Good morning folks,
How are you this morning Val? The recent messages show there are a couple more Belfast Roots Chatters here to help. We seem to be short of a couple from the Co. Antrim side. Any RootsChat member from the Antrim town, Ballyclare, Donegore area of the county please post a message even if it is just to say "Hello"
Colette, I wish I had a couple of Street Directories. I borrow the 1852 one from the Library. I have to visit libraries to search through ones for other years. In the 1970s to mid 1980s I used to visit the "War on Want" bookshop in South Belfast (was it Rugby Road?), I wish I had bought street directories in those days, they had several shelves of them. Now days it is extremely difficult to find a second hand directory for sale. Does anyone know if the "War on Want" bookshop in Botanic Avenue has a couple of Directories for sale? I hope someone reads this message and lets me know where a couple of directories are available for sale.
I know the fingers and thumbs problem. Anthony has not mentioned the matter but to the best of my knowledge I think that A. and "the lady of the house" have a couple of spare sets of digits. I imagine the scene when they log on and need to do a look up in a directory..several members of the A. and "lady of the house" household, all fingers and thumbs, searching through directories racing to get their messages posted before you and I post our messages Colette. A. you and your family are doing a great job and we look forward to many more of your messages when your good lady allows you some free time.
Well I may not have a street directory. However I have frequented one or two popular Belfast hostelries in my time so I have a little book which is most suitable for an experienced imbiber - "Historic Pubs of Belfast" by Gary Law, published in 2002 by Appletree Press. The publishers are located at The Old Potato Station (isn't that a beautiful name...does anyone know more about the place) in Howard Street South, Belfast.
All the Best, Chris