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Statue of Queen Victoria
73 A photograph showing the statue of Queen Victoria at the junction of Union Street and St. Nicholas Street. The building in the background is the Clydesdale Bank that stands next to M&S today. This fine Italian renaissance style building was originally constructed for the Town and County Bank and opened for business in May 1863.
The statue of Queen Victoria was made from marble and was sculpted by Banff born Alexander Brodie (c.1829 - 1867). The origin of this statue is closely related to another Aberdeen monument, the 1863 memorial statue of Prince Albert by Baron Marochetti, now standing, or rather sitting, in the area in front of the Central Library.
Marochetti's statue was augurated by Queen Victoria herself on 13th October 1863 and this was said to the first time the Queen had appeared at a public demonstration following the death of Albert in 1861. The Marochetti statue was the subject of great local controversy and there were various plans for an alternative, superior, memorial to the late Prince Consort. It was at a related meeting that a chap called Alexander Donald, from the Royal Tradesman of Aberdeen, moved "That a colossal statue in marble, of Her Majesty, be erected at the corner of St. Nicholas Street."
The endeavour was taken on by a variety of prominent citizens and funding was raised by public subscription. Brodie, the selected sculptor, worked on an 11-ton block of Sicilian marble for two years to complete the statue. The finished piece is 8 foot 6 inches in height and, at the request of Queen herself, depicts Victoria in Scottish regal attire. The statue stands on a substantial plinth of pink Peterhead granite.
The statue was unveiled and inaugurated on 20th September 1866 by Albert-Edward Prince of Wales, later to be King Edward VII and the subject of another of Aberdeen's notable statues. During his speech at the ceremony, the Prince said "Gentlemen, it has afforded me the greatest satisfaction to attend here today, by the wish of Her Majesty, and at your invitation, for the purpose of inaugurating a statue of the Queen, my dear mother. Her Majesty has desired me to express to you how much she appreciates the motives which have led the people of Aberdeenshire to give this lasting evidence of their attachment and loyalty to her person, of which she has so many proofs, and whose sympathy in her great sorrow has touched her so deeply."
During his visit, the Prince of Wales also received the Freedom of the City and attended the Royal Horticultural Society's Autumn Show, which was then going on in the Music Hall. An extensive account of the unveiling, the Royal visit and the town's celebrations is given in the Aberdeen Journal of 26th September 1866.
After some time at this location, the statue's marble began to show weathering due to the frost and so it was moved to the vestibule of the Town House in 1888, where it remains to this day. It stands at the foot of the building's splendid main stairway. The plaster model of Brodie's statue has also been on display in the Music Hall for many years.
A new bronze statue of an older Victoria, by sculptor Charles Bell Birch, was erected at the St. Nicholas Street location on 9th November 1893 and "the Queen" became a regular meeting place for generations of Aberdonians. To make way for the extension of Marks & Spencer, the 1893 statue moved to its current site at Queen's Cross on 22nd January 1964. Victoria now stands looking east towards Balmoral. Beach Bathing Station
99 The interior of the Beach Bathing Station, where generations of Aberdonians learnt to swim in the fresh water pool. The Bathing Station was designed by City Architect, John Rust, and opened on 13th July 1898. A distinctive red brick chimney dominated the beach skyline. The Bathing Station was eventually filled in and demolished, the door having finally closed to the public on 11th July 1972. Northfield Mission Church and School
1854 Engraving of Northfield Mission Church and School, Gilcomston.
See image A08_03 for an alternative, more complete, version of this image. Nuart 2018: Rustico, Union Row
2733 An artwork created by Portuguese artist Bordalo II for the Nuart 2018 Festival that ran from 12th to 15th April of that year.
The artwork, depicting a colourful unicorn made from end-of-life materials, is on the eastern side of the Italian restaurant Rustico. The restaurant sits at the junction of Summer Street and Union Row. The words next to the Unicorn read "Endangered dream".
This photograph was taken on 10th June 2018. Nuart 2018: Union Row
2734 An artwork by Argentinian artist Milu Correch created for the Nuart 2018 Festival that ran from 12th to 15th April of that year.
The large scale mural is located on the south side of Union Row.
This photograph was taken on 10th June 2018. Nuart 2018: Caledonian House
2735 An artwork by artists Nimi and RH74 created for the Nuart 2018 Festival that ran from 12th to 15th April of that year.
The large scale mural is on the western exterior wall of Caledonian House on Union Row.
This photograph was taken on 10th June 2018. Nuart 2018: Union Plaza
2736 An artwork by Lithuanian-born artist Ernest Zacharevic for the Nuart 2018 Festival that ran from 12th to 15th April of that year.
The artwork is on the south eastern facade of Union Plaza, a large office development in Aberdeen's city centre.
This photograph was taken on 10th June 2018. 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. Nuart 2017: Harriet Street
2758 An artwork by Polish artist M-City for the Nuart 2017 Festival that ran from 14th-16th April of that year.
The artwork is on 18 Harriet Street, located at the junction of Harriet Street and Loch Street.
This photograph looks west and was taken on 14th July 2018. Nuart 2017: Harriet Street
2759 An artwork by Polish artist M-City for the Nuart 2017 Festival that ran from 14th-16th April of that year.
The artwork is on 18 Harriet Street, located at the junction of Harriet Street and Loch Street.
This photograph looks south and was taken on 14th July 2018. Nuart 2017: Belmont Street
2760 An artwork by Italian artist Alice Pasquini for the Nuart 2017 Festival that ran from 14th-16th April of that year. The artwork is mid-way along Belmont Street.
In this image can also be seen the entrance to Shri Bheema's Indian restaurant. This popular establishment opened in 2012 and was followed by a branch in Bridge of Don. Branches in Edinburgh, London and Milton Keynes were later opened.
On the right of the image is the premises that previously housed One Up Records. This shop traded at this location from 1979 to January 2013.
This photograph looks south and was taken on 14th July 2018. 199 Union Street
2800 F.W. Woolworth & Co., Ltd. at 119 Union Street in 1937. This first 3d and 6d department store in Aberdeen opened at 50-52 St. Nicholas Street on Saturday 18th October 1919. The lowest price was 1d and nothing cost more than 6d (2 and a half pence). Although they were an American company, goods were of British manufacture and straight from the factory - hence the low prices. Crowds of spectators had peered through the windows before the opening preview on the Friday afternoon when over 35,000 people visited the premises. On the Saturday, the shop was open till 9pm and was so thronged that a policeman had to regulate the crowds. Around 1927, this second store was opened at 119 Union Street and this 1937 photograph still shows the 3d and 6d advertising and window displays of pyramids of pans, tins and other household goods. "Woolies" moved to the Bon Accord Centre when it opened in 1990 and these Union Street premises have later been occupied by McDonalds, while the St. Nicholas Street premises were demolished for the St. Nicholas Centre. Union Terrace Gardens
3112 A photograph of a well attended public event in Union Terrace Gardens, featuring morris dancing, in 1970. This is most like during the Aberdeen Festival that was held in June of that year.
This photograph comes from a collection of slides donated to Aberdeen City Libraries by Aberdeen City Council's publicity department. Union Terrace Gardens
3113 Country dancing at a well-attended public event in Union Terrace Gardens in 1970. This may have been part of a festival or a regular programme of entertainment.
The rear of the Belmont Cinema building and the Belmont Congregational Church are visible in the background.
This photograph comes from a collection of slides donated to Aberdeen City Libraries by Aberdeen City Council's publicity department. Union Terrace Gardens
3119 A brass band during a public event in Union Terrace Gardens. This was likely an evening event during the Aberdeen Festival held in June 1970.
This photograph comes from a collection of slides donated to Aberdeen City Libraries by Aberdeen City Council's publicity department. Union Terrace Gardens
3120 A brass band, and its audience, during a public event in Union Terrace Gardens. This was likely a evening event during the Aberdeen Festival held in June 1970.
This photograph comes from a collection of slides donated to Aberdeen City Libraries by Aberdeen City Council's publicity department. Aberdeen Cinemas: Picture House / Gaumont
3406 An Aberdeen Journals Archive photograph showing the exterior of the Gaumont Cinema at 181 Union Street in October 1972. Promotion for Doomwatch, the British science-fiction film, Cabaret, starring Liza Minelli and The Concert for Bangladesh can all be seen.
This image dates from when the Rank Organisation, the cinema's owners, applied to Aberdeen City Council for permission to demolish the venue and redevelop the site for shops and office space.
As detailed in Michael Thomson's book Silver Screen in the Silver City (1988) the Rank Organisation had a special department that considered cinema sites they owned that could be profitably redeveloped by the company. Aberdeen was experiencing a pre-oil property boom and the early 1970s saw the closure and redevelopment of a number of cinemas.
The final night of the Gaumont was Saturday 6th October 1973. The last film to be shown as The Lovers with Paula Wilcox and Richard Beckinsale. This photograph was used in the preview of the cinema's final night in the Evening Express of the day before.
The majority of the cinema was demolished not long after. The façade of the upper floors was retained as it was listed as of architectural and historic interest. The site laid empty for some time due to the financial recession of 1974-75 and subsequent uncertainty over its occupancy. In 1976 the site was redeveloped as a Job Centre and shops.
[Information primarily sourced from Silver Screen in the Silver City (1988) by Michael Thomson]
Image © Aberdeen Journals Ltd. Site of McKay's
3498 A photograph from 24th February 2021 showing the cleared former site of McKay's clothing shop at 29-31 Queen Street. The business relocated to new premises at 251-253 Great Northern Road in early 2020.
The Queen Street site was sold to Aberdeen City Council in 2019. The building was demolished in the early months of 2021 as a preliminary stage of the authority's Queen Street regeneration project.
The £150 million transformation includes plans for 300 new homes, a civic hub, cultural assets, enhanced heritage features and a high-quality public realm.
McKay's opened their two-floor premises on Queen Street on 25th March 1971. The family business, which has been on the go since the early 20th century, had previously occupied two other locations on Queen Street. The latter Queen Street premises was famous for its abundant and varied stock.
The eastern exterior wall of the building was the site of a large mural depicting a golfer by Norwegian artist Martin Whatson. This was created for Aberdeen's first Nuart festival in 2017 and sadly had to be demolished along with the building.
The rear of A. Marshall Mackenzie's Greyfriars Church of 1903 can be seen on the left of this image. Nuart 2018: Rennie's Wynd
3768 An artwork by Carrie Reichart for the Nuart 2018 Festival that ran from 12th to 15th April of that year. The work, as the name suggests, celebrates everyday heroes past and present and was installed in April 2018. Local artist Shelagh Swanson created the plaques for the work.
The artwork is shown here on Rennie's Wynd at its junction with the Green. Everyday Heroes was relocated to Flourmill Lane in 2019 and was expanded to include six extra heroes in early 2020.
This photograph was taken in July 2018. Nuart 2018: East Green
3771 An artwork created by Argentinian artist Hyuro for the Nuart 2018 Festival that ran from 12th to 15th April of that year.
The artwork, depicting two boys fighting and with their shirts attached together, is on the eastern side of one of the walkways connecting the Indoor Market and Union Street.
This photograph was taken in July 2018. Nuart 2018: Shiprow
3772 An artwork created by UK artist Snik for the Nuart 2018 Festival that ran from 12th to 15th April of that year.
The artwork faces the harbour on the southern elevation of Pure Gym, at the bottom of Shiprow.
This photograph was taken in July 2018. Nuart 2017: The Green
3773 An artwork by German artists Herakut for the Nuart 2017 Festival that ran from 14th-16th April of that year.
The artwork is on the western, curved façade of the Indoor Market in the Green.
This photograph looks east and was taken on 14th July 2018. A food and drink festival is also shown taking place. Nuart 2017: Belmont Street
3774 An artwork by Portuguese artist Add Fuel for the Nuart 2017 Festival that ran from 14th-16th April of that year.
The artwork is on southern side of 15-17 Belmont Street. This photograph, taken on 14th July 2018, looks north from Union Bridge. Denburn Road is the street below. Aberdeen Market: before and after demolition 4
4363 Looking east, the before image shows the Green side of Aberdeen Market. A mural by artists Jasmin Siddiqui and Falk Lehmann (known collectively as Herakut) created for the 2017 Nuart Festival is prominently shown. Taken on 27/08/2021.
The after image provides an extensive view of the cleared site. The gradient of Market Street, with Carnegie's Brae at the end of the East Green, is shown. As are the remains of connections between the 1970s market and Union Street on the left. Taken on 07/09/2023.
This composite image is part of a series by Roddy Millar showing Aberdeen Market and its surrounds before and after it was demolished.
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