Website compiled by Jim Lyttle of Portadown, now well over the one thousand mark of old photographs of our town, hope you enjoy viewing. Click on any of the small red symbols below to be brought to that section. A tip: on the menu below, some like myself may find the text size a little small for easy reading, to enlarge, hold down 'Ctrl' key at the bottom left of keyboard whilst pressing the plus (+) key at top right of keyboard. 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" |
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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 Sprott Collection, with appreciation to Mr. Victor Mullen. Photos from 1850. 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. 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. |
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 Old Technical College, Armagh Road The Tiny Tots 1951 & The Bright Spots Rotary Club Past Presidents Since 1936 Girl Guides & Brownies in Portadown 2nd. Portadown Scout Troop, Edenderry Laurelvale - Cricket and the Vales most famous son. + School
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Portadown Catholic Dramatic Society St. Mary's Hall and associated groups. Thomas Street Methodist Church Photos. Marley Estate and Residents 1930's 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. War Memorial. All the names of the men and women of Portadown and neighbourhood who gave their lives in past Wars. |
Number of visitors since site creation July 2000