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Carolhill Drive, BANGOR, BT20 5PR

Cut bench mark on the far right-hand side of a row of shops on the Ballymaconnell Road, Bangor, at the junction with Churchill Park. The mark is 20.30 metres above MSL. See also http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=11037856 for many other examples I have found.

Elizabeth II postbox on the Ballymaconnell Road at the junction with Churchill Park (BT20 310).

EIIR pillar box (BT20 311) at the corner of the Ballymaconnell Road and Churchill Park (right). Previously seen in Image (April 2010).

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.

A Dodge mobile library operated by the South Eastern Education & Library Board parked on Churchill Park in Bangor (July 2001). This was old and nearing the end of its working life - from memory it was replaced within a year by a Mercedes model Image I was working on it at the time - this was one of the public stops on the route that day.

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.

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

BT "KX 100" telephone box on Ashley Gardens, Bangor. Still working and in good condition. There was a K6 box here until the late 1990s.

See Image Now demolished.

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.