XPW042398 IRELAND (1933). General View, Waterford, Waterford, Ireland, 1933. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing North.

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Title [XPW042398] General View, Waterford, Waterford, Ireland, 1933. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing North.
Reference XPW042398
Date 1933
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Place name WATERFORD
Parish IRELAND
District
Country IRELAND
Easting / Northing 51474, 274169
Longitude / Latitude -7.108829, 52.254953
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Christchurch, the Protestant cathedral and one of two in Waterford designed by architect John Roberts.

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Saturday 11th of November 2017 07:00:08 PM
The Bishops Palace now a museum.

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Saturday 11th of November 2017 06:58:45 PM
The Apple Market

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Site of 19th Century Turkish Baths. Possibly original bath house building.

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Saturday 11th of November 2017 01:08:33 AM
Area known as Millers Marsh. Old millrace visible.

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Saturday 11th of November 2017 01:06:47 AM
The all-important Waterford Drawbridge over the river Suir is further upstream, in a westerly direction from where this photograph was taken. It replaced the famous Cox's Toll Bridge ("Timbertoes") in 1911 and lasted until the late 20th century, when the ultra-modern Rice Bridge was constructed in 1986.

John Swain
Thursday 9th of October 2014 10:28:17 AM
Waterford Manor Station opened on September 7, 1853, by the Waterford Tramore Railway, for the short, 7-mile branch line to the seaside resort of Tramore, which finally closed on New Year's Day 1961.

John Swain
Thursday 9th of October 2014 10:05:48 AM
The Clock Tower on Meagher's Quay at the northern end of Barronstrand Broad Street

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Thursday 9th of October 2014 09:58:40 AM
Michael Street

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Thursday 9th of October 2014 09:56:51 AM
Cathedral Square

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Thursday 9th of October 2014 09:53:58 AM
Parnell Street leading north onto The Mall

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The 1849 Neo-Classical Courthouse on the site of St.Catherine's Priory

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Thursday 9th of October 2014 09:49:52 AM
Hardy's Bridge

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Thursday 9th of October 2014 09:48:08 AM
John's Street and John's Bridge

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Thursday 9th of October 2014 09:47:33 AM

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Thursday 9th of October 2014 09:44:28 AM
Waterford North Station off to the left (west)of picture

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Thursday 9th of October 2014 09:43:17 AM
Road to New Ross

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Thursday 9th of October 2014 09:41:46 AM
Coastal steamer moored at the Quay on the south bank

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Thursday 9th of October 2014 09:40:40 AM
Great Southern Railway line to Rosslare

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Thursday 9th of October 2014 09:39:39 AM

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Thursday 9th of October 2014 09:38:36 AM
Flour mills (1905) on North Wharf

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Thursday 9th of October 2014 09:38:06 AM

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Thursday 9th of October 2014 09:37:23 AM

User Comment Contributions

At the time this image was taken, Waterford was the railway hub of the South-East, with three stations, only one of which is visible here. There were connections to Kilkenny and Dublin, New Ross, Rosslare, Dungarvan and Lismore, Limerick, in addition to the short route to Tramore. Only the lines to Kilkenny/Dublin and Limerick are in operation at the present time. Waterford Manor Station was closed in 1961 and Waterford South in 1976 (to passengers in 1908), having served Waterford Iron Founders until 1974.

John Swain
Thursday 9th of October 2014 10:17:41 AM
Waterford, on the tideway of the River Suir, is a manufacturing town (bacon, meat,footwear, iron, glass, flour mills, printing, brewing...)and seaport, 14 miles south-west of New Ross and 29 miles north-east of Dungarvan. It is also an ecclesiastical centre with both Catholic and Protestant cathedrals, in addition to being the regional centre of south-east Ireland.



Like several other Irish seaports, it traces its origins to the Vikings, whose fleets appeared in the harbour in 914, and who made a settlement here shortly afterwards. The English name of the town preserves the Norse Vedrafiordr and the Irish name for the city is Port Lairge.



The city developed around the creek provided by St.John's River, and is the first crossing point of the Suir from the sea. The extensive quays line the south side of the river and can be entered by steamers drawing 20 feet of water, most of which are cattle boats. The population of Waterford at the time this photo was taken was around 28,000, a figure which remained steady throughout the first half of the 20th century (28,900 in 1956).

John Swain
Thursday 9th of October 2014 09:34:36 AM