1956... Drum majorettes who headed the Long Tower Carnival parade through Derry. From left are K Doherty, T McGinty, D Doherty, R Campbell, D McLaughlin, F Duffy, P Gillespie, S Sheerin, R Campbell, A Barrett, B Murphy, M Gallagher and M Ferris.1956... Drum majorettes who headed the Long Tower Carnival parade through Derry. From left are K Doherty, T McGinty, D Doherty, R Campbell, D McLaughlin, F Duffy, P Gillespie, S Sheerin, R Campbell, A Barrett, B Murphy, M Gallagher and M Ferris.
1956... Drum majorettes who headed the Long Tower Carnival parade through Derry. From left are K Doherty, T McGinty, D Doherty, R Campbell, D McLaughlin, F Duffy, P Gillespie, S Sheerin, R Campbell, A Barrett, B Murphy, M Gallagher and M Ferris.

RETRO PHOTOS SPECIAL! Derry in the 50s

We go back in time to the 1950s for a snapshot of life in the town we love so well. The images are all from the remarkable archives of the Derry Journal.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Mar 2022, 14:52 BST
1951... Eddie McAteer MP addresses a crowd at Little Diamond following disturbances in the city centre during a St Patrick's Day parade.

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1951... Eddie McAteer MP addresses a crowd at Little Diamond following disturbances in the city centre during a St Patrick's Day parade.

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1952... The fairies in the pantomime 'Sinbad the Sailor' which ran at St Patrick's Hall, Spencer Road, receive a final word of advice from their director, Mrs F Fitzpatrick, before taking to the stage. The fairies are, front, from left, Deirdre Friel, Dolores McGilloway, Ursula Fitzpatrick, Irene Cauley and Kathleen Cauley. At back are Josephine Crilly, Roisin Jordan, Josephine Fitzpatrick, Pauline Given and Kathleen Hone.

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1952... The fairies in the pantomime 'Sinbad the Sailor' which ran at St Patrick's Hall, Spencer Road, receive a final word of advice from their director, Mrs F Fitzpatrick, before taking to the stage. The fairies are, front, from left, Deirdre Friel, Dolores McGilloway, Ursula Fitzpatrick, Irene Cauley and Kathleen Cauley. At back are Josephine Crilly, Roisin Jordan, Josephine Fitzpatrick, Pauline Given and Kathleen Hone.

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1953... Derry City Education Authority's new school patrol scheme comes into operation at Spencer Road. Here, patrolman L Bell ensures a traffic-free crossing for local schoolchildren at the busy junction with Malvern Terrace.

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1953... Derry City Education Authority's new school patrol scheme comes into operation at Spencer Road. Here, patrolman L Bell ensures a traffic-free crossing for local schoolchildren at the busy junction with Malvern Terrace.

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1954... Girls in the senior infants' class at the newly opened St Patrick's School at Pennyburn.

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1954... Girls in the senior infants' class at the newly opened St Patrick's School at Pennyburn.

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