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	Orkneyjar - The History of Stromness
		By 1590 Stromness had obviously established itself as a seaport as an inn was built on the eastern shore of Hamnavoe to cater for visiting ships.
		Stromness' real development as a major town is owed primarily to a series of wars between Britain and France.
		Stromness' long history of catering for visiting ships had by this time developed into fully fledged boat building with four boatyards in operation around the town.
	www.orkneyjar.com /orkney/stromness/stromnesshistory.htm (1170 words)

	Stromness Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Stromness was still a very small village of just 13 houses when in 1670 it was chosen by the Hudson's Bay Company as the first and last port of call for their ships en route to and from Canada.
		Stromness acquired a legal distillery in 1817 (it had earlier had a number of illegal ones), though what was by then called the Man o' Hoy Distillery only survived until 1927.
		The harbour is also the terminal for the passenger-only ferry that connects Stromness with Graemsay and the north end of Hoy.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /stromness/stromness/index.html (899 words)

	Stromness - LoveToKnow 1911
		STROMNESS, a police burgh and seaport, in the island of Pomona, county of Orkney, Scotland.
		Stromness is in daily communication with Scrabster pier (Thurso), and at frequent intervals with Kirkwall by coach and also by steamer.
		It is a port of call for ships trading with the north of Europe as well as for vessels outward bound to the Arctic regions, Hudson Bay and Canada.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Stromness (210 words)

	Orkneyjar - Stromness - The Haven Bay
		Orkney's second main town, Stromness lies on the south western tip of the Mainland, clustered tightly on the shores of Hamnavoe beneath the rocky ridge known as Brinkie's Brae.
		The first impression of Stromness is that of an old traditional stone built port, nestling comfortably against the hillside of Brinkie's Brae.
		Stromness is similar to Kirkwall in that it follows one long winding road - simply known as "the street" - also flagstoned, and also shared by pedestrian and motorist.
	www.orkneyjar.com /orkney/stromness (529 words)

	Paul Langley: About Stromness
		It was during the eighteenth century, however, that the Hudson’s Bay Company came to Stromness, using the port to restock their vessels for the journey to Canada.
		By the mid nineteenth century Stromness had four boatyards to cater for the demand for sailing vessels but it was not until later that century that the explosion in the herring industry led to the rapid expansion of the town.
		During the Second World War, Stromness regained its importance as a naval HQ and was responsible for the resupply of provisions to the fleet in Scapa Flow.
	www.btinternet.com /~paulclangley/Stromness.html (368 words)

	The Orcadian's Guide to the 20th Century - Stromness "wet" again
		The people of Stromness – “dry” since 1920 – went to the polls to vote in a referendum to decide whether to repeal the temperance legislation which had seen no pub licenses granted for over a century.
		Stromness had been Britain’s most northernmost “dry” town after Wick and Lerwick had both earlier repealed the temperance laws in their towns, and the vote in Stromness was to prove to be one of the final nails in the coffin of Scotland’s controversial Temperance Act of 1913.
		Even before the repeal of the temperance legislation, many Stromness people had been able to get a drink, for the preceding month had sent he British Legion create history when the organisation opened the burgh’s first licensed club, which was permitted under different legislation.
	www.orcadian.co.uk /features/20thcentury/10.htm (349 words)

	Stromness Ferry Bookings
		Stromness on Orkney is the terminal of the Ferry service from Scrabster on the Scottish mainland.
		Until late in the 19th century Stromness was the base for supplies to the ships of the Hudson's Bay Company.
		Stromness remains a fishing port even today, but with nothing like the number of boats that were based there during the Herring boom of the late 19th century.
	www.quick-ferries.co.uk /ports/stromness.php (310 words)

	Stromness
		Stromness Harbour was initially a whaling station and had operated as such from 1912 till it was converted into a repair and maintenance depot in 1931.
		The small white building to the left is the Manager's house and the large building next to it behind the bunkering berth is the engineer's workshop, fabrication area and store and behind that, the "safe house".
		Off to the right of the picture, there is a valley, and stream that continually runs with melt water from the glacier and is a favourite spot for the wild life.
	www.mclaren.gs /stromness.htm (201 words)

	Stromness
		Stromness is the second largest town in the Orkney Islands, and is located on the south-western edge of Mainland Orkney.
		Ships of the Hudson Bay Company were regular visitors, as were whaling fleets.
		Stromness Museum reflects these aspects of the town's history.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/st/Stromness.html (113 words)

	Stromness (South Georgia) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stromness is a former whaling station on the northern coast of South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic.
		Its historical significance is that it represents the destination of Ernest Shackleton's epic rescue journey in 1916.
		In 1907 a "floating factory" was erected in Stromness Harbor; the land station being built in 1912.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stromness_(South_Georgia) (309 words)

	On An Overgrown Path: Farewell to Stromness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Yellow Cake Revue took its name from the popular term for refined uranium ore, and the revue was written to highlight the threat of a proposed uranium mine to the economy and ecology of the Orkney Islands.
		Stromness, the second largest town in Orkney (pop.
		Yesnaby is the nearby clifftop beauty spot under whose soil the uranium is known to lie.
	theovergrownpath.blogspot.com /2005/12/farewell-to-stromness.html (1455 words)

	Stromness Scrabster Ferries - Ferry Crossings from Stromness to Scrabster
		Stromness Scrabster Ferries – Ferry Crossings from Stromness to Scrabster
		By 1856 a ferry from Scrabster to Stromness had begun to operate and just six years later a lighthouse was planned and built at Holborn Head.
		The harbour was extended in 1897 with the lengthening of the ferry quay and the building of a new quay.
	www.directferries.ie /stromness_scrabster_ferry.htm (204 words)

	Farewell to Stromness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Originally one of the interludes from The Yellow Cake Revue, this is a charming example of Davies in Scottish mood, and one suited to pianists of moderate ability.
		Farewell to Stromness and Yesnaby Ground are piano interludes from The Yellow Cake Revue, a sequence of cabaret-style numbers first performed at the St.
		The Yellow Cake Revue takes it name from the popular term for refined uranium ore, and concerns the threat of the proposed uranium mining to the economy and ecology of the Orkney Islands which islanders are determined to fight, down to the last person.
	www.maxopus.com /works/farewell.htm (335 words)

	Orkney Island Explorations - Stromness
		Stromness is Orkney's second main town and lies on the south western tip of the Mainland on the shores of the bay known as Hamnavoe.
		May is the month when feet are set tapping on the flagstones, as the sound of the Orkney Traditional Folk Festival spill out from the local hostelries.
		Though the festival extends throughout the islands, its base is in Stromness.
	www.orkney.org /mainland/stromness.htm (466 words)

	Stromness - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It has a harbor with shipyards and docks.
		In the 18th and 19th cent., Stromness was a whaling center and a port of call for the Hudson's Bay Company.
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Stromness" at HighBeam.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-stromnes.html (221 words)

	The Orcadian Features - Globetrotting Don's Stromness double end of the world
		From Stromness to Stromness, that is Don Mackay’s claim to fame.
		For the two towns of Stromness that Don has visited lie almost top to toe on a globe, thousands of miles apart.
		Stromness was a whaling station but there is nothing there now.
	www.orcadian.co.uk /features/articles/antarctica2.htm (416 words)

	Lilburn's Pier, Waterside Self Catering Accommodation in Stromness, Orkney
		Stromness was a stopping off point for the Hudson Bay Company vessels before setting off across the Atlantic to Canada.
		From the company's early days, their ships regularly called into Stromness for supplies and to hire labour - an important source of employment for the islanders was the "Nor-Wast" and from around 1702 the company recruited in Stromness.
		Stromness (all facilities, swimming pool), immortalised by its native poet George Mackay Brown, and is where you will land if you come by sea from Scrabster.
	www.orkney-accommodation.com (654 words)

	Orkney's Museums - Stromness Museum
		Orkney has a strong seafaring tradition and Stromness Museum provides the visitor with vivid display of the island's maritime heritage.
		In the 18th and 19th Centuries many Orcadians left the port of Stromness to join the ships of the Hudson's Bay Company bound for a new life in Canada.
		There are tales of shipwrecks that scattered the coast, and the lighthouses that were built to prevent them.
	www.orkney.org /museums/stromness.htm (161 words)

	Stromness Sailing Club - Home
		Location of Stromness Sailing Club'>Stromness SC is a small and friendly sailing club based at the Ness Point end of Stromness harbour, close to Stromness Golf Club.
		The membership of Stromness SC comprises a mixture of dinghy sailors who race during the summer season and others who sail just for fun.
		Racing is a key element of Stromness SC activity but there are also fun afternoons occasionally during the summer when the emphasis is just on enjoying relaxed sailing and encouraging crews and members' families to sail.
	www.orkneycommunities.co.uk /STROMNESSSAILING (321 words)

	Holms of Stromness - Self Catering in Orkney (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This large self-catering establishment with all modern conveniences, is set on the tidal island of Holms forming part of the harbour of Stromness in the Orkney Islands.
		Come and enjoy the tranquility of the Holms with the interest of the busy Stromness harbour on one side and Scapa Flow, with all its wildlife, on the other.
		Holms island is an ideal base and will give you an unrivalled opportunity to see the seals, for bird watching and studying the natural fauna of these northerly islands.
	www.stromness-island.co.uk (112 words)

	The Orkney and Shetland Touring Company - The Orkney Islands - Stromness Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Stromness Golf Club, Bowling Green and Tennis Courts are at the south end of the town.
		Stromness is an attractive place for a walk, whether exploring the town, or along the shore.
		Arctic Whalers calling at Stromness to take on provisions would haul their fresh meat up into the rigging.
	www.orkneyshetland.com /orkney/stromness.html (504 words)

	Stromness Hostel
		Situated in an old school building in the bustling port of Stromness our hostel offers great value quality accommodation.
		It’s a small friendly hostel close to the ferry and a superb base for exploring the range of historic sites and wonderful wildlife on Orkney.
		Stromness Hostel is an affilite hostel in the SYHA network and is now open.
	www.syha.org.uk /syha/web/site/Hostels/Stromness.asp (98 words)

	Scrabster to Stromness Ferry Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		In 2002 Orkney's main ferry link to the mainland, the service from Stromness to Scrabster near Thurso, was taken over by NorthLink, a company jointly owned by Caledonian MacBrayne and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
		After a new pier able to accommodate her had been built at Scrabster and work completed at Stromness, the ship introduced onto the service was the MV Hamnavoe.
		At 110m long this is by some margin the largest vessel ever used on the service and the quality (and quantity) of the accommodation on board reflects NorthLink's intention to provide a "cruise ship" feel.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /orkney/northlink (607 words)

	Stromness Ferry Port - information for travelling to Stromness ferry port
		Stromness is 16 miles from Kirkwall, 9 miles from Finstown and 19 miles from Kirkwall Airport
		There is also a bus from Stromness to Birsay running on Mondays only.
		We can also arrange hotels in Stromness and many cities and destinations throughout Europe.
	www.directferries.co.uk /stromness.htm (129 words)

	The Stromness Hotel, Orkney Islands
		The Jazz Festival is held in the Stromness Hotel, and showcases local jazz musicians as well as jazz musicians from the jazz scene within the UK.
		A summer celebration in Stromness featuring sports, art, music, dance and of course the Shopping Week Queen and her attendants.
		This festival is a chance to sample award-winning local beers as well as cask conditioned ales from the length and breadth of the UK, in the welcoming surroundings of the Stromness Hotel.
	www.stromnesshotel.com /events.html (238 words)

	NOVA Online \| Shackleton's Antarctic Odyssey \| Stromness (November 1, 1999)
		On December 5, 1914, Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the Endurance sailed from Grytviken, South Georgia bound for Antarctica.
		Today, we are travelling by zodiac boat to Stromness station, about four miles away, one of a cluster of Norwegian whaling settlements on the habitable north side of this mercurial island.
		In these moments, they contemplated their lot and their few possessions: "That was all, except our wet clothes, that we brought out of the Antarctic, which we had entered a year and a half before with well-found ship, full equipment, and high hopes.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/shackletonexped/dispatches/19991101.html (1555 words)

	George Mackay Brown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		From his haven in the port of Stromness, Mackay Brown celebrated the fertile beauty of Orkney's sea-girt islands for more than 40 years; and in his novels, stories, poems and plays, he used its legends and ballads, many of them derived from the Norse sagas, to express archetypal patterns of human experience.
		George Mackay Brown, OBE, was born in Stromness in the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland, on 17 October 1921 and died in Orkney on 13 April 1996.
		He was the sixth and youngest child of John Brown, part-time tailor and postman of Stromness, and of Mhairi Mackay of Strathy, Sutherland.
	www.maxopus.com /people/gmb.htm (2812 words)

	Stromness — Infoplease.com
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	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0846970.html (172 words)

	Argo's Bakery, Stromness, Orkney
		Argo’s Bakery is situated in Stromness, which is the second largest town in the archipelago of the Orkney Islands situated off the North coast of Scotland.
		There used to be a few working bakeries in Stromness but now Argo’s is the only one, trading under the name of George Argo from the early 1940s.
		We are at the forefront of promoting good food within the Stromness area as we now have The Café in Stromness, which has seating for 28 persons as well as an outside seating area to the rear which has a view overlooking the harbour area.
	www.argosbakery.co.uk (463 words)

	Stromness Ferry - Book a Stromness Ferry simply and securely with Ferry Travel.com. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Stromness Ferry - Book a Stromness Ferry simply and securely with Ferry Travel.com.
		Ferry Travel.com is a UK based ferry dedicated site which enables you to see the routes, timetables, crossing times and prices for all major European ferry operators.
		When your booking is complete you will immediately be given a booking reference number which is all that is needed to board your Stromness Ferry.
	www.ferrytravel.com /stromness-ferry.htm (313 words)

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