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Title

Shipquay Street, Derry/Londonderry, 2021

Object Name

PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT

Maker

Bill Rolston (Primary maker)

Description

This mural remembers the impact of the shirt manufacturing industry in Derry/Londonderry. In the 1920s there were 44 shirt factories in the city, employing 8000 people, most of whom were women.

Catalogue Number

BELUM.W2024.2.42

Copyright

National Museums Northern Ireland