Government moves to protect H Block.

The Belfast Telegraph reports that H Block is granted listed status. While Jeffrey Donaldson has been critical, Lawrence McKeown has welcomed the move to protect a number of buildings on the maze site while stressing that this is not about turning it into a shrine. Their demolition would now be a criminal act.“A notorious H-Block within the former Maze Prison has been granted listed building protection – with a Government department citing the hunger strikes and murder of LVF leader Billy Wright as reasons for its historical significance.

H Block Six is now officially categorised as a structure with “special architectural or historic interest” by the DoE’s Environment and Heritage Service.

The prison hospital where IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands died has also been listed, along with an administration block, chapel, perimeter walls and watch towers within the old jail site.”

Categories Uncategorised Tags

We are reader supported. Donate to keep Slugger lit!

For over 20 years, Slugger has been an independent place for debate and new ideas. We have published over 40,000 posts and over one and a half million comments on the site. Each month we have over 70,000 readers. All this we have accomplished with only volunteers we have never had any paid staff.

Slugger does not receive any funding, and we respect our readers, so we will never run intrusive ads or sponsored posts. Instead, we are reader-supported. Help us keep Slugger independent by becoming a friend of Slugger. While we run a tight ship and no one gets paid to write, we need money to help us cover our costs.

If you like what we do, we are asking you to consider giving a monthly donation of any amount, or you can give a one-off donation. Any amount is appreciated.