Tag: Kirkwall
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Alexander Graham
Alexander Graham v. the Royal Burgh of Kirkwall Alexander Graham was a merchant who lived in Stromness, Orkney, in the 18th Century. At the time Stromness was growing from a tiny fishing village to a sizeable town due to its convenient location on the North Atlantic trade routes. This put it in competition with the…
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The Ba
The Ba is a game of street football with few rules, and an indeterminate number of players, which takes place in Kirkwall on Chrismas Day and New Years’s Day every year. The game is overseen by committee, and tactics are carefully considered by the teams in advance. For the 2020 festive season the Ba committee…
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Animation premiere at the Phoenix Cinema
A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm premiere International Women’s Day 2019 is on the 8th of March. To coincide with this the Phoenix Cinema at the Pickaquoy Centre in Kirkwall will be showing a week of films featuring female leads and directors. A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm, the animated story of the…
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Someone Else’s Head
Someone else’s head Someone else’s head is a screen print of St. Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney. It is in two halves, which are partially mirrored but not the same. Each half contains one colour that the other does not. St. Magnus Cathedral is juxtaposed with a neolithic skull and paint splatters. The meaning of…
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