Smoke rises from a crater caused by a Luftwaffe bomb on Hallidays Road, off the Limestone Road in North Belfast. The area was badly hit during the Belfast Blitz on 15th and 16th April 1941. Copyright Belfast Telegraph.
Limestone Road in 1943
The following information is taken from the 1943 Belfast Street Directory.
| Number | First Name(s) | Last Name | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mrs. Lena | Saunderson | Fruiterer |
| 3 | Jennymount Post Office | ||
| 5 | K | Skelton | Baker |
| 7 | City Brick and Terracotta Co. Ltd. | ||
| 111 | Mountcollyer Public Elementary School | ||
| 2-16 | Vacant | ||
| 20-22 | T Thompson and Sons | Monumental Sculptors | |
| 24 | Air Raid Precautions Garage | ||
| 28 | James | Oswald | Rivetter |
| 30 | Miss Susan | Anderson | |
| 32 | Mrs. Florence | McCracken | |
| 34 | Harry | McDowell | |
| 36 | Mrs. E | McCullough | |
| 38 | Charles | Young | Driver |
| 40 | E | Johnstone | Labourer |
| 42 | Isaac | Venus | Seaman |
| 44 | John | Sloan | |
| 46 | David | Boyd | |
| 48 | Mrs. Margaret | Vance | |
| 50 | Herbert | Patrick | Labourer |
| 52 | Joseph J | Lowe | |
| 54 | William J | Coulter | Oiler |
| 56 | Joseph | McCrum | Labourer |
| 58 | John | McDonnell | |
| 60 | H | Brooks | Labourer |
| 62 | William | Keenan | Labourer |
| 64 | Mrs. | Magee | Confectioner |
| 66 | William H | Ryan | Rigger |
| 68 | Samuel | Dobbin | Helper |
| 70 | S | Davidson | |
| 72 | Mrs. Jane | Finlay | |
| 74 | Samuel | McDowell | |
| 76 | John | Martin | Labourer |
| 78 | BG | Brolly | |
| 80 | William | Rickey | Joiner |
| 82 | Mrs. | McClean | |
| 84 | Archie | Cowden | Joiner |
| 86 | John | Currell | Sailor |
| 88 | James | Rankin | Labourer |
| 90 | Andrew | Thompson | Labourer |
| 92 | David | Watson | Carter |
| 94 | Miss Mary | Patrick | |
| 96 | George | McKee | |
| 98 | David | Strain | |
| 100 | Henry | Snodden | Labourer |
| 102 | William | Moore | Labourer |
| 104 | Mrs. L | Fulton | |
| 106 | Mrs. | Dickey | |
| 108 | Robert | Gettis | Labourer |
| 110-112 | Vacant | ||
| 114-118 | Occupied | ||
| 120 | Daniel | McDougall | |
| 122 | Occupied | ||
| 124 | John | McCorkell | |
| 126 | Alexander | Irvine | |
| 128 | James | Patience | |
| 130 | George | Atcheson | |
| 132 | Mrs. V | Agnew | |
| 134 | Mrs. M | Kerr | |
| 136 | William | Graham | |
| 138 | John | Pepper | Fitter |
| 140 | James F | Radcliffe | |
| 142 | Fry | ||
| 144 | Vacant Ground | ||
| 146 | George | Boggy | Lorry Driver |
| 148 | The Misses | Crymble | |
| 150 | Occupied | ||
| 152 | Frederick | McCallum | |
| 154 | Mrs. Lily | Williamson | |
| 156 | Rachel | Kelly | |
| 158 | Mrs. Mary J | McCracken | |
| 160-162 | Vacant | ||
| 164 | Mrs. Susan | McCann | |
| 166 | Vacant | ||
| 168 | Mrs. Minnie | Ace | |
| 170 | John | Lee | Civil Servant |
| 172 | John A | Ritchie | |
| 174 | Mrs. | Somerville | |
| 176 | George H | Crawford | Porter |
| 178 | James | Woodside | Joiner |
| 180 | Air Raid Precautions Post | ||
| 182 | John | McMurtry | |
| 184 | Vacant | ||
| 186 | John | Carney | |
| 188-190 | Vacant | ||
| 192 | Edward | McVeigh | Plumber |
| 194 | Mrs. Margaret | Charles | |
| 196 | James | Cowden | |
| 198 | Vacant | ||
| 200 | Occupied | ||
| 202 | Vacant | ||
| 204 | Mrs. Mary | Cobain | |
| 206 | William | Crampton | |
| 208-212 | Vacant | ||
| 214 | National Fire Service Station | ||
| 216 | S | Carson | |
| 218 | Mrs. | Weakley | |
| 220 | John | Moorehead | Commercial Traveller |
| 222 | SN | McCaughey | Plumber |
| 224 | Holy Family Church | Side Entrance | |
| 226 | Vacant | ||
| 228 | Holy Family Presbytery | ||
| 230 | Air Raid Precautions First Aid Post | ||
| 232 | Vacant | ||
| 234 | EJ | Henry | Foreman |
| 236 | M | Cassaty | |
| 238 | Patrick | Anglim | Civil Servant |
| 240 | Vacant | ||
| 242 | Robert J | Matchett | Machinist |
| 244 | Mrs. Annie | Glass | |
| 246 | J | Loftus | Printer |
| 248 | Rice | ||
| 250 | Michael | Nestor | |
| 252 | Sharkey | ||
| 254 | JH | McNally | Inspector |
| 256 | George | Hamilton | |
| 258 | WR | Brown | Gardener |
| 260 | Ernest | Frackleton | Royal Air Force |
| 262 | James | Mateer | Missionary |
| 264 | Robert | Fleming | Royal Ulster Constabulary |
| 266 | Mrs. | Glover | |
| 268 | Miss Margaret | O'Neill | |
| 270 | Miss Florence | Watters | |
| 272 | Charles | Murray | Salesman |
| 274 | Mrs. RM | Hall | |
| 278 | Limestone Plumbing Works | ||
| 280-284 | R | McWilliams | Builder and Contractor |
| 286-292 | Vacant Ground | ||
| 294-300 | Vacant | ||
| 302 | John | Gilmore | Tobacconist |
| 304 | Vacant | ||
| 306 | S | Archbold |
Places of Interest
The following places will be of interest to anyone wishing to explore more of the area's Second World War heritage.