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Steward Park Pond
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David Oswald
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Steward Park Pond
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A postcard showing women and children gathered around one of the two ponds in Stewart Park, Woodside. The park was official opened on Saturday 9th June 1894. See the <i>Aberdeen Journal</i>, 11/06/1894, p. 6, for an account of the ceremony. See also the <i>Journal</i> of 06/06/1896, p. 5, for an account of the park's development and a description of its original lay-out. The ground for the park, north of Hilton Road, contained two deep, water filled holes that were part of the disused Hilton Quarries and posed a danger to playing children. In creating the park, these holes were drained of their water and then filled for the most part with earth. A reduced surface depth of 12 to 16 inches of water was created. The old quarry holes were thereby transformed into safe and attractive additions to the new park.
A postcard showing women and children gathered around one of the two ponds in Stewart Park, Woodside.
The park was official opened on Saturday 9th June 1894. See the
Aberdeen Journal
, 11/06/1894, p. 6, for an account of the ceremony.
See also the
Journal
of 06/06/1896, p. 5, for an account of the park's development and a description of its original lay-out.
The ground for the park, north of Hilton Road, contained two deep, water filled holes that were part of the disused Hilton Quarries and posed a danger to playing children.
In creating the park, these holes were drained of their water and then filled for the most part with earth. A reduced surface depth of 12 to 16 inches of water was created. The old quarry holes were thereby transformed into safe and attractive additions to the new park.
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Woodside
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3. Copyright status undetermined
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S07_30
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Aberdeen Local Studies
Aberdeen Local Studies
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