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Eureka Drive, Belfast (1)
Eureka Drive runs from Tierney Gardens, off the Donegall Road, to Felt Street (background). Built on the line of Eureka Street which dated from around 1870 and ran from Tierney Street to Felt Street. At that time the Donegall Road was called Blackstaff Road having previously been Blackstaff Lane. The Blackstaff is a now-culverted river under Belfast
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Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 24 Sep 2010
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Development site, Utility Street, Belfast - May 2014(1)
The north western (Felt Street) end of the site seen from the Donegall Road.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 8 May 2014
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City Jct, Belfast (July 2014)
City Jct (no public access) is where the line to Gt Victoria Street diverges (right) from the Belfast Central line. It opened in 1995
Image as part of the restoration of the line between Central Jct and Gt Victoria Street (closed in 1976) and allows trains to/from the Bangor direction to serve Gt Victoria Street without a reversal at Central Jct. This view is from City Hospital station with the road set for the 08.58 Bangor – Portadown
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Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 27 Jul 2014
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City Jct, Belfast (1995)
The view from the 08.25 Belfast Central – Portrush (via Lisburn) showing City Jct before the re-opening of Gt Victoria Street station
Image The turnouts had been installed but the track had still to be laid.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 5 Aug 1995
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Blythefield mural, Belfast (1)
A mural on the eastern side of the railway footbridge at Bentham Drive. The footbridge crosses the Blythefield curve which carries trains between Gt Victoria Street and Botanic/Central.
Image shows the mural on the western side of the same bridge.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 10 Nov 2011
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Blythefield mural, Belfast (2)
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Image The mural on the western side of the same bridge.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 10 Nov 2011
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Abingdon Drive, Belfast (1)
Abingdon Drive runs from the Donegall Road to Barrington Gardens (background). Built on the line of Abingdon Street, a late 19th century street, which ran to Barrington Street. Abingdon Street (of which there is now no trace) was the birthplace of Alex Higgins.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 24 Sep 2010
0.10 miles
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Development site, Utility Street, Belfast - May 2014(2)
The middle of the site seen from the Donegall Road.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 8 May 2014
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Development site, Utility Street, Belfast (October 2016)
This site, marked by the vegetation at middle right, remains vacant.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 2 Oct 2016
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Alex Higgins mural, Belfast
Alex Higgins mural, on a wall in Abingdon Drive, off the Donegall Road, close to the place of his birth.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 24 Sep 2010
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