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Glastry Court, BANGOR, BT19 1WH

After the 60 Image, the speed limit reduces to 40mph as the Belfast Road Image approaches the flyover Image and the ring road Image following Image The signs are supported by road markings.

An advance direction sign, on the Belfast Road Image, approaching the flyover Image and the ring road Image

Detail of Image showing the loyalist mural on the gable wall of a house at Kilcooley in Bangor.

The traditional gathering of material for the annual bonfire on the 11th July, a familiar sight throughout loyalist areas of Northern Ireland. 'Dump Wood Only' is the result of action to stop the illegal burning of tyres.

Traditional loyalist '11th night' bonfire at the Kilcooley Estate in Bangor. In recent years bonfires have grown ever bigger with competitions between rival groups to see who can make the biggest; this one looked around 10 metres high and there are teenagers near the top adding the finishing touches. The two catering vans are temporary and will cater for the huge crowds coming to watch it burn a few hours after this was taken.

Closer detail of the 'Kilcooley Obelisks' described in Image

Sculpture on Drumhirk Drive in Kilcooley, Bangor. Known as the 'Kilcooley Obelisks', the sculpture consists of five solid oak obelisks, each representing a different decade from the 1960s (when Kilcooley Estate was established) up to the present day. Local residents’ own personal photographs have then been screen printed onto copper and attached to the obelisks creating a "visual timeline of Kilcooley". See also Image

Located in the Kilcooley Estate,

Ballynoe Gardens is part of the Kilcooley estate. The estate was built over a period in the 1960’s/70’s when large estates were fashionable and green spaces such as that in the foreground and here Image were automatic provisions. It housed mainly what was called “overspill” from east Belfast. At the time of planning and construction officialdom considered that Belfast had reached its maximum size and was unlikely to see any significant new development – a doubtful concept as we now know. The 1970 Development Plan makes interesting reading (with hindsight).

This mural was painted in September 2009. It depicts local war veteran Sir Edward Bingham O.B.E. - a sailor who was awarded the Victoria Cross for courageous actions in the Battle of Jutland. Located at Orlock Gardens in Bangor's Kilcooley Estate.