St George of the Greeks church shown with St Nicholas Cathedral/Lala Mustafa Pasha Camii taken from the Old City Wall near the docks
1954
Kyrenia Harbour. Most of the buildings then were warehouses but have now been turned into restaurants and expensive living accommodation
1954
A Cypriot father and his son enjoy the afternoon sun at Kyrenia Harbour. This little boy will be about 60 years old now
1954
Kyrenia Harbour with young people swimming and onlookers just enjoying a lovely day and a beautiful setting
1954
Kyrenia Harbour showing the over 1,000 years old castle. The palm tree on the right of the picture on the wall can still be seen today
1954
Kyrenia Harbour was a lovely place to swim and sail for the Cypriots
1954
As we pass through the village the children with no shoes on run behind our lorry
1954
Excited village Cypriot children running along behind our army lorry
1954
The children danced for us
1954
One of the Cypriot boys reaches out for his piece of cake
1954
After their dance, we gave them some food that we had and they posed for this picture. A lovely day was had by us all
1954
One of the older boys posed with the weekly Daily Mirror newspaper that we received from home. I sent this picture to the Daily Mirror and they sent me £3 which was a lot of money in those days
1954
This is me with my £3 cheque I received from the Daily Mirror in 1954. I was well pleased! (see previous page)
1954
This church was just outside Famagusta
1954
My twin brother Mike (on the left) and his friend Vic McGarry have a brief rest on the church steps after a long walk
1954
Bellapais Abbey
1954
Bellapais Abbey
1954
Church with the children just coming out
1954
The next 3 pages show various church towers in different lights
1954
Church tower by moonlight
1954
Greek Orthodox Church and tower. Whereabouts unknown
1954
St Nicholas Cathedral/Lala Mustafa Pasha Camii Mosque in Old Famagusta City
1954
The columns at Salamis look beautiful against the sky
1954
Salamis remains the islands most prominent archaeological site
1954