Irene Garrioch
My husband's ancestors came from Orkney so I am interesed in old photographs of places they lived in, i.e. Finstown, St Andrews
Finstown Bachelors' Ball Paul writes:
'I don't know what the Finstown Bachelors Ball 1924 was, but it was evidently not rest...
Windmill at Comely, Toab A Tom Kent picture, date unknown.
The caption says 'Waiting for Wind, Orkney'. Just thought I'd ...
Old Firth School A closer view of the old school, which is still there, but not a school. A Tome Kent picture, date u...
Clay Loan Looks like it was taken from in front of Brass' shop at the entrance to Main Street. No idea what th...
The Big Tree The Big Tree, when it was bigger and more like a tree.
What were the shops then?
Peace celebrations, Broad Street A Tom Kent picture, taken on 19th July 1919, showing the peace celebrations after the end of the Fir...
Maitland Place, near Finstown A Tom Kent picture, date unknown.
Maitland Place stands apart, a surprisingly dense community ar...
Water pump at the top of the Clay Loan A Tom Kent picture, date unknown, continuing the current topical water theme. This pump is long gone...
Geordie Garrioch, Blacksmith, Finstown Date is an estimate
Finstown from the north west A Tom Kent picture, date unknown. Things to note: the old Firth school in an earlier picture is the ...
Albert Street, Kirkwall A hand-coloured picture of Albert Street c. 1905.
