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Gala and Heather Day in the Duthie Park
395 This Adelphi Series postcard shows the Gala Day taking place in Duthie Park on 21st August 1915.
The Gala in Duthie Park and the accompanying Heather Day were both organised to raise funds for the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
The Gala Day is one of largest events ever to take place at the park. It was estimated that between 25,000 and 26,000 people attended. Tickets cost 6 pence (6d) for general admission and 2s 6d for carriages or motor cars.
Within the park there was an elaborate programme of entertainment and refreshments organised. Details of the programme were published in a 32 page booklet prior to the event. Upwards of 1,300 people took part in the programme.
Gates to the park opened at 3pm and the event officially commence at 3pm with a grand military parade. Lieut-Colonel A. H. Leith of Glenkindie, Garrison Commander, and Lord Provost James Taggart "took the salute" opposite the Hygiea statue.
The Gala and Heather Day were organised by a distinct committee; Taggart was its president and Alexander Findlay, Superintendent of Cleansing, was its chairman. Councillor H. J. Gray was the secretary and treasurer and Mr John Lints was his assistant. There were also conveners and secretaries for various sub-committees concerned with aspects like entertainment and refreshments.
There was a wide range of entertainment organised for within the park including singing, dancing, gymnastic displays, musical drill, motor cycle gymkhana and bayonet fighting. Various platforms saw performances from acts such as a company lead by D. M. Kinghorn, pierrots directed by Minnie Mearns, Dan Williams, and W. A. Craig's operatic choir. Charles Soutar lead a 500 strong choir of children from the city's public schools.
Practically all naval and military units present in the city were represented at the event and individuals from many of them took part in the sporting competitions. The day also included a 5-a-side football and tug of war competition. Preliminary matches for these took place prior to the day at Pittodrie Park.
The Gala Day was filmed and this was later shown as part of a special programme at the Picture House on Union Street from the 25th of the month.
Over £500 was taken at the gates for the event. Entertainment and refreshments within further increased the figure raised.
Heather Day itself generated another £474. This involved over 1,500 vendors going around all parts of the city selling sprigs of the plant. The sale started on the afternoon of the Friday and continued all through Saturday. Entertainment venues throughout the city were also visited.
The vendors were primarily young women and members of organisations like the boys brigade. Stores present in all areas of the city were replenished from a central depot at 173a Union Street. This in turn was supplied by the cleansing department buildings in Poynernook Road, where the preceding week had seen 200,000 sprigs prepared for sale. Peterhead, Inverurie, Ellon and Banchory organised their own Heather Days for the same fund.
The sum taken from both the Gala and the Heather Day was estimated at considerably over £1,000.
See the report in the Aberdeen Journal, Monday 23rd August 1915 page 8, for further details about the occasion. Aberdeen Central Library, Commercial Department 2004
1408 A final view of the Business and Technical Department in 2004 before it re-located to the Reference Department as part of a major refurbishment programme to develop the Central Library as a Centre for Library Excellence. Aberdeen Central Library, Children's Library 2008
1414 This is a view of the Children's Library in 2008 showing the split level floor and kinder pit inserted during the modernisation programme of the early 1980s. Aberdeen Central Library, Basement Mezzanine 1976
1421 As part of a modernisation programme during the mid 1970s, a new mezzanine floor was created linking the galleries shown here to provide 800 square feet of extra space.
Image copyright of Aberdeen Journals. Aberdeen Central Library, view from Skene Street
1423 The rear of the Central Library on Skene Street before the 7 storey extension was added as part of the modernisation programme which started in January 1978 and lasted 4 years. It cost £1.5 million to complete.
Image copyright of Aberdeen Journals. Aberdeen Central Library, window replacement 2003
1446 All of the windows of Central Library were replaced during the period March 2003 to May 2004 as part of a refurbishment programme to develop the Central Library as a Centre for Library Excellence. They were re-painted in their original brown colour. William D. Reid
2405 A photograph of Councillor William D. Reid taken from the programme for the 100th film exhibition of the Aberdeen Film Society in January 1950. Reid took over from G. Martin Gray as the Society's chairman in the late 1930s. Aberdeen Sailors' Mission and Home
2751 The granite facade of the Aberdeen Sailors' Mission and Home building, built in 1893-95, that has been retained and incorporated into a large residential development on Mearns Street. This appears to be all that remains of the building.
The eastern elevation we can see here was part of a three block extension to the institute designed by architect James Souttar. There was also an entrance to the building on James Street. A preview of the opening of the building, with a detailed description of it, can be read in the Aberdeen Journal of 26th September 1895, page 7.
Queen Elizabeth II's first solo opening ceremony was the Aberdeen Sailor's Home, after it was reconstructed, on 3rd October 1944.
Also of local interest in this image is a car from the well-known firm Panda Rosa Metals. This family business specialise in ferrous and non-ferrous metal recycling and have been operating in Aberdeen for many decades.
Mearns Street, originally running from Regent Quay to Virginia Street, was constructed on the site of a previous thoroughfare called Pork Lane. This was described as a narrow lane of congested tenements and had a reputation for ill-health and crime.
Post Office directories indicate that Pork Lane was demolished in around 1885-86 and that Mearns Street was established by 1887-88. This development was part of a programme called the Shorelands Scheme of Improvements.
In October 1886, the Improvement Committee of Aberdeen Town Council recommended the name of the new street in compliment to the master of shore works who had initiated the improvement scheme, Daniel Mearns (Aberdeen Weekly Journal, 23rd October 1886, page 4).
Mearns (1838-1913) was a shipping merchant, councillor for the St. Clements Ward, active in the Aberdeen Harbour Board and went on to serve as Aberdeen's Lord Provost between 1895 and 1898. 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
2962 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 6 commercial units under development by Stewart Milne being advertised for sale. Aberdeen Market can also be seen in the background. The Green, 1995
2963 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 T. Strachan, a butcher, Underground, a comics shop, another shop called Naked Life and Cafe 52 on the Green. The Green, 1995
2964 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 T. Strachan, a butcher, Underground, a comics shop, another shop called Naked Life and Cafe 52 on the Green. The Green, 1995
2965 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 Tasty Tattie takeaway cafe. It later moved to a location on Upperkirkgate. The Green, 1995
2966 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 6 commercial units under development by Stewart Milne being advertised for sale. Aberdeen Market can also be seen in the background. The Green, 1995
2967 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.
Workers can be seen making alterations to the exterior of these commercial units. These premises were later occupied by Bistro Verde and a clothes shop called Hanon. The Green, 1995
2968 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 a group of buildings under restoration. Additionally, The Market Arms pub can be seen in the background. The Green, 1995
2969 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 Tasty Tattie takeaway cafe. It later moved to a location on Upperkirkgate. The Green, 1995
2970 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 number 49 the Green, which may be storage buildings, and the The Tasty Tattie takeaway cafe on the corner of Correction Wynd. The Green, 1995
2971 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 Tasty Tattie, Cafe 52 on the Green, Naked Life and a comic shop called Underground. The Green, 1995
2972 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 Cafe 52 on the Green, Naked Life, a comic shop called Underground and T. Strachan, a butcher. The Green, 1995
2973 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 west and shows the awning of T. Strachan, a butcher, just before the Back Wynd Stairs. The Green, 1995
2974 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 east and shows the back of Aberdeen Market. The Green, 1995
2975 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 north east and shows Cafe 52 on the Green. The Green, 1995
2976 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 north west and shows T. Strachan, a butcher, and Underground, a comics and games shop. The Back Wynd Stairs are also visible. |