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Denburn Valley
48 The Denburn Valley Railway, shown here on the right, was constructed in 1865-67. It runs from the Joint Station at Guild Street north through the valley. To the left of the railway lines is Union Terrace Gardens which were opened to the public on 11th August 1879.
The closeness of the railway led to the gardens being nicknamed the "Trainie Park". The bandstand shown here in the centre of the park was removed in around 1931.
The iron footbridge visible in this image allowed access over the Denburn and railway between Rosemount and the city centre. It was replaced by the Denburn Viaduct which was built in 1886, at the same time as Rosemount Viaduct, by engineer William Boulton. Part of the footbridge was moved and reassembled in the newly created Duthie Park.
This image also predates the construction of significant buildings on Rosemount Viaduct such as the Public Library and the Free South Church (both dating from 1892). In the background, on the left of the image can be seen the houses at the foot of a then longer Skene Terrace. These are on the site later occupied by the library and church.
To the right of those houses are Black's Buildings. Local historian Diane Morgan explains that they were "a small curving crescent of tall tenements, four and five storeys high, [and] sat below the Royal Infirmary, Woolmanhill, just west of the apex of the Woolmanhill triangle. (...) The houses were built in stages between 1789 and 1830, by the wine merchant James Black." (Lost Aberdeen: Aberdeen's lost architectural heritage, 2004). The tenements were pulled down in 1957.
Woolmanhill Hospital, designed by Archibald Simpson and built 1832-1838, can be seen in the background. Chimneys of Broadford Works, the textile factory located between Ann Street, Maberly Street and Hutcheon Street, are also visible. Rosemount Viaduct
134 Rosemount Viaduct, showing the William Wallace statue, the South Church and the Central Library, c.1900 prior to the building of His Majesty's Theatre. Rosemount Viaduct
154 Union Terrace looking towards Rosemount Viaduct. On the left is St. Mark's Church and on the right His Majesty's Theatre. In front of the theatre is the statue of William Wallace with Prince Albert at the left. Rosemount Viaduct
217 Rosemount Viaduct looking towards the Triple Kirks and the statue of William Wallace. The row of buses are probably waiting for a performance at His Majesty's Theatre to finish. Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen
413 View of His Majesty's Theatre, Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen. Note the Wallace Statue on the left. Kittybrewster School
458 The school was opened 14th August 1899 on Great Northern Road with space for 1,100 eager to learn pupils!
This photographs shows the school, and the junction with Lilybank Place, looking north west from Great Northern Road.
The school was built by a popular Aberdeen builder named John Morgan who amongst other things also built the Caledonian Hotel, King Street School, various churches and the statue of William Wallace which stands opposite His Majesty's Theatre.
In the early days, students would have had to learn in a building with no heating and only outdoor toilets. William Wallace statue
477 The statue of William Wallace on Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen. In the background is the dome of St. Mark's Church. This photograph dates from around 1999. Rosemount Viaduct
802 Rosemount Viaduct with (from left to right) Aberdeen Central Library, St. Mark's Church and the statue of William Wallace. Rosemount Viaduct
803 Rosemount Viaduct from Union Terrace Gardens. St. Mark's Church and the Central Library are on the left with the statue of William Wallace pointing towards the site of His Majesty's Theatre. William Wallace statue
867 Statue of William Wallace, Rosemount Viaduct. Inscription reads "In honour of William Wallace, guardian of Scotland". Rosemount Viaduct
1196 Aberdeen Central Public Library, St. Mark's Church and the statue of William Wallace all on Rosemount Viaduct. His Majesty's Theatre is yet to be built - opened in 1906. The dome of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Woolmanhill is just visible in the background. Rosemount Viaduct view
1387 A postcard view of the Central Library in 1900 showing the Free South Church (now St Marks) and Wallace Statue. This image pre-dates the building of His Majesty's Theatre. Rosemount Viaduct
1530 Rosemount Viaduct with His Majesty's Theatre, St Mark's Church and the Central Library at the right of the photograph. The Wallace Statue is on the left. Rosemount Viaduct
1546 A photograph looking west along Rosemount Viaduct. His Majesty's Theatre and the Wallace Statue feature prominently. Sir Alexander Anderson of Blelack
2044 A portrait of Provost Sir Alexander Anderson (10th June 1802 - 11th April 1887). He served as Provost of Aberdeen from 1859-1866. He was the only son of Alexander Anderson, minister of Strichen, and Helen Findlay. Anderson graduated from Marischal College in 1819 and was admitted to the Society of Advocates in 1827. Later he formed a partnership with William Adam, creating the firm Adam and Anderson which existed until 1867. He entered the Town Council in November 1859. On the 13th October 1863 the Prince Consort's statue at the corner of Union Terrace, later moved to Rosemount Viaduct, was unveiled by Her Majesty and on this occasion Anderson received his knighthood in recognition of his public service. This portrait was painted by Sir George Reid. He and his wife are buried in the graveyard of St Nicholas Church. William Wallace in the Great Snowstorm of 1908
2121 William Wallace looks down over the great snow storm of 29th December 1908. It appears that the street has yet to be cleared of snow. The Wallace Statue and Woolmanhill Hospital
2651 A photograph of the Wallace Statue from Union Terrace Gardens prior to the construction of His Majesty's Theatre. Prince Albert Statue, Wallace Statue, and H. M. Theatre, Aberdeen
2721 An Adelphi Real Photograph Series postcard (no. 440) showing His Majesty's Theatre and the two statues on Rosemount Viaduct. Schoolhill Railway Station can be seen on the right. A group of young people mill around in the foreground. Horse Drawn Carriage at Rosemount Viaduct
2860 A four horse drawn carriage leaden with passengers on Rosemount Viaduct. On the left of the image is the statue of William Wallace, in the background is most likely Black's Buildings and on the right is Schoolhill Railway Station. The spire that can be seen is likely that of Robert Gordon's College. These buildings and the absence of His Majesty's Theatre suggest the image was taken sometime between the 1890s or 1906. Union Terrace Gardens
3114 A photograph looking up to Rosemount Viaduct, showing His Majesty's Theatre, the Wallace Statue and the floral displays in Union Terrace Garden. It is a sunny day and people can be seen enjoying the park. This image likely dates from the 1970s.
This photograph comes from a collection of slides donated to Aberdeen City Libraries by Aberdeen City Council's publicity department. Aberdeen Cinemas: Coliseum / New Kinema / Belmont
3433 An Aberdeen Journals Archive image of the Belmont Cinema in 1952.
The building that now houses the Belmont Filmhouse was originally built in 1896 as a Trades Hall to a design by architects Alexander Ellis and Robert Gordon Wilson.
The grey granite ashlar entrance at 49-51 Belmont Street leads to the main building, best seen from Union Terrace and Rosemount Viaduct. With multiple floors, the building makes full use of the different levels of the Denburn valley. Historic Environmental Scotland's statement of special interest for the building notes its tall and narrow design and bartizan towers at its far end, describing it as "a distinctive piece of architecture."
Michael Thomson explains that the Trades Hall provided much needed accommodation for meetings, social events and lectures. The main hall originally featured ceiling paintings by Robert Douglas Strachan (1875-1950), who went on to become an acclaimed stained-glass artist.
The construction of the hall was an ambitious and costly undertaking for Aberdeen's labour movement. This led to the hall being increasingly rented out for commercial performances, including cinematographic showings.
William Walker, a local cinematographic pioneer who was also a successful bookseller, leased out the building's main hall as a picture house. The Coliseum was opened on 22 August 1910 by Messrs Walker and Company and so began the building's long life as a cinema.
In July 1911 Glasgow's J. J. Bennell took over control of the Coliseum. Popular features of the venue during Walker and Bennell's time included short "topicals" that documented local life and live variety acts. Thomson explains that Bennell was also a pioneer of Saturday morning matinees for children.
In August 1913 Dove Paterson, another local pioneer who had opened Aberdeen's first permanent cinema on Shiprow, took over at the Coliseum. Paterson died unexpectedly in May 1916 and this brought a temporary halt to the Coliseum cinema. It briefly reopened in December of that year under the management of the Trades Hall, but this only lasted a couple of months before the cinema closed again.
The cinema was then managed by veteran singer D. Brown McGill, who made use of his established contacts in variety circles. His tenure saw the venue complementing its programme of film showings with a range of other entertainments including roller skating, boxing and dancing.
On 11th April 1921 the cinema reopened as the New Kinema, under the management of Henry Philips, who had previously run the Picturedrome on Skene Terrace. One interesting performer at the venue in 1929 noted by Michael Thomson was an illusionist called Carletta who conjured up rabbits to give away to patrons as pets.
In 1935 the then proprietors of the New Kinema, James Brebner and George Walker, were involved in the formation of the Caledonian Theatre public company. It was formed to purchase the site of the La Scala cinema and nearby buildings on Union Street with the intention of building a new super-cinema. In time this would become the Majestic.
June 1935 saw the renovation of the New Kinema and renewal of its heating plant, lighting and sound equipment. It reopened as The Belmont on the 24th of that month.
[Information primarily sourced from Silver Screen in the Silver City (1988) by Michael Thomson]
Image © Aberdeen Journals Ltd. 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.] 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 granite plinth, was sculpted William Grant Stevenson, erected in 1888 and was funded by John Steill of Edinburgh. |