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Belfast Road, BANGOR, BT20 3PN

Advertising hoarding on the corner of Croft Street and the Belfast Road in Bangor. It provides a timely reminder on the dangers of fireworks. A point of interest - the law regarding the legislation of fireworks in Northern Ireland differs greatly to the rest of the United Kingdom. Fireworks can only be sold by retailers registered by the Northern Ireland Office under the Explosives Act 1875; members of the public must apply for a licence and pay to hold even the smallest fireworks display, even in a private garden. See http://www.nio.gov.uk/the_law_on_fireworks.pdf for further information. The 5th of November is not widely celebrated either, most fireworks being let off on (or close to) Halloween Night. The law in the Republic of Ireland prohibits the sale of fireworks to anyone other than professional display operators. As a result of these strict laws the run up to Halloween in Ireland is relatively quiet, although a few individuals continue to flout the law (many purchasing fireworks illegally).

Drain cover on the Belfast Road, Bangor. Marked "Clyde Kirkwood, Belfast". Possibly manufactured by a Clyde Kirkwood who lived at 5 Ulsterville Avenue, Belfast Image in the late 19th Century or the Clyde Kirkwood (possibly the same firm) based at 101 Corporation Street, Belfast, Image in the late 19th / early 20th Century.

Drain cover on the Belfast Road, Bangor. Marked "John McNeill, Belfast Ltd.", I can find no reference to this name or company. Further information welcomed.

Stephen Agnew, Green Party, at the Belfast Road / Brunswick Road, Bangor.

"Bangor says No! To Irish Sea Border!" On a gable wall at the junction of the Belfast Road/Brunswick Road/Newtownards Road/Abbey Street junction. This graffiti relates to opposition to the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement in Unionist areas of Northern Ireland which many view as a betrayal. For similar related images see http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=128549696

A small access cover, marked “G”, on the Newtownards Road near the Abbey Street traffic lights. It might, like this one Image, be a survivor from the time before natural gas when Bangor had a town gas supply.

The latest in the series of posters advertising Phoenix Gas. This one is at the Church Street car park.

Advert for the 'Spar' retail chain on a billboard at the corner of Croft Street and the Belfast Road in Bangor.

Drain cover on the Belfast Road, Bangor. It is marked "Robert Kirk, Exchange Street, Belfast". See Image for an image of how Exchange Street looks today.