Saint Christopher's Park 1980's

I took these photographs for the Newry and Mourne Weekly Newspaper in the early 1980's. The quality isn't so hot and the negatives aren't as pristine as they should be but it was my early days. They were taken at the Middle Bank or Saint Christopher's Park as it became down at the Albert Basin.

It's hard to believe that they show a Newry that existed just 30 Years ago.

I think the story was to highlight the conditions of the Travelling Community living in Newry at the time.

The conditions certainly were very difficult and it's hard to imagine how hard it would have been to grow up there.

The only thing that doesn't seem to have changed much are Daisy Hill Hospital and the design/use of Shopping Trollies!

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