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After a disastrous fire in 1908, in which only the tower and rear block survived, and more funding from The Honourable The Irish Society, the Guildhall was rebuilt to the design of Mathew Alexander Robinson in 1912. The current organ, which was designed by
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of Londonderry for much of the 20th century, continued to be the local seat of government after the formation of Londonderry City Council in 1972; the council was renamed
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Following further local government reorganisation, the building became the meeting place of the enlarged Derry and Strabane City Council in 2014; the council was renamed
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The current building was preceded by an earlier town hall called the Market House which was built in the 17th century and destroyed in the
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An extensive restoration programme, undertaken by H & J Martin (the contracting firm which built
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The square in front of the Guildhall regularly plays host to important events and was the site of
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in 1689. The current building, which was designed by John Guy Ferguson and financed by
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The Cambridge companion to twentieth-century Irish drama
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The Guildhall, which had been the meeting place of the
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54°59′53″N 7°19′12″W / 54.998°N 7.320°W / 54.998; -7.320
Beaux-Arts
Listed Building
Guildhall, Derry is located in Derry
Derry
Northern Ireland
guildhall
Derry City and Strabane District Council
listed building


Siege of Derry
The Honourable The Irish Society
Elizabeth Tower
Sir Walter Parratt
The Troubles
Field Day Theatre Company
Brian Friel
county borough
Derry City Council
U.S. President
Bill Clinton
Saville Inquiry
Bloody Sunday
Belfast City Hall
Royal Institute of British Architects
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Tower Museum
"Guildhall, Shipquay Place, Derry, County Londonderry (HB 01/19/038)"

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