Do you have any copies or scans of photographs that Stronsay Heritage Society could use in a future display and booklet which would help tell the story of life in Stronsay in […]
Life in Stronsay in WW1 & 2
Hidden Treasures
From Ian Cooper’s excellent series ‘Records of a Bygone Age’, and republished here with kind permission of The Stronsay Limpet. To better follow this story I think it would be helpful to […]
Explore the Industrial Heritage of Stronsay
For all things Stronsay go to The Stronsay Limpet Delivered by ORCA (Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology) ‘From Peat Spade to Tangle Trade’ will celebrate, research and investigate the places of Orkney’s […]
A Snapshot in Time : Stronsay 1950
By Ian Cooper from his excellent series, ‘Records of a Bygone Age’, in The Stronsay Limpet and republished here with their kind permission. I recently came across a Statistical Account of Stronsay, […]
The Church in Stronsay – Part 7
After a vacancy of about 2½ years, Rev Joyce Keyes was ordained and inducted to the charge of Stronsay and Eday in September 1996. Among those present at the induction were: Back row: Rev Fiona Lillie, Stromness, Rev Iain MacDonald, Westray, a minister from Joyce Keyes’ home church in Glasgow and Rev Joan Craig, East Mainland. Front: Rev Bob Mellis, Shapinsay, Rev Joyce Keyes, Rev Frank Bardgett, Community Minister, Rev Marjory McLean, Stromness.
Weather Forecast: Dry with bright spells becoming breezy later
All parts will have a dry day with variable amounts of cloud and some bright or sunny intervals. Freshening southeasterly winds in the afternoon and evening. Maximum temperature 16 °C.
The Church in Stronsay Part 6
Ian Cooper – “This photo would probably have been taken sometime in 1953/54 as the Church was opened in May 1955and shows some of the workmen who were involved in the building of the new Kirk having a break, Note the machinery in the background – I have a feeling that Health and Safety regulations may not have been quite as strict then as they are today! Standing: James Mowat, Johnno Miller, Tom Carter, James Work Snr, George (Dod) Burghes, Ernest Firth, (contractor) & Sammy Reid. Sitting: Ronnie Garson, Edward Dunnet, Frances Craigie, John Miller, John Pottinger. “
The Church in Stronsay: Part 5
“Among the business that evening was a report from locum Mr Ireland, who explained his difficulties in travelling throughout the island to fulfil his duties and it was agreed that he should be supplied with a new bicycle!”
Cutter’s Tooer Stronsay
The site, which is also recorded as Cutter’s Tuo, consists of a rounded, grassy mound with numerous stones protruding from the surface.
Save the Date : August’s Stronsay’s Massive Weekend
Stronsay’s Massive Weekend is taking place on the 18th, 19th and 20th of August
