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Lisburn of Old

 

misc_lisburn13.jpg Seymour Street Circa 1920's Seymour Street1920's? Seymour Street circa early1920's Seymour St Lisburn Date unknown
Methodist Church
Seymour St 1884		 Seymour Street
1920's?		 Seymour Street
1920's?		 Seymour Street
1920's?		 Seymour St Lisburn Date unknown
Seymour Street circa early1920's Lisburn Infirmary Lisburn Infirmary Staff E. M. B. memorial Playground E. B. 1918 Jordans Shop Bow Street 1958
Seymour Street
1920's?		 Lisburn Infirmary

 

 Lisburn Infirmary
Staff		 E.M.B. Memorial Playground
E. B. 1918		 Jordan's Shop
Bow Street 1958
misc_lisburn3.jpg Bow Street Lisburn Date Unknown Mullan & McHenry's Bow Street c1932 Isaac Collins & unknown Herald Office Bow Street 1972 Lisburn Bow Street 1880's
Motorist in
Bow street c1907		 Bow Street Lisburn Date Unknown Mullan & McHenry's
Bow Street c1932
Isaac Collins & unknown		 Herald Office
Bow Street 1972		 Bow Street 1880's
Lisburn Bow Street early 1900's ? J. & J. Devenney Bow Street 1920 Ariel view Town Centre c1950's Street map of Lisburn Market Square prior to re-development
Bow Street
Early 1900's ?		 J. & J. Devenney
Bow Street 1920		 Ariel view Town Centre c1950's Street map of Lisburn Market Square prior to re-development
Coronation of King George V 1910 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth 1953 Alexander Boyd's Alexander Boyd's Alexander Boyd's Castle Street
Coronation of King George V 1910 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth 1953 Alexander Boyd's Alexander Boyd's Alexander Boyd's
Castle Street
Lisburn Market Day 1910 Lisburn Market Day 1910 George Duncan & Sons Market Square Lisburn 1910 Market Square Lisburn 1884 Market Square. Lisburn. Date Unknown
Market Day 1910 Market Day 1910 George Duncan & Sons 1910 Market Square 1884 Market Square. Lisburn.
Date Unknown
Lisburn Museum 1986 Market Square 1987 Miss Stannus on her Side Car c1890 Lisburn Old Cenotaph Market Square Ballinahinch Road from Strawberry Hill
Lisburn Museum 1986 Market Square
1897		 Miss Stannus
on her Side Car c1890		 Old Cenotaph
Market Square		 Ballinahinch Road from Strawberry Hill
By W. J. Carey 1934
Arch Market Square 1921 Smyth Patterson's Market Square Lisburn Market Sq From Cathedral c1880 Robert Patterson's old hardware shop1964 Harvey & Maxwells c 1930's
Arch Market Square 1921 Smyth Patterson
Market Square		 Market Sq From Cathedral c1880 Robert Patterson's
old hardware shop1964		 Harvey & Maxwells
c 1930's
Market St and Linenhall Street Corner Looking from Hill Street to Market Lane & Market Sq c1965 Unloading Barge Lisburn Richie's Locks on road to Blaris19** Quay Street
Market St and Linenhall Street Corner Looking from Hill Street to Market Lane & Market Sq
c1965		 Unloading Barge
Lisburn		 Ritchie's Locks
on road to Blaris19**		 Quay Street
Old Bridge over Lagan Replaced in 1880 Bridge Street Lisburn Date Unknown W Ritchie & Co c1915 Bridge Street Looking from Sloan St to Young Street c1920 Longstone Street Arch c40s-50s, Submitted by Sally
Old Bridge over Lagan
Replaced in 1880		 Bridge Street Lisburn Date Unknown W Ritchie & Co
c1915 Bridge Street		 Looking from Sloan St to Young Street c1920 Longstone Street
c40s-50s
Hertford House Manchester Square London 1980 Castle Gardens c1910 Wallace House c1910 from Castle gardens Lisburn Technical School c1920 Wallace House (lisburn Technical School) 1981
Hertford House Manchester Square London 1980 Castle Gardens c1910 Wallace House c1910 from Castle gardens Lisburn Technical School c1920 Wallace House (lisburn Technical School) 1981
Castle Street 1885 Castle Street c1884 Castle St. Lisburn. Date Unknown Canal Street 1950's
Castle Street 1885 Castle Street c1884 Castle St. Lisburn.
Date Unknown		 Bow Street 1800's  Canal Street 1950's New
Submitted by
Maurice Leathem
Archway in Castle Gardens dated stone 1677 Co-op Castle Street lisburn ?   Wallace Park Lake  
Archway in Castle Gardens dated stone 1677 Co-Op Castle Street ? Wallace Park Lake
Largymore School early 1900's Derrymore School early 1900's WW II Troops in Lisburn Davy Jones Lisburn's smallest Man "The Irish Colonel Tom Thumb Glasgow Zoo 1938"
Largymore School early 1900's Derrymore School
early 1900's		 WW I Troops
in Lisburn 		 Davy Jones
Lisburn's smallest Man
Info		 Davy Jones "The Irish Colonel Tom Thumb Glasgow Zoo 1938"
Info
St Patrick's Chapel (Chapel Hill) built 1794 Sir Richard Wallace Willis Hill Earl of Hillsborough Suffolk House built 1884
Davy Jones
Info		 St Patrick's Chapel
(Chapel Hill) built 1794		 Sir Richard Wallace Willis Hill Earl of Hillsborough Suffolk House built 1884
Old Fireplace under Linen Centre c18 century Plaque of 1708 in Museum Violet Bus Service c1924 Middle Church Ballinderry unchanged since 17 century Wilmont House Dunmurry
Old Fireplace under Linen Centre c18 century Plaque of 1708 in Museum Violet Bus Service c1924 Middle Church Ballinderry unchanged since 17 century Wilmont House Dunmurry
From left Frank Hewitt, David Cowan, Raymond Patterson , John Kennedy, David McClements, Percy Walker, Ernie Bell, Wilfred Higginson,, Girvin Pelan, Alfie McCabe and Robert Kelly. Fort House Lisburn Site of Fort Hill School Old Tower Drumbo Lisburn's first lorry Stewarts Mill
1949 Graham cup
winning team		 Fort House Lisburn
Site of Fort Hill School		 Old Tower Drumbo Lisburn's first lorry
1910		 Stewarts Mill
Glenavy Main Street Lisburn Bikers 1980 Delivering milk Warren Park Avenue circa 1932 Maze Church
Glenavy Main Street Lisburn Bikers 1890 Delivering milk
Warren Park Avenue
circa 1932		 Maze Church
 		 Millar & Stevensons
bread cart c1920's
Info
Lisburn Urban district Council 1924 Lisburn urban district council 1937 Lambeg Weaving Company Netting set is Complete,Last week's old picture of the women who worked in the netting department of William Barbour and Sons, Hilden prompted Mr. Derick Coburn of 23, Lawnbrook Drive, Hilden, to complete the picture by submitting this phptograph of the men who worked in the department at the same time. March 3, 1938. Mr. Coburn, whose father, Mr. Fred Coburn, time and cost clerk and Later, overlooker, Is on the extreme right front row, says many workers are missing from the photographs including night shift. workers. Back row (left to right) are Dan Marmian, Billy Bleakes, Tommy Topping, Bobby McMaster, Davy Bell, Billy Carnahan, clerk and later overlooker. Middle row, Stanley McCurley, Jim Hayden, Billy Gibson, Richard Hayden, Tommy Ringland, John Williamson overlooker. Front row, Eddie Jefferson, Tommy Watters, Frank Kennedy, Bertie Hanna, manager: Billy Bell, Billy McCurley and Mr. Coburn. E1852. . Island Spinning Mill c1950
Lisburn Urban district Council 1924 Lisburn urban district council 1937 Info Lambeg Weaving Company
Info 		Netting Department
Barbours 3/03/1938		 Island Spinning Mill c1950
Courthouse and Railway Street Lisburn Railway Station Railway Forecourt and Courthouse
Courthouse and
Railway Street		 Lisburn Railway Station Railway Forecourt
and Courthouse
Raggety Bap
Longstone St		 Where was this street
Bradbury Buildings?
info@lisburn.com		 Lagan Quay
Bridge Street

Lisburn Schools & Clubs
49hockjp.JPG 48HOCKJP.JPG Lisburn Technical School c1954 Front Row: L/R Francie Dennison, Brendan Skeleton, Francie Murnahan, Gerald Skelton,Brendain Bushe, Donal Gorman, Fergus Mulholland, Francie Mc Curry, Brendan Mulholland, M/Row: Pat Sherry, ?????????, Brendan Mc Curry, Jim O Hagen, Jim Spence,Sean Garland? Pat Sherdan, ??????????, Maruice Magee, Francie Morgan, Dessie Douglas, Francie Mc Gurnihan,Back Row: Paul Mc Keown, Philip Lavery,Gerald Murray? John Martin, Miss O Boyle? Hugh Mc Grogan, Hubert Bleakly, Eamoun Mc Gurnihan ,Ted Rooney.Can you fill in any of the names? If so please email: info@lisburn.com
Lisburn Technical School
 Hockey Team c1949		 If you are in any of these photos Frances Bell (McKelvie) would like to hear from you Lisburn Technical School c1954
email Robert Owens		 St Josephs taken in front of the big hall around 1945-47
submitted by Ted Rooney
Lisburn Technical 1946 Lisburn Technical 1947 Lisburn Technical 1948 Lisburn Technical 1949 Lisburn Technical 1950
Lisburn Technical workshop early 50's Components manufactured for Harland & Wolf's in the workshops during 1939-45 war
Lisburn Technical 1951 Lisburn Technical 1953 Technical workshop
components made during WWII		 Lisburn Technical workshop early 50's
Brownlee Primary School - Class of 1932 Central School picture taken 1943\44 (Jean Kelly nee McCloy)? Submitted by Thomas McKay Sloan St. school fourth Standard taken in 1950 Sloan Street School 1951 Sloan St, School 1953
Brownlee Primary School - Class of 1932 (photo supplied by former pupil Iris Levett).
(Can you name them?)		 Central School picture
taken 1943\44
(Jean Kelly nee McCloy)?
Submitted by Thomas McKay 		 Sloan St. school
fourth Standard 
taken in 1950		 Sloan St School 1951
Submitted by Sally Cordner Nee McCartney		 Sloan St, School 1953
Submitted by Sally Cordner Nee McCartney
 
Play done by Sloan St Girls Brigade in 1954 called Princess Ju Ju 1st Lisburn Scouts Summer Camp Antrim Coast c1948 (?)
Sloan Street School was taken around 1954 can you name them Sloan Street Primary 1954
Submitted by
James Hamilton Australia
New		 Play by Sloan St
Girls Brigade in 1954
called Princess Ju Ju		 1st Lisburn Scouts
date unknown		 1st Lisburn Scouts c1948 (?)
 
Carr Primary School, Carryduff and shows the pupils and Master Scott and his wife Mrs Scott.
Hillsborough Primary School
May 1950 please click and see if you can recognise anyone.		 Carr Primary School photo from 1947/1948

 

 Carr Primary School, Carryduff and shows the pupils and Master Scott and his wife Mrs Scott.
It was taken in 1948
(Can you name them?)		 Carr Primary School photo 1954

 

 Convent School Choir, 1953.
Lisnagarvey
Anderson Cup Winners		 Lisburn Technical College 1959 Submitted by Roaemary O'Carroll (McMahon)
Friends School Lisburn Pupils and Staff 1950 (535 people)
Calamity Jane
(Maggies Boys)		 Friends School Lisburn Pupils and Staff 1950 (535 people)
 History of Friends School
Big Hall 1930's billards Back row: Jim Gorman, Dan Mooney, Pat McArdle Front Row: Joe Duffy, M J Green, John Keegan Submitted by John McArdle Big Hall 1949's billards Back Row: Brian McMahon, Paddy McKernan, Pat Lavery Front Row: Sammy McShane, Terry McDowell, Gerald McGrath, Pat McArdle.
St Josephs Hall
The end of an era
 Info		 St Joseph's Billiards 'A' Team
in 1938.
 		 St Joseph's Billards
'B' Team in 1947		 St Joseph's Billiard Club
 'A' Team 1958
Do you know anybody here? Lisburn Boys Club 1943
 		 Christ Church Young Men Football Club c 1956 Lisburn Air Raid Wardens
 
1st Lisburn Boys’ Brigade pictured on Coronation Day, May 1937 Hilden School football team final of Lisburn School Cup 1936--1937 Hilden Primary School Lisburn Schools Junior Cup Winners 1949 -1950
Lisburn's junior orange lodge. This photograph shows members in the early 1960's 1st Lisburn Boys’ Brigade pictured on Coronation Day, May 1937 Hilden School football team
final of Lisburn School Cup
1936--1937 		 Hilden Primary School Lisburn Schools
Junior Cup Winners 1949 -1950		 Altona  factory football team that won the Lisburn league c 1956.

Boxers
Dennis McComb aged about 17 or 18 in this photo. Lisburn A.B.C. in 1953 Some members of the East Down Boxing Club over 50 years ago. Cutting from Ulster Star Submitted by Hilary Lawrie Lisburn Boxing Club 1948 Billy Allen 1961 Billy Gunboat Smith ???
Dennis McComb aged about 17 or 18 in this photo.
 Lisburn A.B.C. in 1953
Click for more Info 		Some members of the East Down Boxing Club over 50 years ago.
Cutting from Ulster Star Submitted by
Hilary Lawrie
 Click for more Info		 Lisburn Boxing Club 1948  Billy Allen 1961  Billy Gunboat Smith ???
Billy and Sammy Johnston, submitted by Sally
Lisburn Boxing Club 1949
J. Gorman, J. Collins, D. Dowling, B. Graham et al.		 Gerry Myrray
Can you add any more details?		 Billy and Sammy Johnston Down Villas Lisburn

  People  
Some photos submitted by Billy Allen of people he knew during the 50/60s. Does anyone have any recollections of any of them??
Billy Allen (1959) Christene McKernans (1953) Christene McKernans & Moira McCaugherty (1952) Joan Watson (1952) Bobby McMillan & Billy Gunboat Smith (1952)
         
The baby is my eldest daughter Julie, the boy my cousin Paul Watters, the girl holding the baby is Angela Watters , daughter of my Aunt Muriel Bradley from Linenhall St, the other girl on the tricycle in the background is another daughter Rosemary. It was taken in spring / summer 1966. Donald
Bobby & Annie Graham and Billy Allen (1960) Annie, Bobby & Eleanor Graham (1960) Mill Street Hilden 1966
Do you recognise anyone
Submitted by Donald		 Lowroad and Hildeners taken in the very early 60s in Bray.
 		 The Gang
missing name found 
  Maurice Dawe Bachelors Walk April 1945 
Mrs Madge Wilson
Fraser's Mum		 Mr. & Mrs Wilson, Sam Martin
and the Crone Sisters		   Maurice Dawe 
Bachelors Walk April 1945 		 Donald's Wedding
Taxi Driver is
Joe McLarnon
 

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If you have any old photographs you would like entered on this page
please send them to me at old photographs. Thanks Jim Collins