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Gribbon Albums
4 albums and at least one of them belonged to a Gribbon family member -
there is no family name on any of these albums but a little detective work
turned up Gribbon with the clues Ardvarna on several photos and H.A.G.
mentioned on a photo, H. A. G. being the son of Robert W. Gribbon, Ardvarna,
Circular Road, Strandtown, Belfast, there are also 3 other brothers listed
below and a grandson:-
Campbell College Register
1085. Gribbon, Charles Edward (E), b. 27th June, 1898, son of R. W. Gribbon,
Ardvarna, Strandtown, Belfast. Brother of
1268, 1591 and 1592. Father of 3101. U.V, Dec., 1914.
Artist. Pictures bought by the friends of the National Collection of
Ireland, the Government of Rome, etc. Died 14th April, 1939. (M.) (1938
Address: Dunottar, King's Road, Knock, Belfast (M.q.))
1268. Gribbon, Herbert Alexander (E), b. 31st May,
1902, son of Robert W. Gribbon, Ardvarna, Circular Road, Strandtown,
Belfast. Brother of 1085, 1591 and 1592. VI, April, 1920. 1st XV, 1919-20.
With Messrs. Gribbon Bros., Belfast. Address: Dunottar, 157 King's Road,
Knock. (M.q.)
(1591). Gribbon, Arthur Robert (E), b. 23rd May, 1905,
son of R. W. Gribbon, Ardvarna, Strandtown, Belfast. Brother of 1085, 1268,
and 1592. L.V, July, 1923. Died 10th July, 1925.
1592. *Gribbon, Frederick Livesey (E), b. 2nd July,
1907, son of Robert W. Gribbon, Ardvarna, Strandtown, Belfast. Brother
of 1085, 1268 and 1591. L.VI, April, 1925. Managing Director, Messrs.
Gribbon Brothers. President, Rotary Club, Belfast, 1954. Address:
Travancore, My Lady's Mile, Holywood, Co. Down. (M.q.) (1938 Address: 5
King's Road, Knock, Belfast.
(q.))
3101. *Gribbon, Philip Whitaker
Francis (F), b. 20th March, 1929, grandson of Mrs. Gribbon, Dunottar, 5
King's Road,
Belfast. Son of 1085. U.VI, July, 1947. Senior Exhibitioner. School Prefect.
1st XV, 1945-47. Capt. of Athletics, 1947. (Entered, February, 1946).
Q.U.B.: 1947-53. B.Sc. (1st Class Hons.). Leader, Q.U.B. Mountaineering
Club. Physics Research Student. Address: 5 King's Road, Belfast. (q.)
from the street directories
1908 - Circular Road, Strandtown, off Holywood
Road {left hand side} - Ardvarna, Gribben, Robt., linen merchant & Ardvarna
Lodge, Stafford, Samuel, coachman
1909 - Circular Road. Strandtown, From Holywood Road
[Left hand side] - Ardvarna, Gribben, Robt., linen merchant & Ardvarna
Lodge, Stafford, Samuel, coachman
1910 - Ardvarna, Gribben, Robt., linen merchant &
Ardvarna Lodge, Stafford, Samuel, coachman
1912 - Ardvarna, Gribben, Robt., linen merchant &
Ardvarna Lodge Vacant
1914 Irish Motor Directory - 1053 C Robert W. Gribbon,
Ardvarna, Circular Road, Belfast
1918 - Ardvarna, Gribbon, Robt., linen merchant &
Ardvarna Lodge, Carey, Mrs.
1924 - Ardvarna, Gribbon, Robt., linen merchant &
Ardvarna Lodge, Magowan, Ervine, gardener
1932 - Ardvarna Vacant & Ardvarna Lodge, Fulton,
Mrs. F.
1943 - Circular Road, South End, Ardvarna Occupier,
H.M. Govt. & Ardvarna Lodge, Brennan, John
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Album One
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1) Coronation Day 12th May 1937
2) June 1904
3) Baby, aged 20 months
4) Ardvarna
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1) 11th June 1927
2) The Girl Guides, July 1921 also says July 1920
3) 11th June 1927 - Mabel
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1) 11th June 1927
2) 11th June 1927 House from the pond with rock garden in between
3) August 1924
4) 25th April 1925
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1) 11th June 1927
2) 11th June 1927 - 1 Hubert 2 Helen x Lydia x H. P.'s bed
room
3) at Mr. Frazer's Blairgowrie 28th April 1923
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1) 10th August 1922 Ballynoe
2) 25th April 1925
3) August 1922 Newcastle
4) Very unlike Father, good of H. A. G. shows height of L. Feb. 7 1922
Ardvarna 7th Feb 1922
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1) 28th April 1923 at Mr. Frazer's Blairgowrie
2) August 1922 Ballintoy also says August 1921
3) August 1922 "Our Catch" P. Stewart
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1) Kilkeel 16th August 1922 - Mary beloved Wife of L. Matthews, Sole partner
of my Soul for 33 yrs. Fell asleep through Jesus 111.9?. 14 Also Miss E. or
C. Frith. A Faithful friend and companion. Fell asleep through Jesus Oct. 9
1904. The above Louis Matthews fell asleep through Jesus 25? Dec. 1920.
In rich abounding grace he took my guilty place with all its deep disgrace
he died for me. Reader. What Sayest Thou!
2) Portstewart Orinoco bathing place. August 1922 also says
White Rocks August 1921
3) 20th July 1921 The Gorilla on her 21st birthday!
4) The Home of the Kings! July 1921 Stock bought 2 May 1921
July 1921 105lbs Honey
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1) Near the Harbour Portrush August 1921
2) 8th April 1921 (eclipse)
3) "The Pea Pickers" Shelling Peas June 1921
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1) Ardvarna April 1921
2) August 1920
3) Richmond Villas Portstewart August 1920
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1) The Lodge Ardvarna September 1920
2) Ballintoy August 1920
3) White Rocks August 1920
4) Fairhead August 1920
July 1920
Album Two
looks like someone tried to list the photos in this album? so I'll post
them here in the exact order they are in the album
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1) Lauterbrunnen
2) Eiger 23rd April 1930
3) Lucerne 28th April 1930
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1) Menin Gate 7th May 1930
2) Lucerne, Blaus?, Bla????, Gul??? April 19??
3) Beatus Hohlen, illegible, Hill 60? , near Ypres?
4) near Ypres?
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1) Reg.: IA 5881?; B?; illegible; illegible
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4) Dunottar; Dunottar June 1931; Slieve Donard from Bignor; Hillside Sept.
1931
5) Bignor; Rostrevor Road, Sept. 1931; Silent Valley from Bignor Sept. 1931;
Top of Bignor Sept. 1931 scored out
6) Rostrevor Road, Sept. 1931
7) Carrick-a-Reade July 1931; August 1931; Phoenix Park June
1931; Lough Neagh June 1931
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1) May 1932; June1932; -; Glenarm
2) Sept. 1931; -
3) - ; Newcastle Sept. 1931
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no info.
#1 bottom photo Sept 1939 #3
Car reg. EZ 9599 #4 top left photo 1947
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4) top left 'Tence? 1947'
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1) bottom right 1947
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3) Mr. Mack? 1948
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2) left 1948 Oct. 30
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1) right 1948
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4) right 1949 Inverness
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6) bottom Stornaway Sept. '49
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8) right 1949
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1) top right 1949
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3) Wallace's N. Z.?
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1) bottom left 1949
2) bottom right 1950
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1) top right 1948
2) top right Ratharney 1948
3) right Sligo '48
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7) top left Echo Mt. August 1951; top right (missing) Bundoran Sept. 1951
(Byrds - Sydney); bottom right Sept. 1951
8) top left Glasses Warrenpoint November 1951; bottom left (missing) June
1952
9) top left Donegall May 1952; top right May 1952; bottom right August 1952
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1) top left Cork 1948; August 1951; July 1951
2) bottom left E. J. Boyt or Boyd Oct. 1951
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Album Three
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1) a) Tynemouth Pier and Priory; b) River Tyne at North Shields; c) Trawler
entering River Tyne showing end Shields Pier; d) Tynemouth Pier
2) a) Coast Line Cullercoats & Tynemouth; b) Entrance to River Tyne showing
South Shields & Tynemouth Piers; c) Tynemouth Haven; d) Tynemouth Cliffs &
Priory
3) a) Winter Gardens Sunderland; b) Entrance to River Wear Sunderland; c)
Trawler ashore at Cullercoats; d) Bathing Pool Whitley Bay
4) a) Beach Promenade South Shields; b) Lifeboat Tyne South Shields Saved
over 1000 lives; c) River Tyne and Groyne Lighthouse South Shields;
Volunteer Life Brigade Look-Out House South Shields
5) a) off Whitley Bay; b) Rocks at Whitley Bay; c) Holywell Dene
Northumberland; d) Seaton Sluice Northumberland
6) a) Motor Boat Trip to Copelands Passing out of Donaghadee Harbour; b)
Entrance to Donaghadee Harbour; c) Donaghadee Harbour; d) Donaghadee at Low
Tide
7) a) Kingsbridge Stranmillis; b) Barge being towed by horse on Lagan Canal;
c) River Lagan at Stranmillis; d) Scene on Lagan Canal
 
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1) a) Lighthouse Donaghadee Pier; b) St. Mary's Island & Lighthouse
Northumberland Coast; c) Wouldhalve Memorial Monument Inventor of Lifeboat
South Shields; d) Pilots' Look-out Tower South Shields
2) Waterfall at Jesmond Dene Newcastle-on-Tyne; b) Sydenham North Shields;
c) Entering River Tyne; d) War Memorial Monument Sunderland
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4) a) Rough Sea Whitley Bay Promenade; b) Rough Sea Whitley Bay; c) Entering
Tyne Harbour; d) River Tyne at North Shields
5) a) Tynemouth from South Shields; b) Tynemouth Pier Rough Sea; c)
Lighthouse at Pier end Tynemouth; d) King Edward Bay and Sands Tynemouth
Album Four
a note inside says: "This Album Unionist Demonstrations,
Kings Hall and Bangor and photos of Titanic/Olympic & other local photos.
Don't know who he is but was important enough to have portrait painted by
Frank McKelvey and have postcards made of them."
 
 
W. J. Allison? Belfast
by Frank McKelvey
Titanic or Olympic?
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1) Demonstration
2) Demonstration - Donaghadee
3) 2 school boys - ruins - demonstration - Titanic or Olympic
4) ruins - people - Donaghadee Pier
5) Donaghadee? - ruins - 2 schoolboys
6) Demonstration - church tower? - Titanic or Olympic?
7) house - ? - man - ?
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1) ? - ? - Donaghadee Harbour - group of men
2) ? - ? - group of men - ?
3) Bangor - dog - Bangor
4) ? - Bangor - Bangor - ?
5) Bangor - people
6) group of men - Donaghadee? - ?
7) lady in a hat and dog - ? - ? - Newtownards?
8) New Houses - Bangor Seafront - New Houses - Ulster Bank
Donaghadee
Bangor
Bangor
Bangor
Bangor
this looks like the wall on the beach side on seafront in Bangor
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