United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, County Londonderry, Derry-Londonderry
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Free Derry ended at 4am on 30th July 1972 when thousands of British troops in tanks and armoured cars invaded the Bogside and Creggan 'no-go' areas. During Operation Motorman, they tore down the barricades with bulldozers. The Artists chose the image of a soldier battering down a door to express the sheer ferocity of the onslaught. With its contrasting light and shadow, the mural becomes a powerful statement against war.
Our work commemorates the real price paid by a naïve and innocent people for simple democratic rights.
(Civil Rights • Disasters • Patriots & Patriotism • Politics) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Free Derry ended at 4am on 30th July 1972 when thousands of British troops in tanks and armoured cars invaded the Bogside and Creggan 'no-go' areas. During Operation Motorman, they tore down the barricades with bulldozers. The Artists chose the image of a soldier battering down a door to express the sheer ferocity of the onslaught. With its contrasting light and shadow, the mural becomes a powerful statement against war.
Our work commemorates the real price paid by a naïve and innocent people for simple democratic rights.
(Civil Rights • Disasters • Patriots & Patriotism • Politics) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.