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Atherton Square, CRAIGAVON, BT66 8FJ

This Mural is dedicated to all the men, women and children who lived, worked and died here, in very harsh times, in the mid 1840's during the famine in Ireland. There were 403 inmates. The Workhouse was opened to the poor of Lurgan in 1841. It became Lurgan and Portadown District Hospital in 1929.

This Mural is dedicated to all the men, women and children who lived, worked and died here, in very harsh times, in the mid 1840's during the famine in Ireland. There were 403 inmates. The Workhouse was opened to the poor of Lurgan in 1841. It became Lurgan and Portadown District Hospital in 1929.

This Mural is dedicated to all the men, women and children who lived, worked and died here, in very harsh times, in the mid 1840's during the famine in Ireland. There were 403 inmates. The Workhouse was opened to the poor of Lurgan in 1841. It became Lurgan and Portadown District Hospital in 1929.

The line-up at the workhouse. This Mural is dedicated to all the men, women and children who lived, worked and died here, in very harsh times, in the mid 1840's during the famine in Ireland. There were 403 inmates. The Workhouse was opened to the poor of Lurgan in 1841. It became Lurgan and Portadown District Hospital in 1929

Russell Drive in Lurgan.

See Image (November 2012). The property now has a “sold” patch on the agents’ board.

A large vacant and boarded-up detached house at the corner of Sloan Street (left) and Union Street. Now with a “sold” sign, the agents’ description includes “The detached property provides spacious accommodation over 2½ floors with the added benefit of on site car parking to the rear. The property was previously used as office accommodation however would be suitable for a variety of uses (subject to planning and title). Full planning permission to convert the building to 7 residential units comprising 3 No. 1 bedroom and 4 No. 2 bedroom apartments. Planning application reference N/2010/0301/F”. This photograph appears as a matter of record only. I have no connection with any of the parties involved in the sale. Continue to Image

Union Street as it passes Sloan Street and Russell Drive - and becomes the Tandragee Road. The old Lurgan Hospital - now a care centre is on the right.

GR wall box (BT66 32) at Lurgan Hospital, Sloan Street.

This hospital was originally the Lurgan Workhouse. In 1929 it became Lurgan and Portadown District Hospital. Since 1972, when Craigavon Hospital was built, it became known as Lurgan Hospital.