An effigy of Colonel Robert Lundy was burnt in Bishop Street on Saturday afternoon as part of the festivities.
The ‘Shutting of the Gates’ commemorations celebrate the actions of the 13 apprentices who slammed the gates of Derry in the face of King James II of England's men in December 1688.
25. An effigy of Lundy was burned at the Apprentice Boys of Derry’s Shutting of the Gates parade held in the city on Saturday last. Photo: George Sweeney.
An effigy of Lundy was burned at the Apprentice Boys of Derry’s Shutting of the Gates parade held in the city on Saturday last. Photo: George Sweeney. Photo: George Sweeney
26. Members of the Apprentice Boys of Derry at the Shutting of the Gates parade held in the city on Saturday last. Photo: George Sweeney
Members of the Apprentice Boys of Derry at the Shutting of the Gates parade held in the city on Saturday last. Photo: George Sweeney Photo: George Sweeney
27. Members of the General Committee Colour Party Associated ABOD pictured at the Siege Heroes Mound, in the grounds of St. Columb’s Cathedral during the Shutting of the Gates parade held in the city on Saturday last. Photo: George Sweeney.
Members of the General Committee Colour Party Associated ABOD pictured at the Siege Heroes Mound, in the grounds of St. Columb’s Cathedral during the Shutting of the Gates parade held in the city on Saturday last. Photo: George Sweeney. Photo: George Sweeney
28. A member of the ABOD Clifton Branch at the Apprentice Boys of Derry’s Shutting of the Gates parade held in the city on Saturday last. Photo: George Sweeney.
A member of the ABOD Clifton Branch at the Apprentice Boys of Derry’s Shutting of the Gates parade held in the city on Saturday last. Photo: George Sweeney. Photo: George Sweeney