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The church was (inevitably) restored/rebuilt in the 19th century but the... (more)

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This spectacular listed building (see:... (more)

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Aberdeen Indoor Market to the left, Market Street at the end. Most of... (more)

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The shaped granite sett on the left has been re-aligned to form one side... (more)

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The old road to Brig o'Balgownie.

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The unmistakable profile of Rosemount Square to the right. The... (more)

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One of the few streets still laid with granite setts in the city centre.... (more)

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Built 1864 and known to all and sundry in Aberdeen as the Tartan Kirkie... (more)

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A further image of the bridge also shown in SX8077 : Chapple bridge - granite tramway and SX8077 : The Templer Way joins Stentiford Lane.... (more)

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A duplicate of the scene from seven years earlier shown in SX8077 : Haytor Granite Tramway near Bovey Tracey.... (more)

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Originally John Knox Free Kirk, established in 1844. In 1909 it was... (more)

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For some reason, the grainte setts have not been tarmaced over.

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Now a pedestrianised street that runs parallel to Union Street for a... (more)

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Since the Union Square complex was built, the tricky vehicle access to... (more)

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The Green is the site of the oldest part of Aberdeen and has been nicely... (more)

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This attractive little street, which burrows under Union Street to access... (more)

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There must be more granite buildings in this one grid-square than in... (more)

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Not the traditional Great Wars memorial, but commemorating the dead of... (more)

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The cleaned granite of the new main administration building of Aberdeen... (more)

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View of the apse from Union Terrace. A-listed:... (more)

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Neat granite barns by the start of Chagford Bridleway 10, which follows... (more)

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The utter granite magnificence of the main doorway of the former main... (more)

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Cut into the granite base of what is currently the Nationwide Building Society building.

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Seen on a day when granite and sky are almost indistinguisbhable, this... (more)

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Aberdeen built some lavish council flats in the granite era, such as this... (more)

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The village is a mix of granite cottages and modern houses.

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Granite coat of arms below the Burns Statue and the brick tower from the... (more)

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Select and substantial granite housing on Fonthill Road, Aberdeen.... (more)

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The Powis Estate is plagued by typical inner-city ills, but the 1930s... (more)

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A nice row of utterly typical granite houses unique to Aberdeen, although... (more)

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An utterly typical granite Aberdeen tenement block with prominent chimney... (more)

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In this square the granite tramway reaches fairly level ground. Used for... (more)

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The magnificent view from the corner of King Street and West North... (more)

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Another of the massive Aberdeen three-storey granite primary schools built around 1900.

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The department store closed in 2007 (see:... (more)

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Ancient granite building, subtropical plants, real ale: must be... (more)

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Even (very) utilitarian buildings such as this were handsomely... (more)

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Yet another of the massive, three-storey granite primary schools built in... (more)

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Granite tenement buildings with shops at street level on the main road... (more)

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Refurbished granite fretwork on Marischal College, the new home of... (more)

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Granite buildings on Aberdeen's historic Upperkirkgate. Shops are at... (more)

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Granite office building and traditional tenements near the corner with... (more)

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This fine granite building on Millburn Street once served in the... (more)

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"Wedding cake" confection in granite on Aberdeen's Broad... (more)

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