1966

hasn't changed too much!- except the side of the first terraced house!http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizinitaly/5022953148/

Absolutely! Reposting your link, as it was a little wonky: www.flickr.com/photos/lizinitaly/5022953148/

Nice

~Nice shot~

Stuart Is it a bolt-on toilet "room" on the side wall??

Thanks for the picture. I was under the impression it was destroyed to the ground as a result of the blast. Here I can see that the pillar remained (without Nelson though). When did they knock it down altogether? Was it a matter of days or years?

eyair It was knocked within weeks when the military carried out a "controlled" explosion on the base. It caused much grief for the army as there was more damage done to local glass and business than in the original "uncontrolled" explosion. In reality the task of blowing up the base was much greater than that of the pillar, all they needed to do was damage the tube of the pillar and gravity would do the rest.

Crazy ... why didn't they just repair it.... great archival photo!!!

Angela Orlando Think 1966 the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising and the optics of re-erecting a symbol of British Imperialism. Also a sneaking good will towards those who had done the deed by many of those in power. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, see what the "lads" have done haha!!!

awesome

With the wee number 116 it looks more like a Guinness gate. Yep. James's Street Streetview 25" OSI

Vehicle at left - Ford Thames 400E - I had a blue and yellow Matchbox one way back when - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Thames_400E Flickr is amazing ... [https://www.flickr.com/photos/64196730@N00/4049938715/]

Lawrence Photograph L_ROY_05929

O Mac Thanks for that link and now I know exactly where it is. Was confused by the Parnell Square mis-reference in the title.

O Mac Church spire in your Lawrence was unfamiliar - "The spire was removed in 1948"