Ogroats Collection

Signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, giving the distance to John o Groats, New York and other distant places. circa 1980s

John O'Groats Hotel - hand coloured photo - Victorian period

John O'Groats Victorian period

Signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, with charity walkers
Signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, with four charity walkers and their lion mascot, who have come all the way from John O Groats. Date: 1984

Barbara Moore, John o Groats to Lands End walk
Dr Barbara Moore (1903-1977), Russian-born health enthusiast, during her walk from John o Groats to Lands End. Seen here on the road. She completed the walk in 23 days. Date: 1960

Honeymoon couple and signpost at Lands End, Cornwall
Honeymoon couple posing by the famous signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, on 10 June 1985 -- Odessa, where the bride comes from, is 1594 miles away. Date: 1985

Peter de Savary, English enterpreneur
Peter John de Savary (b.1944), English enterpreneur. At the time of this photograph he owned both Lands End and John o Groats. Date: 1988

Signpost at John O Groats, Caithness, Scotland
Signpost at John O Groats, Caithness, in the far north east of Scotland. Date: circa 1980s

Ian Botham, cricketer, at end of charity walk
Ian Botham, cricketer, relaxing after completing a walk from John o Groats to Lands End in November 1985, which raised 750, 000 for charity

Man and car outside Post Office, John o Groats, Scotland
Man and car outside the Post Office, John o Groats, Scotland. Date: circa 1920s

Ian Botham, cricketer, signing book
Ian Botham, cricketer, signing the Lands End to John o Groats Association book after completing his charity walk which raised 750, 000 in November 1985

Anthony Wilding on a motorcycle tour of the UK
Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding, New Zealand-born tennis player and Wimbledon champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. Wilding was also a keen motorist and motorcyclist

Car outside John O Groats Hotel, Scotland
A car with two passengers, a woman at the wheel and an elderly man in the back, sits outside the John O Groats Hotel in Scotland. A petrol pump can be seen on the far right

Start of a charity cycle ride, Lands End
The start of a charity cycle ride in aid of Friends of the Earth, from Lands End in Cornwall to John o Groats in Scotland

Start of pennyfarthing ride, Lands End
The start of an NSPCC Centenary pennyfarthing ride from Lands End in Cornwall to John o Groats in Scotland, with two intrepid cyclists and the local mayor

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