Locations

Map showing North Queen Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim

North Queen Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Belfast, Co. Antrim

North Queen Street runs from Donegall Street to York Road in the north of the city. Proximity to Victora Barracks meant it suffered in the Belfast Blitz.

Map showing Pilot Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Pilot Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Belfast, Co. Antrim

Pilot Street lies in what was once the historic Sailortown area of Belfast by the docks. Today, the area is unrecognisable due to extensive redevelopment.

Map showing New Lodge Road, Belfast

New Lodge Road, Belfast

Belfast

Named after an old historic lodge house in the area, the New Lodge Road in North Belfast runs between North Queen Street and the Antrim Road.

Map showing Nelson Street, Belfast

Nelson Street, Belfast

Belfast

Nelson Street runs between Great Patrick Street and Whitla Street in an area of Belfast that has undergone total redevelopment since the war.

Map showing Millfield, Belfast

Millfield, Belfast

Belfast

Millfield runs between Belfast's North Street and Castle Street. The heavily re-developed area today bears little resemblance to that of the wartime 1940s.

Map showing Carnmoney Cemetery, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim

Carnmoney Cemetery, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim

10 Prince Charles Way, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim

Carnmoney Cemetery in Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim contains the Commonwealth War Graves of 44 service personnel who died throughout the Second World War.

Map showing Limestone Road, Belfast

Limestone Road, Belfast

Belfast

The Limestone Road in North Belfast runs between York Road and Antrim Road. During the Belfast Blitz of April 1941, this area of Belfast was heavily bombed.

Map showing Durham Street, Belfast

Durham Street, Belfast

Belfast

Durham Street runs from Divis Street, Belfast towards the city centre. It ends at the Boyne Bridge, which connects the street to Sandy Row.

Map showing Canning Street, Belfast

Canning Street, Belfast

Belfast

Canning Street is a small residential street in the Sailortown or York Road area of North Belfast. There were many vacant properties on the street in 1943.