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Shore Street lashed by the sea Shore Street in a storm. This scene is much changed now, with most of the houses demolished to make ...
Stormy on Ayre Road in the 60s An Andy Wylie picture showing a stormy day back in the 60s, to compare and contrast with the earlier...
Stormy on Ayre Road in the 60s A wider view of the previous picture, with the leading light tower clearly visible over at the Ayre ...
Storm aftermath at Kirkwall Pier This picture shows the sea and tide conditions at the pier on Wednesday 12th January, after the hurr...
Kirkwall Pier after the storm It was getting a bit choppy in the car park... This picture shows the sea and tide conditions at ...
The West Pier after the storm [The West Pier, before high tide. Unless I am mistaken, that is my old friend Nigel Reid on the left...
Approaching Storm Picture taken in Marion's back garden, mid afternoon as last week's storm was gathering.
The Orkney Bar, 1898 Paul writes: 'This photo was taken by Miss Sinclair, Kirkwall, in April 1898 and shows the Sheriff-...
Cathedral bell loft Wolfgang writes: 'Picture taken in the late 1980ies, when Willie the Bellringer had a little break ...
Frozen Peedie Sea A Tom kent photo from almost exactly 86 years ago showing the Peedie Sea frozen with a covering of s...
West Pier under snow An evocative Tom Kent picture showing how busy the pier was in days of yore. Having said that, the p...
Looking North from Cathedral Tower Tom writes: 'I am attaching this photo which I took from the Cathedral tower about 1960 in connecti...

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