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King's College
75 The University of Aberdeen's King's College Chapel in Old Aberdeen during winter.
King's College, named for King James IV, was founded in 1495.
The Chapel is considered, along with the Ivy Tower, to be one of the oldest surviving parts of the university. It dates from about 1498 - 1509. Union Terrace Gardens
229 Union Terrace Gardens in the winter, looking across from Union Terrace towards the Belmont Congregational Church. Rubislaw Church, Queen's Cross in the wintertime.
240 Rubislaw Church, Queen's Cross in the wintertime. Rubislaw Church was built in 1875 by architect J. Russell Mackenzie. 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. Brig o' Balgownie in winter
819 Brig o' Balgownie in the wintertime around 1880. Prior to the construction of the new Bridge of Don in the 1820s the Brig o' Balgownie was the only access road from Aberdeen to the north. 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. Fountainhall Tram in Winter
2005 The image shows a tram traveling down a street covered with mounts of snow. The spire of Queen's Cross Church, visible in the background, suggests this photograph was taken on Fountainhall Road. Queen's Cross Church
2116 Queens Cross Church in the snow. In 1877 the Free Church discussed the possibility of a church to cater for those who lived in the increasingly popular west end of the city. They secured a triangular site at the Queen's Cross junction of Albyn Place and Carden Place.
Competitive designs were sought and John Bridgeford Pirie, of Pirie and Clyne, architects, were successful with his French Gothic design in granite. The steeple is 150 feet high and the grand entrance doorway is flanked by massive pillars leading into the nave where there was space for around 800 worshipers. There is a circular window in the east end, stained glass windows having been gifted by members of the congregation.
The building was opened for worship on 17th April 1881, and the popularity of its first Minister, the Rev Dr George Adam Smith brought large audiences to the church. He was later to become Principal of Aberdeen University.
The church became the only one of the city's free churches to have instrumental music when it acquired an organ built by Henry Willis. Queens Cross became Church of Scotland in 1929 when the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church merged. Various extensions have taken place, including a new hall and vestry in 1939, and the building was extensively restored in 1980. 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. St. Machar's Cathedral
2118 St. Machar's Cathedral, Old Aberdeen, in the snow, showing the twin spires and the graveyard. 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. |