A photographic postcard image looking north towards the village of Bankhead from the slopes of Sclattie Granite Quarry.

Bankhead is a residential area to the north east of Bucksburn on the south side of the River Don. It was once geographically separate, but is now a contiguous part of Aberdeen along with Bucksburn and Stoneywood to the North.

Stoneywood Church can be seen towards the left of this image. It and the shown houses are located on Bankhead Road.

Old Stoneywood Church was built in the 1840s and was converted into office space in the 1990s. Following a period of vacancy, the building became the site of the Aberdeen Hindu Temple in around 2019.

The temple is the first of its kind in North East of Scotland and is the only place of worship for the Hindu community in the region. Since opening the temple has provided religious and pastoral services for the community in the form of daily prayers, special and festive poojas, meditation services, and volunteering opportunities for young people.

The chimney shown in the distance in this photograph would be part of Stoneywood Paper Works located to the north.

Text in the bottom right of the image indicates that this postcard was published by John Gray of Bucksburn. John R. Gray (1874-1947) was a general merchant and garage operator based in the area.

An Aberdeen Post Office postage mark stamped on the rear of the postcard indicates this particular card was processed on 15th September 1903.

It was sent by a "H. B." to a Miss Machray of Bolton Cottage, Dyce.

Location

Bankhead

Keyword

Settlements

Photographer