Orkney Image Library

Looks like school place and The Rockie Shop!

I'm sure this shop is what came to be known as the "Rocky" shop - i.e. the 'tuck' shop for pupils of the original KGS be they primary or secondary pupils.
The shop is at the foot of School Place and the top of the Strynd but is, of course, no longer a shop.
I think anyway !!

It looks like the Rocky Shop at the top of the Strynd, now a house I think.

This is what was known as the ROCKY Shop at the top of the Strynd,which served pupils at the School Place Kirkwall Grammar School in my day Jim.
Owner then was a lady known as Louie Foubister.The date I refer to is 1939 until ????

This looks like "The Rocky Shop" at the top of the Strynd where many a sweet was bought by school children.

I may be wrong but it looks to me like the shop at the top of The Strynd in Kirkwall which later became "Loui" Foubister's "tuck shop" where countless numbers of school children bought their playtime pieces. I remember buying licquorice and pitch sticks there. Loui was always smiling and good for a blether with the kids. Happy memories.

It's the Rocky Shop at the top of the Strynd. The building on the right was a cabinet makers

is it Louis sweet shop at the top of the Strynd

W. Drever's shop was situated at the foot of School Place. The building still exists. I believe it was also known, perhaps later, as the "Rocky Shop" by pupils at the nearby school, now the Council offices.

I believe this to be the old shop at the bottom of School Place and at the top of the Strynd. A great peedie shop where all the kids from Kirkwall Grammar School used to get their sweeties.

That is the Rockie shop at the top of the Strynd. The shop door has now become a window but the house is otherwise much the same.

Yip that's one of the easier ones!

I remember going to Louie's (and later when it became Ina's) with my little "D" (2 oz I think) or "E" (1/4 lb) coupon from my ration book and a threepenny bit. (Rhubarb rock was one of my favourites!!) Not sure when rationing finally ended but the "Rocky Shop" was still a favourite place in the early 1950s when I left Orkney.

The cabinet maker was Ian Tulloch

The cabinet maker was Tommy Tulloch he was my uncle

Many thanks to all.

Hi cousin Jim and other contributors but I think I have contributed on this shop in another photo within the Image Library - one taken by Jimmie Sinclair circa 1948.
At the end of the 19th century a Mrs Smith had this shop. I think she was the first to have it as a shop. She sold hand-made rock in it hence the name "Rocky Shop." From 1903 - 23 it was owned/run by Mr & Mrs Drever who may well have continued the tradition of rock. Maybe not. But the name stuck all the same. Louie Foubister took it on in the 1920's and ran it until she retired. Then a Mrs Robertson ran it. I'm not sure if any one had it as a sweetie shop after that. With the old KGS finally closing in 1975 and all pupils now at Papdale there would not have been much custom to keep a shop going. Maybe someone from among the last pupils in 1975 can enlighten us further.

When I went to school in the 1950s this shop was run by Ina McGillivary . The shop was then run by Allan Donaldson until it closed . The building was made into a house now owned by Jimmy Allan from Stronsay.

My grandmother was born there I can remember her telling me about the old rocky shop she used to make the rock then twist it there was 13 of them born in that little cottage and my sisters middle name is Drever I don't know where she met my grandfather but she ended up in berwick upon tweed with her brother their name was Aitken