What follows is a timeline put together on the area of Maidencraig, Aberdeen, where for several centuries a giant mill-wheel turned. Next to Maidencraig was Oldmill, which became the site of a Reformatory before becoming Oldmill Hospital [later known as Woodend].
It was at Woodend Hospital that I met Sian. This was in the Spring of 1990. We worked together as junior doctors, Sian was an SHO [Senior House Officer] I was a JHO [Junior House Officer]. We both recall attending “Maidencraig House” which was opened in 1984 to look after and support young chronic disabled individuals. Its ethos was to help facilitate an enriching life for these young adults.
25 December 1841, Aberdeen Herald:
1857 map:
1857, Ordnance Survey Book:
1st Edition Ordnance Survey map:
1st Edition Ordnance Survey map:
14th April 1858, Press and Journal:
9th November 1882, Press and Journal:
19th January 1884, Aberdeen Evening Gazette:
7th May 1885, Press and Journal:
1906, Ordnance Survey:
1906, Ordnance Survey map:
13th March 1907, Press and Journal:
3rd November 1923, Press and Journal:
2nd February 1924, Press and Journal:
14th February 1924, Press and Journal:
Record card, National Record of the Historic Environment [NRHE]:
11th January 1939, Aberdeen Evening Express:
25th September 1986, Aberdeen Evening Express:
23rd March 1984, Aberdeen Evening Express:
28th March 1984, Press and Journal:
29th November 1984, Press and Journal:
13 October 2025, Artificial Intelligence [AI]:
