| P number: | P000004 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | B00852 |
| Caption: | Thurso Flagstone Works. Caithness. A general view across the harbour at Thurso toward the works showing flagstones awaiting shipment. |
| Description: | Thurso Flagstone Works. Caithness. A general view across the harbour at Thurso toward the works showing flagstones awaiting shipment. The sheds of the works are seen on the left. The flagstones are arranged next to the quay where two, two-masted square-rigged sailing ships are berthed. The main ports of shipment were Thurso, Scrabster and Castletown. Flagstones were shipped to many British and foreign ports, the first shipment being 1825. |
| Date taken: | 01/01/1912 |
| Photographer: | Lunn, R. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 311500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 968500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 265.29 KB; 1000 x 760 pixels; 85 x 64 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 201 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Images from the archives |
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