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HARLAND WORKERS 4537
It's 5.30pm and the Harland shipyard workers are heading home sny way they can, what I want to know is how did the conductor collect their fares? The good old trams is heading to the Shankill Road while the Diesel Bus was going to the Cliftonville Road via the Albert Bridge.In the distance you can see a policeman directing the traffic.

HAZELWOOD 4540
Here we are on the Antrim road back in 1950, we are looking at the entrance to Hazelwood and the people queued up are waiting aon a single green decker bus which would to take you up the hill where you could go the amusements or the Zoo. Now when I was there, if nobody was going back down he would let me get on and go really fast down hill as it was very zig-zag.

HIGH STREET 4542
It's 1930 and here we we are in High Street with a policeman directing the traffic and coming towards him is a tram while behind it is the Albert Memorial Clock.To the right is a building everyone knew so well Woolworths, In the late 1950's when I was 15 in other branch of Woolworths in Upper North Street everything was priced at 6 old pennies and I bought my first Camera 6d, Flash Gun 6d and a packet of blue coloured Flash Bulbs 6d. In this one I used to go in here to get my lunch at the cafe and you could buy the latest hit songs on 33, 45 and 78 records the only downside was they were sung by unknown singers but you still sing along with the latest.

HERCULES PLACE 4541
This photograph taken in 1879 is history in the making for this is the birth of Royal Avenue for this is Hercules Place looking towards Hercules Street. The reason the buildings here and in Hercules Street is to widen the street so it would become Royal Avenue also being pulled down, for it was used by butchers is Hercules Lane and the locals were so glad. For the problem was the butchers didn't have a Abattoir nearby so they had to slaughter the livestock themselves, this caused a terrible stench and blood everwhere. The first building on the left is the Bank Buildings which was later rebuilt in 1901 to become the Bank Buildins which is now Primark. The next building is the old Provinical Bank of Ireland then becoming Tescos.

HAZELWOOD 4539
Here we are at Hazelwood Amusement Park which was halfway up the hillside from the Antrim Road which is where the houses are on the left back in 1938. Atthe top right of the photo you can see the Floral Hall whic leads across to Bellevue.and the zoo. In the foreground is the small train engine with the driver ready to st off pulling 6 carriages while further on a couple are sitting waiting to see it go past them. Behind the train is the Ferris Wheel which must have given the people on board a great view over the area. There were plently of amusements for everyone and also a cafe to have a rest and a cup of tea and what ever was on the menu.

HIGH STREET 4548
Here situated between Boundary Street and Dover Street on the Shankill Road back in 1920 is Samuel Hogg's business as you can see he is using two shops. The two men on the right I would say would collect the the goods needed, also the slaughtered pigs and also the best of English & Scotch Coal which you could get from the coal boat or from their own yard.The four other men i would say are shop assistants with Samuel in the background and look at the prices a whole side of Ribs for six old pence.

HILLMAN STREET 4547
This is Hillman Street back in 1988 while the little girl in the buggy is watching what the photographer is doing. The girl is playing ball against the wall and you see the ball in the air with another person doing handstands and in the distance Gallaher's tobacco factory.

HIGH STREET 4546
It's nearly 5 minutes to one in the afternoon here in High Street back in 1906 and as you can see the street is very busy. In the left hand side is a Policeman who is directing the traffic but at the moment he is looking at his watch, probable getting hungry or nearing the end of his shift. Beside him is a horse & cab with Cabbie patiently waiting for the two ladies to move out of his way so he could get going to his next job. Stopped at the kerbside were two horses and sidecars, the passengers must be shopping so the drivers have put the feed bags over the horses heads so they could have something to eat while they waited. On the other side of the road you can see it has recently been swept.

HIGH STREET 4545
This is high Street just on the corner of Skipper Street back in 1906 but sadly the following year 1907 the Shamrock House which sold all types of Irish souvenirs postcards. In the shop doorway is a man holding a bicycle. While on the right the building was run by a W. Jeffrey a high class saddler.

HIGH STREET 4544
We are looking down onto High Street back in 1932 and on the left is a car parked where the driver has a lot of places they could viisit. At the far right is Johnston Umbrellas Ltd., above them is "Blackthorn House," Wholesale and Retail Umbrella and Walkingstick Manufacturers. Now Johnston's had another place in Ann Street where they repaired your umbrella for you, next is an entry which took you to Ann Street Joy's Entry. Then we have.Millett's Stores which sold a wide range of army surplus clothing and equipment.Up above them are the offices of the Ulster Sports Club, Greenhill Bros. Ltd., colliery & shipping agents, coal and coke merchants, Little, A. & J., House and Land Agent. At street level we have St Georges Hall and Masonic rooms. At number 35 we have a confectioner and restaurant which served Teas and Luncheons and was owned by A Miss Boyd. Up above you then had J. J. Kennedy, stock broker and Gregg, W., the caretaker. Finally at 39. W. J. Marshall, who was an Outfitter and Tailor.