The Brave Thirteen

A small board and two murals in the Fountain, London-Derry. The board has the city of Derry crest on it surrounded by Ulster banner, Union jack, St Andrew’s Saltire, and Apprentice Boys flag; the first mural lists the names of the thirteen apprentice boys; the second is a William King Memorial flute band “founded 1973”, again with the crest of the city.

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And The Next Moment …

This poster in Chamberlain Street, Derry, showing the crowd in William Street on Bloody Sunday, a minute before the paratroop regiment opened fire. The original is by Gilles Peress (ICP). The one above has been annotated with the names of various protesters: Dobbins, Darren D, Davy, Janine, Georgie, … with arrows pointing to figures.

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Nothing Has Changed

Jeff Perks’s 1979 linotype “The Training Ground” serves as the inspiration for a 1996 mural in Glenfada Park, Derry. A sash has been added to the policeman on the left, and the British Army soldier on the right has become an RUC officer in riot gear. (The whole of Perks’s piece was reproduced in Belfast.)

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