BALMORAL SHOW 1946
This is Bob Wilson owner of the Hall's Hotel at the Balmoral Show in 1964.
He had just won "Best Clydesdale" and was showing off the horse, just look how the two of them are in step with each other!

BUFA STREET SCHOOL 1637
This photograph of Bufa Street School, Antrim Road Belfast was taken in 1908.
Sadly no one is known but see how a lot of the children are wearing sailor suits and the bigger boys with their suits and white collars.
BELLA THOMPSON 2520
This is Bella Thompson whife of Sam Thompson having her photograph taken in Prince's Studio, High Street a branch of Abernethy's
MINDING 2737
This is Marie Mitchell being helpful by minding a neighbours child who is Mary Mo McBride.
Now Marie today is still being helpful behind the counter of Tesco's Customer Information. Also she still has that lovely smile and twinkle in her eye!
VISITING 2738
Sitting enjoying the sunshine while visiting her uncle Micky Collins in hospital is Marie Mitchell.
The sun was also shining down on the English because it was the 30th July 1966 and the England football team had won the World Cup.
PLAYTIME 2739
As it was a sunny day Cassie Mitchell decided to her children and their friends to the park to enjoy the day while it lasts. In front of her from the left are Dermott McNeice, Michael Mitchell, Richard Dean and John Mitchell.
JOHN MITCHELL 2740
Standing proudly in his service uniform is John Mitchell who was a Sergeant in the Kings Own Regiment
BELLVUE 3129
The reason for all the lights here at Bellevue is that it was 1935 and was the Silver Jubilee of King George V.
On the left you will wonder why the telephone box is white instead of red, that's because back then you could paint them whatever colour you liked. Just round the corner you can see a billboard, it is advertising dancing in the Floral Hall. Then opposite on the right is a weighing machine. Now there were two ways to get to Bellevue Zoo and that was by a bus with no sides to it and the road up to the zoo was like a road going up a mountain. I loved going on the bus for when coming down the driver went very fast. The other way in is in front of you the steps and I have done it when I was young.
At each set of steps there was seating so you could have a rest. Above the steps is a walkway this took you from one side of the bridge to the other.
GREAT PALS 2741
All squeezed tight together for they were in a photo booth having their photograph taken.
We have Tina Mitchell, Richard Dean and Michael Mitchell.
BALLYSILLAN NATIONAL SCHOOL 3397
It's 1920 and here we are at Ballysillan National School for the pupils annual school photograph. Only three boys are known and they are in the
Front Rrow. 5th from the left is George Stevenson, next to him is his brother Jack Stevenson and 8th in the row is their other brother Jimmy Stevenson.
Now some of the boys in the front row you would think that they were too young to be at school and you would be correct. Back then if their father and mother were working the small children could come to school as long as they had a bigger brother to look after them and of course keep them good in class.
BALLYSILLAN NATIONAL SCHOOL 3396
These are the pupils of Ballysillan National School back in 1922 and what the "3" on the slate means I do not know, If you do please let me know.
Their master standing behind them with the Santa Claus beard is called Mr. Matthew Parker, looking at I would say he was firm in his teaching but gentle.
Only two pupils are known in the class and they are in the Front Row, third from the left is George Stevenson and next to him his brother Jack Stevenson.
They had another brother called Jimmy who is not in the photograph, now George went on to become a sailor and emigrated to America. George's ship was in a convoy delivering supplies to us during World War Two when his ship was torpedoed and sank. George survived the sinking and also survived floating about in the Atlantic ocean for four days before being picked up. He was very lucky for the official orders during the war where that you did not stop for survivors. Now if George was in the Merchant Navy his wages stopped the minute his ship went down and he did not start to earn money again until he was working on another ship! Jack in his adult life became an Aeronautical Engineer who created a trade union called the " Aeronautical Engineers Association" in 1944 when he was only 29 years old, breaking away from the T.U.C. Jack later in life turned to be a political speech writer for Bernard Weatherill speaker of the House of Commons and M.P.'s from the three main parties concurrently. Finally Jimmy when he grew up became a Director of Social Services for Northern Ireland for witch he was awarded the M.B.E. In 1972.
AGNES BAILLIE M.B.E. 3618
Here standing outside the railing of Buckingham Palace are these three ladies.On the left Peggey Mrs. H.W. Topham is the sister of the lady in the middle. The lady on the right is a colleague from Vienna Miss E.D. Standing. Now the lady in the middle is Agnes Baillie nee Agnes White and the reason they were at Buckingham Palace was that Agnes had received the M.B.E. for services in Vienna as Executive Officer with the Allied Control Commission from 1945.
The date was the 28th February 1951.
BELFAST 3471
Here we are in the heart of Belfast looking over at the City Hall and in the sky above you can see the trolleybus overhead lines.
It's early morning yet only 7.30am in the morning of the 5th June 1948 and the people you can see could possibly be shop assistances for is was Saturday.
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BELFAST 4467
Here we are back in the early 1900's at the Belfast docks just in time to see the paddle steamer sail of, it was going to Bangor. At the stern is a sailor bringing in the rope while over to the right above one of the paddles sits a lady with a dog on her lap and a little girl sits opposite her. Behind the ship's funnel is presumed the Captain steering the ship, but how can he? For the funnel is in front of him he must rely on the man to his right to tell him the way to go. The berthed ships in the background are usually sailing to Liverpool, Isle of Man or Londonderry/Derry and two of them have got up a head of steam while behind them and to the right are long distance Sailing ships.
BEERSBRIDGE ROAD 4470
This is the Beersbridge Road back in 1947 which goes straight on as is the the driver of the horse and cart while following the tram lines takes you past St.Donald's Church and on to the Bloomfield road. further on down the Bloomfield road you will take you to the.Level crossing at Bloomfieldd Railway station then Bloomfield Presbyterain Church. It must be wintertime for there's snow on the roofs and the people are walking carefully on the icy pavements.
BELLEVUE 4471
Here we are at Bellevue and on the left you can see the pillars where the steps are while over to the right where the lady is looking at the camera. She is holding the hand of her child while pushing the pram perhaps she's heading towards the zoo. to her left is a family with a little girl holding her mother's hand perhaps wishing she was on the train. The train which was called Jean is heading out with the passengers leaning out waving their arms, it goes out and runs alongside the cliff walls and back again. They also had another train which had the nickname "The Bug" is still carrying passengers in Kent to this very day (2025).
BANK STREET 4468
This is Bank Street back in the 1980's and facing the camera is the famous Kellys Cellars pub and over to the tright is Fresh Garbage for the latest fashion in way out clothes.on down the street is St. Mary's Church which is on Chapel Lane.
BOUNDARY STREET 4479
This is the Boundary Street area and this is Crozier's Row not far from Duffy's Place on the 23d April 1912. What a dreadfull time for the mothers struggling to survive and the dispair looks on their faces and keeping the children fed and dressed as best they could. But as you can see no money for childrens shoes and the hopeless looks on the childrens faces.Over to the right is a little child looking cautiously at the camerman is not a little girl but a boy! I myself can remember wearing a dress and hated it now 83. Can someone tell me what the large stones were for?
BELFAST 4469
I remember those days when the bath was brought into the house and put next to the fire to take turns in getting washed. But that was not the onley time the bath was used, Monday was wash day and the bath stayed out in the back yard filled with warm water and in went the bed sheets.Then we would get in, in our bare feet and trample up and down them until mum was satisfied they where clean. When the sheets had been rinced we would each hold an end and turn them round and round until most of the water was squeezed out the put through a big mangle to get the rest of the water out. The door to your right with the smaal curtained window is the outside toilet and boy was it cold out there in the winter.
BRIDGE STREET 4480
This photograph was taken from High Street lookiing at Bridge Street which has been bombed during the Belfast Blitz back in 1941.
BROADWAY 4481
Here we are at the Broadway on the Falls Road back in 1912 and to your right towering over the street is the Broadway Presbyterian Church.
BOTANIC GARDENS 4483
Out for a stroll in the Botanic gardens is a lady pushing a pram with a child in it back in 1910. Over to her left and seated and enjoying a rest are elderly men all with bowler hats and a lady dressed in black To her right in the background is the Palm House conservatory.were many overseas exotic plants are kept. Next to the lady are lots of children standing still for the photographer but some didn't and you can see their blurred images. Now, in the foreground extreme right is a cast iron object that few of todays generation would know what it is. Well it's where you can get a nice coool drink of water, you would turn a knob on the side and the water would flow out.
BELFAST 4478
It's 1930 and here we are in the beautiful Botanic Gardens and it seems that the bunch of kids with the pram are either envious of her nice clothes or she could be Englisn, while three other lads are waiting to see what is going to happen.
BELFAST 4482
It's 1937 and here we are outside the Broadway cinema Falls road and standing at the main entrance is a little boy flanked by two commissioners and in the background an Usher. On the road is a little boy and a lady with her dog, I would say this photograph has been staged perhaps for publicity. On the left and right of the cinema are posters showing what's coming soon, the left one is unreadable but the right one shows the film ' Three Married Men' made in 1936. I used to go there in the 1950's and just loved it, there were over 60 cinemas scattered around Belfast it you couldn't get into one you just walked to the next one.
NEW BOND STREET 4476
I just can't belive it, this photo was taken in New Bond Street, The Market in 1942, that was the year I was born! It must be someone high up to be visiting in a Handsome cab with a lady looking out the window.
BOTANIC AVENUE 4477
This is Botani Avenue in the early 1900's and facing you is the Assembly's college (Union Theological Clooege). On the left are two ladies probably asked by the photographer to stand there and the same for the two men leaning against the lampost.
BELLEVUE 4475
Here we are after taking a tram out of Belfast along the Antrim road then a stiff climb up the steps all 365 of them, you needed to take a rest. People came here to escape smokey Belfast and enjoy the fresh air, the weather must be cold looking at the clothes they're wearing except for the boy who must be a local. A policeman is smiling for the camera, over to the right what looks like a couple taking their grandchildren out for the day. The man has his granddaughter in his arms ehile trailing behind them is the grandson, they are probably heading like a lot of people there to the top of Cave Hill to take in the view.
BELFAST ZOO 4474
Here we are at Belfast Zoo back in 1937 at a special tea party to celebrate the naming of the zoo's two new Siberian Tigers The Head zookeeper Dick Foster who was holding the cubs so that the parents and all the children could see them. Sadly none of their names are known except for the little girl looking at the camera and she is Sheila Hughes aged 8.
BELFAST CENRAL MISSION 4472
The year is unknown but this lady is from the Belfast Central Mission with two pails of milk which she is giving to the children. The ones on the left are enjoying drinking their milk while the ones on the right are waiting patiently to get their mugs filled and by the look on the boy's face 3rd in line he can't wait to get his.
BELFAST LOUGH 4473
It's the late 1800's and we are looking out over Belfast Lough, on the left you can see they are building a new ship while out in the Lough is a demasted ship and could possibly be a prison ship. To the right is a fully masted ship and could be the Grampian. It was certified as an industrial school to accommodate 310 protestant boys aged between 10 and 14. Beyond the ship and unto the land you can see St. Colimcille's Church which is in Holywood.
BELMOUNT ROAD 4484
Here on the Belmount road in the early 1900's this section of the road was known as Strandtown, you can see the name on the face of the building opposite the ere on the Belmount road in the early 1900's this section of the road was known as Strandtown, you can see the name on the face of the building opposite the lampost. In the foreground are two young lads one on the Donkey and cart and the other leaning on the cart have stopped to let the photographer take a photo. Behind them up the road is a horse and breadcart doing deliveries.