Sort of a family tradition this one – the seat in the Abbey Gardens on Tresco, in 1997, 1999 and 2006. I’ve got an even older one somewhere with the whole family on, but can’t find it!
Category: Scilly Little Changes
Tresco Abbey
Tresco Abbey as seen from across the Tresco pond (lake?), seen here in 2000 and 2006.
St Marys Town Beach
Various views of the town beach on St Marys from a few different vantage points, in 1967, 1970, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2005 and 2006.
The Turks Head, St Agnes
The world famous Turk’s Head Inn in a plethora of shots. The first was taken circa 1970-ish (please let me know if you can supply a better guess?) just after it opened, and for good measure there’s a shot of the first landlord, a chap named Roger Bush. The rest were taken in 1988, 1992,…
The Swan Dancer
The boat Swan Dancer, which we unintentionally photographed twice almost two decades apart in 1989 and 2006.
The Scillonian II and Scillonian II
With the recent news that Scilly could be set for a new passenger ferry, I thought it might be nice to get some shots of the previous incarnations. Sadly I don’t have any of the original Scillonian yet, but I do have shots of the Scillonian II in 1967 and 1969, and the Scillonian III…
The Mermaid Pub, St Marys
A selection of shots centred around the Mermaid, as seen from the Quay. This one is probably only of interest to experts in pub signage, or Pub Historians – my favourite type of historian, by the way. The shots are from 1987, 1995, 1997 and 2006.
The Bishop and Wolf
The famous Bishop and Wolf pub, photographed here in 1987 and 2006 – or as I knew if for many years (due to an unfortunate signage incident), the Bishop and Olf…!
The Swordfish II
The Swordfish II as captained by John Hicks in 1993, 1995 and 1997 – all from after she was retro-fitted to be a day-trip boat rather than the pleasure boat that she used to be.
The Quay, St Marys
The end of the quay on St Marys, taken from a boat entering the harbour. These three shots were taken in 1970, 1995 and 2006. You can’t quite tell from the first two photos how much longer the quay is now.