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Burray Village Lynne writes: "Burray Village in the distance,taken from the dunes at barrier 4 on a magnificent da...
Loading pigs onto a boat at Kirkwall Pier A Dougie Cooper picture from 1964. Are pigs still kept in Orkney?
Kirkwall Marina physical modelling This shows the scale model of the Kirkwall harbour used by the Danish consultants DHI when physicall...
Near final design of pier extension See picture #1653 for overview. This is the near final design of the pier extension being modelled, ...
Wave overtopping breakwater in marina model The physical modelling of the marina (see picture #1653 for overview) for the pier extension demonst...
Kirkwall Regatta of 1898 A Tom Kent picture. The boats seem fairly serious, being four handed. Would these boats have a day j...
Sailing dinghies setting off from Corn Slip A Tom Kent picture, date estimated. The boats with numbers are K11 (on the left) and K74 (on the rig...
A collection of old sea dogs. A Tom Kent picture date unknown. Any idea who these chaps are.
Stromness waterfront Wolfgang writes from rainy Hamburg: "Waterfront of Stromness seen from 'The Cannon' - with mv Pole ...
Destroyer Itchen on the rocks at Head of Work Date estimated- anyone know when this happened?
HMS Victorious and HMS Magnificent A Tom Kent picture, of the British Channel Fleet in Kirkwall Bay.
Launch of the smack 'Hemarin' 12/3/1885 A Tom Kent picture. What do you think of this for an old picture! The Hemarin is being launched f...

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