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Divis Tower is a 20-floor, 200-foot (61 m) tall tower in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is located in Divis Street, which is the lower section of the Falls Road
The tower was built in 1966 as part of the now-demolished Divis Flats complex, which comprised twelve eight-storey blocks of terraces and flats, named after the nearby Divis Mountain. The tower, a vertical complex of 96 flats housing approximately 110 residents, was designed by architect Frank Robertson for the Northern Ireland Housing Trust.
A television documentary has been made about the tower
In response to Provisional IRA and INLA activity in the area, the British Army constructed an observation post on the roof in the 1970s and occupied the top two floors of the building. At the height of the Troubles, the Army was only able to access the post by helicopter
Divis Tower was a flashpoint area during the height of the Troubles. Nine-year-old Patrick Rooney, the first child killed in the Troubles, was killed in the tower during the Northern Ireland riots of August 1969, when the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) fired a Browning machine gun from a Shorland armoured car into the flats.
The RUC claimed that it was coming under sniper attack from the tower at the time. Rooney's death occurred during a day of street violence in the area. Chairman of the enquiry into the riots, Mr Justice Scarman, found the use of the Browning machine gun "wholly unjustifiable"
In September 1982, an INLA unit detonated a bomb hidden in a drainpipe along a balcony, killing British soldier Kevin Waller, who was aged 20, and two boys, Stephen Bennet (14) and Kevin Valliday (12); three other civilians and another British soldier were injured in the blast
Following the IRA's statement that it was ending its armed campaign, the Army decided to dismantle the observation post, dubbed a 'spy' post by Sinn Féin. Removal of the observation post commenced on 2 August 2005. In 2009, the top two floors of the tower were reinstated as residential properties. As part of a £1.1 million refurbishment programme by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, eight extra flats were provided
Divis KP or Divis Key Point as it was known, was a remote military communications station situated on the bleak Divis Mountain to the west of Belfast overlooking the City. Due to the highly sensitive nature of the site little is publicly known about it, however as part of the normalisation process within Northern Ireland it was abandoned in around 2005, this visit was in 2008. I believe it was demolished the following year.
There was a short article I came across in ‘The Sapper’ magazine January 2005 from the two Sections who were tasked with the ‘lock and leave’ of Divis KP. They stripped out 2km of coil fencing, installed new chain link fence with razor wire, removed the reinforced concrete blocks along with other improvised barriers and electrical cables.
When I visited first, it was clear that vandals had cut wire to gain access, and smashed doors and windows, as well as caused other damage inside. Most of the site has been removed, and the compound reduced in size, but a single mast and transmitter house still remain.
Photographed on the leeward side of the island, where these trees take on less of there classical windswept contours.
The Divi-Divi is a leguminous tree or large shrub native to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. It is particularly common on the ABC Islands
Divis KP or Divis Key Point as it was known, was a remote military communications station situated on the bleak Divis Mountain to the west of Belfast overlooking the City. Due to the highly sensitive nature of the site little is publicly known about it, however as part of the normalisation process within Northern Ireland it was abandoned in around 2005, this visit was in 2008. I believe it was demolished the following year.
There was a short article I came across in ‘The Sapper’ magazine January 2005 from the two Sections who were tasked with the ‘lock and leave’ of Divis KP. They stripped out 2km of coil fencing, installed new chain link fence with razor wire, removed the reinforced concrete blocks along with other improvised barriers and electrical cables.
When I visited first, it was clear that vandals had cut wire to gain access, and smashed doors and windows, as well as caused other damage inside. Most of the site has been removed, and the compound reduced in size, but a single mast and transmitter house still remain.
DAVIDE AUTELITANO
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@ Un tranquillo weekend di paura
Usmate (MB) - 19 Settembre 2009
foto: © Monelle Chiti
Divis KP or Divis Key Point as it was known, was a remote military communications station situated on the bleak Divis Mountain to the west of Belfast overlooking the City. Due to the highly sensitive nature of the site little is publicly known about it, however as part of the normalisation process within Northern Ireland it was abandoned in around 2005, this visit was in 2008. I believe it was demolished the following year.
There was a short article I came across in ‘The Sapper’ magazine January 2005 from the two Sections who were tasked with the ‘lock and leave’ of Divis KP. They stripped out 2km of coil fencing, installed new chain link fence with razor wire, removed the reinforced concrete blocks along with other improvised barriers and electrical cables.
When I visited first, it was clear that vandals had cut wire to gain access, and smashed doors and windows, as well as caused other damage inside. Most of the site has been removed, and the compound reduced in size, but a single mast and transmitter house still remain.
Divis KP or Divis Key Point as it was known, was a remote military communications station situated on the bleak Divis Mountain to the west of Belfast overlooking the City. Due to the highly sensitive nature of the site little is publicly known about it, however as part of the normalisation process within Northern Ireland it was abandoned in around 2005, this visit was in 2008. I believe it was demolished the following year.
There was a short article I came across in ‘The Sapper’ magazine January 2005 from the two Sections who were tasked with the ‘lock and leave’ of Divis KP. They stripped out 2km of coil fencing, installed new chain link fence with razor wire, removed the reinforced concrete blocks along with other improvised barriers and electrical cables.
When I visited first, it was clear that vandals had cut wire to gain access, and smashed doors and windows, as well as caused other damage inside. Most of the site has been removed, and the compound reduced in size, but a single mast and transmitter house still remain.
Divis at 478 metres (1,562 ft) and Black Mountain at 390 metres (1,275 ft) form the dramatic backdrop to the city of Belfast.
The views from the summit stretch beyond the city itself and the Mourne and Sperrin Mountains,Strangford and Belfast Loughs,Hollywood Hills and on a clear day the Isle Of Man and Mull Of Kintyre are all visible.
You Naked Gun fans know what I'm talkin' 'bout.
This was the photograph that acquainted me with Bulgaria's strict no-photographs-in-churches-or-museums-ever rule. Some lady started following me through the ethnographic museum. But damn it lady - there were a ton of good Bulgarian paintings in there, and how is the world ever going to know if you don't let the stuff leak a little? Damn!
Manifestantes se reúnem na Praça do Santuário em Divinópolis, MG, contra a corrupção política no país, dando força para as grandes capitais.
A manifestação teve início na praça e passou por diversas vias, com uma parada em frente à prefeitura.
Foi pacífica, no dia 19 de Junho de 2013. Foi a maior manifestação já vista na história da cidade, reunindo quase 10 mil manifestantes.
Divis KP or Divis Key Point as it was known, was a remote military communications station situated on the bleak Divis Mountain to the west of Belfast overlooking the City. Due to the highly sensitive nature of the site little is publicly known about it, however as part of the normalisation process within Northern Ireland it was abandoned in around 2005, this visit was in 2008. I believe it was demolished the following year.
There was a short article I came across in ‘The Sapper’ magazine January 2005 from the two Sections who were tasked with the ‘lock and leave’ of Divis KP. They stripped out 2km of coil fencing, installed new chain link fence with razor wire, removed the reinforced concrete blocks along with other improvised barriers and electrical cables.
When I visited first, it was clear that vandals had cut wire to gain access, and smashed doors and windows, as well as caused other damage inside. Most of the site has been removed, and the compound reduced in size, but a single mast and transmitter house still remain.
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Although not totally independent of the grid, our wind/solar hybrid system gives us a sense of security during power outages and pride in reducing our carbon footprint.
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Dealer: Iowa Energy Alternatives, LLC
Installed 12-12-2009
The Netherlands port of Sint Maarten on the Dutch side of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin also known as the friendly island
St. Martin's Dutch side is known for its festive nightlife, beaches, jewelry, drinks made with native rum-based guavaberry liquors, and casinos.
Saint Martin is part of the Leeward Islands in the West Indies.
Island = Saint Martin
Dutch - Netherlands side of island = Sint Maarten
French - France side of island = Collectivité de Saint-Martin
Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Seas Cruise Ship
9 Night Bermuda And Caribbean Cruise
June 4th thru June 12th 2015
Destinations:
USA (New Jersey)
Bermuda - Royal Naval Dockyard
Netherlands (St. Maarten)
France (Saint Martin)
San Juan Puerto Rico
Haiti
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The Netherlands, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Leeward Islands, West Indies
06/08/2015
Divis KP or Divis Key Point as it was known, was a remote military communications station situated on the bleak Divis Mountain to the west of Belfast overlooking the City. Due to the highly sensitive nature of the site little is publicly known about it, however as part of the normalisation process within Northern Ireland it was abandoned in around 2005, this visit was in 2008. I believe it was demolished the following year.
There was a short article I came across in ‘The Sapper’ magazine January 2005 from the two Sections who were tasked with the ‘lock and leave’ of Divis KP. They stripped out 2km of coil fencing, installed new chain link fence with razor wire, removed the reinforced concrete blocks along with other improvised barriers and electrical cables.
When I visited first, it was clear that vandals had cut wire to gain access, and smashed doors and windows, as well as caused other damage inside. Most of the site has been removed, and the compound reduced in size, but a single mast and transmitter house still remain.
Divis KP or Divis Key Point as it was known, was a remote military communications station situated on the bleak Divis Mountain to the west of Belfast overlooking the City. Due to the highly sensitive nature of the site little is publicly known about it, however as part of the normalisation process within Northern Ireland it was abandoned in around 2005, this visit was in 2008. I believe it was demolished the following year.
There was a short article I came across in ‘The Sapper’ magazine January 2005 from the two Sections who were tasked with the ‘lock and leave’ of Divis KP. They stripped out 2km of coil fencing, installed new chain link fence with razor wire, removed the reinforced concrete blocks along with other improvised barriers and electrical cables.
When I visited first, it was clear that vandals had cut wire to gain access, and smashed doors and windows, as well as caused other damage inside. Most of the site has been removed, and the compound reduced in size, but a single mast and transmitter house still remain.