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Plantation Road, BANGOR, BT19 6AF

Small wooded area between Plantation Road and Kenbrooke Crescent in Bangor. This area appears to have been preserved as a small woodland walk when the area was developed in the late 1960s / early 1970s. I doubt if this would happen today.

Residential street running from Dixon Road to Ballymacormick Road in north-eastern Bangor. Developed from the late 1960s during the expansion of Bangor it was, like many roads in the area, initially only partially developed. The first dwellings were constructed around c1969 at the northern end of the road and this section remained undeveloped until further houses were built around c1983.

See Image (March 2008). Two thatched cottages, at 34-36 Ballymacormick Road, now offered for sale. The agents’ description includes “We are delighted to offer to the market this unique opportunity to acquire this thatched semi detached cottage with outbuildings and gardens to rear, lending itself to potential for redevelopment, subject to relevant approvals. The existing property and outbuildings are in need of extensive modernisation and updating should the discerning buyer wish to refurbish them. Situated in a popular and convenient location a short distance from Ballyholme beach, schools, yacht clubs and near to walks to Groomsport.” Image shows the site after demolition. I have no connection with any of the parties involved in the sale.

See Image Now demolished.

The thatched cottages on the right are named Duquesne and Avoca and were built around 1800. I can still remember when the rest of this road was largely composed of small single storey brick and wooden cottages; today these are the only remarkable houses in an otherwise bland suburban road on the edge of Bangor. Currently only the southern side of Ballymacormick Road has been developed; with the exception of Ballymacormick House the northern side is still green belt, though under constant threat of development.

Street sign at the northerly end of Rossdale Road in Bangor. This is an original sign and was almost certainly placed here when this end of the road was developed c1969. See also Image for a view of the southerly end of the road.

Gate leading to farmland from the Ballymacormick Road on the northern edge of Bangor.

An old barn at the front of the former Bangor Grammar Playing Fields site on Ballymacormick Road in the town. I can remember when this was used as stables for horses but that was almost 30 years ago. In recent years the groundsmen for the playing fields used the building to store tractors and equipment. The former playing fields are now up for sale Image, but the portfolio does not include this building.

A 'Tesco' van making a delivery to a house on Ballymacormick Drive in Bangor.

Former changing rooms and barn at the old Bangor Grammar School playing fields on the Ballymacormick Road, Bangor. The playing fields became redundant when the school moved to the Gransha Road in January 2013; the land cannot currently be sold for housing so only appears to be used by walkers currently, but remains for sale. The vehicles and piles of stones are temporary as the Ballymacormick Road is being resurfaced and the contractor appears to be using this area as a storage site. See also Image and Image