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Grove Court, BELFAST, BT15 3GX

A late-19th century street, off York Road, recently redeveloped by a housing association. The M2 Image is behind the wall (background).

My knowledge of north Belfast is extremely limited so no potted history. I can, however, say that the name “Grove” seems to come from The Grove and the Grove Lodge, two Victorian properties in the immediate area. Demolished on 8 February 2013. See also Image

See Image One small but recognisable part is still standing.

EIIR pillar box at York Road, close to Grove Place.

The (closed) entrance, from York Road, to the former Grove Baths Image Demolition started on 8 February 2013. Image and Image show two views in May 2013.

See Image (August 2011). The demolition of this building, which seems to have been mostly reinforced concrete, is almost complete. This view is from Grove Place. Continue to Image

A street of urban cottages, off North Derby Street, probably associated with the original part of Jennymount Mill Image Not mentioned in the architectural guides and not on the “At Risk” register (but perhaps it should be). Some properties are in commercial use. Others are just fronts.

This photograph was taken to compare “then and now” with this trolleybus shot Image from just over 43 years ago. The bus is Ulsterbus no 2253 – a Wrightbus Gemini-bodied Volvo working the 08.55 Kilroot – Belfast Laganside Buscentre. The Shore Road here (where North Queen Street joins - left) has changed so much that it could well be a different place.

Looking through the mesh on the sides of the footbridge onto the carriage washing plant at York Road Depot.

Trolleybus 154 has just turned at the Grove Park terminus of route 9 on the York Road group of services; the main service continued through to Whitewell. This terminus was principally provided to allow extra journeys to operate to connect with boat trains at York Road Railway Station, and was never a regular turning point. On this occasion it was being used for an afternoon peak period extra journey. The trolleybus is a Guy BTX. The ones for Belfast were practically the only 6-wheelers that Guy built after WW2. All post-war trolleybuses for Belfast had bodies built by the local firm of Harkness. The view has changed considerably. The road junction has unsurprisingly been substantially remodelled. Much of the open space visible has been filled by the modern Wellbeing Centre. Most of the buildings on the right have been replaced too. For a slide show of British Trolleybuses in the late 60s http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=1773236&displayclass=slide