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Liddel Monument
1735 Liddel Monument (1637). Erected to the memory of Duncan Lidell (1561 - 1613), Rector of the Julian University in Rome and physician to the court of Brunswick. Flourmill Brae
1930 This image (c. 1920) shows at the left hand side, a massive stone coffin which stood for many years at the back of tenements at Flourmill Brae. It was brought to the public's attention in 1926 when the area was subject to the Town Council's slum clearance scheme. The coffin consisted of granite slabs blackened and cracked through time. It was 5 and a half feet long, two feet wide and two feet deep. The sides and ends were held together by iron clamps and the lid was cemented on. The belief was that the coffin contained the remains of Mary Bannerman, one of the Bannermans of Elsick and married to George Leslie, Laird of Findrassie, near Elgin who died in 1692. However when the coffin was eventually opened it was empty apart from black earth. It was suggested that the slabs may have protected her coffin at some time and that the actual coffin and her remains had been removed to one of the city's graveyards. Aberdeen Women's Alliance: St Katherine's Club / Lemon Tree Foundation Stone
2340 The foundation stone of the Lemon Tree building on West North Street. The inscription reads "This corner stone was laid by Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal on 15th May 1936." 48 Marischal Street
2752 A photograph of 48 Marischal Street taken in July 2018.
Historic Environment Scotland's listed building information suggests that this 3-storey townhouse was built circa 1789-1821.
Aberdeen artist, William Dyce (1806-1864) lived at this address in the early 19th century. A yellow plaque commemorating Dyce can be seen in this image. See Aberdeen City Council commemorative plaques website here for more details. 35-37 Marischal Street
2753 A photograph of 35-37 Marischal Street taken in July 2018.
Historic Environment Scotland's listed building information states "The simple classical styling of Nos 35-37A forms a significant part of the Street's lengthy run, contributing to its refined character. The building was constructed at some point between 1767, when plans for the street were laid out, and 1789, when Alexander Milnes' map showed that the East side of the street was completed by that date." (link)
Some of the ground floor rooms have been converted into commercial premises.
A cememorative plaque to George Thomson (1804-1895), ship owner and lord provost, can be seen in the image. See Aberdeen City Council commemorative plaques website here for more details. Town House Extension Foundation Stone
2757 The foundation stone of the Aberdeen Town House extension on Broad Street.
As stated on the stone, it was laid by Lord Provost Robert S. Lennox on 17th November 1975.
The city architects responsible for the extension were I. A. Ferguson and T. C. Watson. It was built by Taylor Woodrow Construction (Scotland) Ltd.
The stone also makes reference to a casket buried five metres below the foundations to commemorate the dissolution of the Corporation of the City of Aberdeen as part of local government reform.
The casket ceremony was held on 15th May 1975 shortly after the last meeting of the Aberdeen Town Council which was being replaced by the City of Aberdeen District Council.
The casket ceremony was the final act of John Smith as lord provost. The official switch over of councils was marked by the "Bon-Accord" bell of the West Church of St Nicholas tolling from 11:50pm to midnight on 15th May. Earlier in the day saw a fireworks display at the Queens Links, pipe bands and a special lunch and church service for members and officials of the corporation. See local newspaper coverage from the time for more details on the occasion.
Around 80 people, including councillors, family and Taylor Woodrow employees watched Lord Provost John Smith place 29 items of interest into the copper clad box. Smith joked, "About the year 3048, an unsuspecting archaeological digger may come upon this box and he will no doubt remark on my genius."
Among the buried items were copies of the Press & Journal and the Evening Express, local books, records and cassettes of Scottish music, local government data, sets of coins of the realm and postage stamps, local stones, a phial of North Sea oil and plans for the Town House extension.
The casket was placed on a crane hook by Aberdeen Town House project manager Tom Nisbet and guided into the ground by foreman Andrew Benzies.
The ceremony was reported in local newspapers and the July 1975 issue of the construction company's magazine, Taywood News. His Majesty's Theatre: The Revolving stage under construction
3442 HMT had the only permanent revolving stage in Scotland. Image taken around 1932. The scenery dock doors are on the right and the 'Props Room' on the left. [Image from the Aberdeen Performing Arts Archive.] Point Law
3576 This high shot affords north-west views featuring the edge of Point Law and Provost Mathews' Quay.
The left of the image contains the ferry terminal structure. To the right of this building, three trawlers sit moored in the foreground.
These vessels are quite possibly Fife-Ness (A377), the Blossom (A9), and Star of the North (A633). All three of these vessels were registered in the area between 1903 and 1915.
A large merchant ship can also be seen along Provost Mathews' Quay. This looks like the steamship St. Sunniva, built in 1887 by Hall Russell for the North of Scotland & Orkney & Shetland Steam Navigation Company Ltd. As their name suggests, the company operated services to the Northern Isles. Beyond Matthews' Quay, Victoria Dock is visible.
The commercial traffic taking up the river and bustling townscape in the distance highlights the merchant trade Aberdeen is famed for. Wallace Statue
3818 A photograph of one of the engravings on the plinth of the statue of William Wallace on Rosemount Viaduct.
The large bronze statue, standing on a red granite plinth, was sculpted William Grant Stevenson, erected in 1888 and was funded by John Steill of Edinburgh. Wallace Statue
3819 A photograph of one of the engravings on the plinth of the statue of William Wallace on Rosemount Viaduct.
The large bronze statue, standing on a red granite plinth, was sculpted William Grant Stevenson, erected in 1888 and was funded by John Steill of Edinburgh. Wallace Statue
3820 A photograph of one of the engravings on the plinth of the statue of William Wallace on Rosemount Viaduct.
The large bronze statue, standing on a red granite plinth, was sculpted William Grant Stevenson, erected in 1888 and was funded by John Steill of Edinburgh. Wallace Statue
3821 A photograph of one of the engravings on the plinth of the statue of William Wallace on Rosemount Viaduct.
The large bronze statue, standing on a red granite plinth, was sculpted William Grant Stevenson, erected in 1888 and was funded by John Steill of Edinburgh. Wallace Statue
3822 A photograph of one of the engravings on the plinth of the statue of William Wallace on Rosemount Viaduct.
The large bronze statue, standing on a red granite plinth, was sculpted William Grant Stevenson, erected in 1888 and was funded by John Steill of Edinburgh. Wallace Statue
3823 A photograph of one of the engravings on the plinth of the statue of William Wallace on Rosemount Viaduct.
The large bronze statue, standing on a red granite plinth, was sculpted William Grant Stevenson, erected in 1888 and was funded by John Steill of Edinburgh. Cullerlie Stone circle
4220 A photograph looking north west from Cullerlie Stone Circle at sunset. A house on the road towards Garlogie can be seen in the background.
The stone circle is located approximately 11 miles west of Aberdeen. Not far south from the Loch of Skene.
Aberdeenshire Council's leaflet The Stone Circle Trail (2022) describes Cullerlie as follows:
"Restored Stone Circle, comprising circa 10 m in diameter. Within the stone circle, 8 small kerb cairns were added which when excavated contained burnt bone, charcoal, flint tools and pottery. The central cairn is the largest, at 3.4 m in diameter, and is the only one to have a double kerb. This stone circle is seen as a later development of the Recumbent Stone Circle tradition."
Historic Environment Scotland's website suggests the stone circle may be around 4,000 years old. It describes Cullerlie as "an unusual site, with few parallels. However it may be best regarded as a rare survival of what once may have been a type of monument common in the lowlands of north-east Scotland."
This photograph likely dates from the 1970s or 80s. It comes from a collection of slides donated to Aberdeen City Libraries by Aberdeen City Council's publicity department Glenmuick Parish Church
4223 A photograph looking south from Bridge Street in Ballater towards the front elevation of Glenmuick Parish Church. A small part of Ballater's war memorial can be seen seen on the left.
Glenmuick Parish Church was built in 1873-74 to a design by Aberdeen architect John Russell Mackenzie (1833-1889). Describing its historical importance on their listed buildings portal, Historic Environment Scotland state the following:
"Francis Farquharson, and later his brother William, planned Ballater in the late 18th century, following the discovery that the Pannanich Wells across the River Dee were deemed to have miraculous healing qualities. This led to a steady stream of visitors and Ballater was planned as a village that could house them. The village was based on a rectilinear plan with the church at its centre. This early church was a simple building with a wooden steeple and was built to accommodate the people of the three surrounding parishes - Glengairn, Tullich and Glenmuick. It was consecrated in 1800.
"With Queen Victoria's interest in Balmoral in the 1850s and the arrival of the railway to the town in 1866, Ballater grew more prosperous and the older church was thought not be sufficiently in keeping with the new more prosperous town and the present church was built."
The war memorial in the bottom left, designed by Sir John J. Burnett, commemorates soldiers who died in World War I and II. It was unveiled on 23rd July 1922 (Press & Journal, 24th July 1922).
This image likely dates from the 1970s or 80s. It is a part of a collection of slides donated to Aberdeen City Libraries by Aberdeen City Council's Publicity department. Alexander Macdonald
4314 A photographic portrait, believed to be by George Washington Wilson, of Alexander Macdonald (1794-1860) the granite manufacturer and pioneer of Aberdeen's monumental industry.
An entry for Macdonald, written by Tom Donnelly, can be found in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Macdonald and his work are also the subject of the fifth chapter in the book The Granite Men: A History of the Granite Industries of Aberdeen and North East Scotland (2019) by Jim Fiddes.
Macdonald was the father of Alexander Macdonald (1837-1884), who continued his father's business and was a prominent local art collector. The Newton Stone
458 A lithographed illustration of the Newton Stone taken from the Spalding Club's Sculptured Stones of Scotland (1856) edited by John Stuart.
The inscription states that the illustration was "drawn from nature and on stone" by Andrew Gibb in 1853 and is credited to Keith & Gibb, Lithographers. |