
They show the accelerating deterioration of the wartime buildings in Lyness 2017 -2019.
They show the accelerating deterioration of the wartime buildings in Lyness 2017 -2019.
Anyone who has visited Hoy recently will have been dismayed at the lack of progress for the renovation of the Lyness Museum – aka Scapa Flow Visitor Centre and Museum.
Here is a short compilation of the highlights of the day.
On Hoy, at Lyness Naval Cemetery, a ceremony will take place to remember the unarmed German sailors who were shot and killed on that day.
A Commemoration service will take place on Friday 21st of June 2019, 1pm at Lyness Naval Cemetery, Hoy.
A programme of events has been announced marking 100 years since the scuttling of the German High Seas fleet in Scapa Flow.
The delicate painted surface on rough hessian has suffered over time
They will be on show at the temporary space set up in the Hoy Hotel from Saturday 30th June.
The guns were given to the Museum and Orkney Islands Council has made no monetary gain from the donation.
Scapa Flow Museum guns are on their way to Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum