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Welcome to the Comber Digital Picture Library.

We hope you enjoy your visit and that you find the information useful. There are some pictures included of people, places and things that we are uncertain about. If you can add to the information regarding the photographs displayed here we would be very willing to add it to the site. In particular we would like the names of the people, and the locations of the places shown. History is a precious thing and it would be a sad loss to future generations if we let it slip through our fingers.

If you have any old photographs that you think should be included here please send them to us along with information of where, who & when the photos were taken- through the contact us page.

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2nd Comber Boys Brigade taken on or about 1955.

The North Down cricket team which won the very first Senior Cup Final in 1887. Reproduced from “One Shot More...for the Honour of Down” by permission from the author.

The North Down cricket team which won the double in 1936. Reproduced from “One Shot More...for the Honour of Down” by permission from the author.

Aerial view of the Newtownards Road area of Comber in 1957. The Intermediate School is newly built.

Robbie Fisher sold minerals and ice cream from his boat ! "The Adventurer" at Island Hill.

Comber’s Air Raid Precautions unit during World War 2.

William Bennett’s shop in Castle Street. Mr Bennett is standing on the left.

50th Belfast (2nd Comber) Boys’ Brigade Flute Band c. 1920

The Big House in the Square c. 1940. Also featured are the First World War Memorial and the captured German field gun presented to the town in memory of Edmund de Wind VC.

Boyd's Shop in Railway Street.

The clock of St Mary’s Parish Church was taken down in May 1996 for repairs. Left- Harry Milliken Bertie McClure, "Horologist" Right- Dennis Bell.

Comber Bowling Club John Miller Andrews (president) and the members of Comber Bowling Club pictured at the Andrews Memorial Hall in 1937 after the official opening of their newly improved green. The improvements allowed them to play home matches in the Private Greens League.

Comber Cycling Club c. 1900. Note RJ (Mickey) White, proprietor of a shop in Mill Street, at extreme right of front row. Anyone know where this picture was taken?

Castle Street December 1977 Note the old oak tree which was knocked down in 1979 just in front of the toilet block.

Phase 1 of the Comber bypass construction in 1961. The Glen Road Railway Bridge has been demolished. Note the station buildings in the background.