Areas of the Springfield Road Springfield Road

1 areas of springfield road

1.1 lower springfield
1.2 highfield , new barnsley
1.3 ballymurphy , whiterock
1.4 turf lodge

areas of springfield road

the springfield road starts on lower falls road, forming continuation of grosvenor road, links falls belfast city centre. road continues north-west before turning sharply in more south-westerly direction. merges monagh by-pass links area kennedy way , m1 motorway. grosvenor road junction west circular road forms part of b38 whilst there after part of a55.

lower springfield

lanark way, permits access between springfield , shankill roads

the areas @ start of springfield road made largely of social housing shops on main road itself. these form part of edenderry , clonard districts part of falls road. area close neighbouring loyalist estates number of peace lines in existence due continuing low level violence , vandalism. ainsworth avenue, formerly linked springfield road woodvale road closed off points @ kirk street , workman avenue in woodvale area touch springfield , parts of highfield estate border springfield road limited access still possible through lanark way street linking springfield , shankill roads, albeit gates can locked. street favoured hitmen associated uda west belfast brigade gain access republican districts of west of city, notably stephen mckeag nicknamed street yellow brick road.

other features of area include springvale industrial estate , business park springfield park, small facility maintained belfast city council. farset international budget accommodation , conference facility contained within springfield park. clonard monastery located close springfield road.

highfield , new barnsley

an 18-foot-high (5.5 m) barrier along springmartin road in belfast, new barnsley police station @ 1 end

the loyalist highfield estate borders onto springfield road around west circular road , area provides access ballygomartin road, predominantly protestant area links shankill road. close west circular road on springfield road whiterock orange hall. parades , hall, pass areas of catholic housing, have resulted in tension , rioting 1970. in october 2005 hall targeted in arson attack.

the republican housing area adjacent highfield known new barnsley. new barnsley took name clachan near springfield park burned down during troubles. area divided highfield estate large peace line runs length of springmartin road. new barnsley police service of northern ireland station located @ springfield road end of peace line , main police presence on road following 2002 closure of old springfield road ruc station.

ballymurphy , whiterock

whiterock leisure centre viewed cemetery

the area between springfield road , whiterock road commonly known ballymurphy after ballymurphy road. springhill , glenalina form part of area. housing in ballymurphy first built in 1947 when council erected 600 concrete houses on site acquired cope rising population of city. area bordered whiterock road, links falls road ballygomartin road , intersects springfield road @ ballymurphy. whiterock area older ballymurphy, dating 1920s. known kill pipers hiil, area had belonged william sinclair, lord glenalina, title commemorated in area.

springhill millennium park, public facility, located in area whilst belfast city cemetery located in whiterock area. whiterock leisure centre, located on whiterock road, in 1984 scene of notorious incident when, following erection of irish tricolour, democratic unionist party politician george seawright led group of loyalists, including uvf members john bingham , william frenchie marchant, wielding legally held handguns physically remove it. such levels of poverty in area in 1971 mother teresa established religious mission in ballymurphy , lived in area around year.

turf lodge

a further housing estate, turf lodge, lies beyond springfield road, sandwiched between whiterock road, monagh bypass , glen road. area built in late 1950s house excess people overcrowded districts of lower falls. area had formerly been occupied turf lodge farm , name retained new estate. of housing of low standard, consisting of blocks of flats , maisonettes, although following campaign local women in 1970s of lowest quality housing stock demolished , redeveloped. estate encircled ring roads, state of affairs has helped encourage joyriding amongst local hoods . in turn engendered culture of summary justice, local pira handed out punishment beatings , knee-cappings deemed guilty of antisocial behaviour , in turf lodge. during troubles army base, fort monagh, located on estate.