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A photograph from the 1890s looking east along Whitehall Place from near the bottom of Desswood Place. The wall and gateway on the near left of the image is likely that of Whitehall House. The row of houses in the distance are those of Osborne Place. The church visible behind the houses is Carden Place United Free. The photograph also shows a street lamp and three children in the foreground. Two boys lean casually on bicycles and another appears to be wearing a basket as a hat. Desswood Place was laid out in 1888 by the City of Aberdeen Land Association in what was then a relatively rural area in the west end of Aberdeen. The street was rapidly being filled with large granite houses for prosperous citizens. It was named after Alexander Davidson of Desswood who was Chairman of the Land Association for many years. Desswood was the name of Davidson's country property near Kincardine O'Neil on Deeside.