High Street, Antrim
Introduction
The photograph on this page of High Street, Antrim by Albert Bridge as part of the Geograph project.
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High Street, Antrim
Image: © Albert Bridge Taken: 25 Jul 2010
Once upon a time Antrim was a small country town with a population of about 2,500. Then, in the late 60’s/early 70’s it was designated as a “growth town” based on employment provided by the (now closed) British Enkalon factory. The population grew nearly tenfold but somebody forgot that more people needed more shops so High Street remains much the same as 45 years ago. Security barriers during the bombing campaign and the success of nearby Ballymena didn’t help much either. See also Image and Image
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Image Location
Latitude
54.714673
Longitude
-6.218955