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]:
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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
Well known Aberdeen landmark to disappear
The Powis Hermitage, Old Aberdeen: First Edition Ordnance Survey map: Ordnance Survey Book: 26 August 1938, Press & Journal:
In The Shadow
This photograph of Pitoddrie House featured on the front page of the Press & Journal, 7 January 1933.
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
Photograph of a pavement
This photograph was printed on the front page of the Press & Journal, 20 April 1929.
Aberdeen’s First Motor Car
14 June 1924, Press & Journal: William Jackson (1849-1915), Engineer, Inventor and philanthropist: Ordnance Survey Map, 1905: Ordnance Survey Map, 1905:: 16 June 1915, Press & Journal: Inscription on the … Continue reading Aberdeen’s First Motor Car