IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Graymount Crescent, NEWTOWNABBEY, BT36 7DZ

EIIR pillar box (BT36 341), on the Whitewell Road, close to Whitewell Parade (background).

This was the on northern section of the last remaining trolleybus route in Belfast, running across city to Falls Road and would cease operation 4 weeks after my visit. This view is remarkably little changed, although the cottages whose shadow appears in the foreground have been replace by open space between Shore Road and the motorway, which was not yet built. The trolleybus is a BUT 9641T with locally built Harkness bodywork, built in 1950. This is one of a series of views featuring buses in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=137652761

The northbound off-slip about to join the Shore Road. Used by traffic heading towards the Doagh Road and Whitehouse/Rathcoole.

The M2 (inward and outward lanes) crossing the Shore Road. This off-slip Image is on the right.

Blackberries, growing over the crash barrier on the Shore Road, near the M2 outward flyover.

The buildings of the M2 (north approach road) back in the 1960’s http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads/m2.html necessitated the introduction of a one-way system on part of the Shore Road from just north of Gray’s Lane http://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/11933 to just south of Mount Street. The two lanes on the left are for outward traffic heading towards Whiteabbey and Rathcoole. Second right is the lane for inward traffic via the M2. The lane on the right is for inward traffic along the Shore Road. The inward lanes of the M2 are almost overhead.

The Belfast/Newtownabbey council boundary sign (background in Image) beside the M2 inward flyover on the Shore Road. My understanding of the proposed new boundaries, due in 2015, is that this one is unchanged, here, but Newtownabbey will become part of a bigger Antrim and Newtownabbey district.

See Image (February 2013). The building has now been demolished. The Planning Service website discloses that planning permission was given on 28 March 2013 for Z/2011/0537/O “Demolition of redundant Police Station and erection of 2 no Business/retail units and 23 no 2 bedroom apartments and parking (Amended scheme)”.

The former Greencastle police station on the Shore Road which, despite the alterations, has the appearance of being a TFO Rippingham design. There is now an application for planning permission (2 November 2012): “0537/O 804 Shore Road Greencastle Demolition of redundant Police Station and erection of 2 no Business/retail units and 23 no 2 bedroom apartments and parking (Amended scheme)”. At the date of submission the Planning Service website shows “APPLICATION DEFERRED FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION”. This photograph appears as a matter of geographical and historical record only. It does nor express any opinion for or against the application. Image shows a post-demolition view in November 2013.