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2002

Houton Tommy writes: 'I�m a man from Denmark who was travelling on foot/bike throughout Scotland, from Bar...
Westray, Pierowall Tommy writes: 'I�m a man from Denmark who was travelling on foot/bike throughout Scotland, from Bar...
Hangman's ladder Among the artefacts stored in the upper reaches of the cathedral you will find the Hangman's Ladder,...
West window of the Cathedral Sun streaming through the 'new' stained glass window of the cathedral.
Cathedral stained glass windows Pictured are two windows which are not in place for some reason. Were they spare, or have they been ...
Behind the clock face The clock face of the cathedral, viewed from within the spire.
Cathedral bell One of the bells in the spire. The clapper seems to be disabled in favour of the striking devices on...
Cathedral bell 2 I like how in this picture you can see the word 'Kirkwall' chalked on the clapper. Probably quite ad...
Bellringer's chair From this chair a dextrous bellringer can ring three (or four?) bells at once. I understand this is ...
Cathedral bells 3 In this picture you can judge how high up in the cathedral the bells are, from the nearby spire wind...
Looking west from the top of the cathedral Looking west we can see the bowling alley under construction to the left of the blue Hydro store, ne...
Approach to Happy Valley Picture taken in July 2002. If anyone has pictures of Happy Valley in its heyday, or even pictures o...

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