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Greenmount Avenue, BANGOR, BT20 3DF

This sits at the end of Manse Road, marking where the road becomes pedestrian only. Surely the only example in Bangor!

A very old cast-iron bollard at the end of Manse Road in Bangor. It has probably just been place here to prevent vehicles passing from the road onto a short lane which runs to the Brunswick Road. I believe that bollards of this style were once common in the town as they had been used in groups of 4 to surround gas lamps, protecting them from accidentical damage from passing carts or vehicles. The images at http://www.flickr.com/photos/adambangor/6057528496/in/set-72157605377535044/ & http://www.francisfrith.com/bangor,county-down/photos/bangor_40270/ show examples. No foundry name is visible, but it looks identical to an example seen in Lurgan cast by George Smith’s Sun Foundry, Glasgow Image See also Image and Image for related images of the same bollard.

A bollard, in the style of an old town-boundary post, at the end of the lane leading from Manse Road to this path Image and the Brunswick Road Image

A path runs from the Brunswick Road, at the Boyne Bridge, parallel to the railway, to the station. There are branches off the main path serving local streets. This sign is at the start on the Brunswick Road. Continue to Image

On a miserable January day, NIR 111 class diesel locomotive No. 112 "Northern Counties" pulls a flat wagon and two ballast hoppers out of Bangor station. The BCDR signal cabin (demolished 1995) and station (demolished 1999) can be seen in the background.

A pleasant mainly residential area despite its close proximity to the town centre. This is the view towards the junction with Abbey Street/Belfast Road.

The old chimney by the railway line in Bangor as viewed from the Brunswick Road (see Image from 2011 with further information). The adjoining sheds Image have all been removed and this chimney is the last remaining relic. It has been reported locally that the chimney will also be demolished by the end of March 2021. This is the view over the railway itself - note the poor condition of the brickwork and trailing ivy.

A narrow street, on the western side of the Manse Road (bottom) built, in the early 1930’s, on the site of what had once been allotments. The view is from Windsor Gardens Image

Post mounted Elizabeth II box on the Brunswick Road in Bangor (BT20 319).

A UTA built MED sets pulls out of Bangor station with a passenger service to Belfast (Central). At left can be seen Bangor's manual signal cabin - designed by G P Culverwell and built in 1898, it became redundant on 26 March 1988 with the completion of a centrally controlled signalling system. One of the very few surviving BCDR buildings on the Belfast - Bangor line, the cabin was demolished in November 1995.