- Publisher: Birlinn
- Year: 2025
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 256pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 232x155mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.4kg
- ISBN: 9781839830679
- Product code: 541424
Lost Aberdeen
New Paperback Illustrated
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Following the demolition of much of its townscape Aberdeen was transformed into the so-called Granite City, attracting visitors from around the world during the 19th century with its stylish buildings. In addition to examples of grand architecture that have since been demolished, Diane Morgan recalls the area’s vanished mansions and the remnants of its industrial past, illustrating the story with historic images.
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In Lost Aberdeen, beautifully illustrated and rich in fact and lore, Diane Morgan introduces the history and fate of numerous city buildings which had enormous historic and architectural value, but which now, regrettably, are gone forever.
Starting with an odyssey through the early town, from the Green to the Gallowgate, she charts the disappearance of the irreplaceable medieval townscape before moving on to more modern times, tracing the evolution and gradual erosion of the Granite City, whose stylish yet restrained architecture once brought visitors from all over the world. She introduces George Street, originally planned as 'an elegant entrance to the city' and Union Street, a marvel of early nineteenth-century engineering with stunning symmetry, elegant terracing and memorable shops.
Featuring a large number of archive photographs, many of which are published for the first time, Lost Aberdeen paints a fascinating portrait of the changing face of one of Scotland's greatest cities.
Starting with an odyssey through the early town, from the Green to the Gallowgate, she charts the disappearance of the irreplaceable medieval townscape before moving on to more modern times, tracing the evolution and gradual erosion of the Granite City, whose stylish yet restrained architecture once brought visitors from all over the world. She introduces George Street, originally planned as 'an elegant entrance to the city' and Union Street, a marvel of early nineteenth-century engineering with stunning symmetry, elegant terracing and memorable shops.
Featuring a large number of archive photographs, many of which are published for the first time, Lost Aberdeen paints a fascinating portrait of the changing face of one of Scotland's greatest cities.
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Following the demolition of much of its townscape Aberdeen was transformed into the so-called Granite City, attracting visitors from around the world during the 19th century with its stylish buildings. In addition to examples of grand architecture that have since been demolished, Diane Morgan recalls the area’s vanished mansions and the remnants of its industrial past, illustrating the story with historic images.
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