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Castlewellan Road, BANBRIDGE, BT32 4AX

This house and the mill next to it were originally owned by a Westmeath man called James Clibborn in the 1800's.

Cut bench mark on the corner of an old building on the Castlewellan Road, Banbridge. The mark has been levelled to 55.10 metres above MSL.

This mill was originally owned by a Westmeath man called James Clibborn. It may have been a flour mill at one time though later it was used as a linen mill and was taken over by a William Walker and Thomas Dickson c. 1865. It was known as the Hazelbank Weaving Company from 1880. Part of this building contains retail shops on the main Castlewellan Road. The disused linen mill was used when "Miles Aircraft" came to Banbridge in November 1943 to manufacture complete aeroplanes. A small order was placed for the Miles Messenger M38/M11, a liaison and spotter aircraft, for use in a VIP transport role. Among VIP operators allocated personal Messengers was Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery. Twenty-one were built by 200 folk from the local area.

The image was taken from the old police barracks in Church Square. Banbridge is part of "E" District and is responsible for the policing of the Banbridge, Dromore, Gilford and Rathfriland areas.

Road heading south from the centre of Banbridge. The sign on the left relates to the recent local council elections.

Crozier was the discoverer of the Canadian North West Passage. His birthplace, Avonmore House, is the cream coloured building on the left.

The weird creatures on the plinth are polar bears.

The two buildings on the left are the Masonic Hall and Holy Trinity Church. The memorial on the right is the Crozier Monument. Crozier perished in 1848 while voyaging through the Canadian North West Passage.

The house was the home of Capt Francis Rawdon Moira Crozier, one of thirteen children of a Banbridge solicitor. Crozier is credited with the discovery in 1848 of the Canadian North West Passage. He and the remnant of the crew took to land after their ship was crushed by the ice and all died in the icy wilderness. The house is today a solicitor's office. A blue plaque honouring Francis Crozier is fixed to the front of the building. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Crozier http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/for-sale-birthplace-of-northern-ireland-arctic-explorer-francis-crozier-34273681.html Image]