The Mediocre Dad

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!

This page features two different views from inside King Charles’ Castle. The first is, I believe, looking north – seen here in 1994 and 2006. The second shot is looking west towards the top of Bryher, shown here in 2000 and 2006.

Innisidgen burial chambers on St Marys, seen here in 2000, 2005 and 2006. This is the upper chamber of the two bronze-age burial sites. The 2005 shot is used here courtesy of John Jenkins – thanks John!

The view down Hugh Street towards the quay, on St Marys, seen here in 1987 and 2006. In the middle you can see the chemist, and to the right the Atlantic Inn.

The old boat which you will often find outside the big house on Gugh, just up the beach slightly from the sand bar – seen here in 1997, 2005 and 2006. The 2007 shot was very kindly sent in by Alison Sutherland – thanks Alison! And the 2005 shot is used with kind permission of…