what do you think, barbara, of the idea that people can come here and stay the night? in his later years, george suffered a very public battle with alcoholism. but up until his death in 2005, this house was always a refuge. 16 burren way here in the cregagh estate was where he was brought up and this was where he felt safe. we tried to protect him, and george knew that when he came here, he wasn t open to the media scrutiny that he would have been across the water isn t that right, barbara? yes, yes, yes, yes. he felt safe, yeah. yes.
the cregagh estate was where he was brought up and this was where he felt safe. we tried to protect him, and george knew that when he came here, he wasn t open to the media scrutiny that he would have been across the water, isn t that right, barbara? yes, yes, yes, yes. he felt safe, yeah. yes. right, well, it s night time and it feels a bit intrusive but, anyway, this is obviously one of the bedrooms that the family lived in. but not only am i staying in the same house, i m actually going to be sleeping in the very room that he had as a child. it s a kind of medium sized room, the kind of room that any 12 year old, 13 year old boy would have, i guess. i wonder what he would ve made of this.
in his later years, george suffered a very public battle with alcoholism. but up until his death in 2005, this house was always a refuge. 16 burren way here in the cregagh estate was where he was brought up and this was where he felt safe. we tried to protect him, and george knew that when he came here, he wasn t open to the media scrutiny that he would have been across the water isn t that right, barbara? yes, yes, yes, yes. he felt safe, yeah. yes. light globe buzzes. right, well, it s night time and it feels a bit intrusive but, anyway, this is obviously one of the bedrooms that the family lived in. but not only am i staying in the same house, i m actually going to be sleeping in the very
The terraced property on the Cregagh Estate in Belfast has been painstakingly retro-refurbished by owners EastSide Partnership. The project received funding from Tourism NI.
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