In June 2006 the old Hawkin Street fire station building (built c. 1891) was damaged by fire and suffered structural damage (Ulster Architectural Heritage).
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Still Under Siege
physical force
In God Our Trust
The date given here for the creation of the UVF is 1914; the ‘end date’ was anticipated to be sometime in the 20th century, but the board has survived into 2006.
Dennet Gardens, Irish Street, Londonderry
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Taigs Beware
Anti-Catholic graffiti in Rossdowney Road, Londonderry.
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The People’s Gallery
Seven of the murals along the Bogside’s Lecky Road and Rossville Street – that would in 2007 be made ‘The People’s Gallery’ – are visible from the old Derry city walls. The Gallery has its own Visual History page.
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Bloody Sunday
The Bloody Sunday mural by the Bogside Artists is covered in scaffolding in preparation for an update. The sigs and info board are from 2007.
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Nelson Drive Wombles
The UDA are known as “the wombles” because the fur-trimmed parkas they worn in the early days made them look like the television characters (here is season 1, episode 1).
Sperrin Park, the Caw, Londonderry
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We Determine The Guilty, We Decide The Punishment
Eddie The Head (in the guise of The Trooper) continues to storm over the Bogside, almost a decade after first being painted. Eddie has his own Visual History page.
Ebrington Terrace, Waterside, Londonderry
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Summer Regalia
The UVF mural and the boards (on the fence) in Kinsale Park, Caw, Londonderry are decked out in a variety of flags for the summer season.
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Bloody Sunday Centre/ Museum Of Free Derry
The Museum Of Free Derry (and Bloody Sunday Centre) originally opened in 2006. In February 2017 it underwent a major renovation (BBC).
Glenfada Park, Bogside, Derry
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Garden Of Reflection
A dove extends an olive branch in the Caw garden of reflection.
Kinsale Park, Caw, Londonderry, next to the UVF memorial.
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