Ferrybank 1965

cbl593h · 30-08-2011 3:22pm #1

Found these on flickr. Memories.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8755708@N07/5071552415/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8755708@N07/5071552429/

Godsentme · 30-08-2011 7:20pm

Brings back a lot of memories. Can see my house even.

seanybiker · 31-08-2011 8:31pm

Class pics. I wasn't even born then so don't remember anything but the pics are really cool

wmpdd3 · 31-08-2011 10:02pm

This one is brilliant... NO Ard ri!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8755708@N07/5072139550/in/photostream/lightbox/

cbl593h · 01-09-2011 7:57am

wmpdd3 wrote: »

This one is brilliant... NO Ard ri!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8755708@N07/5072139550/in/photostream/lightbox/

Indeed. Saw that the other day. No flour mills either and the big houses still standing where the the CIE dormitory is now.

Begs the question-knock the Ardree down and have a lovely viewing area????

jimbojazz · 01-09-2011 8:49am

cbl593h wrote: »

Indeed. Saw that the other day. No flour mills either and the big houses still standing where the the CIE dormitory is now.

Begs the question-knock the Ardree down and have a lovely viewing area????

The flour mills are more to the right of this photo and cant be seen. They were definitely there as they were built in 1905!

Just a question on the photos - a lot of the houses have TV aerials - would most people have had a TV in those days? I cant remember as I ws only one at the time!

Another interesting thing about them is how few cars there are on the streets - parked or moving.

cbl593h · 01-09-2011 3:34pm

jimbojazz wrote: »

The flour mills are more to the right of this photo and cant be seen. They were definitely there as they were built in 1905!

Just a question on the photos - a lot of the houses have TV aerials - would most people have had a TV in those days? I cant remember as I ws only one at the time!

Indeed you're correct about the flourmills. There was (is) a gap before the lower terrace Sion Row houses. I knew a fella who used to call this terrace "Starvation Lane" !!!!

Your "aerial " comment is back to the double decker pictures,RTE telly started in 1961,would the 1963 All Ireland hurling have been a big draw to get the TV installed?????

jimbojazz · 01-09-2011 3:55pm

cbl593h wrote: »

Indeed you're correct about the flourmills. There was (is) a gap before the lower terrace Sion Row houses. I knew a fella who used to call this terrace "Starvation Lane" !!!!

Your "aerial " comment is back to the double decker pictures,RTE telly started in 1961,would the 1963 All Ireland hurling have been a big draw to get the TV installed?????

Not a GAA fan but I just googled who was in that one and you're probably right:)

jmcc · 01-09-2011 4:28pm

jimbojazz wrote: »

Just a question on the photos - a lot of the houses have TV aerials - would most people have had a TV in those days? I cant remember as I ws only one at the time!

Some of those would have been picking up BBC from Wales and others would be picking up RTE from Mount Leinster (I think). You can tell from the directions in which they are pointing and the different types and sizes. TV ownership was low.

Regards...jmcc

jimbojazz · 01-09-2011 5:47pm

jmcc wrote: »

Some of those would have been picking up BBC from Wales and others would be picking up RTE from Mount Leinster (I think). You can tell from the directions in which they are pointing and the different types and sizes. TV ownership was low.

Regards...jmcc

That's what I was thinking, but a fair amount of them have aerials so I'm wondering if those photos might be later than 1965.

Also you can just about make out the Garda motorbike parked in the Station

jmcc · 01-09-2011 9:14pm

jimbojazz wrote: »

That's what I was thinking, but a fair amount of them have aerials so I'm wondering if those photos might be later than 1965.

Well there is a few BBC aerials and Ferrybank is one of the higher areas of the city where cross channel reception would be good. Some pairs of aerials would only lead to one television. The BBC aerials, the larger ones, would be the older ones and the RTE would be the newer ones. Just thinking about the sign on the front of the bus, it has Ardkeen rather than Knockboy at the end. This would put it before 1968 as Viewmount was only being built in 1967 or so and the bus route might not have gone out as far as Knockboy/Ballygunner (not sure when Riverview was built but it would possibly be late 1960s as well).

Regards...jmcc

Godsentme · 01-09-2011 11:52pm

Thats Flemmings castle up on the hill.

Has anybody got any more pics of old Ferrybank. It was so beautiful back then. Does anyone have any pictures of the Promenade that was there Before the horrible frank cassin warf?

cocoshovel · 02-09-2011 1:22am

Hey all. Id be interested in some pics of Ferrybank in and around 1990-1998 and maybe the Abbey Park area. Think there is any lying around somewhere?

wmpdd3 · 03-09-2011 11:29pm

Godsentme wrote: »

Thats Flemmings castle up on the hill.

Has anybody got any more pics of old Ferrybank. It was so beautiful back then. Does anyone have any pictures of the Promenade that was there Before the horrible frank cassin warf?

War broke out in the house the other night over the name of the castle! None of us could remember.

Godsentme · 04-09-2011 9:10pm

Well I grew up in Ferrybank and that was always Flemmings castle. They also had a pub in the Village.

kfallon · 07-09-2011 11:19am

cbl593h wrote: »

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8755708@N07/5071552429/

Is that Rockenham up the hill?

thomasm · 07-09-2011 12:33pm

kfallon wrote: »

Is that Rockenham up the hill?

Sure is

cbl593h · 07-09-2011 3:07pm

kfallon wrote: »

Is that Rockenham up the hill?

From the left you have number 2 or 3 and upwards,hidden behind the back of the bus is 77,78 is the house with the corner (much extended now

) ,then 79 is next. Could probably name the families if I thought about it.............

kfallon · 07-09-2011 4:28pm

thomasm wrote: »

Sure is

Brings back memories!

lyracrumpane · 08-09-2011 3:47pm

The photographs were really taken in April 1965 and it was my first visit to Waterford. We also went to Passage East but I had confused this with Passage West near Cobh which I visited on another occasion. We stayed in a lovely hotel close to the CIÉ office - I think it was called The Bell, and had a large bell hanging over the door. I remember being rather late in and fearful that I might not be able to get a drink. I enquired anxiously about when the hotel closed and was reassured by the reply "October, sir." We were even supplied with hot water bottles in our beds - lovely big earthenware jars with corks in them. Happy memories of a very pleasant and enjoyable visit forty-six years ago.

wmpdd3 · 08-09-2011 9:21pm

I think that was the Granville, they have a restuarent calls 'Bells', I love you pictures, really glad you shared them.

lyracrumpane · 11-09-2011 11:10pm

I'm sure you're right about the Granville. I've been looking at the Google streetview and there is the Bank of Ireland building right next door looking much as it did fifty years ago. But I'm sure that the Granville is a much extended version of Bell's Hotel because it seems so much bigger than I remember it.

cbl593h · 12-09-2011 2:17pm

lyracrumpane wrote: »

I'm sure you're right about the Granville. I've been looking at the Google streetview and there is the Bank of Ireland building right next door looking much as it did fifty years ago. But I'm sure that the Granville is a much extended version of Bell's Hotel because it seems so much bigger than I remember it.

I think the Granville was extended into what used to be Hearnes department store. Hearnes must have closed around 1977,there's a Santa picture of me at home for 1976 but the subsequent ones are for Shaws

.

Found these on the web. http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000031650 and http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000031538

cbl593h · 12-09-2011 2:34pm

Aha but look what I found now......

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/P_WP_2608

Ding dong.

Godsentme · 12-09-2011 10:36pm

Ye guys are good at this..

Could ye find any images of the prom and waterford boat club when it was on the ferrybank side?

cbl593h · 12-09-2011 10:53pm

Godsentme wrote: »

Ye guys are good at this..

Could ye find any images of the prom and waterford boat club when it was on the ferrybank side?

In all fairness this internet stuff is open to all so just ask the search measín......

I'll start you off........ http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/L_ROY_00108

lyracrumpane · 19-10-2011 5:13pm

Thanks for those pictures cb1593h. It really was the Granville Hotel. The large bell is visible over a shop on the right-hand side which could be Bell's, a hardware store. It's strange how memory plays tricks but I think you finally explained this one for me.

dunphy3 · 19-10-2011 5:17pm

Godsentme wrote: »

Thats Flemmings castle up on the hill.

Has anybody got any more pics of old Ferrybank. It was so beautiful back then. Does anyone have any pictures of the Promenade that was there Before the horrible frank cassin warf?

when was this.

dunphy3 · 19-10-2011 5:20pm

wmpdd3 wrote: »

I think that was the Granville, they have a restuarent calls 'Bells', I love you pictures, really glad you shared them.

bells refer to the hotel

wmpdd3 · 19-10-2011 7:11pm

Oh right...child of the 70s.

dunphy3 · 21-10-2011 3:37pm

wmpdd3 wrote: »

This one is brilliant... NO Ard ri!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8755708@N07/5072139550/in/photostream/lightbox/

so that where i left my vw beetle.

Godsentme · 21-10-2011 8:48pm

dunphy3 wrote: »

when was this.

Up to 63/64 at least. before they built Bellferry warf, thus distroying a beautiful amenity in the name of "Business". If you see a picture of it you'l l know what I mean.

dunphy3 · 06-04-2013 8:18am

hi have you got old photos or memerabile or storys of ferrybank area[south kilkenny] we have arranged a display of photos and oral history in the ferrybank libery on saturday the13th betten 11oc to 1oc, hope to see you there.

dunphy3 · 16-08-2015 9:29am

cbl593h wrote: »

Found these on flickr. Memories.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8755708@N07/5071552415/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8755708@N07/5071552429/

hi we have decided to hold a history festival in ferrybank , needed urgently photos andmemories of ferrybank, thanks

Johnboy1951 · 17-08-2015 11:50am

lyracrumpane wrote: »

The photographs were really taken in April 1965 and it was my first visit to Waterford. We also went to Passage East but I had confused this with Passage West near Cobh which I visited on another occasion. We stayed in a lovely hotel close to the CIÉ office - I think it was called The Bell, and had a large bell hanging over the door. I remember being rather late in and fearful that I might not be able to get a drink. I enquired anxiously about when the hotel closed and was reassured by the reply "October, sir." We were even supplied with hot water bottles in our beds - lovely big earthenware jars with corks in them. Happy memories of a very pleasant and enjoyable visit forty-six years ago.

Bell's:

A view of the large bell in this pic ..... and lots of other interesting old pics too .....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/33577523@N08/3718735172/in/album-72157621409053190/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/33577523@N08/albums/72157621409053190/page1

https://www.flickr.com/photos/8755708@N07/5072139538/in/photostream/

I had thought Bell's was a chemist, but apparently I was wrong ....... here are some details and a link for the commercial premises on the quay from years back .......

56, 57. G. Walpole, grocer
58, 59. P. Tobin & Sons, clothiers
60. Bank of Ireland, T. Atkins, manager
61. Geo. Chapman & Co., grocers
62. Henry Bell, oil and colour merchant
63, 64. James Herne and Co., drapers
65. Commin's Commercial hotel

I clearly remember Chapman's (their tea was famous), and Hearne's but have no real recollection of entering Bell's.

http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/1894WaterfordDirectory.htm

Ferrybank 1965

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