Category: Scilly Little Changes

The St Martins Hotel in 1989 just after it opened, 2000 and 2006. Unlike the other hotels in the islands, the St Martins Hotel doesn’t appear to have changed much in 17 years.

The beach of Higher Town Bay next to the quay on St Martins, pictured here in 2000 and 2006. You can just see the daymark in the distance of both pictures.  

The view up Garrison Lane towards the Star Castle, pictured here in 1969, 1970 and 2006. Whoever owns that Landrover has had the same parking space for over 30 years now!!

The St Marys Quay, as seen from the Star Castle Hotel on the Garrison in 1969, 1987, 2000, 2005 and 2006. The 2005 shot is used here courtesy of John Jenkins; The 1969 shot is courtesy of my parents

This page isn’t so much a picture to picture comparison, but more of a pictorial timeline showing how the pleasure boats that cart you and I between the islands have changed over the years – or not in some cases! We have examples from 1967, 1970, 1986,1987, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2000 and 2006. The…

A range of shots of the lighthouse up at Penninis, seen in 1969, 1997, 2005 and 2006. The 2005 shot is courtesy of Jeremy Pearson from his brilliant Flickr profile.

This page shows several views of Pulpit Rock at Penninis Head, seen in 1988, 1991, 2000 and 2006. I guess if I keep this blog going long enough, one day this rock might not be balanced there anymore!

Here we have a variety of different views in and around the Old Town Church. Pictures included from 1988, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2005 and 2006.

Mumfords Store on Hugh, St Marys, pictured here in 1989, 2000 and 2006. Doesn’t look like a lot has changed, from the outside anyway!

A view over the tops of the buildings on Garrison Lane, over Town Beach and across to the lifeboat station, seen here in 1969, 1989, 1997 and 2006. The 1997 shot was sent in by blog reader John Jenkins – thanks John!