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Belfast, Custom House 1897
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This photograph shows the splendid elevation of a building which never got the formal square it deserved. It had an added fame in those years when the flight of steps provided an open-air dais for speakers on religion, politics and strike action. The cobblestones held listeners in their thousands, while the Royal Irish Constabulary watched for feelings becoming dangerous. The low door on the right marked the chief telegraph office of Belfast, and in 1870 it was open seven days a week from 6am to 3am by Greenwich Mean Time.

An extract from Belfast Photographic Memories.

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A Selection of Memories from Belfast

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Belfast

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Mc Kinnell Family On Bourton Street In Mid 1950's
Does anyone remember or know someone that might remember the McKinnell family who lived on Bourton Street in the mid 1950's. The property they lived at may have been a Blacksmith's I think. I am producing an extended family tree and would like to put a little history to the families I research. The McKinnell family consisted of James & Sarah McKinnell (nee Bamford) and their children. ...see more
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Growing Up
i lived at the top of sandy row in the 1950s and used to go up to the institute to roller skate from there as the building was on a slight incline. This was a beautiful old building I can't remember when it was demolished and replaced by the queens one but today it probably would be a listed building. A pity so many of these have gone. There also was a wall at the front of it but it is not shown in the picture.
Belfast, the Ulster Institute for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind 1897
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Saturday Mornings.
My cousin and I lived at the top of the Oldpark Road, near Ballysillan, in the mid-1950's and every Saturday morning during our tenth and eleventh years, we would catch the bus into town, walk around the City Hall and down to swim at the Ormeau Baths. After we had our permitted 30 minutes, we would walk back to a cafe in Donegal Square and have tea and hot buttered pancakes. We lived in the Sunninghill ...see more
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A Day With My Granny Baird

back in the years 1947 /1950 ,my grand mother and I would spend a day at Hazelwood ,if I recall correctly by the steps they had a little carnival ,then we would make our way to the Floral hall ,which in those days had a silver tea room ,whiter than white table cloths ,the waitress,s dressed in black with white pinny,aprons and white tiara,s ,3 tiered cake stands stood on the tables and tea was poured was ...see more
Belfast, Floral Hall, Hazelwood 1936
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