A History in 100 Objects of Derry - Derry City Council

6. Promise ChaliceThis silver gilt chalice was brought to the City in 1613 byMathias Springham, an agent for the Irish Society. It isinscribed in Latin “To the Church of God in the City of Derry,the gift of the Londoners”.It is not only an iconic object but one of the oldest objects inthe City, dating from the Plantation.Proposed byIan Bartlett7. The four locks and keys of the City Gates from the 17th centuryThese were used to lock the four entrances to the City inthe 17th century, including the Shutting of the Gates by theApprentice Boys in December 1688.As a walled city the gates and locks are synonymous with thehistory of the city.Proposed byIan Bartlett8. Rolls Royce Merlin engine Mk XII from Spitfire P8074This virtually intact engine was recoveredduring the excavation of Spitfire P8074 fromthe Inishowen Peninsula in June 2011.The aircraft was based at RAF Eglinton andwas flown by a young American Pilot OfficerRoland ‘Bud’ Wolfe.IThe engine tells the story of the city’s roleduring WW2, Ireland’s neutrality, Americanpilots, a Canadian businessman, the SpitfireWings Appeal, an American family’s journeyto retrace their father’s footsteps and howorganisations came together to permit thefirst excavation of a Spitfire to take place inIreland.Proposed byJonny McNee6