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Upper Newtownards Road, BELFAST, BT16 2RE

Wall-mounted VR letter box, at “The Elk” (officially “Ye Olde Elk Inn”), at the apex of the Upper Newtownards Road and the Comber Road (background). Previously seen, before “The Elk” was re-painted, in Image It has the post code BT16 0AB which puts it firmly in Dundonald.

Victorian postbox set into the wall of the 'Elk' public house on the Upper Newtownards Road, Dundonald.

A vacant bungalow, at the corner of the Upper Newtownards Road and Galway Park, now with a “deal agreed” sign. There is the following planning permission (7 June 2011) “Y/2010/0310/F Replacement of existing detached dwelling with two semi-detached houses with one integral garage and driveway to the front of the properties and one stand alone garage to rear of properties”. This photograph appears as a matter of geographical and historical record only. I have no connection with any of the parties involved in the sale or proposed redevelopment.

The Belfast/Castlereagh boundary sign on the Upper Newtownards Road approaching Dundonald. The new district councils will take over on 1 April 2015. My reading of the official map is that this boundary remains unchanged. Castlereagh Borough will, however, be incorporated into a new (bigger) Lisburn and Castlereagh district.

See Image The eye-catching sign on the closed premises.

A former tyre and exhaust business, at the corner of the Upper Newtownards Road and Galway Park (Reaville Park on the Google map), now closed. Image shows the sign.

The vacant site, looking from Reaville Park towards the Upper Newtownards Road. The “for sale” board now has an “agreed” patch.

Not one house but a new development retaining the original number. Described by the agents as “8 newly constructed 2 bedroom turnkey apartments”. This photograph appears as a matter of geographical and historical record only. I have no connection with any of the parties involved in the development or sale. Shown as Reaville Park on the Google map.

The Assembly of God Pentecostal church http://www.agireland.org/# on the Comber Road.

The recently opened new maternity unit at the Ulster Hospital, Dundonald (see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7058844.stm ). It's a fantastic facility, complemented by the amazing staff inside. Why the title for this photograph? Well, it is (hopefully) the first Geograph for J4174. It is a first for me as my baby daughter had just been safely delivered inside! ('Just' meaning about 2 hours before the photo was taken - at 1:11pm on 27th November 2007 to be precise).