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33 photographs of old Dove Gardens being demolished in the Bogside in July 2026

Twenty years ago the bulldozers moved in to demolish the old Dove Gardens flats to the relief of local politicians and community workers who had dubbed them a 'death trap'.

Sinn Féin Councillor Peter Anderson said: "These buildings can't come down quickly enough. My only hope now is that the builders are given the space they need to carry out their work and the children stop trying to use this site as play ground.

"This is a long term project and the quicker this building comes down, the better it will be for everybody."

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