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Holborn Avenue, BANGOR, BT20 5EH

Mural by Holly Pereira https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ8u-y6hdxj/ on a gable wall at Holborn Avenue, Bangor.

Mural by Holly Pereira https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ8u-y6hdxj/ on a gable wall at Holborn Avenue, Bangor.

Looking towards High Street. After looking increasingly dilapidated, many of the houses here have been renovated and restored.

The most interesting houses in Holborn Avenue is this stone-built terrace. Built around 1840 they may have been coastguard cottages at one point (the coastguard station was situated to the left on the 1901 OS map of the area). See also Image and Image

Red door on one of the old coastguard cottages on Holborn Avenue in Bangor Image The picture is taken from the Holborn Avenue car park, hence the 'out' sign for traffic.

Albert Street, looking towards High Street.

Stanley Road in Bangor which runs from Clifton Road to Holborn Avenue. A fairly quiet residential street, despite the close proximity with the town centre. Spot the differences with Image taken over 4 years before - note the new streetlights.

A view down Crosby Street towards the seafront. Another street soon to change - the building on the left is up for sale as a potential development site.

Fealty's, also known as the Ormeau Arms, is one of the best preserved bars in Bangor. It is on the corner of High Street and Albert Street. This picture was taken on the evening of 29th April 2007, the day before smoking became illegal in enclosed public spaces in N Ireland. See also Image

Window on the side of Fealty’s Bar (The Ormeau Arms - see Image), on the corner of High Street and Albert Street. This image has acquired a bit a cult status, now even appearing on local postcards. Guinness, with all their fancy multi-million pound advertising and “Quality Team”, have tried to standardise every pub poured pint. The official way to pull a perfect pint is “……best served at 6°C (that’s 42.8°F), with the legendary two-part pour. First, tilt the glass to 45 degrees and carefully pour until three quarters full. Then place the glass on the bar counter and leave to settle. Once the surge has settled, fill the glass to the brim. It takes about 119.5 seconds to pour the perfect pint. But don’t fret. It’s worth the wait.” Sadly, the quality still varies enormously from pub to pub and “how’s the Guinness here?” remains a popular question in many establishments. Not so in Fealty’s……. Here the black stuff is a bit special. I don’t know how they do it, but every pint pulled here is pure perfection and like nothing else around. 119.5 seconds? Pah! Expect anything from 5-10 minutes regardless of how busy the bar is. The “legendary two-part pour” seems to have been elongated into three or four. And never a frothy yellow head - here you get pure cream which will still be there when you drain the last drop. Pure bliss. The smoking ban has hit them hard. I hope it keeps going but nowadays is usually quiet on a weekday evening and only comes alive at the weekend. It remains the only pub in Bangor with a regular traditional session in the back room, every Friday and Saturday night, with everyone welcomed and encouraged to join in. The front bar, small and cosy, is always lively and strangers are treated like old friends. Try it at least once – if only for the Guinness.....