barberspole

He's used a faster shutter speed than the other lads. He has a few people in his picture.

Seems to be some sort of voodoo effect as well. All those cracks in the plate have made that hotel fall down: maps.google.ie/?ll=53.713574,-6.349218&spn=0.003645,0...

Worth comparing with this later photo from the early 20C

Isn't it great to see the old symbols of trade, the Pawnbrokers three globes, the barbers red and white pole etc. Simple and effective advertising though everybody could see you when you went in to pawn the Sunday suit:-))

ccferrie The yoke in the street looks a bit like one on the quays in this image.

According to the Belfast Newsletter, Jubilee day was June 21st

John Spooner Thank you, John. We're surely safe with June 1897 then... Who is your new profile pic?

There is a Salmon on the town crest denoting the river bann

National Library of Ireland on The Commons It's my great-grandfather. Read about him here and here. As a Methodist minister, he changed his 'station' every two years, so he pops up all over the place. Back to Coleraine. The Belfast Newsletter reported on the celebrations in detail, including Coleraine. There are also reports of the extremely lively 'celebrations' in Cork, Limerick and Dublin.

I got very lost trying to find this - GoogleMapsStreetView

Streetview: goo.gl/maps/TncdK6jHdet

"Rothe House, is a unique Irish 16th century merchant's townhouse complex located in the city of Kilkenny, Ireland. The complex was built by John Rothe Fitz-Piers between 1594–1610 and is made up of three houses, three enclosed courtyards, and a large reconstructed garden with orchard." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothe_House

S. also www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&...

a.k.a the Rothe House from 1600, here at the NIAH

Ooh, what a cool poster! LECTRO-BIOLOGY PHRENOLOGY