The people of Aberdeen are second-to-none when it comes to having a sense of community, culture and generosity.
Little wonder Emmerdale star Chris Chittell looked so happy at the response he received at Pittodrie when he asked Dons fans to support the Anthony Nolan register in 2005.
Join us as we look through other notable moments from the past, highlighting how the Granite City works, lives, plays and gives.
Mannofield
This little parade of shops at Mannofield has changed over the years… here’s how it looked in 1970.
Northfield
Having fun at Marchburn Infant School, Northfield, are these boisterous six-year-olds from classroom eight, pictured in 1978, shortly after a new playground was opened at the school.
Duthie Park
This happy group of kids enjoyed their spin around Duthie Park in a horse and cart in 1974. Flash the pony and owner Alex Hosie offered trips throughout the summer.
Cults
Cub Scout Pack 248 at the American School staged a sponsored obstacle course marathon with around 26 boys taking part in the school gym at the Cults campus. The boys were helping Easter Anguston Farm Training Centre at Peterculter.
West End
Late morning in the city’s West End in 1962 and milk is being delivered in the age-old way. Near the end of his round, a milkman from Kennerty’s Dairy stops outside a house in Forest Avenue near the corner with Great Western Road to leave a crate of milk. The cash bag over his shoulder indicates he is also collecting the weekly payments from his customers.
Adelphi
A truck delivering chickens was stuck in the arch of the Adelphi for almost three hours while police and workmen tried to figure a way to free it, back in 1981.
Shiprow
The Shiprow Tavern was the ”pub” with no beer. It is pictured here in 1934 soon after it opened in the Hungry Thirties as a place where men could meet over a cheap meal and a mug of tea. Although called the Shiprow Tavern, the idea of the Temperance Ladies was that it should provide a counter-attraction to pubs during the Depression years.
Seaton
Youngsters had lots of fun with the Gun Fighter’s Club and Aberdeen Ladies Pipe Band at the first Seaton Community Festival in August 1986. The Saturday afternoon Gala at Seaton Primary School playground drew a crowd of around 700.
Queen’s Cross
Large crowds line the streets to watch a parade by the Aberdeen contingent of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry at Queen’s Cross to mark the coronation of King Edward VII in August 1902. The picture was taken from the Rubislaw Church tower. The house on the corner was the home of renowned photographer George Washington Wilson.
Mounthooly
The historic John Knox Church at Mounthooly as it was in 1949. The granite Church of Scotland building was erected in 1836 and extended in 1911. The church closed in October 1996 and the congregation merged with Greyfriars Church on the city’s Broad Street. The building lay empty for more than two years before being converted into flats.
