Alan Godfrey Map: Belfast (Oldpark & Ligoniel) 1901

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Alan Godfrey Map: Belfast (Oldpark & Ligoniel) 1901

County Antrim Sheet 60.04

This very detailed map covers what was then a largely rural area of NW Belfast, with coverage extending from St Mark’s Church Legoniel eastwards to Carr’s Glen Reservoir, and southwards to Lower Lodge Factory and Old Park Brick Works.

Features on the map include Ballysillan House, Everton House, damask manufactory, The Forster Green Home, Glenbank Bleach Works, Belfast Water Works, Ballysillan Presbyterian church, Glenbank House, St Mark’s church, Old Park Print Works, football and cricket grounds, Monkeystown, Old Park Post Office etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for Ligoniel Road, Old Park Avenue and Oldpark Road, plus an extract from a contemporary 6 inch map, giving slightly wider coverage of the Legoniel area.

The map links to sheets 61.01 Skegoneill to the east, and 60.08 Shankill to the south.

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