This book pulls together, for the first time, the disparate threads of Stanley Cursiter's life and career as an artist and public figure of national importance. Born in Kirkwall, Orkney, in 1887, and described as a 'renaissance man' and a 'rare spirit', Cursiter was remarkable for the range of his accomplishments and sheer painterly skill. By Pamela...
The Museum’s role is to chart Orkney’s military involvement in the First and Second World Wars and provide a safe home for a major collection of wartime artefacts, many of national and international importance. The official souvenir guide. Paperback booklet.
Lined paper. Head-and-tail bans. Ribbon marker and band to keep it securely fastened. Featuring a cover with artwork by acclaimed nature artist Jane Smith.
Lined paper. Head-and-tail bans. Ribbon marker and band to keep it securely fastened. Featuring a cover with artwork by acclaimed nature artist Jane Smith.
Papay words and place names. 'Papay - An island wae wirds in hids belly'. A Papay Community Association Production. Paperback booklet.
Tales of Orkney life created and related by John Brooke to his two young children, Nicholas and Catherine, on the long winter nights during his time as doctor to the Island of Shapinsay. (1994-2000). By John Brooke. Paperback.
..sets out the context and issues that make the Fair Isle case-study such a compelling one, and attempts to capture and convey what drives this community's determination to protect Fair Isle waters. By Nick J Riddiford and Kerri Whiteside. Paperback booklet.
The Famed Lewis Awakening that Never Occurred and the Glorious Revival that Did (Lewis & Harris 1949-52). By local author Tom Lennie. Paperback.
The 'Mighty Oak' disaster at Scapa Flow. By Dilip Sarkar MBE, FRHistS, in fellowship with the HMS Royal Oak Association. Hardback.
When Evie's father falls desperately ill, she finally returns to the family home on Orkney and the wild landscape she left as a teenager, swearing never to return. By Lorraine Kelly Hardback