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Guild Street
21 Guild Street, Aberdeen looking down towards the harbour, showing the Tivoli Theatre and Criterion Bar. The bar closed in 2012, but planning permission was granted to convert it to retail premises.
The Tivoli reopened in 2013 after major refurbishment, having been closed for a number of years. Loch Street
28 Loch Street in the 1980s. Far left, corner of the new Co-op building (1970); left background, St. Paul's Street School (then Aberdeen Education Authority's Music Centre); centre, the Swan Bar, Post Office, The Buttery (A. B. Hutchison). All demolished for the Bon Accord Centre. The Hairy Bar, Aberdeen
289 The Hairy Bar, Aberdeen. Also known as the Aberdeen Arms was on West North Street, Aberdeen. On the left is owner Robert Abercrombie Snr with his son Robert on the right. Guild Street
399 Guild Street looking towards the harbour.
On the left hand side of the road is the facade of Her Majesty's Theatre built in 1872. It was renamed the Tivoli in 1910. It was a popular theatre and many well-known performers appeared on its stage including W. C. Fields, Tony Hancock and Andy Stewart.
The Tivoli became a bingo hall in 1966 and finally closed its doors in 1997. However, following refurbishment, the Tivoli reopened in 2013.
The Criterion Bar is on the left of the photograph and the old Goods Station is on the right. Torry
610 Looking west along Sinclair Road from where it meets Greyhope Road. The more easternly of the two leading lights is on the right.
Above the wall on the left of the image is the location of Campbell's Bar. It closed down on 28th August 2016. Public houses had operated on the site, under various names, since the 1860s. It was noted for its excellent views of the harbour mouth.
This photograph likely dates from the 1980s. Waterloo Station
641 This photograph shows the corner at the end of Regent Quay in the late 19th century. The building in the centre of the image, with pediment, is the offices of the Great North of Scotland Railway Company and to its left is the entrance to the Waterloo Railway Station.
The railway station was opened by the company on 1st April 1856. It was built to supersede an existing station at Kittybrewster. Waterloo was once the station for all railway passengers and goods going between the city and the north.
Trains coming and going from the south stopped at a nearby, but unconnected station on Guild Street. It had opened two years earlier in 1854 and was operated by rival railway company, the Scottish North-Eastern. Passengers with connecting trains would need to dash along Trinity and Regent Quay or wait for a bus. Connections were not guaranteed.
It took Parliament to settle the differences between the companies. This saw the construction of the Joint Station, opened in November 1867, and the creation of the Denburn Valley Railway. Both Waterloo and Guild Street subsequently became stations for the transport of goods only.
The buildings shown in this photograph were altered and eventually demolished in the 20th century. Remnants of the station can still be seen today in a small yard and the railway line following the old canal path and joining the main tracks heading north at Kittybrewster.
On the right of this image can also be seen an building, likely a goods shed, of the Aberdeen, Newcastle & Hull Steam Company. This passenger ship service was founded in 1865 and had offices at 43 Marischal Street.
The building to the left of Waterloo Station, far left here, was the site of an establishment called Berry's Hotel and served as various pubs until the late 1960s. It looks like it was closed or being refurbished at the time of this photograph.
To the left of this image would be Commerce Street and Regent Quay. Waterloo Quay would begin to its right. Justice Mill Lane
863 Justice Mill Lane, off Holburn Street, prior to the building of the Regent/Odeon Cinema (1932) and the Bon Accord Baths (1940).
This image looks east on to Justice Mill Lane from Holburn Street. The building on the right is one of the old mills that were present in the area. To its left is the premises of James Scott, a tobacconist.
In the near right of the image is the side of 35-39 Holburn, a tenement that likely dates from 1899. The ground floor of this building has been occupied for much of its history, and in this photograph, by the Glentanar Bar.
The Aberdeen Pub Companion (1975) by Archibald Hopkin states that the Glentanar dates from 1909 when Charles Ewen acquired a licence for the premises at 39 Holburn Street.
The structure in the centre of the image is the ornate ventilation shaft of the Aberdeen Cable Subway. It was constructed as part of the Dee Village Electricity Works, at the foot of Crown Street, and dates from around 1903. The Hairy Bar, Aberdeen
1215 The Hairy Bar, West North Street. 1947. The lady is Charlotte Abercrombie, owner. Man holding bottle is her son Robert Abercrombie. Man behind piano is Alexander Abercrombie. Man at piano is owner Robert Fergus Abercrombie. Man at right is Cyril Ross, part time bar man. The Hairy bar, Aberdeen
1218 The Hairy Bar, West North Street, Aberdeen. Robert Abercrombie, son of owner on the left. Cyril Ross, part time bar man on the right. c.1947 Union Glen
1490 This image of Union Glen, taken from near the junction with Cuparstone Row, was likely taken by James Kellas in the early 1950s.
The building that can be seen above the bridge, on Holburn Street, was number 81 at the time. It was a shop belonging to Alexanders, a radio and television dealer. This business closed down in the 1980s. At the time of writing, the building is occupied by the Aberdeen Drilling School.
The larger building on the right is 82 Holburn Street. It has a long history as a bar and was known for generations as Aitken's. It was previously known as the Great Western Bar and later as the Malt Mill, which was originally the name of a lounge opened in 1963. The name references the building at one time having been a distillery.
See the brilliant Aberdeen Pub Companion (1975) by Archibald Hopkin for more information on this and other drinking establishments.
(Many thanks to local historian A. G. Duthie for getting in touch with information for this record.) Old Inn at the Pier
1991 A drawing titled Old Inn at the Pier, signed W. Gordon, 1890.
The label on the library's glass slide identifies the building as the Ferry Boat Inn. It was located past the old Blockhouse at the end of Pocra Quay. The harbour side pub was run by Willie Cormack, who also ran a shop in Fittie called Highland Willie's.
Comparing the shape and location of the pub shown here with the Ordnance Survey Aberdeen town plan surveyed 1866-67, particularly the pub's bay windows, suggests this is in fact the Steam Yacht Inn. This inn, which was further up Pocra Quay, east of Pocra Jetty, can be seen on the above town plan on sheet LXXV.12.21. King Street
2194 Looking down King Street from Castle Street, with the spire of the North Church (later the Arts Centre). Waterloo Bar
2234 This harbour pub was located at 79-80 Waterloo Quay. It was popular with employees of the nearby shipyards. This photograph likely dates from the 1930s. The name of proprietor, George Whyte, is written on the frontage of the pub and adverts for various drinks and anti-prohibition posters decorate the windows.
To the left of the pub can be seen a newsagent and the entrance to a cement tar and pitch store. On the right can be seen offices of the Aberdeen Steam Navigation Company Limited. The Club Bar
2277 A postcard image of the interior of the Club Bar. The bar was part of the Club Hotel located at 11 Market Street, near the junction with Union Street. The Harbour from South Market Street
2429 A busy scene at Aberdeen Harbour. Looking north to Regent Quay. The Harbour Bar and the Harbour Board Office can be seen. Jean Ronald
2433 A portrait of Jane Ronald, proprietress of the Lemon Tree Hotel on Huxter Row. Aberdeen City Libraries were given a photograph of this portrait in 1964 and it has been affixed to our copy of The "Lemon Tree" Hostess and Aberdeen Tavern Lore by Robert Murdoch Lawrance. The original was then in the USA.
Jean Ronald (née Wagrell) successfully ran the Lemon Tree for many years. She died aged 86 on 31st October 1865 at 1 Mount Street. Her husband George, a vintner, had died 11th April 1819, aged 56, and is buried in St. Nicholas Churchyard.
Huxter's Row was eventually demolished to make way for the new Town House. At the time of demolition the Lemon Tree was occupied by Mrs. Peter Machray. The tavern's name was transferred to a house in St. Nicholas Street. Jean Ronald
2434 A photograph of Jean Ronald taken from The "Lemon Tree" Hostess and Aberdeen Tavern Lore by Robert Murdoch Lawrance. Jean was the long-standing proprietress of the Lemon Tree on Huxter Row. The Old Aberdeen Town Hall
2496 A postcard image of Old Aberdeen High Street showing the old Town Hall building.
A shop named James Findlay can be seen on the left at what is now 105 High Street.
Correspondent A. G. Duthie informs us that James Findlay is listed in the Aberdeen Post Office Directory for 1904-05 as a newsagent. This gives us a good indication of the date of the photograph. Bridge Street
2761 This photograph shows two longstanding establishments on Aberdeen's Bridge Street.
At number 6 is The Bridge Bar, a public house that appears to date from the late 19th century. It is a traditional pub with an unusually high ceiling. For a long time it was a men-only bar prior to anti-discrimination legislation introduced in 1975. Though women are now welcome in the pub, it does not have a women's toilet.
Next door at 8 Bridge Street is what was considered to be Aberdeen's earliest Chinese restaurant. Yangtze River opened at this location in the 1960s and closed down around late 2017.
This photograph was taken on 14th July 2018. The Green, 1995
2961 This is one of a series of images kindly donated to Aberdeen Local Studies by our colleagues in the Masterplanning, Design and Conservation Team. The images show the Green in 1995 before, during and after a programme of environmental improvements.
In this image we can see the R&B Music shop and The Old King's Highway pub. The Green, 1995
2979 This is one of a series of images kindly donated to Aberdeen Local Studies by our colleagues in the Masterplanning, Design and Conservation Team. The images show the Green in 1995 before, during and after a programme of environmental improvements.
This image looks to the south west and shows The Old King's Highway pub and the R&B Music shop. The signs on the former's windows indicate that the pub was established in 1741. The Green, 1995
2981 This is one of a series of images kindly donated to Aberdeen Local Studies by our colleagues in the Masterplanning, Design and Conservation Team. The images show the Green in 1995 before, during and after a programme of environmental improvements.
This image shows work under way on the Green outside The Old King's Highway pub. The Green, 1995
2986 This is one of a series of images kindly donated to Aberdeen Local Studies by our colleagues in the Masterplanning, Design and Conservation Team. The images show the Green in 1995 before, during and after a programme of environmental improvements.
This image shows extensive work underway on the road surface outside The Old King's Highway pub. The Green, 1995
2993 This is one of a series of images kindly donated to Aberdeen Local Studies by our colleagues in the Masterplanning, Design and Conservation Team. The images show the Green in 1995 before, during and after a programme of environmental improvements.
This image shows the area outside The Old King's Highway and the R&B Music shop with work underway on its surface. |