 +0000 https://deadcentretours.com/?p=807 Our newest tour guide Jamesy reminisces about going shopping with his Mum in Belfast in the 1970s, with fond memories of Leisureworld. And Wonderwoman.

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]]> Sir Arthur Chichester (1563-1625) – Belfast’s Blackadder? https://deadcentretours.com/2020/11/29/sir-arthur-chichester-1563-1625-belfasts-blackadder/ Sun, 29 Nov 2020 18:00:43 +0000 https://deadcentretours.com/?p=764 Tour guide Jamesy uncovers the story of the birth of Belfast and the chequered past of the Chichester family who helped establish the town.

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