The Lord Mayor's Cloakroom

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0:33:50 > 0:33:57.

0:34:05 > 0:34:08When I walk into this room,

0:34:08 > 0:34:12I think I'm walking into a room in the Titanic.

0:34:12 > 0:34:13I do get that sense of

0:34:13 > 0:34:15deja vu all the time.

0:34:16 > 0:34:18William James Pirrie had two jobs.

0:34:18 > 0:34:22In 1897, he was Lord Mayor of Belfast

0:34:22 > 0:34:25and he was also Chairman of Harland and Wolff.

0:34:25 > 0:34:27When the City Hall was under construction,

0:34:27 > 0:34:30he got his joiners to install this wood panelling here

0:34:30 > 0:34:33in the Lord Mayor's cloakroom.

0:34:33 > 0:34:37When this was designed, the designs for the Titanic

0:34:37 > 0:34:41and the great vessels of the White Star Line were taking place.

0:34:41 > 0:34:44I was Lord Mayor in 1997,

0:34:44 > 0:34:47which was exactly a century after Pirrie was in office.

0:34:47 > 0:34:50I would come into this room and I would certainly

0:34:50 > 0:34:52think that Pirrie was still here.

0:34:52 > 0:34:55I could feel his presence here.