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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST R St Columb’s Cathedral The city walls rise to a height of
London St. Tel 028 7126 7313. 8 m (26 ft) and in places are 9 m
Practical Information Open Mon–Sat. 8 on request. 7 (30 ft) wide. Completed in 1618
Road map C1. Co Londonderry. ∑ stcolumbscathedral.org to defend the new merchant
* 107,000. n 44 Foyle St (028 Built between 1628 and 1633, city from Gaelic chieftains in
7137 7577). _ Hallowe’en in “Planters’ Gothic” style, St Donegal, the walls have never
Festival (Oct). ( Sat. Columb’s was the first cathedral been breached, not even during
Transport to be found ed in the British the siege of 1689, when 7,000
~ 11 km (7 miles) E. Isles after the Reformation.The out of a popu lation of 20,000
£ Waterside, Duke St (028 7134 interior was extensively restored perished from disease or star-
2228). @ Foyle St (028 7126 2261). in the 19th century. A small vation. Restoration work means
museum in the Chapter House that it is possible to walk right
has relics from the siege of around the walls. Just outside
1689 (see pp42–3), including the old fortifica tions, beyond
the17th-century locks and keys Butcher’s Gate, is the Bogside,
of the city. In the vestibule is a a Catholic area with famous
hollow mortar cannonball that murals that depict recent events
was fired into the city by James in Northern Ireland’s history.
II’s army. It carried terms for
capitulation, but the reply of the P The Guildhall
Protestants within the walls Guildhall St. Tel 028 7136 5151.
was a defiant “No surrender”. Open 10am–5:30pm daily. 7
Standing between the walled
E Tower Museum
city and the River Foyle, this
S H I P Q U A Y S T R E E T Open Nov–Mar: 10am–5pm Tue–Sat; con structed in 1890, but a
Neo-Gothic building was
Union Hall Place. Tel 028 7137 2411.
Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm Mon–Sat, noon–
fire in 1908 and a bomb in 1972
4pm Sun. & 7 8
both necessitated substantial
Housed in O’Doherty Tower
repairs. Stained-glass windows
(a replica of the original 16th-
To the rear is Derry Quay, from
century building on this site), recount the history of Derry.
. The Guildhall the museum traces the history where Irish emigrants sailed
This stained-glass of the city from its foundation to to America in the 18th and
window shows St the “Troubles” using multimedia 19th centuries.
LINENHALL STREET NEWMARKET STREET feature incidents about the 1588 Spanish Armada Environs
Columba. Others
displays. Upstairs, an exhibition
from the siege of
The Peace Bridge, which
includes artifacts from the
Derry, including
Trinidad Valencera, wrecked in
opened in 2011, provides
the Apprentice
M A R K E T S T R E E T city gates in 1688. nearby Kinnagoe Bay. foot and cycle access across
Boys shutting the
the River Foyle. The bridge links
the city walls of Derry and the
+ The City Walls of Derry
Ebrington Centre, which is
Access from Magazine Street.
F E R R Y Q U A Y S T R E E T
completely walled city in Ireland and culture centre and includes
Ferryquay Derry is the only remaining being developed into an arts
and its fortifications are among
a 14,000-capacity outdoor
A R T I L L E R Y S T R E E T To Craigavon Bridge
Gate
performance plaza and a cinema.
the best preserved in Europe.
and River Foyle
0 metres 100
0 yards 100
Key
Suggested route
The Derry Peace Bridge, linking Derry with Ebrington Centre
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp302–3 and pp323–5
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