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Palace view (has to be these southern set of gates) - maps.app.goo.gl/4UUQvBH4xMFcpimT8

It would appear that this photo was cropped. The original has silly walkers waving boaters at serious talkers. c7.alamy.com/comp/2BWAKKC/the-conference-at-buckingham-pa...

Tuesday 21 July 1914, or Wednesday 22 ?? Some press cuttings via Trove ... They were cheered by Irish Guard soldiers as they passed nearby Wellington Barracks - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/210126719 Dillon "Picturesque Figure" - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/242285637 "The King [George V] Moves" - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/104992556 The King's speech - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/192917573

"DEMONSTRATIVE IRISH GUARDS. REPRIMAND IN BARRACKS. The Irish Guards, a number of whom loudly cheered Messrs. Redmond and Dillon on Wednesday as they were returning from the palace conference, were yesterday paraded in Wellington Barracks. Lieutenant-Colonel G. H. Morris, addressing the men, said he was sorry that soldiers in uniform should have given way to a political demonstration. NOTIFICATION TO SOLDIERS. The War Office has issued an order prohibiting soldiers from associating with the Ulster and National Volunteers.

From - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198638533

According to the Wikipedia article on the Government of Ireland Act 1914: To save prolonged debate in parliament, George V called the Buckingham Palace Conference with two MPs each from the Liberal, Conservative, IPP and Irish Unionist parties. The conference, held between 21 and 24 July 1914, achieved very little.

No. 31, Banbury Road, North Oxford, seen from east. Built in 1866, architect: William Wilkinson Named 'The Firs', this building is illustrated in Mr. Wilkinson's book "English Country Houses" (Plates XIII and XIV). Decades later (before 1953, exact date unknown), The Firs was aquired by St. Anne's Society (formerly Society of Oxford Home-Students) in order to extend accommodation capabilities of Springfield St. Mary which was originally established by Anglican nuns at No. 33 Banbury Road (partially visible on the right, also imaged here and here in this album). After receiving college status in 1952, and stimulated by generous fundings from Wolfson and Rayne Foundations, St. Anne's developed ambitious plans for new accommodation buildings, a total of 6 blocks of which only 2 were finally realized. No. 31 Banbury Road had to make way for the second one, Rayne Building and was demolished in 1966. Sources: - T. Hinchcliffe: North Oxford (Yale Univ. Press) - Internet Archive (archive.org) for "English Country Houses" - Historic England Archive, Red Box Collection, Photographs by Peter Spencer Spokes - History of the Nettleship Library (VI): A String of Pearls, found at St. Anne's College's web site.

This is Cross St The cut stone building near right is the corner of Larne Town Hall. (1868-1870) www.google.ie/maps/@54.8513949,-5.8215028,3a,40.9y,317.67...

It's 11 o'clock? Where is everybody?

O Mac There seemed to be something weird happening to this particular photo - it kept appearing and disappearing... The comments don't want to stay visible either.

Here is Gingles in the 1901 census, a spirit merchant on Cross Street.

Sharon Corbet Weird is right. Same here......HAR92 is titled [Street scene in Larne, Co. Antrim] ...Mystery Mary must be out to confuse us with her "High Street".