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Kirkwall Pier, c.1954. Ships at the pier are, L-R: Earl Sigurd, Earl Thorfinn and Amelia. The building at the head of the West pier is the old folk's shelter, opened in 1953.

Houses in East Road, Kirkwall, c.1950s.

Houses in East Road, Kirkwall, c.1950s.

The junction of Berstane Road and East Road, Kirkwall, c.1950s. Highbury House is in the centre.

The top of the Clay Loan, Kirkwall, c.1953.

St. Margaret's Hope Girl Guides at the South Ronaldsay War Memorial, 1955.

The Queen Mother during a visit to open the King George V Playing Fields at Pickaquoy, 9th August 1956.

Boys in Watergate, Kirkwall, c.1950s.

Old houses in the Strynd, Kirkwall, prior to refurbishment, c.1950s.

Old houses in the Strynd, Kirkwall, prior to refurbishment, c.1950s.