Kings Road, Whitehead, Co. Antrim
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| In collection: | The Lawrence Photograph Collection |
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[ca. 1905].
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| Notes: | Original date range for this photograph was ca. 1880-1900. Research by our Flickr Commons users established the date was ca. 1905. Additional information about this photograph is available on the National Library of Ireland's Flickr Commons photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/40238469511/ Robert French was the chief photographer responsible for photographing three quarters of the Lawrence Collection. For more information, see the Dictionary of Irish Biography: http://dib.cambridge.org/viewReadPage.do?articleId=a3369 Physical description: 1 photographic negative glass 16.5 x 21.5 cm. Geographic Coverage: Whitehead, County Antrim, Province of Ulster, Ireland. Caption on glassplate reads: King's Rd. Whitehead. Co. Antrim. 10100. W. L. more |
This fine Lawrence "Royal" sized plate of Kings Road, Whitehead in Co. Antrim shows a scene with what looks like a bombed out building on the right. The people are posed, the horses have been stilled and all is ready for "light, camera, action!"
While the catalogue range for this image is/was 1880-1900, the consensus is that image dates from very slightly after 1905. As, as B-59 tells us, that is when the Whitehead Presbyterian Church (right middle-ground) was built. The wrought-iron balcony on the post office seemingly remains, as per the StreetView that Mike Grimes has shared. The post office itself remained until at least 2011....
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Catalogue range c.1880-1900. Likely after c.1905 (church)
NLI Ref: L_ROY_10100
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
Tags:
Robert French, William Lawrence, Lawrence Collection, Lawrence Photographic Studio, Glass Negative, National Library of Ireland, Kings Road, Whitehead, Co. Antrim, Ireland, Horse carts, people, children, posed, rubble, Ulster, the town with no streets, Whitehead Post Office, Post Office, J. Armstrong, County Antrim, Lawrence Photograph Collection
Comments
Oretani Wildlife (Mike Grimes)
Amazing that the balcony is still there, if only a bit altered.
Streetview:
goo.gl/maps/aR8ACVGYrdm
Posted: 13.02.2018
domenico milella
Congratulation for your beautiful Album.
Posted: 13.02.2018
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeegee] That should be "Roadview" ...
"Whitehead is unique in that there are no streets with the suffix "Street" in their name, giving rise to the nickname The Town With No Streets."
From - branches.britishlegion.org.uk/branches/whitehead/whitehea...
Posted: 13.02.2018
B-59
"The present church (Whitehead Presbyterian Church) on King’s Road was completed in 1905 at a cost of £3,200, which included heating and lighting. Its bell tower was added in 1935."
www.midandeastantrim.gov.uk/assets/Whitehead_Heritage_and...
So this photo was taken between 1905 and 1935, since the church is already standing, but the tower is not yet visible.
(Rather 1905 than 1935)
Posted: 13.02.2018
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
Mr French returned for an 'after' photo; a house on the left was built - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000316575
Posted: 13.02.2018
sharon.corbet
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia] There's also another reverse view this time with a house next to the post office.
Plus the view in 1990.
Posted: 13.02.2018
Niall McAuley
Not too long after 1905 from the fashions, say 1905-1915.
Posted: 13.02.2018
robinparkes
The post office was still there in 1990.
Posted: 13.02.2018
silverio10
Buenas fotos antiguas
Posted: 13.02.2018
sam2cents
This looks like a scene from a western - but I guess the whole 19th century was more or less a scene from a western.
Posted: 14.02.2018
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
Thanks all - And apologies for the much belated follow-up. I've updated the map and description (and critically the date) to account for the input on this one....
Posted: 14.02.2018
Dr. Ilia
Wonderful capture !!
Posted: 15.02.2018
zoelindsay1
According to Irish News & Belfast Morning News from Tuesday 9 April 1907: Tenders were invited for a builder of post office premises at Kings Road, Whitehead for JC Montgomery Esq. Plans and specification could be obtained from
Charles MacAlister, architect, Whitehall buildings, 13 Ann Street, Belfast. Reckon then built 1907 or 1908.
Posted: 04.12.2023
Niall McAuley
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/159904952@N07] Good find! The Dictionary of Irish Architects agrees, citing Irish Builder magazine from April/May 1907:
Selected: CO. ANTRIM, WHITEHEAD, KING'S ROAD, POST OFFICE & SHOPS
Name: MACALISTER, CHARLES
Building: CO. ANTRIM, WHITEHEAD, KING'S ROAD, POST OFFICE & SHOPS
Date: 1907
Nature: Tenders invited for construction of same.
Refs: IB 49, 20 Apr, 18 May 1907
Posted: 05.12.2023
