The First Derry National School, Londonderry
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The First Derry National School, Londonderry
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 6 Aug 2005
This is the former First Derry National School now derelict. Since the early 1970s it has had the military as its neighbours. The white splodges on the watch tower are direct hits by paint bombs catapulted from the Bogside below.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.994099
Longitude
-7.322683