18 Royal Avenue Belfast BT1 1DD
Grand Central Hotel once stood on Royal Avenue. During the Second World War, the hotel hosted military guests such as Lieutenant General Alan Gordon Cunningham.
9th December 1942
In December 1942, Czechoslovakian Deputy Prime Minister Jan Masaryk visited Northern Ireland, taking part in several engagements in Belfast.
On 9th December 1942, Deputy Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia began a short visit to Northern Ireland, starting from Government House in Hillsborough, Co. Down.
4th December 1942
On 4th December 1942, Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge photographed Non-Divisional Engineers at work in R.E.M.E. workshops in both Holywood and Gilford, Co. Down.
38 Kinnegar Road Holywood Co. Down BT18 9JN
During the Second World War, Kinnegar served as both a military barracks and a prisoner of war camp for Axis forces in the latter stages of the conflict.
Co. Down
During the Second World War, Gilford in Co. Down hosted troops from across the world including British, American, and Belgian forces training across Ulster.
1st December 1942
On 1st December 1942, a military training exercise took place on the River Quoile near Downpatrick, Co. Down that saw the area covered with a thick smokescreen.
28th November 1942
On 28th November 1942, British forces near Omagh, Co. Tyrone carried out an exercise salvaging a Bristol Beaufighter on a pair of Bailey Bridges on the Strule.
27th November 1942
On 27th November 1942, Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge took a series of pictures at Gransha, Co. Down showing damage caused to bridging equipment by an air attack.
26th November 1942
On 26th November 1942, members of the Signal Corps held an exhibition featuring displays of their work and equipment including pigeons at Lisburn, Co. Antrim.
25th November 1942
On 25th November 1942, a Belfast Telegraph photographer looked on as a tug boat and barge brought the fuselage of a Lockheed P-38 Lightning into Belfast Docks.
