Locations

Map showing York Street, Belfast

York Street, Belfast

Belfast

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.

Map showing Apsley Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim

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

Map showing Carlisle Circus, Belfast

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.

Map showing Carlisle Street, Belfast

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

Map showing Unity 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.

Map showing Trinity Church, Unity Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim

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.