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Kirkwall

Opening of New Kirkwall Bowling Green 'New' bowling green opening next to Earl's Palace, July 1909
Drying fish at the Peedie Sea Date estimated. No shortage of flat fish in those days.
Business on Ayre Road Smaller signs say W & J Leslie, Engineers and D Meil and Son, Fish Merchants. Date estimated.
The Pylons Remember the pylons at Netherbutton? I can, but I can't remember the year when the black and white 4...
Balfour Hospital opening Kevin Wooldrage asks: 'Is this the opening of the Balfour Hospital?' It certainly looks like it,...
Drumming in the Market, 1949 Today sees the Drumming in of the Market for this year, and fittingly we have two pictures from the ...
From Cathedral towards Weyland Taken from the top of the cathedral in 1947. The old library is prominent in the foreground.
From Cathedral towards Papdale Taken from the top of the cathedral in 1947. Can anuone tell me what or where the big buildings a...
Wheelwrights on the Clay Loan Peter writes: '....the location is the foot of the Clay Loan approximately at the point where it me...
Dundas Crescent pre 1939 Peter writes: 'Another snap in a box....Notice that there are no buildings in the Crescent between ...
Tom Brass's Shop Peter writes: 'Interesting to see how narrow Union Street actually was before Brass's shop was demo...

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