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Ayre 1953 Ayre Road after the 1953 gale, with water pipes torn up.
Big tree Date estimated.
Flooding in Holm Date an estimate but not too far out as I only lived in the village 1982-87. The corner at The Inn w...
Stromness Old post card of Stromness. The big white building must be the Stromness hotel which opened in 1901....
Free car park Is this going to be the only free car park in Junction Rd?
Roadworks in Junction Road progress The work in Junction Road is progressing with slight traffic chaos.
Bridge Street, Kirkwall in 1961 This old slide, which was taken by the late Billy Thomson, formerly of Westray, shows the shops whic...
Junction Road roadworks & superstation The ongoing roadworks in Junction Road have moved further southwards. Also in this picture is the S...
Celebration Chinese New year Junction Rd outside restaurant [date guessed]
St Mary's Village, Holm, Orkney A postcard to my grandmother, Maggie Garriock, when she was living in Rosyth. Postmarked 15 May 195...
Lady Sanday Postcard postmarked 24 Sep 1956 to Mrs Rosa Tait of Myrtle Cottage, St Mary's Holm. Text reads: "D...
Old road surface This is a cross section through Junction Rd. You can see the road was built with stones on their edg...

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