Glimpses of Old Newtownards

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Site updated 04/12/2009

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	The Middle row The Borough Creast A map of the Ards penninsula and Strangford Lough Scrabo Tower The Old Cross The Old Priory Note the many buildings standing behind the old cross No war memorial in front of the old priory it now stands on what was a bowling green. There has been a public house on the corner of Court Square for many years. It is now called The Point but for quite some time it was known as The Bowling Green. Two views of Conway Square and High Street The original war memorial which stood in Victoria Avenue The bank which is now an insurance office Looking down Little Francis Street towards the Town Hall A brief description of the Town Hall.
1	Robert Street looking towards Thomas Street The Transit van was used by Ards FC and driven by Jackie McDade
2	Thomas Street Looking down towards West Street
3	The Church Primary School in Regent Street Now in the Glen Estate and known as Londonderry Primary School
4	The newly built Scrabo Estate Viewed from Scrabo Tower
5	Mark Street looking towards James Street
6	Mary Street viewed from outside the Orange Hall looking towards West Street
7	Looking from West Street towards the junction of William Street and Corry Street
8	Fredrick Street looking towards Mill Street
9	Mill Street looking towards the Model School
10	The Gas works in Mill Street, sadly now just another car park
11	The Old Court House Regent Street sadly replaced by an ugly building
12	Talbot Street fom the junction with the North Road. The railway embankment on the right was connected by a bridge to the long gone train station. The site is now occupied by a college
13	An early aerial view of the town
14	Before the building of the new Regent House Grammer school, bottom left is Dairyhall playing fields and the driver examination center which is now occupied by the Ambulance Service
15	Mill Street the building on the right is now where the public toilets are located McConnells fish and chip shop and Mrs Haskins on left
16	John Street viewed from what was the driving test centre and is now the ambulance station
17	The Ulster Print Works the caption under the picture tells the story
18	The Glen Factory building on the Crawfordsburn Road
19	A very early picture of the entrance to the train station on Victoria Avenue
20	Pound Street all of the old buildings have recently been replaced with new housing much of the old property belonged to The Mayne family
21	Overlooking the Chapel and the Strain church viewed from above, and behind, the railway station on Victoria Avenue
22	The boarded up shop on the corner of Queen Street was once owned by the Ferguson family.
23	Balfour Street
24	Forde Street
25	Corry Street, across from Glenford Park. Viewed towards the Shorts factory
26	Preparing for the roundabout at the Bangor/Donaghadee Road junction
27	Flush Hall, the scene of a murder, see details in the article above "Scrape the beetle"
28	Regent Street
29	A very old photo of The Model Primary School
30	The working yard of the train station at Victoria Avenue

7		25	Adams
9		27	O'Neill
11	Shanks	29	Kerr/McClean
13	McDade	31	Gill
15	Finlay	33	Logan
17	Cully/Mayne	35	Reid
19	Stirling/McClean
21	McClean/Adair
23	McDade