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Stromness : A History : Bryce Wilson : Orkney History
Stromness : A History : Bryce Wilson : Orkney History
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Stromness : A History
By Bryce Wilson
Published by The Orcadian Limited, Kirkwall, Orkney, 2013. First Edition. Hardback book with dust jacket. 322 pages. Illustrated in colour and b&w.
In near fine condition throughout. looks unread. No names or writing. A fine copy of this scarce Orkney title.
Bryce Wilson is a native of Stromness. He studied drawing and painting at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen, taught in Orkney for ten years, then spent twenty-eight years as Museums Officer with Orkney Islands Council (1975-2003). He is a former honorary curator and secretary of Stromness Museum. His earlier works are The Lighthouses of Orkney (Stromness Museum 1975), Sea Haven – Stromness in the Orkney Islands (Orkney Press 1992), Arthur Dearness & the Mermaid Bride and other Orkney Plays (Herald Publications 2001), and Profit Not Loss, the Story of the Baikies of Tankerness (Orkney Islands Council, 2003). He has contributed historical articles to The Orkney View, chapters to No Ordinary Journey - John Rae, Arctic Explorer 1813 1893 (McGll Queen’s/National Museums of Scotland 1993), and The Unknown Cathedral (Orkney Islands Council 2001). He has illustrated books for The Orcadian Limited, The Orkney Press, The Breckness Press and the Westray Buildings Preservation Trust.
Stromness is a place shaped by the sea. A safe haven in Viking times, a whaling and herring fishing port, a base for divers and a ferry gateway to Scotland, the town’s maritime heritage is unparalleled.
By Bryce Wilson
Published by The Orcadian Limited, Kirkwall, Orkney, 2013. First Edition. Hardback book with dust jacket. 322 pages. Illustrated in colour and b&w.
In near fine condition throughout. looks unread. No names or writing. A fine copy of this scarce Orkney title.
Bryce Wilson is a native of Stromness. He studied drawing and painting at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen, taught in Orkney for ten years, then spent twenty-eight years as Museums Officer with Orkney Islands Council (1975-2003). He is a former honorary curator and secretary of Stromness Museum. His earlier works are The Lighthouses of Orkney (Stromness Museum 1975), Sea Haven – Stromness in the Orkney Islands (Orkney Press 1992), Arthur Dearness & the Mermaid Bride and other Orkney Plays (Herald Publications 2001), and Profit Not Loss, the Story of the Baikies of Tankerness (Orkney Islands Council, 2003). He has contributed historical articles to The Orkney View, chapters to No Ordinary Journey - John Rae, Arctic Explorer 1813 1893 (McGll Queen’s/National Museums of Scotland 1993), and The Unknown Cathedral (Orkney Islands Council 2001). He has illustrated books for The Orcadian Limited, The Orkney Press, The Breckness Press and the Westray Buildings Preservation Trust.
Stromness is a place shaped by the sea. A safe haven in Viking times, a whaling and herring fishing port, a base for divers and a ferry gateway to Scotland, the town’s maritime heritage is unparalleled.
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