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Portview, BANGOR, BT20 5QB

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.

Road on the northern edge of Bangor leading from the East Circular Road. The northern side of the road is green belt and, aside from Ballymacormick House, all development is along the southern side of the road only. Image shows the very end of the road.

Taken during the Covid-19 pandemic, a "We love our NHS staff, thank you" hand painted banner outside a house on the Groomsport Road, Bangor. Not far from this one Image

George V postbox on the corner of Ashley Gardens and the Groomsport Road in Bangor (BT20 520).

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

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.

New apartments overlooking Ballyholme Bay on the eastern edge of Bangor. This is an "exclusive over 55's development" and "available for long term rental" rather than purchase according to https://showersave.com/recent-projects/the-banks-ballyholme/ though I can't find an agent currently.

The setting sun, over the beach, at Ballyholme. Kilroot power station Image, on the other side of Belfast Lough, is visible under the sun.

Ballyholme is a suburb of Bangor almost entirely residential with a sprinkling of churches, banks, small shops, hairdressers and estate agents to serve the local inhabitants. Alas there is little (perhaps nothing) of historical or scenic interest so I offer this uninspiring shot of the Groomsport Road (the main street) looking towards the roundabout - gripping stuff!

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.