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Aberdeen Corporation Castle Street tram stuck in the great snowstorm of 1908
565 Aberdeen Corporation Castle Street tram stuck in the great snowstorm of 1908 Schoolhill after the great snowstorm of 1908
781 Schoolhill after the great snowstorm of 1908. The Art Gallery and the entrance to Robert Gordon's College are on the left. Union Terrace
1850 Union Terrace covered with snow after the great snowstorm of 1908. The statue of Robert Burns on the right of the image is by Bain Smith. It was unveiled to public gaze on the 15th September 1892. The statue depicts Burns in deep contemplation pondering upon the fate of the 'crimson tipped flou'r', the daisy. Union Street and the Music Hall
2117 In this photograph the Music Hall on Union Street is partially obscured as a result of The Great Snowstorm of 29th December 1908. The Great Snowstorm of 1908 in Aberdeen
2119 This postcard image from The Great Snowstorm of December 29th 1908 shows the Castlegate at the eastern end of Union Street under a formidable amount of snow. The Salvation Army Citadel can be seen in the background. The Great Snowstorm of 1908
2120 A great snow storm hit Aberdeen on the 29th December 1908. Here a squad of workmen begin to clear the great banks of drifting snow from Union Street. William Wallace in the Great Snowstorm of 1908
2121 William Wallace looks down over the great snow storm of 29th December 1908. It appears that the street has yet to be cleared of snow. Clearing the Line to Aberdeen in a Snowstorm
2202 A postcard image showing workers clearing railway tracks of snow. This scene is likely following the great snowstorm of 1908.
In the last week of December of that year, Aberdeen had such severe snowfall that it was cut off from the rest of the country by rail, and residents had shortages of bread and milk as carts were unable to make their usual deliveries.
Snow built up in the streets in banks of up to 6 feet in height. The council engaged over 600 men in the city-wide task of clearing the snow. The Great Storm of 1942
2290 Early in 1942 the North East experienced one of the worst storms on record. This photograph shows a Co-op coalman having to use horses and a sledge to complete his deliveries. Image taken from The 1942 Bon-Accord Annual, p. 15. Union Street in Winter
2292 Union Street in January 1958, at the height of the worst blizzard for ten years. Image taken from The 1958 Bon-Accord Annual, p12. The Great Storm of 1942
2293 Early in 1942 the North East experienced one of the worst storms on record. This photograph shows two women clearing away six feet high drifts outside their Mannofield homes. Image taken from The 1942 Bon-Accord Annual, p. 15. The Snowstorm of 1908
2294 In 1908 the North East experienced a severe snowstorm. This photograph shows the snow piled up on Union Street. The Music Hall can be seen in the centre of the image. The Great Storm of 1942
2295 Early in 1942 the North East experienced one of the worst storms on record. This photograph shows a man cutting a way through North Deeside Road. Image taken from The 1942 Bon-Accord Annual, p. 15. The Great Storm of 1942
2296 Early in 1942 the North East experienced one of the worst storms on record. This eight-feet-high snowdroft effectively blocked the Aberdeen-Stonehaven road near the Bridge of Dee, and on other main roads all traffic came to a halt. Image taken from The 1942 Bon-Accord Annual, p. 15. Winter 1933
2298 A blizzard transforms the familiar Union Street and Bridge Street junction. Image taken from The 1933 Bon-Accord & Northern Pictorial Annual, p. 6. The Snowstorm in Aberdeen, 29/12/08
2949 A postcard of Union Street after the Great Snowstorm that hit Aberdeen on 29th December 1908. In addition to the Music Hall, the premises of Watt & Milne, Pullars and James Henderson can also be seen. The Snowstorm in Aberdeen
2952 A postcard image showing Castle Street and the aftermath of the snowstorm that hit Aberdeen on 29th December 1908. The Great Snowstorm of 1908
4179 Union Street showing the effects of the great snow storm that struck the city on the 29th December 1908. Mounds of snow have just been cleared from the pavements. The Great Snowstorm of 1908
4180 A F.W.H. postcard image showing the Great Snowstorm of 29th December 1908 in Aberdeen. Snow is piled up in the Castlegate. The Great Snowstorm of 1908
4181 A F.W.H. postcard image showing the Great Snowstorm of 29th December 1908. Union Street is blocked with snow. The clear-up begins. Strichen, December 1908
4252 A postcard image showing the village Strichen in December 1908, after a significant winter snowstorm had hit North East Scotland. Strichen, December 1908
4253 A postcard image showing the village Strichen in December 1908, after a significant winter snowstorm had hit North East Scotland. |