View across the Outer Harbour of Stornoway

Wednesday 6 June 2012

16 years ago



A simple image, which some of my regular readers (you know who you are) will recognise. The track, paved with ground-up seashells, the leafless trees, although in bud, and the pale-blue sky of early spring. Nothing out of the ordinary, but what prompted the post was the wee cat in the roadside. The picture was taken on the Dutch island of Vlieland in April 1996. I have images of the same location from much more recent years, but the wee cat will no longer be in it - or around. Things change.

The same applies to this old pic from Stornoway, taken on 31 July 1996.

Only the Caledonian Hotel and adjacent buildings are still standing. The Maritime Building was demolished in October 2007, and the sheds on the quayside were removed well before I came to Lewis in 2004.

The below image, from April last year, shows a side-on view of the same area, pier no 1.

2 comments:

  1. Great photos, great memories

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  2. Changes do come about Guido,some for the better some not.I love to look back at Old Photo's of how things used to be.Thankyou for sharing these.Very interesting.Memories are made of this.Take Care God Bless Kath xx

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