Shankill Road Mural -Lest we Forget, West Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

. This authentic period view of Shankill Road, West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK in 2016 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. At the centre of the view is Shankill Road Mural -Lest we Forget, West Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Other connected aspects include memorial culture, memorial stone, graveyard heritage, visual archive, social history, stencil art, historic commemoration, street creativity, public realm, before-and-after reference, public monument, historical comparison, creative placemaking, and place identity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into gentrification and local identity, not least because of how temporary street art can become an important record of neighbourhood culture. Today's relevance is strengthened by heritage conservation, genealogy and the continuing question of the conservation challenge posed by weathered historic stone and lettering. Future viewers can use this scene from Shankill Road, West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after replacement signage. The subject also sits alongside street-level design, local history, everyday life, mural culture, period detail, temporary artwork, community memory, and archival record. The recorded references to Mural, -Lest, Shankill, Northern, and Belfast preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around Shankill Road, West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The location additionally provides evidence of gentrification and how regeneration can both promote and displace informal urban art within the specific setting of Shankill Road, West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.