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Culter Paper Mills, the oldest paper mill in the Aberdeen area, having been founded in 1750 by Bartholomew Smith. The Gordon Arms Hotel can also be seen in the lower right of the image.

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An interior view of Stoneywood Paper Mills

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A photograph showing an interior view of Stoneywood Paper Mills. The image shows a large hall full of workers and machinery producing large sheets of paper.

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Interior view of Stoneywood Paper Mills

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Culter Mills: the old main office.

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Culter Mill chimney, 10 May 1936.

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Culter Mill chimney 10 May 1936.

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A photograph showing Culter Paper Mills.

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Donside Paper Mill. William Falconer attends the paper reels. c.1928. The production of paper in the area goes back as far as 1696 at Gordon mills which later changed to a cloth mill, then meal mill before returning to paper production in 1890. Donside Paper Company Ltd. took over in 1893 with many men and women from Woodside working in the Donside Paper Mill. In 1913 a modern newsprint machine was installed (reportedly the fastest in the country). By the mid-1900s the mill modernised further and was home to the two fastest running paper machines in the North east.

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Correspondent Brian Kennedy has kindly been in touch to identify this image as the showing the Culter Paper Mills, looking to the south east. Culter Burn can be seen on the right of the image.

1958

A photograph showing an interior view of Stoneywood Paper Mills. The image shows a large hall full of workers and machinery producing large sheets of paper.

1980

A photograph of a group of women enjoying tea in the garden of Stoneywood Paper Mills Canteen. These are the women who worked in the mills' counting house and were managed by William Ford.

1982

The entrance to Stoneywood Paper Mills.

1985

A group of people associated with the Stoneywood Paper Mill. "The man in the centre name is William Ford, who was born in 1855. He was the manager of the counting house at Stoneywood Paper mill and these photos were of him and all the women who worked in the counting house. The photos are taken on the lawn in front of the Stoneywood Mill Canteen. Incidentally William Ford was also one of the founders of Stoneywood Brass Band and can be seen with his trumpet standing to the left of the bass drum in the picture - he looks like he was in his late twenties". The above information was provided by Mr Keith AM Ford, March 2016. William Ford was his Great Grandfather.

1986

A group portrait of William Ford and the women who worked in the counting house at Stoneywood Paper Mills. Ford was the manager of this part of the works.

1987

A large group of people related to the Stoneywood Paper Mill pose outside. The man in the centre of the image can also be seen in images E17_08 and E17_10.

1988

The interior of Stoneywood Paper Mill.

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A portrait of Doctor Alexander Pirie II (1812 - 1875). The son of Alexander Pirie I (1778 - 1860), both were important figures in the development of Stoneywood Papermills and the Alex. Pirie & Sons company. Alexander II had Stoneywood House built in 1849-50, it was designed by James Matthews. He died in 1875 during a short trip to Dresden and his funeral took place at St. Peter's.

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A portrait of Francis Pirie of Waterton (1808-1870). The son of Alexander Pirie I (1778-1860). Joined his father in 1836 as a senior partner in the Stoneywood Papermill. He lived at Waterton and then Stoneywood House in later life. He died at Morland, Skelmorlie, Ayrshire aged 61 and is buried in St. Peter's Cemetery, Aberdeen. Correspondent Hugh Flouch has been in touch with the following additional information about Pirie: "Between at least 1841 and 1844 (documented in census and local tax map), Francis Pirie lived in The Hermitage, Hermitage Lane (Now Hermitage Road). "Now in Harringay in the London Borough of Haringey, it was at the time in the Parish of Tottenham. However, its location right in the southwest corner of the parish meant that it was as likely to be referred to as being in Stoke Newington or Stamford Hill. Pirie's will used both of the latter two locations. "He and his family had moved to St. Pancras by the time of the 1851 census."

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A postcard image showing the Rag Picking Department at the Woodside Works in Aberdeen.

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The dominant brick chimney stack of the paper mills viewed from the North Deeside Road, just opposite the Gordon Arms Hotel now flats. This image is one of fifteen from a photographic survey of the exterior of Culter Paper Mills and nearby Kennerty Mill undertaken by John A. Souter in the summer of 1981. John kindly donated colour slides of these photographs to Aberdeen City Libraries. The early history of the Culter Mills Paper Company can be read in the article 'Paper-making on Deeside (1750-1932)' by Alexander A. Cormack in The Deeside Field (sixth number, 1933) pages 36-45. This can be accessed at Aberdeen City Libraries.

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Approaching the main entrance gates from Kennerty Road (part of the old Deeside road), view from 327 North Deeside Road. This image is one of fifteen from a photographic survey of the exterior of Culter Paper Mills and nearby Kennerty Mill undertaken by John A. Souter in the summer of 1981. John kindly donated colour slides of these photographs to Aberdeen City Libraries. The early history of the Culter Mills Paper Company can be read in the article 'Paper-making on Deeside (1750-1932)' by Alexander A. Cormack in The Deeside Field (sixth number, 1933) pages 36-45. This can be accessed at Aberdeen City Libraries.

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The main entrance gates and modern reception office, sign and coat of arms. Viewed from Kennerty Road. This image is one of fifteen from a photographic survey of the exterior of Culter Paper Mills and nearby Kennerty Mill undertaken by John A. Souter in the summer of 1981. John kindly donated colour slides of these photographs to Aberdeen City Libraries. The early history of the Culter Mills Paper Company can be read in the article 'Paper-making on Deeside (1750-1932)' by Alexander A. Cormack in The Deeside Field (sixth number, 1933) pages 36-45. This can be accessed at Aberdeen City Libraries.

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The chimney and entrance viewed from the treed bank at the rear of 1-7 St. Mary's Place, looking north. This image is one of fifteen from a photographic survey of the exterior of Culter Paper Mills and nearby Kennerty Mill undertaken by John A. Souter in the summer of 1981. John kindly donated colour slides of these photographs to Aberdeen City Libraries. The early history of the Culter Mills Paper Company can be read in the article 'Paper-making on Deeside (1750-1932)' by Alexander A. Cormack in The Deeside Field (sixth number, 1933) pages 36-45. This can be accessed at Aberdeen City Libraries.