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Street artists The people responsible for the beautiful street art in Great Western Road and Junction Road in Kirkw...
Weeding Weeding (in the pouring rain) at the new Travel Centre. I wonder if the Craigie Crescent pavements ...
BT yard under water This was the BT yard the day of the flood in 2005 [Do you mean the big flood in October 2006? - Stev...
Coastguard exercise at Scapa The date as a total guess. Taken from my Grandad's collection of pictures when he was in the Coastg...
View across the work shop The view from my bench looking across the workshop. In the picture at the front is the planer thickn...
Workshop view Another view from my bench this time in the picture we have the thicknesser (closest) then to the ri...
Unloading the Mail Mail being unloaded at St. Margaret's Hope before the big pier was built.
Carting herring Robert Miller, Hunton carting herring. The year is only a guess
Willie Kirkness I was given the picture and some notes below, if they are incorrect I am sure someone will let me kn...
Gut factory Stronsay The year is only a guess.Men who worked at the gut factory during the herring season Back row L to...
Our postie Our postie Gordon delivers mail out as far as Weyland bay in all weather. Approx 6 miles every day.

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