Old Photograph Torry Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of a shop, people, cottages and lighthouse in Torry, Aberdeen, Scotland. Torry, on the south bank of the River Dee, was once a Royal Burgh in its own right, having been erected a burgh of barony in 1495. It was incorporated into Aberdeen in 1891. The now disused lighthouse was designed by Robert Stevenson who was born on 8 June 1772 in Glasgow. He was was a Scottish civil engineer and famed designer and builder of lighthouses. One of his finest achievements was the construction of the Bell Rock Lighthouse.



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