Austins
Austins was a department store in the Diamond area of Derry in Northern Ireland. Prior to its closure in 2016, it claimed to be the oldest department store in the world, although the original store, established in 1830, was modest in size.- Type: Department store
- Description: former department store in Derry
- Address: 2-6 The Diamond, Derry, BT48 6HR
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Richmond Centre and St Columb’s Cathedral.
Richmond Centre
Shopping center
The Richmond Centre is a large shopping centre in Derry, Northern Ireland of 120,000 sq ft. The centre hosts over 40 retail units, including some major high street names.
St Columb’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Columb's Cathedral in the walled city of Derry, Northern Ireland, is the cathedral church and episcopal see of the Church of Ireland's Diocese of Derry and Raphoe. St Columb’s Cathedral is situated 530 feet southwest of Austins.
The Playhouse, Derry
Theater building
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Playhouse, Derry is a theater building, which is situated 330 feet southeast of Austins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Derry and Brandywell.
Derry
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Derry or Londonderry is the second city of Northern Ireland, with a population of 85,000 in 2021. It's on the estuary of the River Foyle and historically within County Londonderry, which has been abolished as a unit of governance so the city is now part of Derry and Strabane District.
Altnagelvin
Suburb
Photo: Kay Atherton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Altnagelvin is a townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is also the name of an electoral ward in Derry and Strabane district. Formerly a small village, it has been absorbed into the Waterside neighbourhood of Derry.
Austins
- Categories: retail building, building, and shop
- Location: Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.99518° or 54° 59′ 43″ northLongitude
-7.3218° or 7° 19′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C6JXMWH+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 215463985OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
shop=department_storeWikidata ID
Q4823355
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