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Here is an aerial photo of the station taken c1955. Courtesy of The Benton/Curtis Collection © 1998

In this section we hope to add more information over the coming days and weeks on the history of the railway in Balbriggan. In order to avoid any confusion, we have numbered items of interest but as you will see, we don't know what everything was. If you do know, please let us know.
1. Is the water tank. If you look at it today, the water tank itself is gone but the structure underneath is still there and indeed we have a close up of it taken c1905 which you will see further down this page.
2. Is one of the sidings and the Buffer is still there today.
3. Is the bicycle shed for the factory across the road "Smith & Co" (Smyco) and is now the Bracken Boxing Club.
4. Not sure what this building was used for, it's still there today.

5. Unknown.
6. Unknown.
7. The Station Masters' House.
8. Loreto Convent.
9. Smyco.
This photo, c1905, is number 51 in the David Brangan Glass plate collection. © 2003 David Brangan
This Photos shows the workers of the railway c1914. Courtesy of Benton/Curtis Collection.
This photo is number 30 in the David Brangan Collection © and it shows one of the employees with the water tower behind.
David Brangan Glass Plate Collection. ©
This photo c1905 and is taken at the Fly-Gates on Church Street with Seapoint in the background.
photographs courtesy of Benton/Curtis Collection © 1994
photographs courtesy of Benton/Curtis Collection © 1994
photographs courtesy of Benton/Curtis Collection © 1994
No 85. Merlin. The Enterprise. Photo courtesy of Tony Healy
No 85 At Barnageara. Photo courtesy of Benton/Curtis Collection.
The group that took part in Trevors' Bilingual talk on the railway in Balbriggan. Photo courtesy of Tony Healy.
To learn more about the David Brangan Collection of Glass plates and how Martin Fanning made contact with David, click HERE

 

 
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