Phoney shop fronts on the Newtownards Rd.
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Down The Shops
Belfast
The Plan For Today
“Today’s plan is already yesterday’s – the streets that were there are gone”. Euphemistic nonsense on a giant hoarding on Castle Street in the city centre, fronting a building site. In keeping with the theme of easy erasure of the past, the words “love joy peace” have been removed from the original 1955 photograph (Belfast Live | X05827).
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X00698 X00699 today’s plan is already yesterday’s – the streets that were there are gone, smithfield ward west electoral area
Trinity
Thompson House Controversy
These three images are from Thompson House on the Antrim Road (at Fortwilliam shops). Thompson House “aims to provide temporary accommodation for offenders with the purpose of reducing the risk of re-offending/harm to the community and by managed resettlement to prepare for move on to permanent accommodation” (PCI-BSW). The residents include sex offenders. Locals are unhappy with the hostel and against the current extension/redevelopment (Tele). A pipe bomb was left at the site last (2011) October (BBC-NI). The pictures here (from the week ending October 20th, 2012) show graffiti at the site.
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X00683 X00685 X00684 new housing agenda no consultation kill all roots out
The Hatchet Men
(Part of) A crusader mural from the wall of Crusaders football ground, in St Vincent Street (site of the titanic mural and blitz board from last week). Crusaders are known as ‘The Hatchet Men’ within the soccer world.
This image replaced a hooded gunman image. This space rises to a height of about 6 feet – so when you were driving out along Shore Road the gun appeared aimed at about driver head height – quite intimidating.
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X00690 st. vincent st, mural sponsored by kneebreakers csc, alexander family
Léana An Dúin CLG
Léana An Dúin/Lenadoon Avenue has a new GAA sports mural painted by Michael Doherty.
The mural is located in the heart of the community, surrounded by dense housing and at the local shops where there is a taxi rank and bus stop.
Wide shot of the complete mural below …
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X00696 X00695 cooper’s pharmacy, ag cuıdıú leıs an phobal
Greencastle Orange Hall
Greencastle Orange Hall (L.O.L. No. 658), Whitewell Road, taken on the same day that the SF mayor of Derry helped the Apprentice Boys launch a new museum/visitors centre in the city.
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Do Your Worst
The stencil seems to be the weapon of choice of Éırígí at present. Many varieties flourish in Lenadoon.
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X00693 eirigi.org, we defy you do your worst, BAJ4080
Alternatives
This board is on the end of the Hubb Community Resources Centre and Bowling Club in St. Vincent Street; across the street is Crusaders football ground.
From the Tele: “The building was once the home for local Civil Defence during World War II’s ‘Blitz’. This building is now the one of the last remaining Civil Defence structures in Northern Ireland and has also played home to the local Senior Bowls Club for many years.” The mural also shows bombed-out homes and children going off to the countryside. Here is a short documentary about the 1941 Belfast Blitz (youtube).
Here is a badge of the YRCD & Bowling Club.
The wide shot immediately below explains one meaning of the word “Alternatives”. The Hubb has cross-border financial support — note the (Irish Republic) Dept. of Foreign Affairs sponsorship in the information plaque.
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X00688 X00689 X00691 York Road Civil Defence Hall the blitz hubb youth group 2011, european union regional development fund investing in your future peace III programme 2007-2013
Fenced In
This large Martin Corey board is on a fence that runs round Springfield Road police station.
Previously: Martin Corey stencils, with links to background information.
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X00676 end british internment of irish citizens release martin corey now
Extramural Activity 