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Can anyone ID where in Derry this pic was taken ? I think that the Portakabin behind the Rover was a Sinn Fein "office"

(all these photo's taken 1974 - 1979)

Originally Posted by No_Duff

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Can anyone ID where in Derry this pic was taken ? I think that the Portakabin behind the Rover was a Sinn Fein "office"

Rossville Street?

Photo 3 , a LWB fitted with Claribel - what a waste of time money and effort that was!

I've got a fair few Phots from this period at home, but not really accessible from here There are plenty of old Regimental Journals and the like that will have pictures as well - i've a load from the early '80s, from Omagh 82-85, and probably a few from earlier.

Vehicles then - makroloned LR were about it, apart from a single Saracen - but that was a Gate Guardian. The CPVs were universally crap, and when driven by a CQMS who looked like a squaddie (as they all did) then pretty pointless too. CQMS B Coy, Barry Camille (God rest his Seychelle Soul) was very upset at being banned from driving CPVs, on the grounds that a 6'2" black man would not fit in with the local milieu.

Hated the makralon LRs, prefered the cut-downs we used in Belfast. Think that pic is Rossville, where the women are i think its was a chippy. went there for a week Londonderry i mean,not the chippy

Definately not Rossville, probably that area..Glenfada Park North, perhaps.

Originally Posted by Arters

Definately not Rossville, probably that area..Glenfada Park North, perhaps.

Just been on Google Street view to try and pinpoint it without any luck. Spookily if you press the forward arrow when in street view it is like doing topcover around the Bogside. Just waiting for the bricks to slam into my visor on the Lecky flyover!

@Barkers... there was an Ambulance Saracen in FWR in 1985.

Originally Posted by No_Duff

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Can anyone ID where in Derry this pic was taken ? I think that the Portakabin behind the Rover was a Sinn Fein "office"

(all these photo's taken 1974 - 1979)

Racecourse Rd - on the way up to Shantallow?

Originally Posted by exXIX

Just been on Google Street view to try and pinpoint it without any luck. Spookily if you press the forward arrow when in street view it is like doing topcover around the Bogside. Just waiting for the bricks to slam into my visor on the Lecky flyover!

@Barkers... there was an Ambulance Saracen in FWR in 1985.

In which case I got rid of the last SWD from Girdwood in '85 or possibly early '86. And that was deffo the last one!

Originally Posted by Bubbles_Barker

I had 10 'armoured' Granadas in my troop - ranging from very nice (GOC, CLF etc) to downright doggy (Troop Commander's runabout). A couple were the old type of Ford Consul style, but the up to the minute ones were 2.3L with smoke dischargers, microphones and all sorts of of other stuff. Lisburn to Central Belfast in 11 minutes I seem to remember!

I was the equipment manager for them in Andover.

We did some guarding at the GOCs house near Belfast, he had some nice armoured stuff. Though the way they acted when we didnt open the gate on time,would make you think they werent.