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Shore Street and Queen's Hotel A Tom Kent picture, date unknown. The three buildings to the right of the picture are still famil...
Albert Street, Kirkwall, in the olden time A picture taken or copied by Tom Kent, date estimated, showing when the big tree was both big and pa...
The Solitary Watchman, Albert Street. A more contemporary picture taken at midnight on June 21, but the year has been scratched out so dat...
Albert Street again An excellent Tom Kent picture, date again estimated. This shows an area of Albert Street that is...
Stone of Setter A more recent picture of the stone, takne last year by Michael Butcher.
Bridge Street Craig writes: "Bridge Street (undated). Some of the shop signs I can make out: one is Corsies Tempe...
St Catherine's Place A Dougie Shearer picture sent in by Craig, of St Catherines Place before the road was widened at the...
St Catherine's Place A picture showing how narrow the junction of St Catherine's Place and Shore Street was before the ro...
Kirkwall Primary School- P4E, 1977 Marion writes: 'It is of a class at Kirkwall Primary School in May 1977. Can anyone put names to t...
Kirkwall Auction Mart Craig sends in this picture of the old mart, which stood between Junction Road and Great Western Roa...
Feb 2005, looking towards Copinsay from Deerness Part of a series charting changes in the view from month to month
Mar 2005, looking towards Copinsay from Deerness Part of a series charting changes in the view from month to month.

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