Photo Credits

Most of the photographs on this website have been given to the Society by people who care about the Cathedral. We are grateful to all of them. Copyright remains with the photographers and with the institutions named below.

Liz Kay

Interior and exterior photographs of the Cathedral, including the aerial views, the carved capitals of the nave and the masons’ marks cut into the stone. Copyright Liz Kay, used with permission.

Christopher R Irvine

Exterior photographs of the Cathedral through the seasons, including the 2018 poppies installation on the west front. Copyright Christopher R Irvine, used with permission.

Anne Flint

Photographs of the Cathedral and its surroundings. Copyright Anne Flint, used with permission.

Orkney Library and Archive

Historic photographs of the Save St Magnus Appeal and the restoration work of the 1970s, taken by Phoenix Photographs, almost certainly in 1972. Reproduced by courtesy of Orkney Library and Archive. The individual references are PP668/4, PP671/1, PP677/2, PP678/2 and PP681/2, and copies can be ordered from the Archive using those numbers.

Orkney Museums

Photographs of the great west window and of the Cathedral in use. Copyright Orkney Museums, reproduced by permission.

Orkney Islands Council and the St Magnus Cathedral Congregation

Photographs of the building of the new vestibule at the west door, from the taking down of the old wooden lobby in 2020 to the finished entrance in 2022. Reproduced by courtesy of Orkney Islands Council and the St Magnus Cathedral Congregation.

Wikimedia Commons

The stained glass window of St Magnus on A Place of Heritage: photograph by WeeHolly, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. The photograph has been cropped.

Getting it right

If you believe an image on this website has been used without proper credit, please contact the Honorary Secretary at secretary@friendsofstmagnus.com and we will put it right.