10076.i.2, 1(1)

Genre: Urban Topographical Photography

View of balconied waterfront houses overlooking the harbour at Larnaca: 'Rude jetties invade the sea, while the shore bristles with wooden piles, the wrecks of landing stages, or waterside cafés. Larnaca, indeed, looks as if it had been groping its way seawards, with a thousand antennae, insearch of purer air or social reform. Nevertheless, its old-world aspect, its rich colours, its quaint architecture, and even its decay, all tend to render the place one of the most picturesque of Levantine ports. Stone buildings and sculptured porches bear evidence of the wealth and prosperity which in some measure have outlived three centuries of Moslem rule. During the brief interval which has elapsed since the British occupation much has already been done to improve the condition of the town, and the people, rejoicing in security, have taken heart, and prophesy that a fair city will soon rise over the débris of Citium.'