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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. Great Southern Road
859 In 1880, Miss Elizabeth Crombie Duthie of Ruthrieston bought land at Allenvale and Polmuir and the vacant estate of Arthurs Seat and donated it to Aberdeen Town Council as a public park. Today, the park covers 44 acres of wide open spaces. A restaurant was also opened in 1972 at a cost of £50,000 and the famous winter gardens built in 1899 at a cost of 1550 pounds and subsequently rebuilt in 1969 at a cost of £58,000. In the centre of the picture can be seen the old West Lodge or Duthie Lodge. When the Great Southerrn Road and King George VI Bridge were built in 1938, the lodge was bought for 60 pounds by an Aberdeen contractor, dismantled and moved piece by piece to Rubislaw Den South. The Great Southern Road was a new road from Holburn Street to Whinhill Road, linking the city with the new satellite town at Kincorth and onwards to meet the Aberdeen - Stonehaven Road. Boys' Brigade King's Message
1010 A photograph showing the Boys' Brigade King's Message at Stonehaven Market on 23rd April 1935. The town's 1827 Market Buildings can be seen in the background.
To mark the silver jubilee of King George V on 6th May 1935 the Boys' Brigade undertook a roughly 2300 mile relay run of a silver baton containing a message of homage and congratulation from John O' Groats to London.
The journey started in stormy weather at 7am on 16th April 1935. As the baton travelled south it was passed from runners from one Brigade company to another.
The leg from Culter to Maryculter was carried by Sgt. W. Duthie, Cpl. D. Birse and Pte. D. Angus. The baton was then transferred to Sgt. H. Douglas, Pte. W. Brooks and Pte. L. Gordon for the next leg to Netherley and the leg to Stonehaven was carried by Sgt. J. Brown, Pte. A. Brown and Pte. I. Hay.
This photo likely shows the latter three runners having handed on the baton for the next leg. An account of this part of the baton's journey can be found in the Press & Journal of 24th April 1935 on page 5. The article indicates the baton left Culter at 7.45am on 23rd April 1935 and reached Stonehaven at 11am the same day.
The next stage south, to Kinneff, was undertaken by Sergeant J. Thomson, escorted by Corporal Christie and Lance-Corporal G. Thomson, all of 21st Aberdeen company. The Wellington Suspension Bridge
1510 Aberdeen from Torry, showing the Wellington Suspension Bridge.
In 1799 a turnpike road was established between Aberdeen and Stonehaven and the Menzies of Pitfodels and the inheritors of the church at Nigg created the Wellington Suspension Bridge to capitalise on the opportunities offered by the new road.
The engineering of the bridge was carried out by Captain Samuel Brown and the architectural features designed by John Smith.
The bridge, which replaced the Craiglug Ferry, opened to pedestrians in November 1830 and full traffic six months later.
It required refurbishment in 1930 and then had to close to vehicles in 1984. In 2002 it was completely closed but after restoration it re-opened for pedestrians in 2008.
It is now a category A listed structure Dunnottar Castle
2232 A photograph of Dunnottar Castle taken from the mainland looking east. Dunnottar Castle is is a ruined medieval fortress located just under two miles south of Stonehaven. The Great Storm of 1942
2296 Early in 1942 the North East experienced one of the worst storms on record. This eight-feet-high snowdroft effectively blocked the Aberdeen-Stonehaven road near the Bridge of Dee, and on other main roads all traffic came to a halt. Image taken from The 1942 Bon-Accord Annual, p. 15. 173 Union Street
2825 Wm. Kennaway, Ltd., bakers and confectioners, at 173 Union Street in 1937. The Car and General Insurance Corporation, Ltd., can be seen above at 173A.
At the time of this photograph Kennaway also had branches at 5 and 7 Holburn Street and at The Square, Stonehaven. The premises on Union Street had a restaurant towards the rear. Aberdeen Cinemas: Queen's
3420 The building that housed the Queen's cinema was initially built in 1836-37 to a design by John Smith for the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen. It was their first purpose-built meeting hall and library in the city. The society sold this building at 120 Union Street in 1870 and moved to new premises in Concert Court, where they remain to this day.
After varied use as a restaurant, billiard hall, and salesroom, the building was converted into a cinema in 1913 by its then owner Robert J. Mackenzie. He shortly afterwards opened a companion cinema, also called the Queen's, in Stonehaven's Allardyce Street.
Michael Thomson in Silver Screen in the Silver City (1988) explains that by the late 1920s the Queen's Rooms Cinema Syndicate was struggling. In the spring of 1927 James F. Donald made an offer for a majority share interest in the company and this was accepted. On 24th July of that year, a re-seated and redecorated Queen's reopened under Donald's operation. This revitalised the venue and it became a popular picture house once more.
The cinema saw its first talking picture, So this is College, on 6th August 1930 and was advertised at the time as "The Finest and Clearest Talkie House in Town". A severe fire at the Queen's Cinema in 1936 led to the reconstruction of the building's interior. Thomson states that the granite outer shell was all that the rebuilt cinema, designed by architects George Watt & Stewart, had in common with its predecessor.
The Queen's was a popular cinema for much of the 20th century. This Aberdeen Journals Archive photograph shows the cinema in 1969 at its prominent location at the junction of Back Wynd and Union Street. Its large display boards are advertising screenings of the film Never Mention Murder.
[Information primarily sourced from Silver Screen in the Silver City (1988) by Michael Thomson]
Image © Aberdeen Journals Ltd. Tourist information caravan
4213 A City of Aberdeen Council employee showing two tourists some local information.
This photograph was taken inside City of Aberdeen's tourist information caravan. Other images indicate this substantial caravan, when being moved, was towed by a gold coloured Range Rover.
The poster in the background for an event at Haddo House dates this image to 1980. A search of old newspapers suggests that a tourist information caravan had been in use since at least 1978 and probably earlier (Evening Express, 28th November 1985, page 9).
The caravan appears to have been sited at road-side locations for considerable periods. One location between 1978 and 1985, as is the case in this image, was the lay-by on the Stonehaven Road, across the A92 from the foot of Nigg Way, as the road approaches Aberdeen from the south.
The caravan's purpose was to provide information for visitors and would also have been able to assist with accommodation and activity bookings.
The photograph comes from a collection of slides donated to Aberdeen City Libraries by Aberdeen City Council's publicity department. Tourist information caravan
4214 A photograph of the City of Aberdeen's tourist information caravan and its towing Range Rover outside St. Nicholas House (to the rear of the camera) on Broad Street. A number of figures inspect the car.
Aberdeen City Council appear to have used a caravan like this from at least 1978. Its purpose was to provide information for visitors and would also have been able to assist with accommodation and activity bookings.
The caravan appears to have been sited at road-side locations for considerable periods. One location between 1978 and 1985 was the lay-by on the Stonehaven Road, across the A92 from the foot of Nigg Way, as the road approaches Aberdeen from the south.
Looking at the condition of the vehicles and the air of occasion, this may have been the launch of a new caravan.
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. Another image of the caravan suggests these ones may date from 1980. Tourist information caravan
4215 A City of Aberdeen Council employee showing a visitor a map.
This photograph was taken inside City of Aberdeen's tourist information caravan. Other images indicate this substantial caravan was pulled by a gold coloured Range Rover.
Aberdeen City Council appear to have used a caravan like this from at least 1978. Its purpose was to provide information for visitors and would also have been able to assist with accommodation and activity bookings.
The caravan appears to have been sited at road-side locations for considerable periods. One location between 1978 and 1985 was the lay-by on the Stonehaven Road, across the A92 from the foot of Nigg Way, as the road approaches Aberdeen from the south.
The kitchen equipment seen here in the background would no doubt be useful when the caravan was in its location.
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. Another image of the caravan suggests these ones may date from 1980. Tourist information caravan
4216 A photograph of the City of Aberdeen tourist information caravan at the lay-by on the Stonehaven Road, across the A92 from the foot of Nigg Way, as the road approaches Aberdeen from the south. The caravan was sited here between approximately 1978 and 1985. The houses on Clerk Maxwell Terrace can be seen in the background.
The image also shows public toilets that have been made available for travellers heading towards the city. In the foreground is a Ducati motorcycle loaded for travelling. The riders stand near the entrance to the caravan. In another image they are being shown information by a council employee.
Aberdeen City Council appear to have used a caravan like this from at least 1978. Its purpose was to provide information for visitors and would also have been able to assist with accommodation and activity bookings.
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. Another image of the caravan suggests these ones may date from 1980. Tourism information caravan
4217 A photograph of the City of Aberdeen's tourist information caravan and its towing Range Rover outside St. Nicholas House. Three figures stand near the vehicles.
Aberdeen City Council appear to have used a caravan like this from at least 1978. Its purpose was to provide information for visitors and would also have been able to assist with accommodation and activity bookings.
The caravan appears to have been sited at road-side locations for considerable periods. One location between 1978 and 1985 was the lay-by on the Stonehaven Road, across the A92 from the foot of Nigg Way, as the road approaches Aberdeen from the south.
Looking at the condition of the vehicles and the air of occasion, this may have been the launch of a new caravan.
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. Another image of the caravan suggests these ones may date from 1980. Stonehaven Harbour
4230 This photograph shows a day of relaxation in the Inner Dock of Stonehaven Harbour.
In the foreground a man smokes on the bow of a small boat. Another man can be seen in a dinghy next to the good ship Torfness. A young person enjoys their day of rest onboard an inflatable.
In the background of this image, taken from the South Pier, can be seen the buildings of Shorehead, the street which runs along the harbour side of Stonehaven.
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. Stonehaven
4234 A photograph looking west into Stonehaven Harbour from the Breakwater.
A number of small boats can be seen moored alongside the Old Pier. Among them are fishing boats with Aberdeen registration numbers: A745 and A240. Cars, including a red Volkswagen Beetle, are parked around the harbour.
On the right side of the shore can be seen the Old Tolbooth, a listed 16th century former courthouse and prison. It now houses a local museum and a restaurant.
The road that curves around the harbour is called Shorehead. The three storey white building in the centre of this image is the Ship Inn. The Marine Hotel can be seen three buildings to the left.
The spire of Stonehaven Clock Tower, or Old Town Steeple, can be seen behind the Shorehead buildings.
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. Stonehaven-Bervie Bus
4272 A photograph showing a busy Stonehaven-Bervie horse drawn bus about to start its journey. It is taken from the Aberdeen Bon-Accord and Northern Pictorial coronation souvenir number published on 12th May 1937, page 87. This special issue was published to commemorate the crowning of George VI (1895-1952) and Queen Elizabeth (1900-2002).
This photograph is one of a number illustrating an article titled '"One Hundred and Six Years - Six Sovereigns - Four Coronations - One Lifetime" Mrs. Caird's Great Record'. The article is about the life of a long-lived resident of Stonehaven called Grace Caird, nee McPhail (1831-1937), who was known as the "Grand Old Lady of the North East." At the time of her death late in the year, she was reputed to be the second oldest woman in Scotland (The Scotsman, 27th November 1937, page 16).
The caption accompanying the photograph reads as follows:
"In Granny Caird's young days the horse bus and stagecoach called regularly at the mill in Stonehaven. Here we have the Stonehaven-Bervie 'bus' about to take its departure. It passed nearby Granny's home in Kinneff daily, but in those days Mrs Caird thought nothing of walking 20 miles a day. The 'bus' was a luxury that could be only indulged in at frequent intervals." Rosemount Viaduct in 1898
4273 A photograph of Aberdeen' Rosemount Viaduct around 1898. The image looks north west from not far from the foot of Skene Terrace.
On the right can be seen railings around the area with a fountain that was previously to the west of the Public Library (Aberdeen Central Library). This area was built over during the 1905 extension of the library, creating a new reading room and stock room.
Beyond these railings are 44-48 Skene Street. Looking at old Ordnance Survey mapping, this row of housing appears to have been demolished in the mid-1960s to make way for car parking. This would have been prior to the development of the Denburn Car Park proper.
This photograph is one of a number illustrating an article about long-lived resident of Stonehaven, Grace Caird, that featured in the Aberdeen Bon-Accord and Northern Pictorial coronation souvenir number of 12th May 1937, page 87.
The caption accompanying the photograph reads as follows:
"Mrs Caird has many interesting recollections of her visits to Aberdeen, and vividly recalls the old horse-drawn trams in Aberdeen. Here we have a picture of the last of the horse-drawn vehicles in Rosemount Viaduct about 1898." Buses at Stonehaven in around 1933
4276 A photograph showing a line of W. Alexander & Sons buses parked outside the Royal Hotel on Allardice Street in Stonehaven.
This image is taken from the 1933 annual of The Mearns Leader and Kincardineshire Mail newspaper. It illustrates an article titled 'Motoring on the Minimum of Brain Power: Driving is so Easy Nowadays' from page 70. The caption accompanying the photograph reads as follows:
"Motoring is a recreation easily with reach even of those without the means to run a family car. A line of excursion buses ready to start from Stonehaven." Dunnottar Castle
161 An engraving of Dunnottar Castle by J. Storer for the Antiquarian and Topographical Cabinet from a drawing by J.D. Glennie. Mad Dogs
483 This interesting broadside, dating to 22nd January 1808, issued by the Council Chamber, seeks to deal with the problem of 'MAD DOGS'. These are presumably dogs with rabies. The disease had not yet been eradicated from Scotland.
The broadside orders those who own dogs to keep them indoors. All dogs found wandering would be killed. Owners that were found to have let their dogs wander during this period would be fined and punished by the magistrates.
Aberdeen's Journal, 3rd February 1808, reports the campaign being remarkably successful, with many rabid dogs having been killed and owners keeping theirs indoors. A further confinement order was issued for the entire county on 9th March 1808, after the Sheriffs heard reports of rabies in Ellon.
The 6th April 1808 edition of the Journal reports that this later incident had resulted in several people being bitten. In Stonehaven, people were rewarded two shillings and sixpence for killing stray dogs. The Mearns Leader - 1933 annual
529 The illustrated front cover of The Mearns Leader and Kincardineshire Mail 1933 special number.
Like many newspapers, The Mearns Leader published special annuals around December of each year. These would feature articles looking back at the events from the past 12 months.
This issue was published on 21st December 1933 and features an Art Deco style illustration of Stonehaven's Open Air Swimming Pool, which would have been been under construction at the time.
The pool was officially opened on Saturday 2nd June 1934 by Charles Malcolm Barclay-Harvey (1890-1969), member of parliament for Kincardine and Aberdeenshire West at the time.
On the skyline can be seen two of Stonehaven's major landmarks: the war memorial on its hill-top location and the Bay Hotel, built in 1903 and now a care home known as Clashfarquhar House.
As indicated at the bottom of the page, The Mearns Leader was then published by The Kincardineshire Press, Ltd. of 22-24 Evan Street, Stonehaven.
Aberdeen City Libraries hold a bound copy of this special number in our Local Studies Reserve Stock. |