For many years distant accordion music heralded the arrival of MV 'Gay Queen'. The Gay Queen is seen at her pier near MacKinlay Street in Rothesay, with the main Rothesay Pier in the background. She survives as 'Dorset Queen' following a considerable rebuild.
Location: Rothesay [MacKinlay Street] Pier (former)
Original line: Piers, Slips and Staiths
Photographer: Ewan Crawford
Contact photographer: Ewan Crawford
Date: 1988
Image number: 71081