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This thread contains photographs of buildings, shops, areas and landmarks we have lost for good.

Thanks to Gerry Heatley for the following 4 pictures.


The Central Cafe



The old dock and gift shop



Furniture store, Mary McCarthy's shop - Tinnelly's hardware and Papa J's chippy.



The Pavillion (old girls school)

More to follow.

My old primary school. Thanks for that pic, Its sad to look in and see its not there anymore.

Does anyone know why they had to demolish the Star of the Sea school?. Its not like they built anything in place of it yet!!!!

don't start me you will get another rant like the one I did over the demolishing of the old rectory beside the parish centre.

suffice to say a little forward thinking could have saved the building.

the excuse was that it was unsafe
and a drinking den
no one was notified and one monday morning VERY early they bulldozed it

there are no plans to rebuild anything in it's place

yet another piece of warrenpoint history gone

I had many happy memories in that school and was really annoyed it was torn down. I remember once some of the girls came running out of the indoor toilets at the back of it saying that the virgin Mary had appeared in them, course i ran in to check while everyone was heading the other way. Power of suggestion it was a grand building and i admired it from a child, many ghost stories where shared there among children. I dont see why it was ripped down it should have been restored. But shall hold of on my rant also and think of the happier times.

remember being late for school also loads of times joining the back of the assembly and Sister Dolerosa got annoyed at this and sent me and Catherine Dinsmore down to the home to serve tea to the elderly for the morning only thing was we actually enjoyed that lol

That picture is more shocking to me than the last picture i took of in forensics. Why are people so heartless i would love to know who was the last word to bring it down. It has many of people i am sure would of loved to of made a difference, thats our memories and our history.
Liebra Malocca

Thanks to "California Dream'in" for the picture


article here:
http://www.oldwarrenpointforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=912

These Liebherr cranes will probably be away before the end of the week,if you want a good view go to the Omeath side and turn to the left before the old Church of Ireland.
The large grey crane is a floating crane and will be used to dismantle these cranes which have been a part of our skyline for more than thirty years.

Yes, being dismantled as a I type. My place of work / office is directly behind the 2 cranes . The cranes will be taken away to Liverpool for scrap by the Mersey Mammoth which has been along side since Monday 25.02.

what a shame to see these landmarks being taken away.

dunno... they have served thier purpose and after all, the new ones are quite big




and here's a close up of the old ones.




and finally a wideangle view from the breakwater.

What...you mean they're keeping those monsters?!

Harbour Lights, Great George's Street South....and Donnelly's house. Harbour Lights was once owned by Tommy Parkinson, & I think Bob Matthews, of the Wavecrest, lived in Donnellys.

they could build something for the young ones it disgrace that there all gone tir na go and the school .will we ever get a swimming pool..............

A few more I forgot to include, some of these have been on the website and some are in the forum, but as this thread is about things that we have lost I though I should include them here as well.


The former technical colalge (photo Pat McGivern)


31 and 33 Church street, (now Boyles bingo and hairdressers)


Liverpool as its being demolished (I have another one of it before this, I'll try and find it)


Drumsesk Place in the late 80's


The Imperial Hotel (Mary Street car park)

Awful as it sounds..the space left behing after the demolition of "The Liverpool" is more attractive than that which was there. Good photos of Drumsesk btw.

Was this the school my mother would have gone to 1912 onwards ?she was RC

Khan,this was the Roman Catholic school but I don't think it would have been in use as a school then.Who was your mother?

I think in 1912 it was just a boys school so your mum wouldnt have been there.

In 1912 it was neither a boys or a girls school. Girls would have been taught in St Peters Street in 1912 where the panto hall is at the back of the former convent (INF)

My Mother was Polly Thompson lived Church Lane she was born 1907 so i think she would have started school 1912 age 5? would love to see some school photo,s from around that time if anyone has any.
Khan

I remember your mother living in Church Lane, did she live with Paddy Morgan or did she live next door, that would have been about 1941 or`42. we used to play in the lane and woud have been in and out of their house, Ryans lived in the corner house facing Post Office St., then McShanes, at the other end facing Church St.Fiver Carvill and his family lived. The memory I have of your mother was her curly blond hair, not much else..........it`s a long time ago ............................

Hello Khan have we been in touch before (kieran waters)

Brian where is that?

Not far past Moygannon bridge on the left hand side on the Rostrevor road there is a new house built there now.

dickie johnson's home house

The former Gilbert Ash building on the Newry road