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York Crescent, BELFAST, BT15 3RA

Gospel hall, in the modern style, on the Shore Road opposite York Parade.

“March for Jesus” poster, on a relay box, opposite Lidl Image

Lidl supermarket at 196 Shore Road.

A poster on the Shore Road, opposite Fortwilliam Crescent, marking the 125th anniversary of Coca-Cola – a product first produced in 1886 by one John Pemberton. See also Image, Image, Image and Image For another poster continue to Image

Once upon a time there was a locally-owned chain (resembling Woolworths but selling food etc) called FA Wellworth & Co. To the best of my knowledge it originated in Enniskillen in the 1950’s and remained independent until the 1990’s when it became part of a much bigger group. By 1997 the larger supermarkets were trading under the Safeway branding. Safeways was acquired by Morrisons in 2004 who sold the NI stores to Asda in 2005 – the current owner. The “Safeway” name still adorns this bus stop, at the former “Wellworths”, on the Shore Road.

The 170 metre long, 30 metre wide and 10 metre high train cleaning and stabling facility was designed for the purpose of cleaning and maintaining Translink’s new rolling stock (http://www.rpparchitects.co.uk/portfolio/portfolio/fortwilliam-train-cleaning-facility/ RPP Architects).

A redbrick church, at the corner of the Shore Road and the steep Premier Drive (foreground). The following is a quotation from the Presbyterian Church website: “The church hall was built and opened on 31st October 1936 whilst the church itself was erected later and officially dedicated on 5th October 1940. Slight damage was caused during the blitz in 1941 and new halls and improvements were made during the 1950s”.

Crusaders are a north Belfast outfit - based at Seaview on the Shore Road, adjacent to the Larne/'Derry railway line and the M2 motorway.

The Main Stand, on the northern side of Seaview Image, seen from the Shore Road. The history of the ground is explained in this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaview_(football_ground). Irish League attendances have been declining over the last 40+ years. Many ground fell into a state of disrepair. Grants are now available for modernisation. Some further reading is available here http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?s=1267e30bc733817223d83b72b8265830&t=1131659.

The Motorway Sidings at Fortwilliam. This area previously contained a number of railway lines where NIR used to store withdrawn departmental rolling stock. In this photo, the area is being cleared in preparation for the construction of the new NIR Railcar Depot.