Many historic buildings on York Street, Belfast such as the International Bar and the Midland Hotel were extensively damaged in the Belfast Blitz of 1941.
Apsley Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Belfast, Co. Antrim
Apsley Street lies to the south of Belfast city centre connecting Bankmore Street to Ormeau Avenue. The surrounding area is much changed from the 1940s.
Kensington Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Carlisle Circus, Belfast
Belfast
Carlisle Circus in the Antrim Road of North Belfast suffered severe damage as Luftwaffe bombs rained down on the north of the city in April and May 1941.
Carlisle Street, Belfast
Belfast
Carlisle Street once ran from Carlisle Circus to the Old Lodge Road in North Belfast. Neither the street nor the Old Lodge Road are found on a modern map.
Eglinton Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Hanover Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Unity Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Belfast, Co. Antrim
Unity Street in North Belfast, Co. Antrim was hit in The Easter Raid of the Belfast Blitz on the night of 15th-16th April 1941 destroying Trinity Church.
Trinity Church, Unity Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim
18-20 Unity Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim
On the night of 15th-16th April 1941, Luftwaffe bombs toppled the spire of Trinity Church, Unity Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim killing several ARP Wardens.