A photograph of one of the bells installed in St. Nicholas Church in 1887.

A carillon of 36 bells were ordered by Aberdeen Town Council from Severin van Aershodt of Louvain in Belgium to replaced those destroyed in the fire of 1874.

The bells were also commissioned and installed to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, marking 50 years of her reign. The largest of the new bells was named Victoria.

On 11th May 1887, the new bells arrived at Aberdeen Goods Station, after being shipped to Leith, where they were loaded on to lorries, and paraded through the main streets of the city on their way to Back Wynd.

The inscription on the shown bell reads as follows:

"The gift of Councillor George Washington Wilson. Cast by Severin Vanaerschodt, Louvain Belguim."

Location

Aberdeen

Keyword

Churches

Photographer