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Life, People & Places
Life, People & Places There are 80 products.
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BEAline to the Islands
The story of air services to offshore communities of the British Isles by British European Airways, its predecessors and successors. By Phil Lo Bao and Iain Hutchison. Paperback.
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Brough: An Orkney Island Estate
The story of Brough, one of the bigger farms and estates on the remote island of Westray. By Kirsty Sinclair and Mark Fressson. Paperback.
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Pharay: A Forgotten Island
A compilation of memories of Pharay, gathered by Billy Cardno. Paperback, A4 booklet with colour photos.
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The Orkney Yole
This book is a celebration of the Orkney Yole. It has been compiled by members of the OYA and contains both contemporary and historical photographs of the various types of yole that have been sailed over the years. There are also chapters explaining the history, evolution and construction, together with first hand reminiscences from sailors of these...
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Farstraers: Voyages and Homecomings
Ranging across three centuries and much of the world, Farstraers takes us on a journey into the lives of the Orcadians who found themselves at a distance from, or out of step with, the archipelago they called home. By Jocelyn Rendall. Paperback.
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Europe's 100 Best Cathedrals
Featuring Kirkwall's St Magnus Cathedral. Europe's cathedrals are its finest works of art. Bestselling author Simon Jenkins travels the continent to illuminate the very best of them all - and to highlight new discoveries. Hardback, beautifully illustrated with colour photographs throughout.
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The Merkister Hotel: A Moment in Time
In 1969, The Merkister Hotel at Harray, Orkney, was dilapidated, financially bust and unwanted. This book tells the story of how it was brought back to life after being bought by Heather Kerr. By Heather Meldrum Tuck. Paperrback.
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An Orkney Tapestry
By George Mackay Brown. First published in 1969, An Orkney Tapestry, George Mackay Brown's seminal work, is a unique look at Orkney through the eye of a poet. A new edition published to celebrate 50 years since its first publication and also the George Mackay Brown centenary in 2021.
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Shapinsay Square Dance
The Shapinsay Dancing Affair. The vivid tale of a pivotal moment in Orkney's age of improvement: when David Balfour, the new laird of Shapinsay in 1846, contested the elders of the island's Secession Churches decision to discipline their flock for participating in the 'sinful' dance he gave. By Paul J. Sutherland. Paperback.
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The Little General and the Rousay Crofters
Crisis and conflict on an Orkney estate. By William P.L. Thompson
£ 14.99
