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At last, a clock! ... But look - no hands!

Voting for 1893 ... "The station, which is 67¾ miles from Belfast, was opened on 4 December 1855.[1] To accommodate excursion and holiday traffic, extensive reconstruction by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway, under the direction of its engineer and architect Berkeley Deane Wise, was completed in 1893. ... ..." From - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrush_railway_station

Same day, 'cos of the clock work - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000333806

Portrush station was reconstructed, as seen here, in 1893 by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway. It was the starting point of the Giant’s Causeway Electric Railway or tramway, seen in foreground. Probably the world’s first long distance electric tramway which ran to Bushmills station.

Building on the right was the Railway Station Café. Mr French visited for a sticky bun - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000327510

Sure we may as well have the streetview: goo.gl/maps/jsj1FGiwk7sKPyz3A

does that mean that Victoria crescent is now Victoria Terrace ? was on August holiday here as a child (ie., last century) in one of the seafront hotels (just like the buildings in the photo) near to this street

The Royal Family were on strike ? !

All very pedestrian today. No Dogs, horses , donkeys or a car.

Wow... Nice picture... Anyone knows what's that Studio?

Looking much cleaner in 2010 (front view) via Elianto Blu

A reverse view in 2018 via jonas andersson

Thanks Tom ! - youtu.be/64KCXuJnuQo

A large celtic cross marks the burial place of Doctor James MacDonnell co-founder of a hospital in Belfast that was later to become the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast and of the Belfast School of Medicine which became the Queens University ...and from Wikipedia: MacDonnell died at his home at 13 Donegall Place on 5 April 1845. He is buried at the old churchyard at Layde near Cushendall, where his grave is marked with a Celtic cross.

His entry at the Dictionary of Irish Biography. born 14 April 1763 near Cushendall, Co. Antrim ... MacDonnell died 5 April 1845 at his residence, 13 Donegall Place, and was buried in the old churchyard at Layde near Cushendall under a tall Celtic cross.