Old Photograph Albert Street Kirkwall Orkney Islands Scotland

Old photograph of a Bank, shops, cars, houses and people on Albert Street in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Albert Street is part of the original, narrow layout of old Kirkwall, which connects to Bridge Street and leads towards St Magnus Cathedral, the Bishop's and Earl's Palaces.


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Old Photograph Football Team Orkney Islands Scotland

Old photograph of a football team on the Orkney Islands, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Dounby Orkney Islands Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and houses in Dounby on the Orkney Islands, Scotland. This Scottish village has grown at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057 roads close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray.



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Old Photograph Dundas Street Stromness Orkney Islands Scotland

Old photograph of shops and houses on Dundas Street in Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland. First recorded as the site of an inn in the 16th century, Stromness became important during the late 17th century, when England was at war with France and shipping was forced to avoid the English Channel. Ships of the Hudson's Bay Company were regular visitors, as were whaling fleets. Large numbers of Orkneymen, many of whom came from the Stromness area, served as traders, explorers and seamen for both. Captain Cook's ships, Discovery and Resolution, called at the town in 1780 on their return voyage from the South Seas where Cook had been killed


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Old Photograph Nanny And Baby Perth Scotland

Old photograph of a Nanny and baby in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



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