portstewart

looks dangerous; leaning/listing to one side!

Conga line on the port side!

Yikes - Board Trade Regulations had not come in then..Lol!!

Taken from the North Pier. This is as close as streetview gets. The actual vantage point is a little further out the pier.

The Imperial Hotel noted above is called the Victoria Hotel on the 1904 OS Map and the Portrush Bar on the 1896 OS Map

Samuel Henry, a shopkeeper at Portstewart, gave evidence in a child murder case in 1892. Mrs Montagu, wife of a JP and described by her defence lawyer as a 'strict disciplinarian', was accused of causing the death of her 3-year-old child Helen at their house in Cromore (just outside Portstewart). The incident he witnessed was in July 1890.

a bread van stopped at his shop with a child of about four years, which the man was to hand over to a policeman, but witness took the boy in and found the name "Daniel" on his cap. The child had three cuts or scars on his head, one of them apparently of recent affliction. The child was one of the Montagu family, and witness sent him home.

London Times Feb 26, 1892.

.. which is all very well but, about tomorrow: I’m looking forward to it immensely. Despite many trips to Ireland over the years, I’ve never visited Dublin, but having followed NLI’s stream for years I feel as if I know it like the back of my proverbial. As I understand it, when the horse tram drops me in O’Connell St, I just have to make for the Liffey, passing Nelson’s Column Pillar and Lawrence’s Studio, then Clerey’s , the D.B.C. and the smouldering shell of the GPO . If I can resist the temptation to visit Chancellor’s studio and have a ride in his movable boudoir, I turn right at the Gunpowder Office , and go along Bachelor’s Walk (I just hope it isn't too crowded), cross the river via Ha'penny Bridge, look out for a small boy with a toy gun , and I’m nearly there. If I meet these men, it probably means I’m lost, as well as several months too late. What could possibly go wrong?

John Spooner Brilliant, see you tomorrow. Bring some buns from the D.B.C.!!!

John Spooner I managed to evade the security and got a glimpse of the exhibition - in a word it's fantastic!!

Great image! The lads in the middle ground "make it". You'd be forgiven for thinking they were taking it easy - though the meaty looking tools in their hands would seem to suggest otherwise. There's so much going on here, I'm gonna have to take a moment to see if I can find Waldo! :)

The house seems to have been replace by the clubhouse of the Golf club.

Edit: looking at entirely the wrong spot!

Low Rock Castle demolished without permission in 2001.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Rock_Castle

Field Marshal, not General, White had quite an interesting career.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_White_(British_Army_officer)

Some more information about the building with a picture of what's there now.

lordbelmontinnorthernireland.blogspot.com/2013/07/low-roc...

There is another earlier? (better paint) photo, with a distinguished looking fellow seated outside. I wonder if it is Field Marshal Sir George Stuart White, VC, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO (6 July 1835 – 24 June 1912). Wouldn't that be something! - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000336471

From Wikipedia - " ... White became Governor of Gibraltar in May 1900 and,[34] in that role, was promoted to full general on 9 October 1900 and to field marshal on 8 April 1903. ..."
Which suggests this photo with reference to "General White" is between October 1900 and April 1903. Perhaps.
Working link - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_White_(British_Army_officer)

Ed. - and at The Peerage - www.thepeerage.com/p33135.htm#i331345