Summer Of ’69

The summer of 1969 is generally taken to be the beginning of the Troubles in Belfast and the most famous symbol of the August riots is the burning of Bombay Street. The street was (and is) just below the old Cupar Street, where many streets drop down from the Shankill (you can see the distribution of PUL and CNR houses in the Visual History page on the west Belfast “peace” line). This event is commemorated in nationalist murals (see e.g. No Mission) but for a statement from the PUL perspective, see Can It Change?

The mural is based on a Frankie Quinn photograph “Belfast 1984”, included below.

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Camera Settings: f22, 1/5, ISO 200, full size 2592 x 3888

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Camera Settings: f2.4, 1/1297, ISO 16, full size 4032 x 3024

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Camera Settings: f7.1, 1/320, ISO 100, full size 5616 x 3618
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