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Remember Spuds. Bradbury Place, Belfast.
What’s yours luv ?
What did you order?
(EPC)
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Arnold Schwarzenegger pictured with 22-year-old Sandra Burrows (left) from Belfast and 20-year-old Deirdre Cullen from Dunmurry outside the Belfast Telegraph building. Belfast 1966.
(Photo- Roy Smyth - Belfast Telegraph).
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LeisureWorld, Queen Street, Belfast. c1990.
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Remember Spuds. Bradbury Place, Belfast.
What was your favourite after a night out ?
(EPC)
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The Pogues. Outside the Crown Bar, Great Victoria Street, Belfast. 1984.
(Alamy)
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Remember LeisureWorld ? Queen Street, Belfast.
The store opened in 1976 and closed in 1998.
(Northern Ireland Screen)
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Foyer of the Curzon Cinema, Ormeau Road. Belfast. Opened in 1936. (EPC)
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A farm in the Mourne Mountains. Near Annalong, Co Down. c1890s.
(National Museums Northern Ireland)
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Nirvana in Belfast. Photograph taken at the stables at the back of the King's Hall, Belfast. 1992.
(Getty Images)
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The old Delaney's Restaurant. Corner of Lombard / Rosemary Street. Belfast.
(EPC/AP)
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Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy in Great Victoria Street, Belfast. 1980.
(Denis O’Regan)
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Bob Cratchit's. Lisburn Road, Belfast. c1980s.
(EPC)
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Dublin Road, Belfast. 1998.
(EPC).
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Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain. Nirvana gig at the King's Hall, Balmoral, Belfast. 22nd June 1992.
(Getty/IP)
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LeisureWorld. Queen Street, Belfast.
The store opened in 1976 and closed in 1998.
(NIS)
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Rotterdam Bar. Pilot Street, Belfast. 1980s.
(© Martin Nangle)
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Donegall Place, Belfast. 1980s.
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Remember big JIm Megaw ? Stewarts / Crazy Prices. 1980s/90s.
(EPIC)
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Inside the old Delaney's restaurant. Corner of Lombard Street and Rosemary Street, Belfast. c1980s.
(courtesy/ ©️ Richard Graham)
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How many name changes has this Bar had ?
The Globe, (now a Tesco store) University Road. Belfast.
(EPC)
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Fresh Garbage. Bank Street, Belfast. 1970s.
(EPC)
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Fresh Garbage in Belfast. Geraldine( Lynn) Birch at the original Fresh Garbage store in Bank Street in the 1970s and Geraldine pictured at the shop on Rosemary Street, Belfast.
(EPC)
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Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge. Ballintoy, Co Antrim. c1970s. (NITB)
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Main Street. Newcastle, Co Down. early 1900s.
(National Museums Northern Ireland)
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John and Leslie Gaston pictured outside the family owned Curzon Cinema, Ormeau Road, Belfast. The cinema opened in 1936 and closed in 1999. The building was demolished in 2003.
(courtesy of Belfast Telegraph)
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Donegall Place. Belfast. 1980s. (APR)
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The Crown Bar, Great Victoria Street, Belfast. c1988.
(Getty).
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Botanic Avenue, Belfast. c1978.
(EPC)
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Shaw's Bridge. Belfast. 23rd May, 1930.
(National Museums Northern Ireland)
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Ballycraigy, Carnmoney. Co Antrim. c1895.
William McCartney (1797 - 1899) pictured at his home.
(National Museums Northern Ireland)
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Mr Wimpy. Outside the Wimpy. Donegall Place, Belfast. August 1988.
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Shaftesbury Square. Belfast. c1960s.
(EPC)
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Ulster Bank, Waring Street. Belfast. 1938. Now the Merchant Hotel.
(National Museums Northern Ireland)
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The Bot, Malone Road, Belfast. Pictured in 1994 before being rebuilt.
(EPC)
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Fresh Garbage. Bank Street, Belfast. c1970s. (EPC)
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Chapel Lane, Belfast. c1890. On the left is St Mary’s church with its original tower. On the right is the Hercules Bar.
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Uilleann Piper. Ballycastle, Co Antrim. 1955.
(Getty)
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Harland & Wolff shipyard men leaving work. The 'Titanic' in the background ready for launching.
Queen's Road, Belfast. 1911.
(National Museums Northern Ireland)
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College Street. Belfast. December 1984
(©️Lyttle)
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Botanic Gardens. Belfast. c1910.
(NLI)
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The old North Street Arcade, Belfast. Destroyed in a fire in 2004. (APR)
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Harry Ramsden's. Yorkgate, York Street, Belfast. c1990s.
(Frank McFadden)
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The Elbow / Pips. Dublin Road, Belfast. 1980s.
(EPC)
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The Elms. University Road. Belfast.
(EPC)
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Skandia Restaurant. College Square East, Belfast. 1970s.
(Belfast Telegraph)
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Arthur Square. Belfast. c1980s.
(NIS)
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Bellevue Steps, Antrim Road, Belfast. 1935.
(EPC).
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Supermac, Belfast. 1965.
(courtesy of James K Mitchell)
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Great Victoria Street, Belfast. 1890s.
(National Museums Northern Ireland)
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Shappin' Beg. Belfast.
(EPC)
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Ormeau Avenue, Belfast. c1900.
(National Museums Northern Ireland)
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Carrick- A -Rede rope bridge. Ballintoy, Co Antrim. early 1900s.
(NLI)
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Upper Cavehill Road, Belfast. c1931.
(John McCreery, Cooperative Camera Club).
(courtesy Billy Pollock).
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Robinson & Cleaver, Belfast. 1983. Photograph of the famous staircase. The store closed in 1984.
(Photo © courtesy Richard Graham)
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Shaw's Bridge. Belfast. 23rd May, 1930.
(National Museums Northern Ireland)
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Wellington Place, Belfast. c1985.
(EPC).
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Pedestrians trying out the new Sydenham By-Pass. c1959.
(EPC)
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Newcastle. Co Down. 1964.
(APR)
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Bank Street, Belfast. 1963.
(Mirrorpix)
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Shaftesbury Square, Belfast. 1986.
(A E McAlpine)
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Bradbury Place. Belfast. c1988.
(© Martin Nangle)
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High Street. Belfast. After the Belfast blitz. 1941.
(Belfast Telegraph)
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Anderson & McAuley Department Store. Donegall Place, Belfast. c1900.
(National Museums Northern Ireland)
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Dublin Road, Belfast. 4th November, 1994. On the left the MGM cinema showing the premiere of Kenneth Branagh's film Frankenstein.
(Pacemaker Press)
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Stranmillis Road, looking towards University Road. Belfast. 1943.
(National Museums Northern Ireland)
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Castle Lane, Belfast. 1983.
(photo by Martin Burns).
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Cavehill Road, Belfast. c1920.
Showing the old train track that ran from the limestone quarry on the Cave Hill down to the docks.
(National Museums Northern Ireland).
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Early photograph of " Sir Kenneth Branagh " (right) standing against the railings waiting his turn on the swing. Photograph taken by Eric Armstrong, father of Doreen Monds, the little girl on the swing. Mountcollyer Street, Belfast. c1966.
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Donegall Place. Belfast. c1990.
(EPC)
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The Ramones. City Hall, Belfast. September 1978.
(Spit Records © Paul Slattery)
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At Queen's Bridge. Showing Donegall Quay. Belfast. 1955.
(Getty / B Hardy)
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From Castle Place looking towards the Bank Buildings, Belfast. c1900. (NLI)
(colour by Rob Cross)
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Abbey Centre. Newtownabbey. c1980s.
(EPC)
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The Marble Staircase (with statues). Robinson & Cleaver Department Store, Donegall Place, Belfast. The store opened in 1888 and closed in 1984.
(National Museums Northern Ireland)
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View over the old White Linen Hall, replaced by the City Hall. On the right Donegall Square East. Looking north towards the Linen Warehouse ,later the Water Office and Marks & Spencer. No Robinson & Cleaver building, yet to be built. c1880.
National Museums Northern Ireland
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Lower Garfield Street looking towards the Alhambra Theatre on North Street (lower), Belfast. 1954.
(Getty / B Hardy)
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Frederick Street, Belfast. 1887.
Frederick Street runs from York Street to North Queen Street.
(National Museums Northern Ireland).
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King Of The Road. Bike Racing Legend. Joey Dunlop takes a tea break at the Carrowdore 100 in County Down. 1993.
(©️Stephen Davison)
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Mr Blobby. Broadway, Belfast. c1990s. (EPC)
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Can I have my ball back Mister? George Best showing some skills. Cherryville Street, Belfast. 1990.
(Mirrorpix)
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Campbell's Farm. Glasmullen Road, Glenariff, Co Antrim. early 1900s
(NLI)
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View from High Street, Belfast. c1985.
(EPC)
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Capitol Cinema. Corner of Antrim Road and Alexandra Park Avenue, Belfast. 1940s.
(EPC)
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Great Victoria Street, Belfast. 1953.
(EPC)
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Harp Bar. Hill Street, Belfast. c 1980.
(EPC)
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Captain Francis Fowke, the architect that designed the Royal Albert Hall. Born in Ballysillan, North Belfast in 1823.
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Alhambra Theatre. North Street (lower), Belfast. Photo taken from Lower Garfield Street. 1954.
(Getty / B Hardy)
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The Fiddler. Toome area, County Antrim. early 1900s.
(National Museums Northern Ireland)
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Callender Street, Belfast. 1987.
(Frank McFadden)
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Ann Street, Belfast. Christmas 1964.
(Belfast Telegraph)
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Castle Arcade, Belfast. c1991
(Brian Hughes)
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Donegall Place. Belfast. 24th December, 1984.
(© Lyttle)
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Belfast Blitz. High Street, Belfast. 1941.
(Belfast Telegraph)
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The Elbow. Dublin Road, Belfast. c1986.
(A E McAlpine)
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Donegall Place. Belfast. Christmas 1959.
(NITB)
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At Little Ship Street, Docks area, Belfast. 1955.
(Hardy / Getty).
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Carrickfergus Castle, Co Antrim. c1870.
(EPC/colour)
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Botanic Avenue. Belfast. c1986.
(A E McAlpine)
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Queen's Square, Belfast. 1955.
(Getty/ Hardy)
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Looking towards Royal Avenue. Belfast. 1977.
(EPC)
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