belfast in the 1960's

BELFASTIn The 1960’s

A Photographic Record

1960 - 1964

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Compiled by Joe Baker

Glenravel Local History Project

BELFASTIn The 1960’s

A Photographic Record1960 - 1964

BELFAST In The 1960’s - A Photographic Record

The 20,000 ton Royal Mail liner Amazon leaving Belfast for Tilbury, whereshe will take on passengers for her maiden vogage 1960

Looking through the hats at the C&A store during their sale 1960

Searching for more bargains this time at St George’s Market 1960

Building a bridge across the River Lagan at Shaws Bridge to carry a watermain to the city from the Mourne Mountains 1960

High above Bridge Street, this ‘spiderman’ goes about his task on the steel girdersof a new block of shops and offices at the corner of Rosemary Street 1960

Belfast Coporation workmen removing a double decker bus which toppledinto a ten foot trench on the Donegall Road, killing one workman andinjuring two others 1960


St Joseph’s Training College for student male teachers under constructionat Andersonstown 1960

Smithfield Market 1960

While dad took an interest in the auction at the Turn Over Filter Company,two year old Fred McKeating found something more interesting 1960

Construction of a culvert to remove flood water from the Bog Meadows andBlackstaff River. This section is seen underneath Ulsterville Avenue 1960

Freddie Gilroy, the British, Empire and European bantam champion 1960

Repairing the railway line at Finaghy after a train derailed 1960


Dual carriageway under construction to connect Castlereagh Road toCregagh Park replacing the old Hill Foot Road 1960

Fun on the slide at the Arelian Nursery School, Utility Street 1960

Mr Tom Beckett, assistant district commissioner for South Belfast Cubs, presentingJoe Steele with his tenderpad badge at Fleming Fulton School 1960

Members of the crew painting the bows of the 8,800 ton Norwegian cargovessel Suncorona at Pollock Dock 1960

Building a new car park on the Laganbank Road 1960

Both Tommy Briggs (No.7) and Trevor Thompson, second from right,two of the Glentoran forwards failed to connect with this centre from BillyNeill in the Irish League game at the Oval. Distillery won 2 - 1 1960


Princess Macha, the conroveraial statue, being secured aboard a lorryleaving Belfast Museum for her permanent base at the new AltnagelvinHospital in Derry 1960

A section of the queue which formed outside the British Railway Office,Donegall Place, to book sailings for the July holiday period 1960

Some 200 men employed by the Prudential Assurance, passing along CastleStreet, during a protest march for a pay rise 1960

One of the many queues outside bakeries to be seen on the Shankill Roaddue to the bread strike 1960

The Canberra shortly before her launch at Belfast Shipyard 1960


Joe Caldwell, the Belfast flyweight 1960

Piling operations commencing on the blitzed ground at Waring Street, thesite for a new war memorial building 1960

Workmen widening the road and laying a footpath on the Holywood Road at theArches which have been removed to ease traffic 1960

The scene in York Street following an attack on a bread lorry after its owner tried tocharge 1s 9d per loaf during the bread strike 1960

Construction of a new traffic island at the junction of the Crumlin andOldpark Roads 1960

Construction of a new bus station on Oxford Street 1960


Bakery strikers parade march along the Lisburn Road 1960

The 7,700 ton cargo ship, City of Winnipeg at Dufferin Dock 1960

Catching up on all the gossip on the swings at the Waterworks Park 1960

Brothers William and John McGratten, of Brookfield Street, fill up theirbag with loaves amid the puddles of the waste ground at York Street afterthey had queued in the rain at one of the vans from which supplies weresold during the bakers strike 1960

The motor-cyclist was taken to hospital with leg injuries after his machineand a three wheel lorry collided in Coporation Street 1960

Placards are held high as the Northern Ireland Nuclear Disarmament Groupstage its first protest through Belfast 1960


Two of the few remaining residents in Pottinger’s Court at Pottinger’sEntry enjoy a bit of fresh air 1960

The new carpark at Laganbank Road 1960

Demolition work in progress at the Presbyterian Students Centre at 7College Park East to erect a new modern building 1960

Two ocean gaints together in Belfast. On the left the B.P. tanker BritishStatesman and on the right the P&O liner Canberra 1960


An aerial view of Belfast. To the leftof the picture the Albert Clock canbe seen and near it heavy trafficmakes its way along CoporationStreet. The rear of St Anne’sCathedral can be seen as well as theold Half Bap area. 1960

Part of the cargo of 200 tons of ware potatoes being lowered into the holdof the charter ship Neerlandia in Spencer Dock 1960

The back of 39 Rosetta Park which was badly damaged when this largetree crashed into it during a storm 1960


Aerial view of the new Sydenham By-Pass 1960

Workmen looking at the old well, which they uncovered while workingon the reconstruction of the vestry of St Stephen’s Church, Millfield. Thewell is thought to have supplied water to the old town and is about 15 feetdeep 1960

The evening sunlight silhouettes the outline of the East Bridge Street power stationas a line of barges moves downstream on the River Lagan 1960

These three houses in Academy Street were demolished to provide openspace around St Anne’s Cathedral 1960

A ‘casualty’ being removed from a ‘bombed building’ during T.A. firstaid training at Victoria Barracks. What’s interesting is that the buildingreally was bombed by the German bombing raid during the Second WorldWar 1960


Artillery Street in the New Lodge area 1960

Cottage in the Cavehill Road area 1960

Talk about showing up to turn a water-tap on! The Lord Mayor of Belfast,Robin Kinahan, turning the release valve of a liquid oxygen container atthe Royal Victoria Hospital 1960 The Victoria Yard of Workman Clark 1960


Waring Street 1960

Harmony Village, Ballysillan 1960

Gymnasium equipment being moved into the new City of BelfastRecreation Centre (The Recy) at Victoria Barracks. This was the oldmilitary gymnasium 1960

Interior of the new gymnasium 1960

Belfast Hire Cars (McCausland’s) Grosvenor Road 1960


Houses on the lower section of the Crumlin Road 1960

Lonsdale Street 1960


Graves in the City Cemetery of the ten German airmen who were buried thereduring World War 2 shortly before they were moved to England 1961

Samples of soil being taken for the construction of a bridge over the newproposed motorway 1961

Construction work continues on the new Grove Swimming Complex 1961

A plan of the new tower blocks which are to be built on the site of the oldVictoria Barracks 1961


Shipyard workers leaving the giant liner Canberra following another shift 1961

Section of shops between Fountain Street and College Mews shortly beforebeing demolished 1961

Workers from the Park's Department planting trees at the Downviewbungalows on the Shore Road. The 'bungalows' were really prefab houseswhich can be seen to the left 1961

Queue of holiday makers for the Bellevue bus in Royal Avenue 1961

G.A. Krestov, from the Soviet Union, left, who is studying chemistry, andMansor Kipli, of Borneo, are included in the overseas students attending avacation course at Queen's University 1961

A new tanker for delivering domestic oil fuels seen here for the first timein Ravenhill Road 1961

Protest march by shipyard workers making its way past the Royal Courts 1961


Renovation begins at the front of the Central Library 1961

Blondin Street in the Sandy Row area 1961

Glentoran Football TeamSeated (from left) Felix Reynolds, Trevor Thompson, Jim Murdoch(captain), Walter Bruce and Eric DrennanStanding (from left) Bobby McGregor (trainer), Eddie O'Neill, Billy Neill,Gordon Bradley, Bobby Ervine, Matt Doherty and Matt Crothers. 1961

Inside the new coffee house at the corner of College Street and QueenStreet 1961


New play park in North Queen Street 1961

Completion of the new Belfast Municipal Electric Power Station West 1961

The new Finaghy Branch of the Ulster Bank 1961

Distillery Football TeamSeated (from left to right) Roy Welsh, Fred Ellison, John Kennedy, KenHamilton and Malachy O'Neill.Standing (from left to right) Wilf Hughill, Billy Keenan, Jack Kennedy,Alan Campbell, Joe Meldrum and John Dougan

Belfast Corporation's new clinic at Cupar Street 1961

Trade Unionists taking part in the annual May Day parade in Belfast 1961


Lismachan House, Belmont 1961

Freddie Gilroy fails to connect with a straight right in the contest againstBoualen Belouard at the King's Hall. The referee stopped the fight inGilroy's favour in round seven 1961

The funnels being placed on the new P&O liner Canberra 1961Three year old Kathleen Walsh presenting a cheque for £35 to Mr J.McQuade, treasurer of the Shankill Youth Centre Fund 1961


A 51 ton Centurion Tank arriving in Belfast for an Army Week display inVictoria Barracks 1961

The children enjoyed this model train at the Barracks 1961

The 9th/12th Royal Lancers at the Army Week display at Victoria Barracks1961

A Royal Artillery Thunderbird on display in Victoria Barracks 1961

Armoured vehicles at the Army Week show at Victoria Barracks 1961

Queens University 1961


The new Belfast Arts Theatre at Botanic Avenue 1961

After being “off the rails” for 10 years this 60-ton steam engine, built in1897, has been renovated and donated by the Great Northern RailwayBoard to the Belfast Transport Museum 1961

Horses and Ponies from the Bertram Mills Circus on Garmoyle Street 1961

Miss Molly Dundee, the Ulster Transport Authority's first train hostessassisting young passengers at the Great Victoria Street Station 1961


Inside Feely's new hairdressing salon at Castle Street 1961

A section of the large crowd making their way towards the platform inanswer to American evangelist Billy Graham's appeal for money at WindsorPark 1961

Mrs Florence Breakie, former chair of the Belfast Corporation Librarywho opened a new branch at Derwent House, Lisburn Road.BELOW - Miss Lee Wilson, a member of staff at the new branch, arrangingthe books 1961

A spot of angling on the Lagan at Shaws Bridge for Timothy English andDermot O'Callaghan. Looking on are Meriel O'Callaghan and MarieMcKiernan 1961


Botanic Avenue 1961

The 9,430 ton Port St Lawrence after her launch at Queen's Island 1961

One of the new modern ambulances acquired by the St John AmbulanceBrigade 1961

The scene outside Crumlin Road Gaol during the execution of SamuelMcLaughlin 1961

York Street Mill which has now been bought over by Gallahers TobaccoFactory 1961

The Royal Cinema in Arthur Square (Cornmarket) being demolished tomake room for new shops 1961

The Queen on a visit to the Belfast Shipyard 1961Playing it cool in Ballymacarrett - Children enjoy the cool waters of theswimming pool at Victoria Park 1961


The Sheep Market at Oxford Street 1961

Inside Dickson's shop at Garfield Street 1961

Construction of the new College of Technology at Millfield 1961

New entrance being erected at the Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park,Dunmurry 1961

One of the many flooded streets in the Donegall area following heavy rain 1961

Crusaders Football TeamSeated (from left) - Derek Morrow, Fred Patterson, Jim Weatherup, ArthurBrady, Victor Wilson and George SpiersStanding (from left) - Matt Nixon, Norman Pavis, Jack Milligan, SamParke, Harry Creighton and assistant trainer Willie Clarke. 1961


A saloon car which skidded on the Sydenham by-pass, overturned andcollided with a lorry. The driver, Mr Gerard Corr, suffered injuries to hiswrist 1962

Sam Kydd, the Portadown goalkeeper, was too late in diving for this shotfrom Glentoran right-winger John Smith at the Oval. To the right isCampbell, the Portadown left-back 1962

The prize-winners in the National Fire Prevention Campaign postercompetition, Peter Basket, Stanley Place (centre), senior winner, and GeraldGardiner, Flush Park, junior winner show their posters to Frank Taylor,Belfast Fire Brigade Chief Officer, Councillor W. Atcheson of theCorporation Police Committee and Councillor Lewis. 1962

January sales at C&A, Donegall Place 1962

Elmwood Presbyterian Church 1962

The new pavilion for the elderly at Dunville Park on its opening 1962

Medal winners at the City Hospital prize distribution in Whitla Hall. Fromleft - K. Goulden and M. Baird - silver medals and M. McAuley and M.Taggart - bronze medals 1962


The oil tanker British Cydnet shortly before its launch at the BelfastShipyard.BELOW - The ships launch 1962

Shipyard workers watching the launch of the British Cygnet 1962

A welcome cup of tea for Jean McConnoll, New Barnsley Park, one of thefirst to arrive at the British Railways Offices, Donegall Place, wherebookings for holiday travel opened 1962

The driver of this Jaguar saloon was taken to hospital after crashing intothe Keep Left sign at Cliftonville Circus 1962

Principals in the Opera House "Babes in the Wood" pantomime arriving at HMPrison Belfast, Crumlin Road, where they entertained prisoners 1962

The house in Portallo Street in which an elderly lady lost her life in a fire 1962


Prize giving day for the nurses of Musgrave Park Hospital 1962

Richardson's Fertilisers new factory at Pollock Dock which is nearingcompletion 1962

Tidying up work at the new multi storey flats at Cregagh hours beforetheir official opening 1962

The Salvation Army's new headquarters at Curtis Street 1962

Twenty one year old Robert Carson, trapped for two hours under a concreteslab at Stranmillis, calmly smokes a cigarette as firemen and workmateswork to get him out 1962


The 55 year old railway engine, formerly used in the County Down linebetween Belfast and Bangor on its way to the Belfast Transport Museumat Witham Street 1962

Funeral of the Rev. Daniel Mageean, Roman Catholic Bishop of Down andConnor, moving along the Falls Road on its way to Milltown Cemetery 1962

The Belfast Corporation's new 13 storey block of 50 flats under constructionat Victoria Barracks 1962

The new clubhouse of Malone Golf Club 1962

The shop of Mary Glenn at Glenfarne Street in the Agnes Street area 1962

Striking engineering workers making their way along Royal Avenue 1962

Sam Boyd avoids a long left from Gabriel Young during the welterweightfinal in the Ulster Hall. Young was the winner 1962


Bertie Peacock (right) who is in charge of the Ireland under 23 team photographed with them at Windsor. From left standing - Nicholson, O'Neill,Magill, Neill, Clarke (N), Briggs and Elwood. In front - Clarke (F), Harvey, Welsh and Johnston 1962

Dan Turley playing in the semi final of the Northern Ireland Billiards Titleat Mountpottinger YMCA 1962

The scene at York Road as police held a training course for pedestrianpatrolmen 1962


Broadbent Street 1962

This header from Walter Bruce, Glentoran left winger (right) went narrowlypast the upright in the Irish Cup game with Distillery at Grosvenor Park.Glentoran won 4 - 2 1962

A workman demolishing a cottage on Ravenhill Road. A modern detachedvilla in the background takes its place 1962

An overjoyed Freddie Gilroy, the first Irishman to capture the covetedLonsdale Belt for keeps 1962

Members of the Northern Ireland CND protest outside the AmericanConsulate in Queen Street 1962


McKeown, the Cliftonville centre forward, heads goalwards in the CountyAntrim Shield game against Carrick Rangers at Solitude. The game endedin a draw 1962

Fire destroys the saw mill of Ruddell Harvey & Co., Dufferin Road 1962

Cargo piles up at the Donegall Quay as a result of the Docker's strike1962

A tense moment in the Glenavon goal area as Joe Kinkead, goal keeper,endeavours to stop a shot from Linfield inside forward Tommy Dickson inthe Irish League game at Windsor. Linfield won 2 - 0 1962

The Belfast and District Schoolgirls' netball team pictured at Oldpark1962


Queen's University 1962

The new Physics Department at Queen's University 1962

The David Keir Building, in which are housed the departments ofengineering, chemistry, botany and zoology. 1962

The University School of Agriculture in Elmwood Avenue 1962

Mr. Robert Pyper at work in the Biochemistry laboratory 1962

Mr F. Axon, chief Plant engineer, at the control panel in the boiler houseof the David Keir Building 1962

Students Rag Day parade making its way along Victoria Street 1962

Students leaving Queen's University with their collection tins for the RagDay collections 1962


Having their lunch at the Blitz site in York Street are three Queen'sUniversity students who are determined to spend 60 hours in barrels in aneffort to raise money during Rag Week. From left are Brian Robinson,Michael Coates and Dan Archer 1962

No 13 Hampton Park 1962

Dancing in the Astor Ballroom, College Court 1962

One of the two cars involved in a collision at Thornhill Parade after achase by a police car 1962

Mr Harry Kirk, the Minister of Labour, being shown around Ewart's Millby mill manager George Dickie 1962


Arriving back at Belfast after sea trials is the liner Queen of Bermuda, on which the Belfast Shipyard have just completed a £1,000,000 overhaul job 1962

The Belfast Shipyard 1962

The 47,000 ton oil tanker Regent Liverpool after her launch at the BelfastShipyard 1962

The new NorwichUnion Building in

Castle Street1962


Herbert Barr, Linfield's centre forward (right) breaks through the Distillerydefence and slams the ball past goalkeeper Jack Kennedy for his sidesfourth goal in the Irish League game at Grosvenor Park. Linfield won6-4 1962

Paddy Hopkirk, last years winner of the Circuit of Ireland with the SunbeamRapier which he will drive in the 1962 Circuit 1962

Ettaville at Kirkliston Drive 1962

Councillor J. Cardwell, a member of the Belfast Corporation PoliceCommittee (left) switching on the new traffic lights at Gelston's Corner -the junction of Holywood Road, Belmont Road and Pim's Avenue. 1962

Burst water main on Great Victoria Street 1962


One of the four vehicles involved in a crash on the Lisburn Road 1962

The 6th North Belfast troop parading to the North Belfast Mission Hall onYork Street the the annual Boy Scouts' church service 1962

Tour of the North Cycle Race starting in Donegall Place 1962

Veteran fire engines arrive at the new Ulster Folk Museum - One of two19th century steam driven fire engines, formally used at the York StreetMill being steered in 1962

Members of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament protesting throughBelfast 1962


Bridge Street 1962

Former shot putt champion John Savidge supervises weight training at theBelfast Health Studios, Church Lane. At work here is Lorna McGarvey1962

Start of the Circuit of Ireland from the City Hall 1962

The first in a series of new touring buses designed and built by the UTAEngineering Section in Duncrue Street 1962

Pupils of Dunlambert Secondary School, Fortwilliam, leaving for aneducational visit to London 1962


The Methodist College team for the final of the BBC inter-regional'Playbox' series in London. From left to right are Brian Cairns (12), DorielBeggs and William Calvert (both 13) 1962

The queue in Royal Avenue when thousands waited for transport to takethem to Bellevue 1962

William Reid, Grosvenor High School, doing his test at Orangefield Boys'School during cycling proficiency week 1962

Shoppers at the Bank Buildings pause to watch Alfred Caliaghan workinga hand loom at one of the stands 1962

The scene in Royal Avenue as eager fans crowded around the car carryingLouis Armstrong to his hotel. "Satchmo" played a concert in the King'sHall

BELOW - Louise Armstrong contributing to the Red Cross in the RoyalAvenue Hotel 1962

Loading scrap metal from Eastwood’s to the German ship Wilhelm Weschat the Belfast Docks 1962


Etams, High Street. 1962

Skegoniel Primary School on its opening 1962

Members of the Northern Ireland Rail and Road Development Associationand the Irish Railway Society leaving Great Victoria Street terminus bybrake vans and trucks for an outing to the Herdman Channel 1962

Trade Unionists taking part in the annual May Day parade through Belfast1962


Five young Belfast competitors in the verse speaking class for boys andgirls under six years. Left to right are David Diamond, Beverley Fisher,Linda Hamilton, Ian Robinson and Richard Rowledge 1962

Damaged tar containers at the Pollock Dock following a massive fire1962

Distillery goalkeeper Jack Kennedy flings himself across the goalmouthin a valiant effort to stop this shot from Portadown forward Wilson. 1962

After an outbreak of fire firemen of the Belfast Fire Brigade are seenlowering the extension ladder in Great Victoria Street 1962

Clearing up broken bottles after this Corporation bus was involved in acollision with a milk lorry on the Cliftonville Road 1962


Lonsdale Street shortly before being demolished to clear the way for flats1962

A party of 80 old age pensioners leaving for a day trip to Portrush 1962

The Rev. Ian Paisley protesting outside the BBC 1962

The Waterworks 1962

A large section of wall which collasped in Cullingtree Road 1962

The new BEA terminal at Glengall Street. 1962

Some of the trolly buses to be auctioned at the Haymarket depot. 1962


Painting a pub at Gelston’s Corner 1962

Placing a section of the 80,000 ton turbine driven super tanker SigvalBergesen, Norway, in position at the Musgrave Yard of Harland &Wolff 1962

An autumnal scene at Stranmillis Road 1962

The shop of Crotty and Aiken in Queen Street. 1962


Former members of the Royal Ulster Rifles march along Henry Place ontheir way to Victoria Barracks for memorial service 1962

The new Northern Bank on the Antrim Road. 1962

New headquarters of the Milk Marketing Board on the Antrim Road.1962

The Apollo Cinema, Ormeau Road. 1962

The French Consul, Monsieur P Bourdon placing a wreath at the memorialto French sailors in Milltown Cemetery. 1962

A car has a lucky escape at the railway embankment on the Sydenham By-Pass. 1962

The new K-im-Fung Chinese Restaurant in Arthur Street 1962


The new multi storey flats built on the site of the old Victoria Barracks.On the right is the first completed block. 1962

Bradbury Place 1962

Firemen at work on the blaze at Tri-Gen Clothing, Monarch Parade1962

Picketing the Crumlin Road Gaol are, left to right, - Mr Harry Diamond(Republican Labour MP, Falls), Mr Sean Caughey, Mr James O'Kane andMr Gerry Fitt (Irish Labour MP, Dock) 1962

A new car transporter is examined by a number of car dealers fromthroughout Ireland. 1962


John Foster and William McComb repairing gas mains in Divis Street.1962

Ann Street 1962

Children enjoying the new playground at St. Leonard Street 1962 Castle Place 1962

Lower North Street 1962

Policewoman Rosina Riley and Sergeant William Elliott distributing leafletson crime prevention from a kiosk in Donegall Square West 1962

A section of the large queue outside Arnott's, Bridge Street, at the openingof their sale. 1962


The snow-clad path on the driveway up to Belfast Castle 1963

Eddie Reindeer, alias Dame Trot, shares a joke with three of the RichmondStudio dancers, backstage at the pantomime "Red Riding Hood" in theGrand Opera House. The girls are Irish Brownlee, Lillian Anderson andLily McAllister 1963

Wendy Bowman, left, who plays Red Riding Hood, and Lisbeth Lennon,as Colin at the Opera House pantomime 1963

Policemen searching the Bog Meadows after the body of six year old SusanMcCann was found 1963

St Luke's Parish Church, Northumberland Street 1963

The Canberra leaving Belfast shipyard for trials 1963


A mother and son are taken to hospital following this collision at thejunction of Clifton Street and North Queen Street 1963

Feeding the swans at Ormeau Bridge 1963

A section of the main road at Moreland Avenue, Antrim Road, which isbeing widened 1963

The AEI offices in Corporation Street following an armed raid 1963

A section of Belfast Harbour 1963


Removing the front of St Stephen's Church, Millfield, to widen the road1963

William Walker & Co., Dublin Road 1963

Indoor bowling at the Macrory Memorial Hall, Duncairn Gardens 1963

Members of the Queen's University boat crews breaking the ice near theirclubhouse on the Lagan in an effort to get their boats out for some practice1963

The GPO's new television van in Belfast designed to trace those who havenot paid for a TV licence 1963

Docker's loading a cargo of 1,440 tons of baler twine from BelfastRopeworks on to the M.V. Pacific North West at Pollock Dock for shipmentto America 1963


The car in which three young Co. Down men lost their lives begin recoveredfrom Pollock Dock 1963

Medical students from Queen's University holding up traffic on the MaloneRoad during a 'rag' to promote blood donations 1963

A peek at the elements from Joy’s Entry towards Bridge Street 1963

Trolly buses stranded at the Shore Road end of the Whitewell Road 1963

The 1,500 ton cargo vessel Mountstewart which developed a 20 degreelist at Hamilton Dock due to a fault in the ballast tanks 1963

Clearing the snow at Donegall Square North 1963


A lorry which overturned on the snow on the West Circular Road 1963

Ballygomartin Road 1963

Queuing for milk on the Oldpark Road as supplies could not get through 1963


Junction of Bride Street and Waring Street 1963

Arthur Square 1963

Snow covers the pitch at Cliftonville's ground 1963

The boiler for the oil tanker British Lancer being transported along Queen’sQuay for installation 1963

Firemen pumping the water away on the Castlereagh Road after the LoopRiver overflowed as the snow melted 1963

A flooded Windsor Park following the thaw 1963


Rag day students see how many people they can get into a bin in ChichesterStreet 1963

Corporation workmen repair a gas main on the Shore Road 1963

Beat this for parking! The driver of this car cared little for pedestrianswhen he parked on the footpath at the junction of Wellington Place andDonegall Square West 1963

Three year old Rosemary Connery, a resident at Glendhu Children's Hostelmodels her new Easter bonnet to a youthful 'gallery.' 1963

The last trolly bus to go to Stormont 1963

College Square Presbyterian Church 1963


A warm up session and talk at Seaview 1963

Jennymount Mill 1963

CND members protesting through Belfast 1963

Inside the car showroom of David Marshall Ltd, Bedford Street 1963

Workmen engaged on demolition of the Popular Cinema, NewtownardsRoad, Belfast as part of the clearance plan for a new bridge over the Lagan1963

Marion (5) and Sybil (4) McVeigh, of Lawnbrook Avenue enjoy thesunshine as they travel to their grandparents 1963


ABOVE - Bellevue 1963BELOW -Buses queue at Hazelwood to discharge passengers while policeendeavour to control the heavy holiday traffic 1963

The Scottish Widows building in High Street nears competition 1963

Orangefield Secondary Intermediate School (left) and Lurgan SecondarySchool soccer teams after their 3-3 draw in the Ulster Schools Cup atCliftonville 1963

Flooding on the Holywood Road 1963


Boy Scouts washing cars on the blitz site on York Street to raise funds fortheir summer camp 1963

Some of the 40 trolly buses sold by auction at the Corporation Department'sMadrid Street yard 1963

Dockers loading a cargo of 380 tons of pork on to the refrigerated vesselBeavergien, at Sinclair Wharf 1963

Accident at the Sydenham Oil Refinery after a 15 ton funnel fell from abuckled crane 1963

The paint filling area of the new Brookfield Factory at Courtrai Street1963

Looking up Ann Street 1963


Three fire engines which took part in the Lord Mayor's Show.Top - The horse drawn engine used in Belfast between 1892 and 1911.Centre - The first fire vehicle to have pneumatic tyres and which was usedby the Belfast Fire Brigade between 1934 to 1948.Bottom - The 1963 ultra-modern fire engine which boasts automatictransmission 1963

Trade Unionists march up Royal Avenue on May Day 1963

Military display at Windsor Park 1963

The 46,000 ton P&O liner Canberra leaving Belfast 1963

This 'monster' steel column, 100 feet long, 14 feet in diameter and 40 tonsin weight, was the cargo of the Bay Fisher which arrived in AlexandraDock. It was being transported to the nearby BP oil refinery 1963


The Ulster Girls' Choir Irish dancing team during a concert at DunmorePark 1963

The Prudential building in Fountain Street 1963

Neighbours carrying away furniture from this house in Hooker Street aftera family were evicted 1963

The Copper Room in the Grand Central Hotel, Royal Avenue 1963

Inside the Old Vic lounge bar of P&F McGlade's, Donegall Street 1963


House fire at Beechview Park, Whitewell Road 1963

The pet shops at Gresham Street 1963

Number 32 Hopefield Avenue 1963

Pupils of Everton Secondary School, Ardoyne, boarding the Liverpoolboat at Donegall Quay for the first part of their journey to Switzerland onan educational tour 1963

A lorry which crashed into a public bar at the junction of Ligoniel andCrumlin Roads 1963

Enjoying the paddling pool at the Antrim Road Waterworks 1963


Hundreds of lovely blooms, three smiling flower sellers (taking shelterfrom the rain) and a scarcity of customers contribute to this photograph atthe front of the City Hall 1963

A cow which came to grief on the railway line at Laganbank Road. It waseventually freed with no ill effects 1963

Loughview Football Club 1963

Construction of a tanker at the Belfast Shipyard 1963

The Oldpark Playing Fields on their opening 1963


Manchester United starlet George Best does a limbering-up exercise atthe Oval 1964

Unloading fertiliser at Richardson Wharf 1964

A dusk view of the new dental department under construction at the RoyalVictoria Hospital 1964

ABOVE & BELOW - Work begins on the construction of the new LaganBridge at Donegall Quay 1964


BBC TV personality Dennis Tuohy with six finalists for "Miss PTQ" covergirl at the Plaza Ballroom. The girls are (from left) Maureen Lockie,Roberta Johnston, Carol Higginson, Elaine Erwin, Yvonne Crumlin andGloria Williams 1964

Dockers unloading baler and binder twine on board the Blue Star LineShip Canadian Star at Pollock Dock 1964

Leonard McBurney and Billy Newberry painting Newells Shop on RoyalAvenue 1964


Grosvenor High School pupils, Fergie Barclay and Randal Armstrong makeuse of a short cut to school 1964

Newforge House shortly before being demolished 1964

Junction of Durham Street and Grosvenor Road 1964

Beechmount Street 1964


A consignment of 200 tons of meat for America being exported in the SSCarrigan Head at Sinclair Wharf 1964

The yard at Whitla Street Fire Station 1964

Part of a deputation of Belfast cab drivers who drove in convoy to Stormontto meet the Minister of Home Affairs 1964

Danny Barr of York Street and Kevin McAuley of Trainfield Street cleaningthe windows at the College of Technology in Millfield 1964

Belfast Corporation busmen pictured at the Ardoyne depot walk out duringa lightening strike 1964


Firemen examining the burnt remains of the old St Patrick's IndustrialSchool 1964

Dockers unloading baler and binder twine on board the Blue Star LineShip Canadian Star at Pollock Dock 1964

Work is at an advanced stage on the new approach roadway beingconstructed from the front of the old Co. Down Railway Station along thecoal quays to the Queen's Bridge 1964

Junction of College Square East and Wellington Place 1964


Warders at the Belfast Prison 1964

Cutting logs at Belfast Prison 1964

Prisoners polishing the floors of one of the wings at Belfast Prison 1964

The chapel at the Belfast Prison 1964


A doctors surgery in Divis Street is destroyed by fire 1964

The liner Reina del Mar berthing at Belfast's Thompson WharfEast to begin a £6000,000 refit 1964

Employees at the Doagh Spinning Company, Ligoniel, balanceprecariously on bricks to avoid floodwater in the factory caused byheavy overnight rain 1964

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