From the official opening of the Northern Ireland Parliament, through the impact of two world wars, examining the industrial, retail and leisure life of the city, right up to current Covid pandemic and even featuring Lisburn boxer Kurt Walker, who recently fought in the Olympic Games, the museum has chosen 100 photos to represent 100 years.
The exhibition is generously supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Shared History, an initiative setup to mark the Centenary of the establishment of Northern Ireland in 1921.
The museum is also keen to hear from local people, urging them to share their thoughts on what may have been left out of the story of Lisburn and what should be captured for visitors 100 years from now.
Share a thought or photograph with the museum by emailing [email protected], or tag the museum on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Google. For full details on how to submit you thought or photograph, visit www.lisburnmuseum.com/100-photos
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Members of the Women’s Auxiliary Services, including A.R.P, Red Cross and W.V.S., meeting at the Nissen huts in the Warren Gardens area, Lisburn, 1941
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The car is king! Market Square in the 1970s looked a lot like a car park. The shopfronts of the Corner Café and Tweedy Acheson's dominated the Ulster Buildings, later Lisburn Museum.
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Stop Poleglass! Lisburn Councillors Rev William Beattie, Elsie Kelsey and Sam Semple on a march protesting the building of Poleglass in 1980, a new nationalist housing estate, within the borough. The council refused to service the area, but were later ordered by the courts.
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Market Day, Smithfield, c.1990. Lisburn was first granted rights to hold a weekly market in the early 17th-century.