Old Photograph Vintage Car Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of a vintage car in Aberdeen, Scotland. In the 19th Century new streets were built in Aberdeen. Union Street was built after 1801 and Union Bridge was built in 1805. They were named after an Act of Union 1801, which united Britain and Ireland. King Street was built after 1804. Bon Accord Square was laid out in 1823. The facade in Union Street was built in 1830. St Andrew's Episcopal cathedral was built in 1817. The Music Hall was built in 1820. North Church was built in 1830.



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Old Photographs Trams Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of a Tram in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Old photograph of a Tram in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Old photograph of a Tram in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Old photograph of a Tram in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Old photograph of a Tram in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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Aberdeen Remembered covers many aspects of the city's past and contains a varied selection of pictures, all accompanied by detailed captions. The Castlegate is seen before and after the building of the Salvation Army Citadel, whilst a surprisingly modern view (c.1955) shows cattle being driven across George Street in the days when the market and slaughterhouse operated nearby. There's coverage of transport in the city - public and private, horse-drawn and mechanical - as well as several views of the beach and its attractions. A number of pictures recall Aberdeen's industrial heritage, whilst numerous photographs tell the story of fishing and its related processes. Some of the city's former markets are featured, as are the prefab houses at Ashgrove, an 1875 view of the city's fire brigade, model yachts in Duthie Park and the Girls' Academy, amongst other subjects. Aberdeen Remembered (Aberdeen City Libraries).

Lost Aberdeen, from the Green to the Gallowgate, charting the disappearance of the irreplaceable medieval townscape. Moving on to more modern times she traces the evolution and gradual erosion of the Granite City, whose stylish yet restrained architecture once brought visitors from all over the world to see an Aberdeen which they recognised and valued as a unique city. She writes of George Street, originally planned as 'an elegant entrance to the city' and of Union Street, a marvel of early nineteenth century engineering with stunning symmetry, elegant terracing and memorable shops. There is also a requiem for Archibald Simpson's splendid New Market and the sadly missed Northern Co-operative Society Arcade. The final part of Lost Aberdeen recalls vanished mansions, and lost clachans, victims of the city's march westwards. Long gone industrial archaeology is also revisited, the railway stations, mills, shipyards, seafront, tollhouses and boathouse, which slipped away as if they never had existed. Lost Aberdeen.

Old Photographs Bucksburn Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of Bucksburn, Aberdeen, Scotland. Bucksburn is an area of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, named after the stream that flows through it. Bucksburn was formerly a market village before being swallowed up by the spread of the city.

Old photograph of Bucksburn, Aberdeen, Scotland.

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Old Photograph St Nicholas Street Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of St Nicholas Street, Aberdeen, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Of Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of Aberdeen, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Union Street Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland. Union Street was named to commemorate the Union of Britain and Ireland. The traditional industries in Aberdeen were fishing, paper making, shipbuilding, and textiles.



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Tour Scotland Battlefield Band Video

Tour Scotland Battlefield Band Video. Live in Aberdeen, Scotland. Alan Reid, Iain MacDonald, Alastair Russell and John McCuster. One of my all time favourite Scottish bands. The first song is The Dear Green Place. I hope you enjoy this video.

It was by the clear Molendinar Burn
Where it meets and runs with the river Clyde
And they tell the tale of the holy one
Who was fishing down by the riverside
A holy man, from Fife he came
His name they say was Kentigern
And by the spot were the fish was caught
The dear green place was born

Now the salmon ran through the river stream
And they salted them by the banks of Clyde
And the faces glowed as the silver flowed
The place arose by the riverside
There was cloth to dye and hose to buy
The traders came from miles around
And they raised a glass to the dear green place
The place that was a town

There is a town that once was green and a river flowed to the sea
The river flows forever on, but the dear green place is gone

When the furnace came to fire the iron
And folk were thrown from their farmland
Then the irishmen and the highland men
And the hungry men came with willing hands
They wanted work, a place to live, their empty bellies needed filled
And the farmyard was another world
From the dirty overcrowded mill

Now you may have heard of the foreign trade
And fortunes made by tobacco lords
But the working man slaved his life away
And an early grave was his sole reward
A dreary room, a crowded slum, disease and hunger everywhere
And the price to pay was another day
To fight the anger and despair

A thousand years have been here and gone (it is gone)
Since Kentigern saw the banks of Clyde (it is gone)
How many dreams and how many tears (it is gone)
In a thousand years of a city's life (it is gone)

It was by the clear Molendinar Burn (it is gone)
Where it meets and runs with the river Clyde (it is gone)
Perhaps tomorrow it yet may be (it is gone)
The dear green place again (it is gone)

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Old Photograph Rough Seas Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of rough seas as a fishing boat enters the harbour at Aberdeen, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Herring Drifters Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of Herring Steam Drifter fishing boats heading out to sea from Aberdeen, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Union Street Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland. Union Street was named to commemorate the Union of Britain and Ireland. It was built to relieve the strain of the small, cramped streets that caused problems for people coming into the city. It was built higher than the old town and was designed to include the five entrances from the city: Queens Road, Rubislaw from Hazelhead; George Street from Inverurie and Morayshire; King Street from the north from Bridge Of Don, Peterhead and Fraserburgh; Market Street, which leads to the fishing town of Torry; and Holburn Street to the Ruthrieston and Garthdee areas.



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Old Photograph Castle Street Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of the Mercat Cross and Castle Street in Aberdeen, Scotland. Aberdeen's Mercat Cross was built in 1686 by John Montgomery, a native architect. This open arched structure, 21 feet in diameter and 18 feet high, is a large hexagonal base from the centre of which rises a shaft with a Corinthian capital, on which is the royal unicorn. The base is highly decorated, including medallions illustrating Scottish monarchs from King James I to James VII. Originally erected opposite the Mercat Cross, a statue of George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon, erected in 1844, was relocated to Golden Square.



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Old Photograph Beechgrove Terrace Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of a Tram on Beechgrove Terrace in Aberdeen, Scotland. The city's tram system was the most northerly municipal tramway in the United Kingdom. The system was electrified, with trams using the standard trolley poles until 1935 when bow collectors were fitted to take power from the overhead wires. In the late 1930s the city purchased 18 trams from Nottingham Corporation Tramways in England, which closed in 1936. Further second hand trams were later obtained from Manchester. The last new trams for the city were built by R Y Pickering of Wishaw in 1949. The city's last tram operated on 3 May 1958, being replaced by diesel buses.



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Old Photograph Fish Market Scotland

Old photograph of the Fish Market in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland.

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There is a 'lost city' lying to the north of the modern city of Aberdeen. It is Scotland's most compact and least known architectural treasure house. In this fine Burgh is a pattern-book of Scottish architecture, both vernacular and classical, and offers one of the most significant townscapes in all of Scotland. The conservation area of Old Aberdeen contains specimens of almost every type and size of Scottish building, sweeping picturesque views of the River Don and the 13th century Brig o' Balgownie, the remains of a magnificent medieval cathedral, the Georgian town-houses of the Highland aristocracy, the highly-distinctive buildings of the ancient University of Aberdeen, atmospheric graveyards, long lawns and vistas, and a cobbled High Street of great distinction.Using their expert knowledge and sumptuous photography, the authors capture the unique cityscape and distinctive past of Old Aberdeen. The Lost City details the rich treasures of the burgh, with many illustrations drawn from the University's library and museum collections, a number of which are reproduced for the first time. The Lost City: Old Aberdeen.

Photograph Donald Trump Scotland

US property tycoon Donald Trump speaks at the local public inquiry into his planned 1 billion golf resort at the Menie Estate, Balmedie, in Boyd Orr hall at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland. Photographic Print of Donald Trumps proposed golf course from Press Association Images.

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Old Photograph Horse Tram Scotland

Old photograph of a horse drawn Tram in Aberdeen, Scotland. The Aberdeen District horse drawn tramway services Tramways services started on 31 August 1874. The company fleet grew to around 40 tramcars. Initial vehicles were obtained from the Starbuck Car and Wagon Company but from 1883 the company turned to a local manufacturer, R & J Shinnie of Union Row, Aberdeen, who provided subsequent tramcars. Aberdeen Corporation took over the company on 26 August 1898 and formed the Aberdeen Corporation Tramways to continue the service and modernise it.



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Old Photograph Holburn Junction Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of Holburn Junction, Aberdeen, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Fishwife Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of a Fishwife in Aberdeen, Scotland. The women who were married to the fishermen were sometimes known as " fish wives ". They were in charge of selling the fish. They usually gutted or smoked it first. They would then carry the fish in a basket, called a creel, on their backs. Women also collected the bait that the men used for fishing.



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