Kernan Lough Searchlight Battery, Gilford, Co. Down
Kernan Road, Gilford, Co. Down
Kernan Lough is a popular fishing spot near Gilford in Co. Down. In the 1940s, it was home to a Searchlight Battery Unit of the Ulster Home Guard.
Bann Bridge Air Raid Shelter, Portadown, Co. Armagh
Bridge Street, Portadown, Co. Armagh
Contractors discovered an air-raid shelter dating from the early 1940s beneath the Bann Bridge in Portadown in 2005. It is a rare find in Northern Ireland.
Eisenhower Pier, Bangor, Co. Down
Seacliff Road, Bangor, Co. Down
General Dwight D Eisenhower visited Bangor, Co. Down on the 18th-19th May 1944 adressing troops in the lead up to D-Day. The north pier now bears his name.
Ward Park, Bangor, Co. Down
Bangor, Co. Down
Ward Park is a beautiful people's park popular with locals and tourists alike. Visitors with a keen eye will notice a few reminders of wartime Bangor there.
Campbell College, Belfast
Belmont Road, Belfast
Campbell College in East Belfast has a strong Second World War heritage having served as a military hospital from 1940 - 1944 and being bombed in May 1941.
Long Kesh Airfield, Lisburn, Co. Down
Maze, Lisburn, Co. Down
Long Kesh is best known in Northern Ireland as the site of HMP Maze but during World War Two it was a Royal Air Force airfield and hosted the USAAF in 1942.
City Hall, Donegall Square North, Belfast
Donegall Square North, Belfast
Belfast City Hall is a survivor of the Belfast Blitz of 1941 and several reminders of life in wartime Northern Ireland remain in the grounds.
Ormeau Park, Ormeau Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Ormeau Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Ormeau Park is the oldest municipal park in Belfast. Opened in 1871, it became a hive of activity when the US military took over between 1942 and 1943.
Orangefield Park, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Belfast, Co. Antrim
Today, not much remains to suggest that Orangefield Park was once a hive of wartime activity. The US Army was based here and the land also held German POWs.