Corner block, George Street and John... © Bill Harrison

2012

NJ9306 : Corner block, George Street and John Street

Corner block, George Street and John Street

Typical granite flamboyance from around 1890.

Geographical Context: Housing, Dwellings Business, Retail, Services City, Town centre Building Material: Granite other tags: Corner Site Cupola Shops with Flats Above Click a tag, to view other nearby images.

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Street Corner [35] · George Street [33] · John Street [21] ·

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Grid Square: NJ9306, 670 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Bill Harrison (more nearby)
Date Taken: Friday, 3 August, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 4 August, 2012
Subject Location: OSGB36: NJ 9387 0669 [10m precision]
WGS84: 57:9.0628N 2:6.1771W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NJ 9391 0669
View Direction: West-northwest (about 292 degrees)

Image classification(about): Geograph

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NJ9306 : Gilcolmston from Denburn Court

In 1677 the Gilcomston area was bought by Aberdeen Town Council, partially using Dun Trust funds contrary to their dedicated application in favour of employing teachers for the Aberdeen Grammar School. Some restitution was later demanded and received. See http://aberdeenvoice.com/2010/11/a-scandalous-dissipation-back-to-the- future/

By 1775 the neighbourhood was a centre for the weaving trade in Aberdeen.

Posted by Stan on Fri, 3 Dec 2010 (5 comments)