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Loch Maddy Date estimated.
Allan writes: 'HI, I WONDER IF THIS OLD PICTURE IS THE SAME LOCH MADDY THAT IS SU...
Throng at Corn Slip 1962 Alan sends in this picture taken by his father in law, Andy Wylie, of a large gathering on the Corn ...
Trawler 'Flowing Tide' Craig writes:
'Please find attached photograph of the Westray Trawler Flowing Tide K200 which is ti...
A North Boat- which? Here we find one of the the steamers of the North of Scotland Orkney and Shetland Steam Navigation C...
Boat aground off Eday Marion writes:
'[The photo was] taken just below Maltbarn in the south end of Eday on 14th July 197...
Enterprise in Stromness Tom writes:
I'm attaching one now that I took in Stromness a few years ago, not sure just when, of ...
Hamnavoe in Switha Sound This deceptively placid picture shows the Hamnavoe sailing up between Flotta and Longhope with Swith...
Inverlaine (Inverlane?) Andrew writes:
'There seems to be disagreement on the Internet about the spelling! This shot is fr...
Kirkwall Harbour Ian writes:
'September 2005. Just before a massive rain shower.'
Kirkwall Basin A calm bright day in Kirkwall Basin the other day, looking towards the West Pier and the cross berth...
Orcadia Judith writes:
'[This] shows the Orcadia tied up at ?Rousay on 27 August 1989, on an excursion fo...
Orcadia at Leith This was taken at the same time as my earlier Orcadia picture, and the boat is helpfully pointed out...
Royal Oak? Craig writes:
'Please see attached photographs which were taken by a relation of mine, but I unfort...
SS Orcadia on a trip day A Tom Kent picture, date unknown.
Clearly a popular trip, although it doesn't look much fun. Lazi...
St Ola II This will be the first Pentland Firth ferry that many of us will remember, and boy does she look sma...
St Ola II, August 1962 An Andy Wylie picture showing his car being unloaded at Stromness, on a pleasant sunny day in August...
St Ola II, June 1972 Alan sends in this picture of his own car (a Maxi) being loaded at Scrabster on his first visit to O...
Staatsrad Lehmkuhl The Norwegian sail training ship pictured at Kirkwall Pier on Saturday 30th April on bonny flat calm...
Stromness harbour 4/4 A Tom Kent picture, date unknown. Here we note that the billiard hall does not have a sign, and can ...
Whalers in Kirkwall Basin Craig has sent in this picture shown to him by his grandfather, Allan Taylor, depicting Nowegian wha...
Wreck at Inganess Takne in June showing the wreck of the [see picture #849 ]. Or have we now agreed that it is the bow...
Tug Salveda Allan writes: 'M/I Tug Salveda along side Rinnigal Pier 1952.'
I asked where Rinnigal Pier was: 'If...
Tug Salveda Allan writes: 'M/I Tug Salveda along side the end of scapa pier 1952 I believe
MFV1258, Hoy Head Willie writes:
'This is a poor photo of the MFV 1258 just after she came back from refit to become ...
Stromness Harbour Ian writes:
'Beautiful blue sky all day brings out the colours of the boats in Stromness harbour. N...
St Ninian (1) Paul writes:
'The first St Ninian between the wars, possibly at St Margaret's Hope. Built 1895 a...
Kirkwall lifeboats Willie writes:
'In this one "Gracie" meets "Mikie" when the Grace Patterson Ritchie was replaced by...
Big lifeboats The former Kirkwall lifeboat, Grace Paterson Ritchie (70-002) and the boat that often relieved her w...
Hoy from south west Picture taken heading to Stromness on 4th January. Note Old Man of Hoy dwarfed by St John's Head.
Old Man of Hoy Picture taken on 4th January.
We shouldn't forget what a size the Old Man of Hoy is- at 450ft it...
Scapa Pier in a gale A topical picture, given the southerly gales we are currently experiencing. Date estimated, on the b...
Graemsay ferry Making its way out from Stromness harbour. November 22nd 2005
Melsetter House Date unknown. Wolfgang writes: '... cut off of an historic pic out of a series which I have bought i...
Kirkwall Airport, 1969 A Viscount stands outside the then new terminal building. I believe that the Nissen hut at right ang...
Old Legion Club Here is another of Andy Wylie's pictures of the old Legion on Great Western Road, sent in by Alan Ha...
A busy day at Papay pier Vehicle transport to Papay (and Graemsay and North Ronaldsay) is still not so much RORO as ROLO (rol...
Kirkwall basin Date estimated, but it's probably the mid to late 70s as there is one grain silo on the pier, and th...
Albino Orcadia Craig sends in this scan of a picture of an old friend and writes:
'Here is the Orcadia with her n...
St Mary's village Holm Village in 1914. Largely unchanged today except for the demolition of the two storey building n...
Garden's shop lorry Paul writes:
'Two pictures of an Albion shop lorry of R Garden Ltd. I would guess the date to be e...
Orcadia at Eday pier Willie writes:
"This is the Orcadia at Eday Pier. Must be in the late 60s. The man with the sheep i...
Garrison Theatre. Hoy Just down the road from Lyness you find the magnificently incongrous frontage of a large theatre and...
The Irene A Dougie Cooper picture, from 1969. The Irene, beached at Grimness.
Hoy Head nowadays Craig writes:
'After the comments for picture #1157 showing the Hoy Head I emailed someone in Irvin...
Lyness Kirk Beryl writes:
'Church across the road from North Walls School. I do not remember it in use but may...
Boathouse in Finstown See picture #1539 and picture #1540 for more details.
As Alan says 'Perhaps if he turned it back ...
Towing 'plug' to Finstown Date estimated.
David Reid towing the plug mentioned in picture #1539 to Finstown.
See also pict...
Halmatic 1974-75 Alan writes:
'I am sure many will have noticed the upside down boathouse at Finstown. It is a holid...
Sailing ship TG326 Lindsay writes:
'Sailing ship leaving Kirkwall. Sunday 4th June at 1030 am'
Sunk boat at West Pier A Dougie Coooper picture taken in December 1966. Roddie Hibbert is the gent on the pier, and in the ...
Matthew 'Matta' Monkman A Dougie Cooper picture from 1965 showing Matta, fondly remembered.
Not sure where this picture w...
Kirkwall Basin Mark Rendall in his dad's boat, prior to taking a group of us for a spin around the 'Europa'. This w...
Pole Star at pier Lighthouse Tender "Pole Star" at the Lighthouse pier Stromness, 1981
Lyness A Phoenix Photograph of Lyness and it says May 1977 on the back.
Looking up the Back Road Alan sends in this picture taken by his father in law, Andy Wylie.
We're looking up Junction Road...
Kirkwall Basin Scanned from a magazine from about 40 years ago. Taken from the Kirkwall Hotel, by the look of it. T...
No. 4 barrier long ago, 1 An early picture of number four barrier, showing a brave driver going across. No protection at the s...
Scapa Pier Picture taken on 6th October 2002. The pier has been modified since then.
Herston by Edgar M Gibson An oil painting By Edgar M Gibson. Estimate 20 to 30 years old . Much the same viewpoint as Craigs p...
Herston from the air Date estimated. All I know is that it was taken in the 1960s. I would still like to se earlier view...
Lifeboat in Kirkwall Basin This photo was taken sometime in the 1970's, and I'm sure it is of the " Grace Paterson Ritchie ". C...
Pole Star Crew 1967 WHEN THIS PIC WAS TAKEN IN 1967 (MAYBE 1968) THE POLE STAR HAD 32 CREW ...... CHANGED DAYS
Fishing boats adrift I think these were Dutch fishing boats. We thought they were going to end up on the road! It was qui...
SS Iona I think this is one of Craig's. Where is it?
St Ninian St Ninian at Wick ? embarking fish workers for Baltasound
South Wall Primary School South Walls School (round about 1964)
Back row left to right
Mervyn Gillespie (my brother), Joan P...
South Wall Primary School Back Row Left to Right
Jim Groat, Norman Norquoy, Ireen Flett, Ella Gunn, Ida Groat, John Spence, ...
North Walls J.S. L to R Back row
Morna Smith, Beb Thomson, Hughie Besant, Joan Peterson, Mabel Wylie, Annie Barnett,...
North Hoy Left to right is Johnny Cload then Jock Stout and my dad David Gillespie driving the lorry. This pho...
Kirkwall basin Picture taken on the way back from our journey round Orkney
[Have I got the contributor right her...
St Ola Old St Ola berthed at Stromness in 1987
The Pole Star The Pole Star servicing the buoys in Stromness Harbour
The old Longhope Lifeboat Longhope Lifeboat dropping by the Stormdrift after a shout for a missing diver who was recovered by ...
ST CLEMENTS AT STROMNESS St Clements in Stromness. The year is approx. It looks like a fairly fresh South Easterly was blowin...
Irene ashore This picture was taken the morning after the ship ran ashore.
Fri Stream Fri Stream being towed into Kirkwall by the Anglian Prince.
Ashore, near Stromness I don't know anything about this wreck which lay at the shore below the cemetery in Stromness, but a...
Orcadia at Eday Len Garson's picture of the Sandygeos prompted me to send in two very old photos taken near the Sand...
Stromness Pier A photograph of Stromness Pier taken by a passenger on the St Ola. Erland Brown, on the left, wearin...
Red Arrows over Stromness This is one of two photographs, showing the Red Arrows over Stromness, in Shopping Week 1998. I thin...
Wreck of the Navena Seeking shelter on the north side of Copinsay, from a winter gale, the Aberdeen trawler Navena, stru...
Hutch's Abode in Rackwick This snap was taken in David Hutch's garden in Rackwick. I usually get a clue of the date from the h...
K343 QUEEN Mystery. 1 of 2 This photo was found in the family Album of the Sinclair's from the QUOYS in holm. It is not yet kno...
ORCADES VIKING I DID NOT THINK WE WOULD EVER SEE HER AGAIN. ORCADES VIKING IN HOY SOUND SATURDAY 17TH FEB 2007.
Pegal Burn, Hoy Picture taken in July 2005 while Paul was on holiday in Hoy.
Thomas McCunn Thomas McCunn launching from the Longhope Lifeboat museum Brims. (Date is approx)
Seal Sunbathing on the spm mooring pipe flotta.
St. Ninian full astern The St. Ninian "backing out" of Kirkwall Pier. Not sure of the date. My Great Uncle Albert Jolly wal...
Hebridean Isles Photo shows the Hebridean Isles Entering Stromness Harbour, while deputising for the MV Hamnavoe, wh...
Pole Star Crew Old picture of Pole Star crew members about 1930 ?? My grandfather Attie Campbell is sitting on the...
Kirkwall harbour Old photo found in box. Appears to be Kirkwall harbour but year not known.
Gracie The Grace Patterson Ritchie,going out to meet up with the new lifeboat Mickie Salvesen.
Wreck of MV Bettina Dancia The illfated Bettina Dancia ashore on the SW corner Of Stroma, in the Pentland Firth, in January 199...
Scapa Pier Scapa Pier, Wednesday 12th January 0920
Jolly's lorries The date is a guess. Don't know the three men in the front of the photo but I hope someone can help....
Hamnavoe 18/3/07 This is the 1400 sailing of the Hamnavoe from Stromness 18/03/2007.
Sorry about the poor quality ph...
MV Pole Star MV Pole Star at ferry pier, Stromness
(Date is a guess, might be 2001)
Raising the fleet The floating dock again, but before the battleship was lifted. You can see the airlocks used by the ...
Centaur This is a pic my mother found in an old box of photos. The name on the ship is Centaur.It must have ...
Shadowfax The shadowfax was a hydrofoil taken up by the Orkney Steam to evaluate the possiblity of running a f...
Syllingar The old Scilly Isles boat 'Scillonian' which was renamed the 'Syllingar' and ran for a short period ...
The St Ola 3 The St Ola 3 in her maiden colours arriving in Stromness January 1975 and then on her last day in Ma...
Pole Star Early picture of the Pole Star, don't know date but would estimate early 1900's.
Fishing boat on the rocks Not sure of the date. Can anyone help as I've four photographs of this ship and I don't know anythin...
Kirkwall Harbour Date estimated. Postcard bought 1974, for sending to New Zealand.
St Clements With the mix up of the ships names on picture 2183 I have added the St Clements in Stromness to show...
Aqua Star ex St Ola (II) Aqua Star at Stornoway on 23/02/1978. Not a great photo, but perhaps of sentimental interest.
An...
Ashore 3 The lifeboat tries to pull him off to no avail.
Ashore 2 The owner waiting for the lifeboat to arrive.
Pole Star The Pole Star at her pier in Stromness dressed overall?
Enterprise Came across the pic. of the enterprise No 624 after she had been converted to sail. Here is how the ...
River Dee The River Dee after having her new wheelhouse fitted, one of Orkney's very successful fishing boats.
No4 Barrier A black and white postcard of No4 barrier. A lot of change here during the last 60 years. Perhaps so...
A busy Stromness pier Again date is ???
[I think the date will be nearer 1980 than 1960, because of the link span- Stev...
Early Sailing The Earl Siguard leaving for theNorth Isles about 0500hrs
the snap was taken from the St Clement ar...
Orcadia Orcadia, anchored on the south side of Fair Isle. This was on a summer excursion in 1977. We left K...
Helliar Holm Helliar Holm Lighthouse at 0600 this morning.
23/04/07.
Daroja The Daroja which is on charter to Streamline.
Kirkwall Regatta of 1898 A Tom Kent picture. The boats seem fairly serious, being four handed. Would these boats have a day j...
Stromness Lifeboat 1950's I think this is the Barnett class lifeboat, The Archibald and Alexander M Paterson which is mentione...
Hoy Hoy taken from Warbeth beach, Stromness.
The Holms The Holms taken from Brinkies Brae.
Kinloch and Kessock Looks much like picture #2907 but the above photo was taken 30 years ago when the oil had just start...
warship A Royal Navy ship in The String.
Block Ship, Hoy Sound. Is this blockship still there? I cannot remember seeing it, on my last visit to Orkney, in 2004.
Rivo 1 K391 The Westray trawler Rivo 1 hauling her net at the Fair Isle.
Yachts in the Basin A collection of yachts in the basin before we had the marina. This pic. would have been taken on com...
Multitank Ascania The multitank Ascania which caught fire in the pentland firth.The vessel was carrying 1750 metric to...
Cruise liner 'Century' The biggest cruise ship ever to tie up in Orkney, the 246m long 'Century' is pictured at Hatston Pie...
Hoy High Hoy High ligthouse on Graemsay.
Dauntless K20 Skipper Alec Costie's 72ft trawler leaving Westray pier.
Lyness from the air This will be the site of the Container Hub project if it goes ahead in the future.
I am using thi...
Saint Brendan The 'Saint Brendan' unloading one of the turbines for Burger Hill before the ramp was installed at t...
Launch of the Otter A Tom Kent picture.
Launch of "Otter" in Kirkwall Basin, 19th May 1926. Subsequently bought and ...
John Rae's tomb Tomb of Arctic explorer, John Rae... right up the back of the Cathedral.
I've always loved this, ...
Kytra Date only approx. The 'Kytra' under command of Captain Hamish Flett was a frequent visitor in both K...
The Foreshore at the Mont Boys digging for lugworm at the foreshore under Cromwell Road. You can see the St Magnus III on the ...
Otter Bank The Otter Bank in the Basin, Kirkwall Pier.
Kirkwall Pier- rough day The steel barrels in the photo would have contained deisel or petrol, bound for north isles The woo...
Hoy in the morning Fraser writes:
'This is one that i took from the Ola - when it was coming into Stromness. It had be...
Ready for the water This is a picture of the Stromness fishing boat Crest Just before her launch. She has been up for a...
North Isles Boats MV Sigurd's last trip. I think that the man on deck is John Hourie, an ex skipper of the Sigurd. ...
M.V. Iona The date is a guess. The MV Iona is shown at the Corn Slip prior to being beached on Shapinsay
North Isles Boats MV Earl Sigurd; MV Orcadia; MV Islander. Taken the day the Islander arrived.
Carness Wreck This old wreck used to lie on the beach at Carness - out past the old Herring Station. Does anyone ...
North Isles Boats The Earl Sigurd in The Basin,Kirkwall Pier, with the Shapinsay in front.
Kirkwall Harbour The Earl Sigurd in Kirkwall Harbour. In the background: Charlie Swanney's shed, and the North of S...
Holm Sound The only two blockships in Holm Sound before the war. the Numidian, built in Glasgow 1891. and the...
Vintage Tractor This old Fordson tractor was up at Hatston for sandblasting prior to restoration. I wonder if it w...
Fingal The Fingal at Kirkwall Pier. I think she was a lighthouse ship. I'm not sure about the name of th...
St SUNNIVA The ST SUNNIVA arrives in Stromness for the 1'st time.
VARAGEN Leaving Scapa after naming ceremony.
Threshing Day Follow up to picture #3662 and picture #3888. Taken same day as previous photo.
1989 The Sulisker at Kirkwall Pier. VERY high tide - the Islander's gangway is just about vertical.
m.v. Otter Bank - 1970 Following the merger between these two banks in 1969 the name on the sign above the fore-deck has be...
Souters Lass ,Burwick [Is this another binocular shot Alan? I detect the characteristic vignetting and off-axis chromatic ...
Albacora The Albacora at Kettletoft Pier, Sanday.
Valhalla The Valhalla at Kettletoft Pier, Sanday
Kirkwall Basin I found this unused postcard on the net. I think that is the Otter Bank leaving the basin. I wonder ...
No2 Barrier Post card of number 2 barrier long before the useless wave wall was constructed. Not much of the blo...
Binder in operation Bill Pottinger operating a binder on Cleat Farm, Westray, circa 1960. - photo by the late Dr Dave Po...
The right way up This is the right way round for picture #5076, courtesy of The Kirkwallian
The Irene What is left of the Irene, South Ronaldsay.
Old & New Changed days! Top picture is a postcard (valentine's).
Where the stamp should be stuck down is writ...
Vintage Things Old car and motor cycle. Location unknown. Date 11th August 1990
St Ninian St Ninian at Kirkwall Pier in 1956. Another scan from Ferranniacolor and Vito B.
Norwegian Boat A Norwegian Shark (?) Fisher in the Kirkwall Basin in 1956. Same details as Sigurd & Thorfinn.
Hatston houses Hells Half Acre at the bottom, Post Office houses in the middle and town council houses at the top o...
Amber Queen This was a boat brought to Longhope by Jock Smith she had been sunk in the Thurso river and was in a...
mfv 'Amber Queen' Further to picture #5753 this photo of the 'Amber Queen' was taken off 'Noup Head' Westray. She wa...
The Hoy Head Here's the Hoy Head undergoing that dramatic transformation in Kent Marina. Several Orkney lads were...
CREW The crew of the Guardian Angell on her maiden trip to Orkney.
Emergency Supplies This ship, (operated by the army), took emergency supplies into Kirkwall during the seamen's strike ...
Motor Tanker OLJAREN.
Motor tanker OLJAREN. Built Gothenburg 1946 finished 1947. Gt. 8,337. after the grounding she w...
Trawler Ben Namur ashore at Bay of Skaill 10-10-20 'Ashore' is a bit of an understatement. A Tom Kent picture
Christening of Long Hope lifeboat Date estimated. The Dukeof Kent arrives to christen the lifeboat
Cox and Danks' floating dock A Tom kent picture of the floating dock employed by Cox and Danks in their salvaging of the sunken G...
Donald Mackay, ferry man Sylvia writes:
'This is Donald Mackay, ferry man of ferry house long hope pier 1946'
Fredrich de Grosse under tow Craig writes:
'Please see attached photographs which were taken by a relation of mine, but I unfo...
Last day of the St Sunniva 1/4 Fraser writes:
'[Here are] a few pics from the "Hrossey open day" at Kirkwall Pier.
I remember the...
Lobster fishermen at Skibigeo, Birsay This is from the Tom Kent collection, and the date is only an estimate.
Long Hope regatta A good turnout for the 1938 regatta.
Long Hope regatta The 1953 regatta
Nance Mackay at Long Hope Date estimated.
Nance Mackay, ferry man's daughter at Long Hope
Old picture of Kirkwall Basin Craig writes:
'This picture of the basin is undated but is initaled J.V. (Valentine?) I like the de...
Orcadia laid up at Leith, 1996 I took this picture after the Orcadia had left the service of the OISC, before she went wherever she...
Otter Bank in The Basin, 1962 Alan sends in this picture taken by his father in law, Andy Wylie.
The picture was possibly taken...
S/S Keith Hall ashore at Birsay 27-11-21 From the Tom Kent collection. 
Salved German Cruisers in Lon Hope Bay Date estimated. The salved German cruisers 'Nurnberg' and 'Emden' in Long Hope Bay.
SS Borg ashore in Bisray Bay 5-7-31 A late Tom Kent picture
SS Earl Thorfinn and MV Orcadia Peter writes:
'This is a very similar picture to the one (picture #279) sent in by Craig Taylor.
...
SS Orcadia beached by the West Pier A Tom Kent picture, date unknown.
Boats beached for maintenance by the West Pier or on the shore ...
St Ola II arriving at Stromness, summer 1960 St Ola II arriving at Stromness, summer 1960
St Rognvald aground at Burgh Head Stronsay 24-4-00 From the Tom Kent collection. Anyone know whether the ship survived this? It looks fairly stricken.
St Rognvald aground ot Burgh Head Stronsay 24-4-00 The Rognvald appears to be lying on her opposite side from that shown in picture #718. Another remar...
St Rognvald on Thievesholm First of two pictures from Neal Johnston. Neal writes:
A couple of pictures of the North of Scotl...
St Rognvald on Thievesholm Second of Neal's pictures. He writes:
A couple of pictures of the North of Scotland Orkney & Shet...
St. Sunniva ashore near Graemeshall 5-12-14 From the Tom Kent collection
Statsraad Lehmkuhl and MV Islander' Peter writes:
'This shot shows the aforementioned MV Islander and the Statsraad Lehmkuhl in appr...
Stricken yacht, Deerness (2 of 2) The yacht that came to grief between the Brough of Deerness and Mull Head in the middle of August. I...
Winkle pickers at a barrier An Andy Wylie picture showing his family picking winkles (whelks) at a barrier. Note sensible footwe...
Abandoned (?) boats, North Ronaldsay Picture taken on 27th September.
Bisset Binder at Cleat, St Ola, 1954 Marion writes:
'1954 bisset binder at cleat no 1 & 2 - my father, Ernie Wishart, and Charlie Tait [...
St Clair/St Magnus/St Magnus II Paul writes:
'Further to the comments on picture #119, this shows the second St Clair, built 1937, ...
Long Hope pier, post office and hotel Date estimated.
Kirkwall Harbour Date estimated.
Hoy Head coming in to Lyness Allan writes: 'The former south isles ferry (Hoy Head) coming along side at Lyness, winter of 1975.'...
MV St Clement approaching Kirkwall Pier MV St Clement approaching Kirkwall Pier. Date estimated again.
Lifeboat John Ryburn after the naming ceremony A Tom Kent picture. The John Ryburn heads off home after being named. Note the holes in the side of ...
Stronsay Lifeboat Station The John Ryburn at home in its shed at Lower Whitehall, east of the current ferry pier.
Remains of Stronsay Lifeboat Station Down at Lower Whitehall all that seems to remain of the lifeboat station is the ramp, with the shed ...
Homemade boat at Scapa 1936, part II Tom's picture of him perilously afloat at Scapa in 1936 (picture 150) has caught the imagination of ...
Kirkwall lifeboat, Grace Paterson Ritchie KIrkwall's long serving lifeboat on her way to meet her replacement.
Any idea where she is now?
Yoles and skiffs at Kirkwall Regatta Willie writes:
'A scene from the yole and skiff race Kirkwall 2005.'
Ian Richards in 'Francis' Willie writes:
'Ian Richards in the yole Francis at Kirkwall 2005'
Gathering eggs at Copinsay A Tom Kent picture, date unknown. That doesn't look safe.
MV Orcadia and MV Islander Pictured on a trip over Dec 1989/Jan 1990.
MV Orcadia and MV Shapinsay Pictured on a trip over Dec 1989/Jan 1990.
British Channel Fleet in Kirkwall Bay, 1898 A Tom Kent picture. Bluejackets lined up on the pier. Interesting to note a radio aerial on the Harb...
MV Shapinsay in Shapinsay Taken on 7th July 2005, a bright but surprisingly cold day.
Hamnavoe in dry dock somewhere Craig sends in this picture of the Hamnavoe (but hands up if you still talk about going over on The ...
South Walls Primary School 1952 Back row left to right
Alan Isbister, James McKenzie, Iris Kirkpatrick, Evelyn Williamson, Freda Ki...
Cattle at the brig on the Ayre Road From Dougie Cooper's collection. Hatston and other huts in the background, Morris 1000 vans in abund...
Kirkwall pier from a kite An aerial photograph taken of Kirkwall Pier on Sunday morning, from a kite.
Stronsay Harbour at Sunset A postcard, date estimated.
St John's Church. Melsetter St John's Kirk, Melsetter
Walls Old Parish Church Walls Old Parish Church in Longhope
Sailing ships leaving Kirkwall Lindsay writes:
'Sailing ships leaving Kirkwall. Sunday 4th June at 1030 am.'
Unidentified musician with Co(nce)rtina Well, maybe it's a melodion, but the play on words was irresistable.
A Dougie Cooper picture from A...
Kikrwall Marina from a kite A fine day in Kirkwall, just enough wind to fly a kite.
Christian Raddoch, Norwegian sail training ship A Tom Kent picture, date estimated.
Correct me if I am wrong, but does this ship not still regula...
Destroyer Itchen on the rocks at Head of Work Date estimated- anyone know when this happened?
Launch of the smack 'Hemarin' 12/3/1885 A Tom Kent picture. What do you think of this for an old picture!
The Hemarin is being launched f...
HMS Victorious and HMS Magnificent A Tom Kent picture, of the British Channel Fleet in Kirkwall Bay.
Hamburg-American liner Cincinnati in Kirkwall Bay A Tom Kent picture, date estimated. At the time it was believed to have been the largest vessel ever...
British Training Squadron in Kirkwall Bay, 1899 A Tom Kent picture.
Tom Scott adds:
'The Tom Kent photo of HMS Victorious and HMS Magnificent p...
Former lifeboat, John Gellatly Hyndman Tom sends in this tantalisingly uncaptioned picture of what looks to be a retired Watson class lifeb...
Jack up barge at Falls of Warness This is working on the tidal energy installation going in as part of the EMEC project. This is locat...
Old Shetland boat, 'Pilot Us' Craig writes:
'The vintage Shetland fishing boat ‘Pilot Us’ pictured leaving Kirkwall a week o...
Wrecked boat, Herston, South Ronaldsay. Its been a while since I was last in Herston, the last time most of the wooden hull of this boat was...
Backaland Pier, Eday One of the Earls docking at Backaland pier Eday. July 2003.
MV Varagen MV Varagen at Houton, taken Sept 1989
Ferry time at Eday pier Ferry at Eday pier
Yachts in Carrick bay Three yachts in Carrick bay with Blett in foreground.
Former Orkney trawler ‘Girl Maureen’ This the is former Orkney trawler ‘Girl Maureen’which was sold out of Orkney in the late 1980's ...
MV Pentland Venture in Wick harbour With one of Hugh Simpson's cranes sitting on top of it, it would appear.
Tidal generator platform The Warness tidal generator platform moored at Kirkwall pier this weekend 17/11/06
Contender leaves Kirkwall for the last time UN SURE IF THIS IS THE CORRECT YEAR. ANYBODY WITH MORE INFO PLEASE ADD COMMENT.
Yorkshire Lady sinks alongside Kirkwall Pier PLANNING THE SALVAGE. I THINK THIS HAPPENED IN 2000
Yorkshire Lady sinks at Kirkwall Pier THE YORKSHIRE LADY WAS DAMAGED DURING BAD WEATHER ALONGSIDE KIRKWALL PIER. SHE SANK, WAS SALVAGED AN...
St Ola last day in Stromness I TOOK THIS PICTURE OF THE ST OLA BERTHING IN STROMNESS ON THE DAY SHE ENDED HER PENTLAND FIRTH SERV...
"Irene" at Grimness, South Ronaldsay Myself, by the funnel. Eoin Kemp, Greenhall, Deerness, on the lower deck.
Warness Tidal Turbine - It's big!!! This pic of the Warness tidal energy turbine shows the size compared to the workmen on board. The eb...
First Division Cruisers at Scapa Flow Tom Kent postcard of Royal Navy Cruisers in Scapa Flow
{Can the contributor identify themselves ...
Kirkwall pier from Kirkwall Hotel Date estimated. Could the contributor give more information and identify themselves please?
POLE STAR - STROMNESS HARBOUR This pic was taken in the mid sixties, unsure of the correct year. It is possible that the building ...
THE WAY IT WAS ....August 1974. Loading the "St Ola", at Stromness, for the trip across the Firth, took a little longer in those day...
Some boat in Stromness Could the sender identify themselves and the picture please?
Red Arrows over Stromness 2 Red Arrows over Stromness, Shopping Week 1998.
Killer Whales in Scapa Flow Pod of killer whales passed through the flow in August. There were around 6 or 7, several juveniles...
Ex Longhope Lifeboat (1933 1962) Thomas McCunn Thomas McCunn at Longhope pier 14th October 2006
Stromness Lifeboat crew 1956 Can anyone name them all?
Hold work crew caught not working hold of St. Clements in Stromness
Eynhallow coming into Rousay pier Can the contibutor identify themselves and the picture please?
Hebridean Isles leaving Stromness Harbour Hebridean Isles leaving Stromness Harbour while deputising for the MV Hamnavoe, February 2007
St Mary's from the Ness pier Would this be the local redundant herring fishing boats ??
Harvest time in St Ola. A picture taken on the 7th September at teatime
Dredging at Scapa Pier Dredging at Scapa Pier
The 'Celtic' of Chester A Tom Kent picture showing this ship wrecked at the Bay of Skaill on the 9th August 1907.
"Irene" at Grimness, South Ronaldsay March 17th. 1969, the Irene was driven ashore at Grimness.
It was to this stranding that the Longho...
Bettina Danica ashore on Stroma Another pic of the Bettina Danica ashore on Stroma. This almost new coaster could not be salvaged an...
Cromwell Road The way it was.
Kirkwall harbour, looking north Date is a guess, but it looks a grey day
German Fleet in Scapa Flow Another postcard of the german fleet at scapa
German Fleet in Scapa Flow A Tom Kent postcard of the German fleet in Scapa Flow, Nov 1918
Stricken yacht, Deerness (1 of 2) The yacht that came to grief between the Brough of Deerness and Mull Head in the middle of August. I...
Vintage car at Yesnaby Liked the registration - I'll leave it to your imaginations!
Hjaltland in Stromness The HJALTLAND just approaching the ramp at Stromness on her berthing trials.
Queen Elizabeth leaves Orkney, 11th August 1959 Picture no. 2260 and comments refer.
From the comments on the photo of the Queen at Skara Brae I ...
Hoy from Orphir Again date ???
The Brough with flowers Date again ???
Hoy Sound from Stromness Golf Links Picture taken from old calendar. No idea of the date but looks about the fifties. Can't make out t...
Sunny Orkney, 27th April 2007 Image courtesy of MODIS Rapid Response Project at NASA/GSFC.
("All the images that appear on our si...
Round bales at Stromness Taken from Outertown, Stromness looking towards Hoy 25th July.
Limousin Cattle Taken at Outertown, Stromness.
Sailing ship off Deerness 1966 Sailing ship passing Deerness in 1966. Photo taken by Ewen Sutherland.
PENTALINA AT JOHN O' GROATS 1970 Early days of the short sea crossing. Pentalina at John o' Groats. Judging by the number of passenge...
Original Orcadian Recruits at the Flotta Terminal The first batch of Orcadians Occidental took on to run the Flotta Oil Terminal doing Fire Training i...
Kirkwall lifeboat callout Kirkwall lifeboat on a call out in heavy sea
Something in Kirkwall Bay [James, I'm assuming this is yours- do you have a caption for it?
Cheers
Steven]
The end of the Mount Royal This was how Mount Royal ended her days while being scrapped in Lossiemouth. Date is bit of a guess...
M.V.Pharos New Northern Lighthouse ship Pharos
Ex Stromness Lifeboat at Fowey The Archibald and Alexander M Paterson
Islander and Orcadia The ferries Islander and Orcadia at the pier in Kirkwall in summer 1973
The Otter Bank returns to Orkney Willie Groat is pictured on Hatston Slip with the former bank boat Otter Bank which he served onboar...
Former bank boat Otter Bank Pictured after being returned to Orkney 25th June 2007.
See picture #3169 for more links to old p...
Sunset Kirkwall Pier - 1967 Sunset at Kirkwall Pier taken by my father, Wilbert Thomson, in 1967. The ss Earl Sigurd and the f...
North Isles Boats The Earl Sigurd in The Basin, Kirkwall Pier
Stromness Harbour The date is a guess, but it was calm day - if that's any help.
Vintage Things Model yacht at Vintage Rally, Glaitness, 1989
Golden Mariana The Golden Mariana in August 1988. 
M.V. Hoy Head The MV Hoy Head in The Basin, Kirkwall Harbour.
Harbour Pilot about to disembark A harbour pilot is about to disembark from the Cunard cruise vessel 'Royal Viking Sun' off Rerwick H...
Loading sheaves onto a horse-drawn cart Jim Mowat and Jessie-Anne Logie (nee Rendall) loading sheaves onto a horse-drawn cart at 'Ring' farm...
The Orcadia Old post card of Orcadia at Pierowall
Norwegian Fishing Boat A not very clever attempt at showing the harpoon gun. St Ninian in the background.
Earl Sigurd & Earl Thorfinn at Kirkwall Pier I trust I am correct in naming them Sigurd and Thorfinn. This shot was scanned from a Ferannia trans...
Remains of the engine from the Keith Hall The Aberdeen trawler Keith Hall was wrecked at Northside Birsay on 27th November 1921 returning from...
Kirkwall Basin and ss Amelia - circa 1935 Although this postcard was franked in 1945 it must have been taken before the 2nd World War as the h...
St Rognvald (III) and salvage vessel As a Customs Officer at that time I remember assisting the Superintendent of Mercantile Marine (loca...
North Isles Boats Earl Sigurd, with Orcadia in background.
SS St Magnus Departing Kirkwall Pier for the last time.
