spw034387 SCOTLAND (1930). Stranraer, general view, showing Stranraer Harbour and Cairnryan Road. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing south-east.
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| Title | [SPW034387] Stranraer, general view, showing Stranraer Harbour and Cairnryan Road. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing south-east. |
| Reference | SPW034387 |
| Date | 1930 |
| Link | Canmore Collection item 1257113 |
| Place name | |
| Parish | STRANRAER |
| District | WIGTOWN |
| Country | SCOTLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 206020, 561180 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -5.0262423243145, 54.90751318803 |
| National Grid Reference | NX060612 |
Pins
 Stair Park, Stranraer F.C. |
 colin |
Wednesday 22nd of January 2014 06:33:08 PM |
| Harbour station opened in 1862. The main ferry service was to Larne in Northern Ireland, providing the shortest crossing from Scotland. This route was switched to Belfast in 1995. The Stranraer ferry ceased to run in November 2011 |
MB |
Monday 8th of April 2013 05:08:38 PM |
| Town station. Opened in March 1861 and closed in March 1966 |
MB |
Monday 8th of April 2013 05:05:56 PM |
User Comment Contributions
 Stranraer Harbour, 25/11/2009 |
 Class31 |
Friday 31st of October 2014 09:19:24 AM |
 Stranraer Harbour, 25/11/2009 |
Class31 |
Friday 31st of October 2014 09:18:37 AM |
 Stranraer Harbour, 25/11/2009 |
Class31 |
Friday 31st of October 2014 09:18:03 AM |
 Stranraer Harbour, 25/11/2009 |
Class31 |
Friday 31st of October 2014 09:17:31 AM |
 Stranraer Harbour, 25/11/2009 |
Class31 |
Friday 31st of October 2014 09:16:54 AM |
'In 1930 Freeman Wills Crofts, a former engineer .. and a popular author of detective fiction [He also wrote @death of a Train], wrote Sir John Magill's Last Journey. It was partly set on the sleeper from London to Stranraer with much of the action based around Larne. It centred on the murder of .. a retired Northern Irish MP. ..' |
MB |
Monday 8th of April 2013 04:54:29 PM |
Source: www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/antrim/A1081748.shtml |
MB |
Monday 8th of April 2013 04:54:29 PM |
