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673 A view of the buildings at Castle Street prior to their demolition for the construction of the new Town House (1867-1874) designed by Peddie and Kinnear.
The entrance to Broad Street is visible in the left foreground. The entrance further on is to Huxter's Row, which turned west and ran behind these building to exit on Broad Street. The Lemon Tree Hotel and the Bon-Accord Hotel were located on this lane. The former soon moved to 7-9 St. Nicholas Street.
Past the fortified facade of the Tolbooth, and its prominent spire, can be seen the entrance to Lodge Walk and Archibald Simpson's North of Scotland Bank premises, opened in 1842.
The signs in the shop windows likely give notice of imminent closure. A sign for Alexander Badenoch, an outfitter, can be seen at 12 Union Street. Further down, at what is likely Chapman and Co., tailors and clothiers, "Great bargains" are advertised.
In addition to the gas lamps and pollards, there is array of traffic on the cobbled street. Two night watchmen stand talking on the left. A Gordon Highlander, presumably coming from the nearby Castlehill Barracks, is outside Badenoch's shop. Two fishwives carry leaden creels to market. A large dog sleeps outside Chapman and Co. and various horse drawn vehicles are shown. 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. |