Website compiled by Jim Lyttle of Portadown, now well over the one thousand mark of old photographs of our town, hope you enjoy viewing.

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Updated 5st. July 2012

Click Here to Search my Website  Once there type in any name, place or word, the database is updated every Monday.

The main menu below is getting a bit on the large size, check out the first 'Sub Menu' there at the bottom of each page are links to new sections.         Jim.  

"Record it before you forget it, remember, in just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday"

  Sub Menu covering; Halligan & Finn Staff 1947-Street Parties Coronation Day 1953-Coronation Blues FC 1953-McDonaghs Football Teams-Maurice Fenton Collection-Mahon Apple Store Factory-Brankins Pub-Marlborough & various football reams Football Team-Bowles & Tennis-Enid Laverty's photos 1950 & 60-West Street Revisited in 2003-The Peoples Park-Mayfair-Manufacturing Company-Achesons Factory. St. Columba's Church, Dennys 1938.

  YouTube Links.  Festival of Britain 1951 + Coronation 1953 +  Granting of Royal Charter to Portadown 1947

Street Directory 1959 and Householders Alphabetical List 1959

  Street Directory 1910

Sprott Collection, with appreciation to Mr. Victor Mullen. Photos from 1850.

  Various Portadown Photos

Old Postcards of Portadown  

  Sam McGredy - Sam McGredy Royal Nurseries Portadown. A loss to our town, a gain to New Zealand.

Mervyn Heatley's collection.  Coronation Celebrations 1953 plus others of the period including Governors Visit and unveiling plaque at Killycomain Estate 1954.

  Webb Collection, photographs taken of Portadown by the late David Webb during the 1960's.

  Tunnel area and surrounding streets, photos of locals including St. Anthony's football team.

  Errol McCrory Collection.

Help Find People & Places, appeals from abroad

 'Portadown Today' Photos of town centre in 2001, also a page showing typical modern housing.

  Country Comes To Town 2001- A great day organized by the Birches Community Association and Birches Vintage and Classic Car Club.

  Country Comes To Town again, 2002

A new historical book on The Birches, Tartaraghan, Milltown, Maghery, and the south Lough Neagh Hinterland.  Greatly appreciated by genealogists.

Ballyoran Primary School

Church Street P. School

Clounagh J.H. School

Derryhale School

  Derrylard School

  Drumgoose PS School

  Edenderry School

Hart Memorial School

Killycomain J. H.  School

Park Road Junior School

Portadown College Photos.  A huge section covering over fifty years of Rugby and Hockey Teams since 1921.  Also a link to PC Alumni site.

Presentation Convent Primary School

Richmount Primary School

St. Columba's Boys School.

  Thomas Street School

Old Technical College, Armagh Road

The Tiny Tots 1951 & The Bright Spots

Rotary Club Past Presidents Since 1936

  Inner Wheel

Junior Chamber of Commerce.

Girl Guides & Brownies in Portadown

2nd. Portadown Scout Troop, Edenderry

Rugby Club

Golf Club

Football Club

Portadown Cricket Club

Laurelvale - Cricket and the Vales most famous son. + School

Male Voice Choir

Ladies Choir

 

 

 Portadown Catholic Dramatic Society 

St. Mary's Hall and associated groups.

 St. Mark's Church Photos.

Thomas Street Methodist Church Photos.

Drumcree Church Photos.

Marley Estate and Residents 1930's

Regal Cinema

Wade (Ireland) Portadown

Famous Portadown Artists. Lamb - Skelton

  Corcrain and the Flemings, 1930's-50's by Sally Woods

David (Sprick) McCracken.  As Remembered by John Allen, a contemporary

  Harry Foy's books, 'Growing up in Portadown in the Thirties and Forties' and  next link;

  'Memories' Portadown by Harry Foy

Bertie Martin on Woodhouse Street, It's past and it's people.

Charles Street/Charlie's Walls or Dawson's Row during the 1800's. Now the site of Corcrain Housing Estate.

Moses Teggart. The Poet of The Boglands.  Plus Dr. John Wright's anthology on Moses.

 History of Portadown as written by George Henry Bassett in 1888. 

V-E Day in Portadown 1945

  War Memorial. All the names of the men and women of Portadown and neighbourhood who gave their lives in past Wars.

Cars in Portadown 1956

Maps of Portadown

  Edenderry CDA and Wade Ireland

  Links

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