47-51 George Street

A photograph showing the buildings at 47-51 George Street in around 1986 or 1987.

This image is one of a series taken by Aberdeen City Council to record buildings prior to the redevelopment of the area and construction of the Bon Accord shopping centre.

At 47 George Street is a stationery shop called Cards and Pens. Its window features a prominent display of souvenir tea towels.

At 51 George Street is D.E.R. Ltd., a television and VCR rental shop. This company also had a branch at 128 Union Street at around the same time. D.E.R. were a UK-wide business and their name stood for Domestic Electric Rentals.

These buildings were among those demolished to make way for the Bon Accord Centre.

Aberdeen City Centre