Marks of Time
Historic Buildings as  illustrations of the past.
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city of culture

The pinnacle of recent development has been the erection of the Peace   Bridge and the new  landscaping of  the adjacent  Ebrington Barracks. This is a radical and confident design set  within a strong  historic context which uses its backdrop to show the new  insertions to full  advantage. The announcement of the UK City of Culture 2013  allowed all of  this recent effort to be displayed to a wider audience. It  was a good time to do  this as the city was looking better and acting more  confidently than it has in  many years.

Whatever the legacy,  however, the  place will remain. The remnants of the current efforts to  improve it will, in  time, become a reflection of the early twenty-first century.  The marks of today  will contribute to the heritage of tomorrow and, if chosen  well, will make a  positive contribution to the character of the place. The  Jazz festival shows  how such character can be exploited to provide a fine backdrop  for an important  civic and income generating event.

Erected in March  2013 in a wooded glade near  the ancient St Brecan’s Church  in the Waterside, a statue of St Columba was designed to be  part  of a pilgrimage and tourist trail connecting sites of Christian heritage within the city.  However, it can also be  understood as a  representation of the exciting potential  and  long  history of the city being handed on to a new generation to make  its mark. It is  over to the current generation to make the most of what it has been given.  


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