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Aberdeen Beach
45 A George Washington Wilson photograph (no. 4045) showing Aberdeen beach in the late 19th century.
Bathing machines (also called bathings huts) can be seen at the water's edge. These were drawn to and from the sea by horses, as can be seen in the image.
There were about 30 machines on the beach at any one time and male and female bathing areas were segregated.
In 1933 the horses were retired and the machines served as static changing huts until 1954. They were then kept in storage and later offered for public sale as mementos of a bygone bathing era. Pittodrie House
270 This photograph shows Pittodrie House which stands on the east slopes of Bennachie near the village of Pitcaple about 20 miles from Aberdeen. The Mither Tap is visible in the background.
Although the house stands over 680 feet above sea level, it is surrounded by trees which provide shelter from the wind. It is a complex house of several dates and was on the estate of the Knight Erskine family for centuries, before being sold in 1903 to George Smith, a Glasgow shipping magnate who founded the City Line of Steamers. The Smith family still own the property which has been run as a luxury hotel since 1977 and the 3000 acre estate is leased for agriculture.
The original house probably dated from around 1490, and a wheel stair from that period still survives, although the house was burnt by Montrose during the Covenanting Wars.
A date stone commemorates the re-building by the Erskines in 1675, and in 1841, the architect Archibald Simpson created the large neo-Jacobean extension with three storey balustraded tower on the east side - seen here covered in ivy. A billiard room was added in the early 1900s and further extensions took place in 1990.
The word 'Pittodrie' is thought to be derived from the Gaelic 'todhar' which can mean either manure or bleach. Aberdeen Football Club's ground is known as Pittodrie Stadium, because the Knight Erskines also owned the lands in the city where the stadium was built. March Stone 4
3180 This stone is located at the bottom of the steps at the side of what used to be The Short Mile Public House. The close proximity of stones 3 and 4, and them being confused for milestones, is understood to account for the name of the bygone pub.
The building at 109 Great Western Road has been converted into flats.
In 1698 described as a saucer stone in a dyke, whilst in 1780 as "a large earthfast stone upon the outside of the North dyke of Pitmuckston...". The stone is marked '4 ABD'.
A slide of this image was kindly lent to Aberdeen City Libraries by Colin Johnston so that we could create a digital copy for public use.
The image was taken in the early 1980s when Colin worked as a teacher at Bridge of Don Academy. He led several current and former pupils, and staff members in an investigation into the location, physical condition and public knowledge of Aberdeen's historic boundary markers. Bennachie
4229 A view looking west of Bennachie's Mither Tap from somewhere around Chapel of Garioch. In the foreground is some of the area's rich farmland, with a barn and farmhouse in the lower left.
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. Bygone Aberdeen
280 The front cover of the souvenir programme for the Bygone Aberdeen historical pageant organised in celebration of the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953.
The event is described as a historical pageant in ten episodes and was devised and directed by Thomas Forbes. It took place at Pittodrie Park on June 2nd, 3rd and 4th and started at 8pm. |