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Magheralave Park South, LISBURN, BT28 3NN

Just north of the junction with Magheralave Road East. This section is only used Armed Forces traffic and residents of Lenamore Park.

Leading up towards Thiepval Army Barracks. Magheralave Park East (to right) is a common shortcut from the two grammar schools (Friends' School and Wallace High School) to Harmony Hill and the Belsize Road.

'The "Thompson Memorial Home for Incurables," now "Thompson House," was erected in 1885. This magnificent building on the Magheralave Road, Lisburn, was built in memory of William Thompson, Esq., M.D., F.R.C.S.I., born the 7th March, 1806. He was surgeon in the County Antrim Infirmary, Seymour Street, Lisburn, for fifty years. He died on the 22nd September, 1882, in an accident on the level crossing on the railway at Dunmurry. Dr. Thompson's memorial and grave is in the Lisburn Cathedral graveyard.' Thompson House is now under the jurisdiction of the Down Lisburn Trust. There is a 'Hospital' sign on the road outside.

Being the HQ of the British Army's operations in Northern Ireland, it's no surprise security is tight.

Recently built townhouses off the Magheralave Road. Built adjacent to Thompson House Hospital.

This massive site is the headquarters of the British Army in Northern Ireland - occupying quite a substantial chunk of North Lisburn. It also cuts the Magheralave Road in two. It is home to the 38th (Irish) Brigade and the 19th Light Brigade. Set in an affluent and predominantly Unionist area, the base hasn't managed to escape republican attacks - one soldier was killed in a car bomb in 1996.

The Magheralave Road used to continue on towards the White Mountain until the Army's arrival in 1938.

On the Magheralave Road, see Image

This fine building was erected in 1885 as "Thompson House for the Incurables", named after a local surgeon (William Thompson MD) who had tragically died three years earlier. Endowments kept the home free for 'inmates' until 1930, when a small fee was introduced. The home passed into state hands in 1963, to what was then the "County Antrim Health Committee". After a period of closure and major renovations, it reopened as "Thompson House" in 1967. Located on the Magheralave Road.

Links the Thiepval Army Barracks with the city centre. It's generally quite quiet given that it's not a through road as such. The parked cars all belong to parents waiting for their sons and daughters to leave Friends' School, which is behind the trees.