12 July

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Brick mission hall with Bible text posters on a terraced street corner, a young tree in front
Row of terraced houses, one with a bricked-up window and doorway marked with graffiti
Terraced house front with Union flag cushions on a bench and flowers along the railings
Loyalist memorial mural on a gable wall behind a bent stop sign, Village area
Half-demolished terraced houses with boarded windows across an empty street
Long terraced street strung with bunting, a car parked at the kerb
Mural of a historical military scene on a yard wall beside wheelie bins and an old fridge
Tree-lined street in evening sun with long shadows along the pavement
Terraced street with bunting and an Ulster Freedom Fighters mural on a gable end, hills behind
Children playing in a closed-off street beside tables set out for a party
Older woman sitting on a chair outside her front door, a child at the window beside her
Grandfather in a folding chair holding a toddler on his knee outside a terraced house
Neighbours chatting over the low front walls of a terraced row
Tall bonfire stack of wooden pallets topped with a flag, two men at its base
Waste ground with graffiti on a wall reading Burnt but not defeated, Village UFF UDA Roden St
Bonfire tower of pallets rising beside a rubble site and office block under a cloudy sky
Young men building a tall pallet bonfire, ladders and loose pallets heaped around it
Family gathered beside a fence with toddlers in buggies and a pallet on the ground
Men holding up a loyalist banner on waste ground with a bonfire tower behind
Children and teenagers climbing on top of a half-built pallet bonfire
Five boys sitting on a box marked Dump Wood beside a bonfire site
Woman painting a child's face at a street party as other children wait
Busy street party with parents, buggies and children on the pavement
Girls in tartan kilts performing a Highland dance on the street in front of a stage lorry
Small boy with a painted pirate face and a sash, standing in the road
Boys with painted faces climbing out of a bouncy castle
Crowd of children and parents queuing beside an inflatable slide
Four children with Union flag face paint posing together
Group of children wearing balloon hats lined up on the street
Five boys in football shirts wearing twisted balloon hats
Two young women sitting on the kerb laughing at a street party
Two teenage girls in balloon hats with small children playing behind
Older woman in a deckchair beside a girl with face paint and a small dog
Four girls with painted faces and balloon hats crowding into the camera
Pensioners sitting round tables in a social club room
Two older women at a table playing bingo
Older couples dancing in a social club while a man plays the accordion
Three older women concentrating on their bingo cards at a club table
Pensioners helping themselves to a buffet behind a black railing
Older woman laughing with two friends in front of a painted wall
Flute band and bannermen with sashes marching down a terraced street
Two men in sashes hugging, one in a white cowboy hat kissing the other's head
Two men watching a bonfire start to burn on open ground at dusk
Crowd of families watching a huge bonfire blaze at night
Boy filming a burning bonfire on his phone at night, another child beside him
Crowd standing back from a towering bonfire in flames on the Eleventh Night
Man crouching under an umbrella in front of a burning bonfire at night
Band members in uniform with drums gathering in a terraced street before the parade
Orangemen in sashes and bowler hats lining up under a fringed canopy
Parade with bands and banners coming down a street behind a lead car
Lodge members in sashes gathered in front of a George Best mural
Folding chairs with Union flag designs set out on the pavement to save places along the route
Two spectators in Union flag hats waving small flags from camping chairs
Street seller with inflatable toys and flags, including a giant eyeball
Union flag reading Man City Loyal hung over a doorway
Row of empty beer and spirit bottles lined up on a low wall
Women dancing in the road while children watch from camping chairs
Woman in a sun hat and flower garland dancing at the roadside
Bandsmen with flags and banners as confetti fills the sky
Two men in Orange sashes each holding a baby
Orangeman in sash and white gloves walking ahead of a vintage army lorry
Street seller's trolley of flags and novelties with a sign saying We accept card and contactless payments
Smiling older woman wearing a flower garland and Union flag headband
Woman in a Union flag dress standing beside a toddler in a buggy
Two young boys in caps marching ahead of Orangemen, one with his arm thrown out
Ulster Special Constabulary lodge banner carried above the crowd
Woman in a fascinator walking with Orangemen in sashes
Young boys in band uniforms marching at the front of a parade
Boy in sunglasses carrying a mace in his mouth while marching
Band members marching behind a row of flags and a large lodge banner
Orangemen in bowler hats and collarettes marching down a tree-lined road
Rear view of Orangemen in bowler hats with flags held aloft
Young girl in a summer dress skipping along the road, her hair flying
Women in Union flag shorts walking past the crowd under trees
Little girl in a frilled dress holding a toy mace at the kerb among adults
Young boys leading a flute band in white shirts and peaked caps
Close-up of a T-shirt printed with the Shankill Old Boys Flute Band crest
Boy carrying a lodge collarette case beside an older Orangeman
Two small boys in band shirts marching with toy batons
Small boy pulling a face as he swings a baton beside another boy
Woman in a wide-brimmed hat, sunglasses and sash smiling in the parade
Women's lodge members in sashes and white gloves walking together
Lodge banner reading Hello Hello We Are The Billy Boys carried between flags
Men in historical uniform costumes leading a band along the road
Two boys in band uniform with peaked caps, one carrying a bass drum
Grinning boy in a band cap with his arms raised
Young man in shorts leaping in front of a flute band on a shopping street
Shirtless tattooed young man walking ahead of a band with a drumstick
Shirtless young man with a large back tattoo striding down the road
Elderly Orangeman in a bowler hat holding a sword upright
Mother in a Union flag holding a baby among smiling spectators
Older women wrapped in blankets on chairs watching the parade in the rain
Elderly Orangeman wearing a collarette covered in badges
Lodge members marching with banners, a man in a wheelchair among them
Bandsman tossing a mace high in the air as a small boy watches
Boy in band uniform shouting as he twirls a mace
Boy with a mace held across his chest calling out as he marches
Boy in band shirt mid-stride on the road, looking to the side
Drummer of Gertrude Star Flute Band East Belfast striking a large bass drum
Spectators sheltering in a pop-up tent as a band passes in the rain
Women laughing and dancing among spectators seated by the kerb
Drummers marching behind a man in a T-shirt leading the band
Orangeman carrying an LOL 580 case at the head of his lodge in the rain
Lodge members standing with flags and a large banner, a girl in a white dress among them
Girls in sashes marching under a railway bridge with banners behind
Serious boy in a band shirt carrying cymbals
Young boy in band uniform marching between flag bearers
Boy in a Union flag hat sitting on a man's shoulders
Girl in a fur-trimmed hood pulling a face, holding a goldfish in a plastic bag
Boy in a wheelchair with a toy drum being pushed along the parade
Two boys walking together, one with face paint and a sash, the other in a parka
Small boy in band uniform holding a bandsman's hand as they march
Back of a band shirt embroidered We will lead, others follow
Orangeman resting on the grass at the Field, bowler hat and sash beside him
Two boys at the Field, one in a band tunic, the other with a badge reading Get those Orange feet on the street
Sweet stall under a striped awning hung with Union flags at the Field
Orangemen beside a stage lorry draped with flags at the Field
Two young men in matching T-shirts printed Let them hate as long as they fear, seen from behind
Two people fighting with giant inflatable boxing gloves in a bouncy ring
Union flag shirt on a rail beneath a sign offering a free King Billy bracelet
Older men in white shirts sitting at tables inside a marquee
Three Orangemen in sashes relaxing on an inflatable at the Field
Shirtless young man on a gladiator inflatable as a crowd watches
Girls in Union flag hats and outfits at a stall under a striped awning
Stage with a banner from the County Grand Orange Lodge of Belfast welcoming people to the Belfast Twelfth
Orangemen in sashes and suits gathered on the grass in front of the stage
Bandsmen resting under a tree at the Field with a bass drum beside them
Young band members laughing and posing with their drums under a tree
Young men in a marquee raising cans and caps in celebration
Bandsmen in curly wigs playing flutes and drums
Men dressed in cheerleader costumes marching and playing flutes
Band in fancy dress marching down a road with flags flying
Band in bucket hats and T-shirts printed Hello Hello We are the Billy Boys, seen from behind
Man in a cheerleader outfit and moustache marching with his band
Back view of a bandsman in a wig and Union flag dress
Band in black uniforms with matching back prints marching away
Spectators in sombreros drinking and laughing beside a gazebo
Flute players in Hawaiian shirts and shorts marching
Smiling man in a Union flag hat and novelty sunglasses
Flute player in an afro wig and fake moustache, another bandsman behind
Bandsman in a curly wig sticking his tongue out over his flute
Man in an afro wig and moustache wearing a collarette covered in badges
Bandsman carrying a mace with a small boy in a band cap on his shoulders
Three women in band uniform marching with flags
Orangeman in a bowler hat holding a sword over his shoulder
Boy marching beside older Orangemen in jester hats
Two girls in fancy dress holding hands with adults along the parade route
Boy in an oversized Ulster flag hat holding a banner pole
Three women flag bearers in band uniforms with white feather epaulettes
Drummer playing a bass drum marked Ulster Grenadiers Carrickfergus
Close-up of a bandsman's peaked cap and white glove gripping a flagpole
Band in fancy dress costumes marching with flags and drums
Brick mission hall with Bible text posters on a terraced street corner, a young tree in front
Row of terraced houses, one with a bricked-up window and doorway marked with graffiti
Terraced house front with Union flag cushions on a bench and flowers along the railings
Loyalist memorial mural on a gable wall behind a bent stop sign, Village area
Half-demolished terraced houses with boarded windows across an empty street
Long terraced street strung with bunting, a car parked at the kerb
Mural of a historical military scene on a yard wall beside wheelie bins and an old fridge
Tree-lined street in evening sun with long shadows along the pavement
Terraced street with bunting and an Ulster Freedom Fighters mural on a gable end, hills behind
Children playing in a closed-off street beside tables set out for a party
Older woman sitting on a chair outside her front door, a child at the window beside her
Grandfather in a folding chair holding a toddler on his knee outside a terraced house
Neighbours chatting over the low front walls of a terraced row
Tall bonfire stack of wooden pallets topped with a flag, two men at its base
Waste ground with graffiti on a wall reading Burnt but not defeated, Village UFF UDA Roden St
Bonfire tower of pallets rising beside a rubble site and office block under a cloudy sky
Young men building a tall pallet bonfire, ladders and loose pallets heaped around it
Family gathered beside a fence with toddlers in buggies and a pallet on the ground
Men holding up a loyalist banner on waste ground with a bonfire tower behind
Children and teenagers climbing on top of a half-built pallet bonfire
Five boys sitting on a box marked Dump Wood beside a bonfire site
Woman painting a child's face at a street party as other children wait
Busy street party with parents, buggies and children on the pavement
Girls in tartan kilts performing a Highland dance on the street in front of a stage lorry
Small boy with a painted pirate face and a sash, standing in the road
Boys with painted faces climbing out of a bouncy castle
Crowd of children and parents queuing beside an inflatable slide
Four children with Union flag face paint posing together
Group of children wearing balloon hats lined up on the street
Five boys in football shirts wearing twisted balloon hats
Two young women sitting on the kerb laughing at a street party
Two teenage girls in balloon hats with small children playing behind
Older woman in a deckchair beside a girl with face paint and a small dog
Four girls with painted faces and balloon hats crowding into the camera
Pensioners sitting round tables in a social club room
Two older women at a table playing bingo
Older couples dancing in a social club while a man plays the accordion
Three older women concentrating on their bingo cards at a club table
Pensioners helping themselves to a buffet behind a black railing
Older woman laughing with two friends in front of a painted wall
Flute band and bannermen with sashes marching down a terraced street
Two men in sashes hugging, one in a white cowboy hat kissing the other's head
Two men watching a bonfire start to burn on open ground at dusk
Crowd of families watching a huge bonfire blaze at night
Boy filming a burning bonfire on his phone at night, another child beside him
Crowd standing back from a towering bonfire in flames on the Eleventh Night
Man crouching under an umbrella in front of a burning bonfire at night
Band members in uniform with drums gathering in a terraced street before the parade
Orangemen in sashes and bowler hats lining up under a fringed canopy
Parade with bands and banners coming down a street behind a lead car
Lodge members in sashes gathered in front of a George Best mural
Folding chairs with Union flag designs set out on the pavement to save places along the route
Two spectators in Union flag hats waving small flags from camping chairs
Street seller with inflatable toys and flags, including a giant eyeball
Union flag reading Man City Loyal hung over a doorway
Row of empty beer and spirit bottles lined up on a low wall
Women dancing in the road while children watch from camping chairs
Woman in a sun hat and flower garland dancing at the roadside
Bandsmen with flags and banners as confetti fills the sky
Two men in Orange sashes each holding a baby
Orangeman in sash and white gloves walking ahead of a vintage army lorry
Street seller's trolley of flags and novelties with a sign saying We accept card and contactless payments
Smiling older woman wearing a flower garland and Union flag headband
Woman in a Union flag dress standing beside a toddler in a buggy
Two young boys in caps marching ahead of Orangemen, one with his arm thrown out
Ulster Special Constabulary lodge banner carried above the crowd
Woman in a fascinator walking with Orangemen in sashes
Young boys in band uniforms marching at the front of a parade
Boy in sunglasses carrying a mace in his mouth while marching
Band members marching behind a row of flags and a large lodge banner
Orangemen in bowler hats and collarettes marching down a tree-lined road
Rear view of Orangemen in bowler hats with flags held aloft
Young girl in a summer dress skipping along the road, her hair flying
Women in Union flag shorts walking past the crowd under trees
Little girl in a frilled dress holding a toy mace at the kerb among adults
Young boys leading a flute band in white shirts and peaked caps
Close-up of a T-shirt printed with the Shankill Old Boys Flute Band crest
Boy carrying a lodge collarette case beside an older Orangeman
Two small boys in band shirts marching with toy batons
Small boy pulling a face as he swings a baton beside another boy
Woman in a wide-brimmed hat, sunglasses and sash smiling in the parade
Women's lodge members in sashes and white gloves walking together
Lodge banner reading Hello Hello We Are The Billy Boys carried between flags
Men in historical uniform costumes leading a band along the road
Two boys in band uniform with peaked caps, one carrying a bass drum
Grinning boy in a band cap with his arms raised
Young man in shorts leaping in front of a flute band on a shopping street
Shirtless tattooed young man walking ahead of a band with a drumstick
Shirtless young man with a large back tattoo striding down the road
Elderly Orangeman in a bowler hat holding a sword upright
Mother in a Union flag holding a baby among smiling spectators
Older women wrapped in blankets on chairs watching the parade in the rain
Elderly Orangeman wearing a collarette covered in badges
Lodge members marching with banners, a man in a wheelchair among them
Bandsman tossing a mace high in the air as a small boy watches
Boy in band uniform shouting as he twirls a mace
Boy with a mace held across his chest calling out as he marches
Boy in band shirt mid-stride on the road, looking to the side
Drummer of Gertrude Star Flute Band East Belfast striking a large bass drum
Spectators sheltering in a pop-up tent as a band passes in the rain
Women laughing and dancing among spectators seated by the kerb
Drummers marching behind a man in a T-shirt leading the band
Orangeman carrying an LOL 580 case at the head of his lodge in the rain
Lodge members standing with flags and a large banner, a girl in a white dress among them
Girls in sashes marching under a railway bridge with banners behind
Serious boy in a band shirt carrying cymbals
Young boy in band uniform marching between flag bearers
Boy in a Union flag hat sitting on a man's shoulders
Girl in a fur-trimmed hood pulling a face, holding a goldfish in a plastic bag
Boy in a wheelchair with a toy drum being pushed along the parade
Two boys walking together, one with face paint and a sash, the other in a parka
Small boy in band uniform holding a bandsman's hand as they march
Back of a band shirt embroidered We will lead, others follow
Orangeman resting on the grass at the Field, bowler hat and sash beside him
Two boys at the Field, one in a band tunic, the other with a badge reading Get those Orange feet on the street
Sweet stall under a striped awning hung with Union flags at the Field
Orangemen beside a stage lorry draped with flags at the Field
Two young men in matching T-shirts printed Let them hate as long as they fear, seen from behind
Two people fighting with giant inflatable boxing gloves in a bouncy ring
Union flag shirt on a rail beneath a sign offering a free King Billy bracelet
Older men in white shirts sitting at tables inside a marquee
Three Orangemen in sashes relaxing on an inflatable at the Field
Shirtless young man on a gladiator inflatable as a crowd watches
Girls in Union flag hats and outfits at a stall under a striped awning
Stage with a banner from the County Grand Orange Lodge of Belfast welcoming people to the Belfast Twelfth
Orangemen in sashes and suits gathered on the grass in front of the stage
Bandsmen resting under a tree at the Field with a bass drum beside them
Young band members laughing and posing with their drums under a tree
Young men in a marquee raising cans and caps in celebration
Bandsmen in curly wigs playing flutes and drums
Men dressed in cheerleader costumes marching and playing flutes
Band in fancy dress marching down a road with flags flying
Band in bucket hats and T-shirts printed Hello Hello We are the Billy Boys, seen from behind
Man in a cheerleader outfit and moustache marching with his band
Back view of a bandsman in a wig and Union flag dress
Band in black uniforms with matching back prints marching away
Spectators in sombreros drinking and laughing beside a gazebo
Flute players in Hawaiian shirts and shorts marching
Smiling man in a Union flag hat and novelty sunglasses
Flute player in an afro wig and fake moustache, another bandsman behind
Bandsman in a curly wig sticking his tongue out over his flute
Man in an afro wig and moustache wearing a collarette covered in badges
Bandsman carrying a mace with a small boy in a band cap on his shoulders
Three women in band uniform marching with flags
Orangeman in a bowler hat holding a sword over his shoulder
Boy marching beside older Orangemen in jester hats
Two girls in fancy dress holding hands with adults along the parade route
Boy in an oversized Ulster flag hat holding a banner pole
Three women flag bearers in band uniforms with white feather epaulettes
Drummer playing a bass drum marked Ulster Grenadiers Carrickfergus
Close-up of a bandsman's peaked cap and white glove gripping a flagpole
Band in fancy dress costumes marching with flags and drums