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No: 1446 Contributor: Orkney Archives and Karl Cooper Year: 1967 Areas: Dounby, Evie, Stromness parish
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A Dougie Cooper picture, from 1967. This is heading north into Dounby, and the scene will only have changed recently, with the building of a big wall (and care home) in the corner of the field on the left.
I remember there was a quarry on the other side of the field, and frisbeeing old 78s across it when we were clearing out my grannies house. The old gramophone went in too, and it still worked! It wasn't my idea, I was only about nine... Things were different in those days, and old stuff was generally 'no fit fur the mart'. [writes Steven]
Picture added on 12 April 2006
I am having a house built in Dounby, and I am pleased how little it has changed from the time of this picture to present day.
Added by Merle on 27 May 2007
i used to stay in the little pink house to the left of this picture and would you believe it it is still pink after all these years
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Added by Hilda Nicholl-nee Mcildowie on 12 August 2011
Evie
