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Doorway of Cumberland House
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Doorway of Cumberland House
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This image was digitised from <i>Artistic Aberdeen: A Sketch Book</i> (1932) by W. S. Percy. The book describes the scene as follows: "For many years this lovely piece of work has lain hidden in a network of slums, but these have now been partially cleared, and the doorway stands plain to view. The coat of arms is that of the Lumsdens - a Buckle Or, with two Wolves' Heads couped in chief and escallop in base. The house did at one time belong to Matthew Lumsden, a famous magistrate of Aberdeen, before it was owned by Sir George Skene. Another source of the arms has been conjectured in that Dr. Andrew Skene married Margaret Lumsden, daughter of David Lumsden of Cushnie. But conjecture, though it adds interest to this doorway, cannot take away from its beauty."
This image was digitised from
Artistic Aberdeen: A Sketch Book
(1932) by W. S. Percy.
The book describes the scene as follows:
"For many years this lovely piece of work has lain hidden in a network of slums, but these have now been partially cleared, and the doorway stands plain to view. The coat of arms is that of the Lumsdens - a Buckle Or, with two Wolves' Heads couped in chief and escallop in base. The house did at one time belong to Matthew Lumsden, a famous magistrate of Aberdeen, before it was owned by Sir George Skene. Another source of the arms has been conjectured in that Dr. Andrew Skene married Margaret Lumsden, daughter of David Lumsden of Cushnie. But conjecture, though it adds interest to this doorway, cannot take away from its beauty."
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AW01_22
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W. S. Percy
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Aberdeen Local Studies
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