Can you guess the year? The Radio Valley float as part of the Lord Mayor’s Parade. Crowds can be seen on Castle Street, Lisburn, enjoying the colourful display. Fredrick Thomas’s shop can be seen in the background. But can you guess the year?
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Mayor welcomes New Zealand High Commissioner to Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum Mayor of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, Alderman Stephen Martin was delighted to welcome His Excellency Mr Bede Corry, High Commissioner for New Zealand to the Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum as part of his first trip to Northern Ireland. Along
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Video: a Barbour Rolls Royce What a fantastic video! Follow the link to view this ITV video of John D. Barbour discussing the return of the family’s Rolls Royce Phantom. The video is uploaded by Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive. CLICK TO VIEW
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Proof Cloth, Clemow’s Hotel Queenstown, woven at John Shaw Brown’s Donated in 2021 this fantastic proof cloth was woven at John Shaw Brown’s damask factory Edenderry in 1927. The cloth belongs to the Clemow’s Royal Hotel Queenstown, South Africa. Have you been? Did you work at John Shaw Brown’s? If so, get in touch!
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New Acquisition: Medals of Dr J.G. Johnston M.C. (1884-1971), Lisburn Educated at Queen’s University Belfast, Dr Johnston practiced medicine at a surgery on Railway Street (later moving to Castle Street), Lisburn. A member of the South Antrim Volunteers (UVF), he was also a keen rugby player for Lisburn Rugby club. Dr Johnston was awarded the
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Bundles of thread from Wm Barbour & Sons, Lisburn, N. Ireland A kind visitor recently donated this rare bundle of linen thread from the world-famous Barbour Threads, Hilden, Lisburn. The museum holds all sorts of Barbour-related material in his collections, but staff had never seen this bundle before – have you? If so, let us
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