That is a painting called On The Spot plasticjock, I forget the artists name at the moment but it was painted between 1810 and 1830. I do have a colour version of this I photographed from the orginal.
That is a painting called On The Spot plasticjock, I forget the artists name at the moment but it was painted between 1810 and 1830. I do have a colour version of this I photographed from the orginal.
Coronation march, Traill Street May 12 1937:
Amazing to see cows grazing down by the Mall and Thurso Bridge (in post 939), and I love the pastoral painting of Thurso, Scrabster and Holborn Head!
I'm also surprised to see that Hepworth's was in business as far back as 1937!!
Last edited by Sporran; 28-Mar-10 at 02:22.
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Thurso Harbour circa1900
Just to let those who are interested that the Thurso Heritage Society now has a website with some more photographs and videos on it.
http://www.thursoheritage.com/
The photo section is a bit eye twizzling and it's a shame there are no dates or narratives - some interesting pics tho!
The photos on that site are totally spoiled by the "Not for reproduction" watermark - it's not as though they're high enough quality for anything else so it seems a shame to ruin them by having that through them all
Barrock Street from lower right to upper left, with Rose Street running parallel. c1900-1905
What a fantastic photo, plasticjock! Presumably taken from the spire of St Peter's church (now St Peter's and St Andrew's), across from Sir John's Square?
I am living for today, always remembering yesterday, and looking forward to tomorrow!
Thanks for your comments Buttercup!
Its all trial and error at the moment with the website but we will get there and there is a few new pages going to be added in the near future. Also thanks to everyone who has looked at the site. Our hits have gone up by 1,500% so far.
Remember please take a little time to drop us an email of support regarding Old St. Peters church. It's really appreciated!
It was lovely seeing these old photos. Thanks for sharing.
Old St Peter's Church is a very important place in the history of Thurso. It should be looked after.
When we were young it was open and we went into it and looked at the different gravestones. I don't remember there being any damage carried out then. Of course when you are young you don't realise that it is a very important place - and still is. Hope that you receive many replies regarding this.
Thanks for that booragtoon.........a good Thurso name as well
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