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John Gilbert – Troubles I

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December 7, 2024
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Waiting for bomb to go off, Donegal Square

waiting for bomb to go off

Waiting for bomb to go off, Donegal Square

waiting for bomb to go off

During the Ulster Workers strike. Mr Sands had a carpet shop on Dublin Road and it was set alight by protestant youths from Sandy Row, the flames caught a nearby car and police officers moved the car

Mr Sands’ carpet shop on Dublin Road

During the Ulster Workers strike. Mr Sands had a carpet shop on Dublin Road and it was set alight by protestant youths from Sandy Row, the flames caught a nearby car and police officers moved the car

Mr Sands carpet shop on Dublin Road

During the Ulster Workers strike. Mr Sands had a carpet shop on Dublin Road and it was set alight by protestant youths from Sandy Row, the flames caught a nearby car and police officers moved the car

Dublin Road

During the Ulster Workers strike. Mr Sands had a carpet shop on Dublin Road and it was set alight by protestant youths from Sandy Row, the flames caught a nearby car and police officers moved the car

Ulster Workers Strike

Traffic Police Officer

Traffic Police Officer

The playwright Stewart Parker, in the destroyed phone box outside Gardeners bookshop after Bloody Friday.

Bomb in the centre

The day after; Mr Sands standing outside his burnt out shop. I expect this was sectarian damage.

Mr Sands outside his burnt out furniture shop

Suspect device in or under car at Rugby Road

Smithfield Market burnt down

Suspect device in or under car at Rugby Road

Checking car bomb

Suspect device in or under car at Rugby Road

Suspect device, Rugby Road

Suspect device in or under car at Rugby Road

Suspect device, Rugby Road

Stewarts supermarket bombed (on Lisburn Road)

Bombing of Stewarts Supermarket

Stewarts supermarket bombed (on Lisburn Road)

Bombing of Stewarts Supermarket

Stewarts supermarket bombed (on Lisburn Road)

Stewarts supermarket bomb

Stewarts supermarket bombed (on Lisburn Road)

Stewarts supermarket bomb

Stewarts supermarket bombed (on Lisburn Road)

Stewarts supermarket bomb

Stewarts supermarket bombed (on Lisburn Road)

bomb at Stewarts supermarket

Stewarts supermarket bombed (on Lisburn Road)

bomb at Stewarts supermarket

Remnants of car bomb

car bomb debris

Notice posted in Gardeners Newsagent during Ulster Workers strike which stated that ONLY the newsletter would be sold

Ulster Workers Strike Notice

Markets area about 1975

Touts will be shot

I was in town and bombs went off, smoke was drifting into the sky, I went up the Queens library tower to take these photos. It was 6th December 1971 when Marcus Wards printing works was bombed and burnt out (it was replaced by a cinema in 1992 which is now being demolished to make way for an office block)

Belfast Bomb

I was in town and bombs went off, smoke was drifting into the sky, I went up the Queens library tower to take these photos. It was 6th December 1971 when Marcus Wards printing works was bombed and burnt out (it was replaced by a cinema in 1992 which is now being demolished to make way for an office block)

Belfast bombing

I was in town and bombs went off, smoke was drifting into the sky, I went up the Queens library tower to take these photos. It was 6th December 1971 when Marcus Wards printing works was bombed and burnt out (it was replaced by a cinema in 1992 which is now being demolished to make way for an office block)

Bloody Friday

I was in town and bombs went off, smoke was drifting into the sky, I went up the Queens library tower to take these photos. It was 6th December 1971 when Marcus Wards printing works was bombed and burnt out (it was replaced by a cinema in 1992 which is now being demolished to make way for an office block)

Bloody Friday

Loading furniture from Ross’s auction house

Loading Furniture

Bloody Friday, the next day on Botanic Avenue at Gardeners newsagent. 2 car bombs had destroyed the veg shop and damaged other shops all buildings now sadly demolished.

After Bloody Friday

Bloody Friday, the next day on Botanic Avenue at Gardeners newsagent. 2 car bombs had destroyed the veg shop and damaged other shops all buildings now sadly demolished.

after bloody Friday

Bloody Friday, the next day on Botanic Avenue at Gardeners newsagent. 2 car bombs had destroyed the veg shop and damaged other shops all buildings now sadly demolished.

Botanic Avenue

A restored ‘willy’s jeep’ These were American army jeeps left in Northern Ireland and used by farmers. This one was restored (unsuccessfully) by myself

A restored willys jeep 27

Start of riot in Shaftesbury Square after Ulster Workers Strike, 1974.

Shaftesbury Square riot, Ulster Workers Strike time

Start of riot in Shaftesbury Square after Ulster Workers Strike, 1974.

Shaftesbury Square riot, Ulster Workers Strike time

Start of riot in Shaftesbury Square after Ulster Workers Strike, 1974.

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Army Road block due to bomb

Bomb near the Black Man

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