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424 The Green. The house occupied by John Buchan, baker, at the foot of the Back Wynd stairs leading up to Union Street was demolished in 1914. In the late seventeenth century the house was owned by George Aedie. Although Boots the Chemist have since relocated elsewhere, the stairs which replaced these are still often referred to as the Boots Stairs because there was an entrance to their premises on the left.
The golden teapot sign that belonged to John Adam's tea and coffee shop disappeared when the shop closed.
Correspondent Ed Fowler investigated the 1904 Post Office directory for Aberdeen to discover more information about the businesses visible in the image. John Adam's premises, with its golden teapot at 64 The Green, can be see on the far right. The tea merchant lived in Hammerfield House, 349 Great Western Road.
The next two entrances to the left, 66 and 68, are for the tenements above the shops. To the left of them at 70 The Green is a drapers called P. & C. Adams. The business also had premises at 47 George Street. The 1867 Aberdeen Joint Station
552 This image shows the interior of the original 1867 Aberdeen Joint Station in around 1912. Trains can be seem at the platform, as can a group of railway porters.
The Knowles and Sons kiosk can be seen nestled under the advert covered walkway to the surburban platforms. Platform 10 is located at the rear of the kiosk. On the right of the image, a sign for the "Buchan Train" can be seen near platforms 11, 12 and 13.
See the Great North of Scotland Railway Association's publication The Joint Station: Aberdeen Station, 1867-1992 (c1992) for a detailed history of the station. John Buchan, baker, The Green
785 John Buchan, baker, The Green. This building, also known as Aedie's Lodging, was reputed to be the building in which children who had been kidnapped for the slave trade in America were held in the 18th century. The most famous of these was Peter Williamson. On the left is the stairway leading to Union Street. John Buchan, bakers, The Green
790 John Buchan, baker, The Green. This building, also known as Aedie's Lodging, was reputed to be the building in which children who had been kidnapped for the slave trade in America were held in the 18th century. The most famous of these was Peter Williamson. On the left is the stairway leading to Union Street. 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. The House of Schivas
2393 The House of Schivas was built around 1585 and was the work of Thomas Leper. The lands were originally held by the Scheves family and successive families made many alterations to this architecturally complex L-plan tower house. Located just east of Methlick, it is a catagory B listed building. Early GNSR locomotive and carriage at Waterloo Station in the 1860s
2631 The distance between the termini was inconvenient and missed connections were common. Horse drawn buses and cabs were available but most people changing trains walked. Priority was given to mail which was rushed by carriage between the two stations.
In 1862 Waterloo was handling five passenger services to the north, including through carriages to Inverness, and four trains to Buchan. By this
time a network of branch lines was developing north of Aberdeen.
Following several years of controversy over the route and cost of a direct connection between the SNER and the GNSR, Parliament brokered an agreement between the two companies to jointly fund a line from Kittybrewster to a new station in Guild Street at a cost of about £200,000, involving two tunnels and the culverting of the Denburn. The main concourse of the rebuilt station looking north
2640 In the century since the new station opened has
there have been many changes. 1923 saw the
Grouping of the Railways with the GNSR and NBR
becoming part of the London and North Eastern
Railway (LNER) and the Caledonian part of the
London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS). In
1948 both were absorbed into the nationalised
British Railways.
The 1930s saw mixed fortunes; new and
improved rolling stock was introduced including
more powerful locomotives. Conversely bus
competition was decimating traffic on branch
lines including Deeside and Buchan; suburban
trains ceased in 1937. During World War 2 all
the glass was removed from the station roof
and replaced by plywood to avoid the effects of
blast and comply with blackout regulations. The
sections were carefully stored under a disused
platform at Fyvie station until the end of the
war. Pennan
2955 A photograph of Pennan by James Porter taken from Buchan Illustrated (1904). The book was one of a number of pictorial albums of Aberdeenshire published by the offices of the Aberdeen Daily Journal and the Evening Express. The book was bound for the publishers by W. J. Middleton, Adelphi Works.
All its 80 photographs were taken by James Porter, then based at 6 Schoolhill. He was a well-known and prominent photographer, considered to be one of the first in the City to work with newspapers.
Porter died aged 63 on 31st May 1937 at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. His obituary can be read in the next day's Press and Journal.
Buchan Illustrated accompanies the photograph of Pennan with the following text:
"The beautiful bay of Pennan is the haunt of artists; its village stretches along the margin of the sea under the shadow of rugged cliffs which rise abruptly above the houses to the height of 200 feet. In storms the houses are occasionally flooded at high water. The view from the Red Head of Pennan (562 feet) is a notable one - to the westward, Troup Head; to the eastward, a long line of indented coast; across the Moray Firth, many of the great mountains of Ross, Sutherland, and Caithness." His Majesty's Theatre: Comedy and Tragedy
3440 The statues of Comedy and Tragedy being hand finished by sculptors from the Aberdeen firm James Scott and Sons. They were designed by William Buchan. [Image from the Aberdeen Performing Arts Archive.] His Majesty's Theatre: Statue of Tragedy
3454 The statue of Tragedy sits above the stage left boxes. The statue was designed by sculptor William Buchan and made in the workshops of James Scott and Sons. [Image from the Aberdeen Performing Arts Archive.] Pocra Quay
3569 This photograph depicts Pocra Quay on the left and the South breakwater lighthouse off in the distance on the right.
Multiple ships are registered in Aberdeen and Banff, such as Ebenezer (A892) belonging to Thomas Davidson, Callykhan (BF122) of J. Murray & others, and Tarbat Ness (A203) and Buchan Ness (A204) which belonged to the Girdleness Herring Drifting Company Ltd. based in Aberdeen.
Buchan Ness (A204) was built in 1908 and over the years had its name and registration changed a couple of times. In 1912 it was renamed to F.H.S. and moved to Yarmouth for John F. C. Salmon. Then, in 1929 it was moved to Banff and renamed again to Thealby for John Wood.
The wood screw steamer Vine (A279) also has an interesting story. It was built in 1900 by Forbes & Birnie based in Peterhead for a fish salesman from Aberdeen Thomas Davidson. An article written in The Buchan Observer of 20th March 1900 describes a celebratory banquet in honour of the newly built ship as it was leaving Peterhead to Aberdeen, where it would have a steam engine installed. The vessel was described as an "extraordinary success" due to its appearance and speed.
Unfortunately, in 1915, the ship was captured by enemy submarine and sunk with gunfire 30 miles north-east from Out Skerries, Shetland. All crew returned home safely.
The photograph was likely taken between the years of 1908 and 1915. Buchan Ness Lighthouse
4231 A photograph looking north east from Boddam towards the Buchan Ness Lighthouse.
Buchan Ness is a rocky headland to the east of Boddam, a small village 3-4 miles south of Peterhead.
The Northern Lighthouse Board website states that the lighthouse was established in 1827. Robert Stevenson was the engineer and it was built by John Gibb of Aberdeen. In 1988 the Lighthouse was automated and has been remotely monitored since.
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. Pennan
4232 A photograph looking east towards Black Hill and Pennan Head, or Red Head of Pennan, in Buchan. A house called Havenlea can be seen on the hillside.
The village of Pennan and shoreline can be seen in the foreground. Clothes are drying on washing lines and the pier of the harbour is visible in the distance.
Aberdeenshire Council's Conservation Area Profile for the village (June 2022) states that Pennan was once a flourishing fishing village during the 18th and 19th centuries. Changes in the industry and to demand meant that commercial fishing progressively left Pennan following the First World War.
The Pennan Harbour Trust state that the last commercial fishing vessel, the May Lily, left the village after the death of its owner in 2016.
The photograph comes from a collection of slides from the 1970s and 80s donated to Aberdeen City Libraries by Aberdeen City Council's publicity department. Old Deer
4239 A postcard published by J. Shivas & Son of Peterhead showing Old Deer in north east Aberdeenshire. The Square, Longside
4240 A postcard photograph looking south along Inn Brae from the Square in Longside, Aberdeenshire.
Many children can be seen in the image, including one atop the road sign. The sign points directions to Peterhead and Mintlaw and gives respective distances.
The Commercial Hotel is shown on the left of the image. Longside Parish Church is up the street in the distance.
This image likely dates from the early 20th century. Longside
4241 A postcard published by J. Shivas & Son of Peterhead with a photograph looking south towards the village of Longside across a winding South Ugie Water.
This photograph would likely have been taken near Longside Railway Station. At the time of writing in 2023, the location shown here in the foreground is part of Longside Golf Club and has been landscaped for this purpose. New Aberdour
4242 A Hartmann postcard with a photograph looking south west towards the northern end of New Aberdour in Aberdeenshire. St. Drostan's Church, and its hall, is shown on the right of the image. Strichen from west
4243 A postcard photograph showing the village of Strichen in Aberdeenshire from the west. The United Free Church, on the left, and Strichen Town Hall, on the right, bookend the image. The Square, Fraserburgh
4244 A John Trail of Fraserburgh published postcard with an image looking north from Broad Street showing Saltoun Square. The Old Parish Church and the Town Hall can be seen on the right. Charlotte Street, Fraserburgh
4245 A postcard from the Davidson's Real Photographic Series with an image looking north up Charlotte Street from its junction with Victoria Street in Fraserburgh.
On the right of the image, a small amount can be seen of St. Peter's Episcopal Church. In the middle distance, the baronial tower of Fraserburgh's Central School is visible.
The postcard was published by D. & S. K. as part of their "Ideal Series." Barking nets at Fraserburgh
4246 A postcard from the Davidson's Real Photographic Series with an image showing workers preparing fishing nets for use at sea.
Barking nets involved soaking them in a solution to protect against the elements and wear and tear.
This postcard was published by D. & S. K. as part of their "Ideal Series." Broad Street, Fraserburgh
4247 A Hartmann published postcard with an image showing Broad Street in Fraserburgh.
This photograph looks north up Broad Street near its junction with Love Lane. The colonnaded building, completed in around 1835, at the junction with Firthside Street, was designed by Archibald Simpson and was formerly a bank.
The Registrar's Office on Saltoun Square can be seen in the distance. |