Elizabeth Windsor became queen of the United Kingdom in February, 1952, fifty-five years before this mural was painted in Rockview Street, south Belfast.
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This We Will Maintain
Belfast south
Village UVF
Two hooded gunmen from UVF South Belfast brigade, 2nd battalion, C company, take aim at the viewer in the Village.
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The Young, The Brave, The Fearless
Young Citizen Volunteers of both the Home Rule (1912) and Troubles periods are shown shouldering rifles. On the side wall: “In loving memory of Volunteer Colin Castle, died 17th February 2006. Lest we forget.”
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We Won’t Have Home Rule
“Presentation of colours to South Belfast Volunteers by Edward Carson 1913.” According to the Digital Repository Of Ireland, however, the scene depicted is Carson and the Central Antrim Volunteers in 1914.
Broadway, Village, south Belfast
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Football Heroes
Footballers T[ommy] Dickson ‘The Duke Of Windsor‘ (WP), J[oe] Bambrick (WP), and Elisha Scott (WP) are celebrated in a mural along Broadway in south Belfast.
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Ulster Freedom Fighters
The orange lily makes a rare appearance in a paramilitary mural. The hooded gunmen are from the UFF/UDA. Volunteer Stephen “Benson” Kingsberry is remembered in the panel towards the back of the house. He died from consuming tainted ecstasy (perhaps distributed by the UVF). He was included in the roll of honour in Lemberg Street. Kilburn Street, Belfast. Seen previously in 2005.
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In Loving Memory UDA/UFF
“In loving memory South Belfast Brigadier John McMichael, South Belfast UFF commander Joe Bratty.” Listed on the tombstones are Steven Audley 17 Mar 91, Harry Black 30 Sep 92, Jim Kenna 25 Jul 72, Frankie Smith 31 Jan 73, William Kingsberry 13 Nov 91, Stephen Kingsberry 10 Mar 97, Ernie Dowds 10 Oct 95, Sammy Hunt 5 Sep 76, Raymie Elder 31 Jul 94, William Hamilton 9 Sep 94, Tommy Morgan 29 Aug 94.
Lemberg Street, south Belfast
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World War I
The course of World War I, 1914-1918, is depicted in a series of boards along the north side of the Donegall Road bridge, with newspaper headlines from local papers and images of Belfast as troops leave and at the armistice.
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The Belfast Blitz
These five panels on the south side of the Donegall Road bridge commemorate the “Belfast Blitz” – the four occasions in April and May of 1941 on which Belfast incendiary (“fire”) and high explosive (“HE”) bombs were dropped by Nazis airplanes, killing 900 people.
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Robert Dougan
A plaque is added to the Robert Dougan mural in Blythe Street, Belfast. Compare to the mural in 2007.
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