Locations Archive - WartimeNI

Walton Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Before redevelopment in the 1980s, Walton Street ran off Crumlin Road in the Oldpark area of North Belfast, Co. Antrim. It was hit during the Belfast Blitz.

Slieve Donard Hotel, Downs Road, Newcastle, Co. Down

The Slieve Donard Hotel was a popular resort in the bustling seaside town of Newcastle, Co. Down but during World War Two, it welcomed a new kind of guest.

Vegetable Plots, Castlewellan Road, Newcastle, Co. Down

Along the Castlewellan Road, Newcastle, Co. Down, fields became wartime vegetable plots as locals embraced the ideals of the 'Dig For Victory' campaign.

Derrygally House, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone

Standing on the banks of the River Blackwater, Co. Tyrone, Derrygally House and the nearby Argory were home to 654th Tank Destroyer Battalion, US Army.

Broughshane, Co. Antrim

The Co. Antrim village of Broughshane hosted British and American troops during the Second World War. In 1944, evacuees from Gibraltar arrived in the area.

The National, High Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Ther National Bank Ltd. on High Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim was one of the few buildings in the area standing after the Belfast Blitz in the spring of 1941.

Atlantic Avenue, Belfast, Co. Antrim

In North Belfast, Co. Antrim, Atlantic Avenue was one of the streets heavily damaged by Luftwaffe bombs during the Belfast Blitz of April and May 1941.

York Park, Belfast, Co. Antrim

York Park in North Belfast, Co. Antrim was one of many small streets in the vicity of the city's thriving docklands that suffered during the Belfast Blitz.

Rosebank Weaving Co. Ltd., Flax Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim

The Rosebank Weaving Co. was one of many mills in North Belfast, Co. Antrim producing aero linen for use by the Allies throughout the Second World War.