furniture by greek thomson

scottish secular


provost skene's house, aberdeen

06 Feb 2013 147
early c19 porch added when the house had been split up. the lower block behind dates from 1626

provost skene's house, aberdeen

06 Feb 2013 147
this self portrait head was carved by baker george russell in the c19 and fixed to his nearby house to annoy a neighbour who he blamed for getting the city to close his business down as being too close to a sewer. ,

provost skene's house, aberdeen

06 Feb 2013 130
s.w. corner of the house with the self portrait head carved by baker george russell in the c19 , originally fixed to his nearby house to annoy a neighbour who he blamed for getting the city to close his business down as being too close to a sewer. ,

provost skene's house, aberdeen

06 Feb 2013 121
s.e. corner of the house begun 1545, altered in the c17

provost skene's house, aberdeen

06 Feb 2013 130
house from the west, the main block begun 1545, added to in the 1620s and the 1670s

provost skene's house, aberdeen

06 Feb 2013 127
1673 cartouche with grotesques, presumably brought with the arch from union terrace gardens

provost skene's house, aberdeen

06 Feb 2013 131
archway of 1673 from union terrace gardens in front of the house begun in 1545, enlarged 1626 and 1669

marischal college, aberdeen

06 Feb 2013 153
broad street front of the college, looking towards the tower of greyfriars, all built by a. marshall mackenzie in 1901-06 in a mass of perpendicular granite. now the offices of the city council.

marischal college, aberdeen

06 Feb 2013 146
broad street front of the college, looking towards the tower of greyfriars, all built by a. marshall mackenzie in 1901-06 in a mass of perpendicular granite. the council cleaned the college and has moved in, the church remains for sale.

greyfriars church, marischal college, aberdeen

06 Feb 2013 197
the corner tower of marischall college also doubles up as the tower for greyfriars church, rebuilt in 1901-06 by a.marshall mackenzie. the college now houses the city council, the church is up for sale as offices.

greyfriars church, marischal college, aberdeen

06 Feb 2013 199
the corner tower of marischall college also doubles up as the tower for greyfriars church, rebuilt in 1901-06 by a.marshall mackenzie. the spire within the tower reminds me of nash's all souls.

greyfriars church, marischal college, aberdeen

06 Feb 2013 160
the corner tower of marischall college also doubles up as the tower for greyfriars church, rebuilt in 1901-06 by a.marshall mackenzie. currently for sale, probably about to become the h.q. office of an oil company.

robert the bruce, aberdeen

06 Feb 2013 134
this statue by alan beattie herriot was only unveiled in 2011, having taken 4 years to make. it stands outside the marischal college on broad street

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