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Granite yard
146 Local historian A. G. Duthie has been in touch to suggest that this photograph most likely shows a granite yard. Slabs of the rock can be seen by the wooden fence and the men are standing near small sheerleg cranes.
Brian Kennedy has also contact us to identify the location of the image. It is looking north west along the thoroughfare that is identified as Duthie's Brae on early Ordnance Survey maps. The tenements in the background are those on Nellfield Place. The smaller house on the left in the background was known as Home Cottage and was one of the first built on the street that was then called Holburn Place.
Maps indicate the buildings shown on the left were used as malt barns and later as storehouses. Duthie's Brae was just south of where Hardgate met Fonthill Terrace.
This photograph was likely taken by James Ritchie in 1917. There is another image on this website by Ritchie that looks south from a nearby position. Culter
876 This image was taken around 1909 from a hill at the west end of Culter - 7 miles west from Aberdeen looking down on the North Deeside Road towards Banchory. The image shows the cottages known as Clayhills with the houses of Malcolm Road beyond. Hidden in the trees at the right hand side is the statue of Rob Roy overlooking the Leuchar Burn which runs through the wooded valley. Cults Smiddy
1045 Cults Smiddy stood on the north side of the North Deeside Road, at the bend near the Cults Hotel, where the original centre of this village was. For a long time, the blacksmith was Andrew Davidson, who was also the coal merchant and postmaster. He died in 1906. The gable end at the left side of the photo belonged to Smiddy Cottage, where the Post Office was until 1901. The smiddy was demolished in the 1930s and the house served as the office block for Thomson's Garage which opened in the 1920s. The whole site was later occupied by the complex of buildings forming the Village Garage, which too has been demolished for housing. Springhill Farm
1476 A photograph of Springhill Farm. Looking north up Springhill Road. The building on the left can still been seen in 2017. The land around the farm and Springhill estate has been radically altered over the years. It is now flat parkland.
This photograph was likely taken by James G. Kellas in around 1951. Springfield Cottage
1477 Springfield Cottage as seen from Springfield Road looking north west. The photograph was likely taken during the 1950s at which point the cottage was on the outskirts of the city.
The residential development we know as Craigiebuckler had yet to be built. The line of trees in the background is that of Craigiebuckler Avenue. If we turned the camera some degrees to the north we would have a view of Craigiebuckler Parish Church and its halls.
The cottage was most likely demolished as part of the aforementioned residential development.
(Many thanks to A. G. Duthie for information on the location of this cottage). Mastrick Farm
1498 A photograph of the courtyard of Mastrick Farm. It was located on the southern side of Mastrick Road. Upper Mastrick Farm
1499 Upper Mastrick was a farm located in the north west of the Aberdeen area. It was adjacent to Long Walk Road and south west from Cairncry and Oldtown Quarries. Springhill House was to the west of the farm.
Correspondent Glenn Williams informs us that his grandfather grew up on this farm. He left for the United States In 1906. His name was William Clubb.
The farm was demolished in the mid-20th century to make way for the development of the Mastrick housing estate. Roslin Cottage
1514 This photograph, looking north, shows Roslin Cottage on the junction of Park Street and Roslin Terrace. Many thanks to Brian Kennedy for identifying the location. Three ladies outside front door of cottage
1630 This image has not yet been indexed. Use the Comments button below the image to enter information about the image.
Please note: we will not include any personal information provided unless you indicate that you wish to be acknowledged. The standard form for crediting your information is (name, place) e.g. (John Smith, Aberdeen). Cotton Croft
1782 This photograph looks north on Clifton Road in Woodside, Aberdeen. The buildings on the left of the image were known as Cotton Croft. They are visible on the first Ordnance Survey maps of 1869 (Aberdeen Sheet LXXV.6). They were roughly located across the road from where Hilton Avenue now joins Clifton Road.
On 8th January 1914 Robert Stewart, resident of Cotton Croft, was convicted at Aberdeen Court of taking an "unclean salmon" from the River Don below Grandholm Mills. He was admonished and dismissed on account of his youth (Aberdeen Daily Journal, 09/01/1914, p.3).
In February 1916 the Public Health Committee of Aberdeen closed the cottage at Cotton Croft as unfit for habitation (Aberdeen Daily Journal, 17/02/1916 p.2).
The buildings are still present on the OS maps of 1955 (NJ9208SE) and this is likely the broad period from which this images dates. The map also shows the two large trees and the slightly lower housing on the right. The latter is the start of the more recently constructed Greenmore Gardens.
The Cotton Croft buildings were eventually demolished and replaced with modern housing. Brae Farm
1790 This photograph was taken in 1951 by James Kellas and looks east showing, on the left, the rear of Brae Farm, located on Morningside Road, and part of 142 Morningside Avenue on the right.
There was originally a Brae Farm to the north west of this location that can be seen the Ordnance Survey map published in 1869 (Aberdeen Sheet LXXV.14). Just to the north of the old farm on the map is a single Aberdeen Water Works reservoir.
An article from The Leopard magazine by Diane Morgan (October/November 1985) explains that in 1885 an Aberdeen Corporation Water Act was passed to empower the Town Council to take eight million gallons daily from the River Dee and to build a second reservoir at Mannofield. This was to keep up with the city's rapid population increase.
To carry out the expansion, the council acquired the land adjoining the initial reservoir including the first Brae Farmhouse and its steadings. They then became known as Reservoir Cottage and Reservoir House and served as the home of the inspector of the water works. A relatively early inspector was called William Clark. On 28th February 1898 he died at the cottage aged 64. He was buried in the John Knox Churchyard (Aberdeen Weekly Journal, 02/03/1898, p.4).
Clark was likely succeeded as waterworks inspector by James Forsyth. The Forsyth family lived at the cottage well into the 20th century. James was married to Margaret (née Jaffray), who died after him on 28th July 1945, aged 85. Their second son, Sapper John Forsyth, died aged 26 at Oldmill Military Hospital on 20th April 1917. He was buried at Springback Cemetery.
The reservoirs continue to play a vital role in supplying water to Aberdeen. The cottage and house however were demolished in the late 20th century and replaced by modern water treatment buildings.
As shown on the 1901 OS map, sometime shortly after the passing of the 1885 act the Brae Farm we can see in this picture was built to the south east, where Morningside Road met Auchinyell Bridge. To the east, Aberdeenshire County Cricket Ground was also built around the same time.
This later Brae Farm was the home to the Kinnaird family for the first half of the 20th century. The heads of the family were Frank Kinnaird and Margaret Amelia Smith.
Their son Lance-Corporal A. G. Kinnaird, of the Royal Scots, was reported as a prisoner of war in Germany in June 1918. Prior to the war he had worked with the Clydesdale Bank (Evening Express, 03/06/1918 p.3).
Frank's eldest daughter, Jessie Sinclair, married James Smith Mathieson at Ruthrieston U.F. Church on 7th September 1927 (Evening Express, 08/09/1927, p.6).
A younger daughter, Edith Kinnaird, married a man from Portsmouth called Andrew Livingstone in July 1936. The marriage took place in Ruthrieston West Church and the reception was at the Caledonian Hotel (Press & Journal, 06/06/1936 p.8).
Daughters Amelia Elizabeth and Margaret Kinnaird both left Brae Farm in the 1920s (1924 and 1920, respectively) to reunite with fiancés who had travelled ahead to Canada.
Frank Kinnaird died on 12th August 1950, aged 84.
At some point during the 1930s-1950s the residential streets we know today, Morningside Avenue, Terrace and Place were constructed between the reservoir and the new farmstead. These streets take their name from Morningside Farm to the east. As can be seen in this photograph, the farm stood into the 1950s. It was eventually demolished when Morningside Avenue was extended to meet Morningside Road. The newer bungalows can be distinguished by their tiled, rather than slated roofs. A School of Dolphins: Derek at Mastrick Library
2166 The children listened keenly to the presentation given by WDC and wanted to incorporate some of the messages into their designs. To ensure that all children were involved, Heathryburn School held a vote to name the dolphin Derek. Decoupage was used to decorate Derek so all of the children could be involved. A School of Dolphins: Daisy at Mastrick Library
2169 All 340 children were involved and left their artistic mark when creating Daisy. The tips of their fingerprints were used to decorate Daisy and allows the school to highlight how talented and unique each of our pupils is. A School of Dolphins: Como at Mastrick Library
2170 Inspired by the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Como was designed by taking inspiration from the mascot for Scotland. Brux Bridge
2231 A correspondent has got in touch to plausibly suggest that this photograph looks north-east along the River Don south of Kildrummy and Knowehead Farm (OS grid reference: NJ 4794 1521).
The bridge in the foreground of the image is just to the south of the site of Boat of Drumallachie. The latter was a cottage that no longer stands but can be seen on old Ordnance Survey maps
References online suggest the bridge may be known as Brux Bridge, or Bridge of Brux.
The Ordnance Survey 25-inch Aberdeenshire LXI.8 (Towie) map sheet, surveyed in 1867, shows a fording point on the river at the rough location of the bridge. The later 25-inch Aberdeenshire LXI.8, revised to 1900, shows a bridge in place.
If this identification is correct, the farm visible in the distance, towards the right, would be Dukeston. The further away farm, in line with the river here, would be Newton. The hill rising behind Dukeston Farm would be Craigiebeg Hill.
This photograph likely dates from around the early 20th century. The bridge shown here differs somewhat from the one that can be seen today in 2022. The bridge has likely been replaced or altered in the intervening years. Springhill House
2600 A photograph of Springhill House taken from The Freedom Lands and Marches of Aberdeen 1319-1929 (1929). This book was compiled by Donald B. Gunn (1891-1946), town clerk depute at the time, and James Cruickshank (1869-1956), the local historian.
This house stood on the piece of land in the Mastrick/Sheddocksley area between Springhill Road and Deveron Road that is now a public park.
The book states that the lands were feued in 1764. These lands were once the home of Provost and architect James Matthews. Interior of Fisherman's Cottage
2716 An Adelphi Real Photograph Series postcard (no. 82) showing the interior of a fisherman's cottage. The photograph, likely taken in the early 20th century, shows the couple's remarkable collection of crockery. March Stone 10
3192 This stone is located at the back of the pavement at 'Senang' Cottage, Craigton Road, opposite 'Slopefield' Reservoir. It is a bit before the driveway leading to what was Enfield Cottage. It is marked '10 ABD'.
In 1780 the marker was described as an earthfast stone, with saucer.
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. March Stone 15
3197 In 2020 this stone is located in a grassy area, just to the south, of the junction of Baillieswells Road and Springdale Road, in the northern part of Bieldside. It is marked "15 ABD".
In 1525 the marker was described as "ane gray stane with four hollis in the quhilk thar is irne zeit with laid..." In 1698 described as a large earthfast stone, marked on top by a saucer and on the side with three holes.
This image shows the 19th century stone, and another stone marked with a "2" behind it, prior to the development of the now present housing estate. The stones are here shown in a field between Woodbine Cottage to the south and Bellywells to the north.
The Blue Book describes the latter as Bailleswell House and explains that the stone shown to the rear was one of four marking the springs of the Cults Water Supply. There is no sign of the 2nd spring marker at the 2020 location of March Stone 15.
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. March Stone 17
3199 This stone is located 150 metres east of Hillhead Cottage (east of Hillhead Road), adjacent to dyke and two burns. North west from stone 16. It is marked "17 ABD".
In 1780 the marker was described as an earthfast saucer stone.
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. March Stone 21
3203 This stone is located in field south west of Westfield Cottage. It is marked "21 ABD". Westfield Farm and the fields with these stones is found between Contlaw Road, to the south, and the road called Blacktop, to the north. The Den of Murtle is nearby to the east and Milltimber, on North Deeside Road, is far to the south.
The marrker was described in 1698 as upon a "knowhead" (hillock head) with a cairn.
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. |