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The Approach to the Beach and Dance Hall
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The Approach to the Beach and Dance Hall

Historic Photographs
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The Approach to the Beach and Dance Hall
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The Approach to the Beach and Dance Hall
A postcard showing Links Road leading to the Beach Ballroom and the promenade. Trams are visible in the distance and a bowling green and the beach bandstand seating is shown on the right.

On the left of the image, on Broad Hill, can be seen the tank awarded to Aberdeen for its response to the War Savings campaign during WWI. The tank was formally presented to the Town Council of Aberdeen in March 1920 by the Scottish War Savings Committee in recognition of the £15,000,000 raised by the town and district in war loan investments.

Work to demolish this tank was commenced on 12th October 1937. The Town Council took the decision to remove the tank, to be sold as scrap, as they considered it to be eyesore. Many war relics and trophies around the UK were being removed during this period.

The removal, or not, of the tank had been a contentious issue for some time. An earlier motion to remove the tank in October 1930 was defeated by 23 votes to 9 in the Town Council. Councillor Beaton, who seconded this earlier motion, suggested it was "a reminder of the horrors of war".

The history of the tank, and debates around its merits, can be found in old local newspapers. A Press & Journal article from 28th August 1930, page 7, indicates that the tank was called Behemoth.

This image most likely dates from the late 1920s or the 1930s.
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