Following the Commemorations for the 336th Anniversary of the Shutting of the Gates, on December 7, there was part of the day unfinished – the burning of the effigy of Lundy the Traitor.
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The Apprentice Boys of Derry gathered in Londonderry’s Bishop Street to burn the effigy of Colonel Robert Lundy who wished to surrender the City at the beginning of the Siege of 1688. The burning of the figure is an annual event which was delayed due to Storm Darragh at the weekend. Picture Martin McKeown Photo: Martin McKeown
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The Apprentice Boys of Derry gathered in Londonderry’s Bishops Street to burn the effigy of Colonel Robert Lundy who wished to surrender the City at the beginning of the Siege of 1688. The burning of the figure is an annual event which was delayed due to Storm Darragh at the weekend. Picture Martin McKeown. Photo: Martin McKeown
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Philip Gillen from the No Surrender Club is presented with the commemorative shoe by Governor William Walker before the burning of the effigy of Lundy. Photo: Martin McKeown
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The Apprentice Boys of Derry gathered in Londonderry’s Bishops Street to burn the effigy of Colonel Robert Lundy who wished to surrender the City at the beginning of the Siege of 1688. The burning of the figure is an annual event which was delayed due to Storm Darragh at the weekend. Picture Martin McKeown Photo: Martin McKeown