Aerial images show Carrick in a bygone era

The images were published by the website Britain From Above, which hosts an extensive archive of shots taken in the skies above Ulster from the 1920s through to the 1950s.

Included in the collection are images of Carrickfergus town centre, taken in 1929, along with Whitehead in 1926.

Featured in even greater detail is a picture of Carrick harbour in the immediate post-war years.

Britain from Above is a four year project aimed at conserving 95,000 of the oldest and most valuable photographs in the Aerofilms collection, those dating from 1919 to 1953.

Once conserved, they are scanned into digital format and made available on this website for the public to see. The project has been made possible due to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and support from The Foyle Foundation and other donors.

The website launched with the first 10,000 images and as there is currently little information about the photographs, the website provides the opportunity to share and record memories and knowledge about the places shown.

Within the archive are aerial photographs from locations across the six counties in Northern Ireland, along with several from Cavan and Donegal.

Welcoming the publication of the images was History Hub Ulster. “The photographs will interest everyone from local historians, railway enthusiasts and heritage fans to name a few,” a spokesperson from the group said.