IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
The Park, Millars Forge, BELFAST, BT16 1QP

A culverted storm drain, flowing into the Enler, downstream from Graham’s Bridge Image The flow is greater than usual and the river muddier after heavy rain overnight.

Part of a vacant site, on the north eastern side of the Comber Road Image, almost opposite the New Line.

A Castlereagh Borough Council sign on the Comber Road, on the inward side of the New Line. Castlereagh district will cease to exist after the reorganisation of local government. To quote from the Council’s website “In April 2015, as part of the reform of local government in Northern Ireland (previously known as the Review of Public Administration), the majority of households in Castlereagh will merge with Lisburn City Council with 38% of the population of Castlereagh and 21% of Lisburn moving to the new Belfast City Council.” My reading of the map is that the area on the left will be part of the Ballyhanwood ward and the right the Enler ward of the new Lisburn and Castlereagh district. The original “Castlereagh” was a barony http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barony_(Ireland) – later divided into Castlereagh Upper and Lower. This link http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/local_history/geographical_index/baronies_.htm is to a map of the NI baronies. Their names survive for conveyancing and registration of title.

A short stretch of the Comber Greenway, between the Grahamsbridge and Millmount Roads, where the course of the old railway no longer exists.

Fallen chestnuts and shell beside the Comber Greenway.

A footbridge, close to Millar’s Lane (behind me), taking the Comber Greenway across the Enler River Image This stretch of the Greenway follows the river before rejoining the old railway on the Millmount Road Image

See Image The inscription “Grainger & Son Comber”. My amateur research suggests that this might have been Andrew Grainger, plumber and gas fitter of Comber, the supplier, rather than the name of the casting foundry. Further information welcome.

The remains of an old pump on the Comber Road. Not listed but referred to in the list where the description includes “A cow tail closed head lever pump with a plain shaped spirally decorated column and a fluted cap. 'Grainger & Son Comber' is embossed around the top of the column. It is located in a walled recess on the east side of the road outside several semidetached houses which it served. Not shown on the 1919 OS 25 inch map (PRONI Ref OS 10/3/5/10/4); first shown on the 1931 edition (/2). A local informant sated [sic] that it worked until the arrival of mains water in 1963.” Image shows the inscription.

Drop box and post-mounted EIIR letter box (BT16 684), at Millar’s Lane, close to Enler Park.

See Image A structure, at Millar’s Lane (Enler Close on the Google map), which (I think) the architect designed as a late 20th century lychgate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lychgate.