Belfast in the 1970s caught on camera
Nov 26, 2021 · We decided to take a trip down memory lane to reminisce on what Belfast looked like in days gone by. The landscape of Belfast in the 1970s is a lot different to the Belfast we see today – the...
Belfast in the 1970s captured perfectly on this photographic …
Dec 15, 2019 · Take a trip down memory lane with these old photographs of Belfast in the 1970s. The photos come from 1973 and 1974, taken by - at that time - a local student in the city. Guy Butler was an...
Northern Ireland Troubles 1971: Belfast In 50 Photos - Flashbak
May 2, 2014 · In 1971, the Troubles in Belfast and the rest of Northern Ireland were in full cry. Three British soldiers, two armed with automatic rifles, and man at left with a Stirling sub-machinegun, shelter behind a wall in the Andersonstown area of Belfast, Northern Ireland on Nov. 1, 1971, during riots which followed the shooting of two policemen.
The Troubles - Wikipedia
One such incident was the Falls Curfew in July 1970, when 3,000 troops imposed a curfew on the nationalist Lower Falls area of Belfast, firing more than 1,500 rounds of ammunition in gun battles with the Official IRA and killing four people.
Belfast and beyond in the 1960s and 1970s - Flickr
These are photos taken around Belfast and other parts of Northern Ireland in the 1960s and 70s, with either an Olympus Pen W half-frame or a Werra 4 with 2.8 50mm Tessar. I processed the negatives at the time but printed very few so I'm now going through them and scanning what I hope are the most interesting pics.
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33 Vintage Photographs That Capture the Troubles in Northern Ireland ...
Jun 14, 2015 · Armed British soldiers impose a curfew on the Falls Road in Belfast, July 1970. (Photo by Malcolm Stroud/Express/Getty Images) Armed British troops take up defensive positions on the Falls Road, 4th July 1970. 5 Catholics were killed, 60 injured and many homes devastated when the British Army imposed a curfew in the Falls Road.
20 sobering snapshots of Belfast during the Troubles | BFI
Nov 17, 2016 · Belfast - No Way Out (1970) In this powerful 1970 TV documentary, the filmmakers look beyond the obvious negative consequences of religious tensions and the 1969 riots to explore the underreported issues of poverty and appalling housing conditions in Belfast.
Photos that will transport you to 1970s Belfast
Feb 11, 2023 · Take a trip down memory lane with photos captured around the city that will transport you back to Belfast in the 1970s. Step back in time to the decade that witnessed the popularity of tie-dye...
Top 20 old photographs that show what Belfast used to look like
Nov 10, 2021 · Gates into Belfast City Centre – 1970s This photograph reminds us of what was almost considered “normal” when going to the shops in the city centre. On the left is the first branch of Penneys to open in Northern Ireland – it moved into Brand’s Arcade building after Birdcage Walk closed.
1970 in Northern Ireland - Wikipedia
2 August – The British Army first fires rubber bullets in Belfast. 21 August – A new political party, the Social Democratic and Labour Party , is founded in Northern Ireland under the leadership of Gerry Fitt .