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Ballymena is sometimes known as “The Town of Seven Towers”. The towers are (or,... (more)

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The completed road, looking towards Ballymoney and Coleraine, from the northern... (more)

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The completed road, looking towards Antrim and Belfast, from the northern side... (more)

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The completed road, looking towards Ballymoney and Coleraine, from the southern... (more)

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The completed road looking towards Antrim and Belfast. For comparison “then and... (more)

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The curve on the Ballymena side of the crossing. Milepost 34¾ is to the left of... (more)

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The level crossing, looking along the Woodtown Road from the Cullybackey Road... (more)

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The level crossing, looking along the Woodtown Road towards the Cullybackey Road... (more)

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The Braid, low after a very dry July and August, looking downstream from the... (more)

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The Braid, low and shallow after a very dry July and August, looking upstream... (more)

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A river-level view, downstream. The low Braid is hidden by a growth of Himalayan balsam.

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The bridge looking across the Braid (bottom right) towards the Ecos Centre... (more)

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Underneath, looking across the Braid towards the Ecos Centre D1103 : The Ecos Centre, Ballymena (1) - a view... (more)

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There are several paths in and around the Ecos Centre. This view, from a lower... (more)

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The MPD railcars usually ran in formations of at least two cars. One exception... (more)

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A Ballymena Borough Council sign on the Cullybackey Road D0903 : The Cullybackey Road, Ballymena (April 2014). The new... (more)

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Northern Ireland Railways 6 car C4K set 4019 at Ballymena on a Belfast Great... (more)

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A footbridge, across the Braid, erected to replace one built in 1957. It now... (more)

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See J3581 : Pressed-steel postbox (BT37 40) Newtownabbey. This pressed-steel post-mounted box (BT42 97), on the Woodtown... (more)

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The Braid, looking upstream, from this footbridge D1204 : Braid footbridge, Ballymena. The bridge in... (more)

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A footbridge, across the Braid, near the Ecos Centre D1103 : The Ecos Centre, Ballymena (1). The bridge is... (more)

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When the new Ballymena railway station opened in 1904 it was surrounded by an... (more)

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The exterior of Ballymena railway station, on the Galgorm Road, in its present... (more)

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A grating cover, at Henry Street (Larne Street on the Google map), with the... (more)

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A stream rising at Deerfin Link to... (more)

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A very small part of a cleared site, fronting the Larne Road, offered for sale... (more)

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See D1002 : Old pipe, Ballymena (1). The inscription showing that it’s kitemarked and made to... (more)

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An old cast-iron pipe, just upstream from here D1002 : The Braid, Ballymena behind the shops.... (more)

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The wooded banks of the Braid, looking downstream from the McNinch Bridge... (more)

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The Braid, low after a very dry July and August, looking downstream from this... (more)

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The Braid, low after a very dry July and August, looking upstream from this... (more)

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The Braid, looking downstream, from this footbridge D1204 : Braid footbridge, Ballymena.

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The building bears the dates 1684 - 1928. A Market House had been built... (more)

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On the corner of Lower Mill Street and George Street. The Victorian building is... (more)

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The straight course of the Braid, immediately downstream from this weir... (more)

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The weir, on the Braid, between the Ballykeel and Harryville Bridges. The... (more)

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The Braid, looking upstream from the Ballykeel Bridge on the dual carriageway... (more)

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The wooded banks of the Braid, looking upstream from the McNinch Bridge... (more)

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A vacant building, at the corner of Trostan Avenue (right) and Castle Demesne... (more)

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C3K set 3015, working the 11.10 Belfast Gt Victoria Street – Londonderry,... (more)

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The Belfast (left) – Londonderry railway, on a low embankment, on the Ballymena... (more)

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A sign, on the Cullybackey Road D0903 : The Cullybackey Road, Ballymena (April 2014), approaching the staggered... (more)

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The Cullybackey Road approaching the end of Ballymena town and the 30mph speed... (more)

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“DL” class locomotive 103 “Merlin” passing Ballymena with a ballast train for Antrim.

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The bridge carrying Kernohan’s Lane across the Braid. The road leads to the... (more)

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A “Welcome to Ballymena” sign, on the Galgorm Road, approaching the Sourhill... (more)

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Two small roundabouts at what, without them, would be a busy and potentially... (more)

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One of two ornamental gates, incorporating ornate ironwork and the Adair coat of... (more)

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The “bridge strike” sign on the northern (station) side.

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The height-restriction signs (16ft/4.7 metres) on the town side of the bridge.... (more)

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