15 December 2010 Last updated at 09:05

Fifty years of Creggan estate

A view of Derry in the 1950s taken from the top of Eastway. This image is one of many in a new pictorial history of Creggan celebrating over 50 years of life on the estate. Pic courtesy Guildhall Press

Balloon-bursting fun at the Creggan Highland Games in the late 1950s. Pic courtesy Guildhall Press

The Undertones pose for the camera in Creggan Street just before its redevelopment in 1977. Pic courtesy Guildhall Press

Frank and Kitty Capstick, proud winners of Creggan's Best-Kept Garden 1959, in front of their home in Eastway. Pic courtesy Guildhall Press.

Creggan's elder statesmen enjoy an afternoon in the park in the 1950s. Pic courtesy Guildhall Press

Irene, Neil and Hilda McCafferty pose for the camera in Arranmore Avenue in Creggan, 1955. Pic courtesy Guildhall Press

Hugh Curran and friends enjoy a day at the races at Eastway, Creggan, 1950s. Pic courtesy Guildhall Press

Pupils from St John's PS in Creggan are introduced to the wonders of modern technology in the 1980s. Pic courtesy Guildhall Press.

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Fifty years of Creggan estate

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