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Decorators uncover old photograph

Do you know anything about this old photograph that was discovered in a house in Wallace Avenue?

Do you know anything about this old photograph that was discovered in a house in Wallace Avenue?

THIS very old photograph came to light in Lisburn last year.

It was discovered behind wallpaper by decorators as they prepared the interior of a house at Wallace Avenue for its new owners. The photograph was in an extremely fragile condition with parts missing and torn edges. It was passed to another resident of Wallace Avenue Miss K Barr who is the sister of the former Rector of Derriaghy and well known local historian Dean Norman Barr.

Dean Barr's wife Florence made a computer scan of the picture which was then presented to Lisburn Museum.

However, to date no-one has been able to identify anyone in the photograph.

Dean Barr, his wife and sister are keen to obtain information about the picture which was obviously taken during some kind of outing involving the people in the landau and almost certainly dates from the late Victorian or early Edwardian periods.

  • Are they all members of one family?
  • Were some of them the original occupants of the house in Wallace Avenue where the picture was found?
  • Who are the man and boy standing beside the horse?
  • Can anyone identify the location at which the photograph was taken?

If you can provide any information about the picture please get in touch with Neil Greenlees at the Ulster Star, telephone 9267 9111.

Alternatively, use the following e-mail address neil.greenlees@jpress.co.uk

Ulster Star
01/02/2008