Strathbogie ward
After taking more than two years out of medicine to study Landscape Architecture with the University of Edinburgh, I returned to Aberdeen as a newly married man. After an interview … Continue reading Strathbogie ward
Tag: Class of 1990
FEEL
To play FEEL please click here or on the image below: Opening voice: Neil Gammon [of Divine Comedy] on BBC Breakfast, October 2025 Song: cover of Cuddly Toy by Alex … Continue reading FEEL
Tall Ships boost for Aberdeen
On the last Saturday of July 2025 we took the train to Aberdeen to see the Tall Ships. We had a wonderful day. The last time we saw the Tall … Continue reading Tall Ships boost for Aberdeen
New presenter
Last week, I was fortunate to be in Glasgow with Sian and Rachel, to hear Katherine Priddy sing Eurydice This short film is an imaginative ‘presentation‘ of Katherine’s song.
Thank you Dr Wilson
1986: Peter Gordon, a second year Medical Student, University of Aberdeen. The motto for the university is Initium sapientiae timor Domini [The beginning of wisdom]:
Lemon Tree Hotel
The Lemon Tree Hotel, Aberdeen [previously known as The Lemon Tree Tavern] was demolished in 1867. It was originally sited on Huxter Row [a narrow street also long gone]. However … Continue reading Lemon Tree Hotel
Maidencraig
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 … Continue reading Maidencraig
Get rid of unsightly eyesores
Late 1990, I was working as a Junior Doctor in Orthopaedics in Wards 11 and 12, Forresterhill Aberdeen. This was my first Residency post, before meeting Sian. My Ford Escort … Continue reading Get rid of unsightly eyesores