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Dyce Chemical Works
852 Dyce Chemical Works (Milnes of Dyce) consisted of a sulphuric acid production plant and a granular fertiliser plant (superphosphate based fertiliser). The site was between Pitmedden Road and the railway line. The photograph shows the fertiliser stored in polythene bags, which replaced hessian sacks, with the acid production plant in the background. The stows were hand-produced by using conveyors and men. They were then covered by large sheets of polythene to prevent the bags from becoming dirty in appearance. Dyce Chemical Works
853 Dyce Chemical Works (Milnes of Dyce) consisted of a sulphuric acid production plant and a granular fertiliser plant (superphosphate based fertiliser). The site was between Pitmedden Road and the railway line. The photograph shows the fertiliser stored in polythene bags, which replaced hessian sacks. The stows were hand-produced by using conveyors and men. They were then covered by large sheets of polythene to prevent the bags from becoming dirty in appearance. Dyce Chemical Works
855 Dyce Chemical Works (Milnes of Dyce) consisted of a sulphuric acid production plant and a granular fertiliser plant (superphosphate based fertiliser). The site was between Pitmedden Road and the railway line. The photograph shows the fertiliser production plant. Notice the man with the big barrow. All materials were fed into the plant using barrows. There were no mechanical shovels and hoppers here! Dyce Junction Station, Aberdeen
1060 Dyce Junction Station, Aberdeen, c.1910, with the large suburban signal box in the foreground. The main line is situated on the left of the box. The "Buchan Line" to Peterhead and Fraserburgh via Maud Junction can be seen in the background. The locomotive here illustrated is a G.N.S.R. 4-4-0, a type of locomotive used throughout G.N.S.R. territory. This particular train is heading towards Aberdeen with passenger coaches in tow. The Great North believed in 4-4-0s to the extent that they owned few locomotives of other wheel arrangements. A School of Dolphins: Flipper at Dyce Library
2161 Flipper was inspired by Cultercullen Primary School as they are a bright happy school. Flipper was painted yellow and the fishes below represent swimming in the sea. A School of Dolphins: Inspire at Dyce Library
2162 One half of Inspire was designed by Megan Lovie. This half displays the school's logo and motto. Megan says it 'reflects school life where all pupils aim high'. Megan Warnock designed the other half to inspire people to think about helping with the conservation of this wonderful mammal. Dyce Airport
2274 A de Havilland Tiger Moth flies over Dyce Airport.
There was a suggestion that this plane could be a Avro Tutor biplane. The serial number, however, looks like it may match those given to Moths and both types of plane were certainly used at Dyce. Dyce
2744 An aerial view of Dyce. The view is looking broadly south west over the village.
The railway can be seen towards the centre of image. Victoria Street runs parallel more towards the foreground. Gordon Terrace, with its war memorial can be seen coming off, heading towards the lower left of the image.
The date of the image is uncertain. It appears to predate the development of the airport to the west of the railway lines. Aberdeen Airport
4184 A photograph showing the exterior of Aberdeen Airport. Passengers and staff are leaving gate number 3 and boarding a British Airways plane. A control tower is visible in the background. This photograph was likely taken in the late 1970s or early 80s.
This image comes from a collection of slides donated to Aberdeen City Libraries by Aberdeen City Council's publicity department. Aberdeen Airport
4186 A photograph showing the exterior of Aberdeen Airport. Gate number 3 can be seen connecting the building with the runaway. A British Airways propeller plane is in the foreground. A baggage truck and movable boarding stairways, marked "Aberdeen", can also be seen. This photograph was likely taken in the late 1970s or early 80s.
This image comes from a collection of slides donated to Aberdeen City Libraries by Aberdeen City Council's publicity department. Aberdeen Airport
4187 A photograph showing the interior of Aberdeen Airport during the evening. Plants and information boards are in the centre of the image. To the left can be seen a bookshop and on the right passengers waiting for their plane. This photograph was likely taken in the late 1970s or early 80s.
This image comes from a collection of slides donated to Aberdeen City Libraries by Aberdeen City Council's publicity department. Aberdeen Airport
4188 A photograph showing passengers disembarking a British Airways plane on arrival at Aberdeen Airport. The passengers, dressed in business attire, are walking down Scottish Airports branded movable stairways that are marked "Aberdeen". This photograph likely dates from the late 1970s or early 80s.
This image comes from a collection of slides donated to Aberdeen City Libraries by Aberdeen City Council's publicity department. Cothal Mills
4292 A photograph looking north across the River Don towards the remains of Cothal Mills in June 1976. This image was likely taken not far from Dyce Cemetery.
Foxgloves can be seen in the foreground on the southern bank of the river. The buildings on the other side were part of a former woollen, yarn or flock mill complex.
The book Gordon: an illustrated architectural guide (1994) by Ian Shepherd, page 170, states that the mills, steam and water powered, once employed upwards of 100 workers and were superseded by the larger works downstream at Grandhome.
See Crombies of Grandholm and Cothal, 1805-1960: records of an Aberdeenshire enterprise (1960) edited by John R. Allan for more information on the use of the mills by the Crombie firm.
An entry for the mills in the Aberdeenshire Ordnance Survey Name Books, 1865-1871, reads as follows:
"A large pile of buildings situated close to the river Don. Originally there was a meal mill here and subsequently, when the greater portion of the houses were erected, the manufacture of woollen cloth was carried on; now yarn is the only production. Motive power water. Contiguous to the mill there are a considerable number of dwellinghouses inhabited by the mill workers. Property of Sir William Forbes Bart." (reference: OS1/1/30/64)
Large scale Ordnance Survey mapping indicates that Cothal Mills were disused by around the mid-20th century.
At the time of writing in 2023, the main buildings shown here have been converted to residential use. A property notice titled 'Old Mill by River Don up for grabs' in the Press & Journal of 24th March 1992, page 18, states that Upper Cothal Mill, on the right in this image but mostly obscured by trees, then up for sale, had been converted into a spacious family home in 1985, following a period of disrepair. |