Campaigners aim to preserve historic Assembly Rooms

It is one of Belfast's most historically significant buildings - the city's version of Dublin's Leinster House, according to one expert.

But the 250-year-old Assembly Rooms has been derelict for two decades, and is officially deemed at risk.

It belongs to the English company behind the stalled Tribeca development and sits in a largely abandoned corner of the city centre.

Campaigners want it to be handed over to the public - to save it from "ruin".

Castlebrooke Investments, which owns the listed building, said it has "worked proactively with all the relevant, statutory authorities" to ensure the building is protected.

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