St Magnus Cathedral evening service on Christmas Day 1921 was one of praise and was led by Rev Wm Barclay. The congregation joined with the choir in several seasonal hymns.
Christmas Past: Church Services
Christmas Past: Christmas Eve Shopping, Kirkwall
1921 “‘Taking advantage of the fine weather of the forenoon, the majority of Christmas shoppers, – of which a large number were from the country districts, – had made their purchases before darkness set in; and in the earlier part of the evening the streets were almost deserted.”
