Gustav Wilhelm Wolff was born in Hamburg on the 10th October 1834. He was one of the founder members of the Harland and Wolff shipyard. He was also one of the founder members of the Belfast Ropework Company in East Belfast. At one time Harland and Wolff was known as the largest shipyard in the world and the Belfast Ropeworks was known as the largest ropeworks. Last year Belfast lost the home of Mr Smiles, the other founder of the Belfast Ropeworks. It was at Westbank House, Palmerston Road, Sydenham, Belfast. The Palmerston Resident's Association have now found that
two cottages on Station Road are now facing demolition and are trying to stop the Demolition of these two cottages as they know Gustav Wolff lived in one known as the Lodge. The Association want to save them for the people of Northern Ireland as one of the last remaining parts of the history of shipbuilding and the Ropeworks in Northern Ireland. They feel this has to be done for the future generation as well as many of our ancestors once worked in these great industries and for all the people who died in whilst building the great ships. The Association are asking everyone for their support in their efforts to save our part of Belfast's great history in this fast developing world.
The Palmerston Residents Association are members of a small community living in East Belfast in the district of Sydenham. The Association covers the following areas: Denorton Park, Inglewood Court, Inverary Drive, Larkfield Drive, Larkfield Gardens, Larkfield Grove, Larkfield Manor Larkfield Park, Larkfield Road, Palmerston Park, Palmerston Road, Station Mews Station Road, Tudor Dale, Victoria Avenue, Victoria Court, Victoria Drive, Victoria Road, Vidor Gardens.
www.palmerston-residents-association.org Click here to see several photos of Gustav Wolff's cottages.
