Locations

Map showing Hallidays Road, Belfast

Hallidays Road, Belfast

Belfast

Hallidays Road off the Limestone Road in North Belfast was the scene of much destruction after the Belfast Blitz during April and May 1941.

Map showing Royal Avenue, Belfast

Royal Avenue, Belfast

Belfast

During the Belfast Blitz of April and May 1941, buildings such as the offices of the Belfast Telegraph newspaper on Royal Avenue sustained serious damage.

Map showing Donegall Place, Belfast

Donegall Place, Belfast

Belfast

Donegall Place, Belfast was a scene of chaos and destruction in 1941 as Luftwaffe bombs flattened buildings in what became known as the Belfast Blitz.

Map showing High Street, Belfast

High Street, Belfast

Belfast

High explosive Luftwaffe bombs destroyed much of High Street and nearby Bridge Street in Belfast City Centre during the Belfast Blitz of April and May 1941.

Map showing Bridge Street, Belfast

Bridge Street, Belfast

Belfast

Bridge Street in Belfast City Centre is almost unrecognisable today compared to 1941. Much of it was flattened after the devastation of the Belfast Blitz.

Map showing Newcastle Street, Belfast

Newcastle Street, Belfast

Belfast

Newcastle Street off the Newtownards Road in East Belfast was devastated in the Belfast Blitz of 1941. The top end of the street no longer features on maps.

Map showing Westbourne Street, Belfast

Westbourne Street, Belfast

Belfast

Westbourne Street in East Belfast suffered great damage as Luftwaffe bombs fell on residential neigbourhoods around the shipyard during the Belfast Blitz.

Map showing Wilmont House, Dunmurry, Co. Antrim

Wilmont House, Dunmurry, Co. Antrim

243 Upper Malone Road, Dunmurry, Co. Antrim

Wilmont House stands in Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, Dunmurry, Co. Antrim. The grand house and parkland were home to the US Army in the Second World War.

Map showing Regal Cinema, Donaghadee, Co. Down

Regal Cinema, Donaghadee, Co. Down

1 Manor Street, Donaghadee, Co. Down

The Regal Cinema, Donaghadee, Co. Down was a favourite with the Jewish Kindertransport children living at the nearby Ballyrolly House, Millisle, Co. Down.