Here's an assortment of photos from beautiful Derry taken just before we departed south. Sone history of the images:

Austins was a department store in the Diamond area of Derry in Northern Ireland. The store was established in 1830 and, until 2016, remained standing as the world's oldest independent department store. The building measures 25,000 square feet (2,300 m2) and is five stories high, with an Edwardian-style baroque exterior built in 1906 by MA Robinson after the original building was destroyed by fire.

Guildhall
The building, which was designed by John Guy Ferguson and financed by The Honourable The Irish Society was completed in 1890. After a disastrous fire in 1908 and more funding from the Honourable The Irish Society it was rebuilt to the design of Mathew Alexander Robinson in 1912.
During The Troubles the Guildhall was the focus of multiple terror attacks. The building was badly damaged by two bombs in 1972, but was restored at a cost of £1.7 million and reopened in 1977.
The square in front of the Guildhall regularly plays host to important events and was the site of U.S. President Bill Clinton's address when he visited the city in November 1995.
Restoration of the stained glass windows was overseen by Stephen Calderwood, who had last worked on them with his father Jack when they were damaged in the bombings of 1972. Internal work, costing in the region of £5 million, involved the full internal reorganisation and restoration of the Guildhall as a key tourist attraction and arrival point for the City as part of the Walled City Signature Project.

The Harbour Museum was officially opened as a museum in 1995.
The building, located directly beside the Guildhall and facing onto the River Foyle, is the former office of the Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners.
Dating from 1882, the building has been largely preserved with its original fittings and furnishings including chandeliers and a bespoke Killybegs carpet. The museum is heavily themed around the maritime heritage of the building and organised largely around traditional glass cased displays, in keeping with the character of this environment.

I hope you enjoy the images.
Mark

Here's an assortment of photos from beautiful Derry taken just before we departed south. Sone history of the images:

Austins was a department store in the Diamond area of Derry in Northern Ireland. The store was established in 1830 and, until 2016, remained standing as the world's oldest independent department store. The building measures 25,000 square feet (2,300 m2) and is five stories high, with an Edwardian-style baroque exterior built in 1906 by MA Robinson after the original building was destroyed by fire.

Guildhall
The building, which was designed by John Guy Ferguson and financed by The Honourable The Irish Society was completed in 1890. After a disastrous fire in 1908 and more funding from the Honourable The Irish Society it was rebuilt to the design of Mathew Alexander Robinson in 1912.
During The Troubles the Guildhall was the focus of multiple terror attacks. The building was badly damaged by two bombs in 1972, but was restored at a cost of £1.7 million and reopened in 1977.
The square in front of the Guildhall regularly plays host to important events and was the site of U.S. President Bill Clinton's address when he visited the city in November 1995.
Restoration of the stained glass windows was overseen by Stephen Calderwood, who had last worked on them with his father Jack when they were damaged in the bombings of 1972. Internal work, costing in the region of £5 million, involved the full internal reorganisation and restoration of the Guildhall as a key tourist attraction and arrival point for the City as part of the Walled City Signature Project.

The Harbour Museum was officially opened as a museum in 1995.
The building, located directly beside the Guildhall and facing onto the River Foyle, is the former office of the Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners.
Dating from 1882, the building has been largely preserved with its original fittings and furnishings including chandeliers and a bespoke Killybegs carpet. The museum is heavily themed around the maritime heritage of the building and organised largely around traditional glass cased displays, in keeping with the character of this environment.

I hope you enjoy the images.
Mark