Iannarelli’s ice-cream being sold down the quay on regatta day 1929.

placeholder image — Iannarelli’s ice-cream being sold down the quay on regatta day 1929.

Derry in the rare oul times: Amazing colourised photographs from the early 1900s

By Kevin Mullan

Published 16th Jul 2021, 17:18 BST

Strathfoyle native Alex Duffy has been restoring old photos for the past decade and earlier this year launched the ‘Reminiscence - Photo Restoration Co.’ Facebook page. Here are a selection of amazing colourised photographs of Derry in the early 1900s.

A photograph of Shipquay Gate believed to have been taken around 1900.

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A photograph of Shipquay Gate believed to have been taken around 1900.

Bishop’s Gate and The Arch Bar around 1912.

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Bishop’s Gate and The Arch Bar around 1912.

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