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Castle Terrace, ABERDEEN, AB11 5DZ

...as seen from Marischal Street.

The rear elevations of buildings facing onto the Castlegate.

Plaque commemorating Bob Cooney in the Castlegate. Unlike most such plaques, it does not mark Bob's house, but his political activities in Aberdeen, and one famous incident in particular: [William] Chambers-Hunter [BUF leader in Aberdeen] pencilled in the evening of Sunday 18 July 1937 for his big rally. The workers would be caught out on a Sunday in the height of the holiday season. He miscalculated. The grapevine was finely tuned; Bob addressed a crowd of 2,000 at the Links at 11a.m. They vowed to gather at the Castlegate in the evening. The Fascists duly arrived with their armour-plated van and their police escort, their amplifiers and their heavies. As Chambers Hunter clambered to the roof of the van, the workers surged forward, cut the cables and chased the Fascists for their lives. The Castlegate was cleared by 8 p.m. Bob was one of many arrested, and served his four days. A young Ian Campbell, later of Folk music fame, remembers sitting on his father’s shoulders watching Bob being carried shoulder high on his release from prison. He also remembers how the crowd went silent as Bob addressed them. It was Bob’s last speech in Aberdeen for a long time because within hours he was on his way to Spain [to join the International Brigade]. (from notes by his nephew, Councillor Neil Cooney; for more, see: http://www.grahamstevenson.me.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=115:bob-cooney&catid=3:c&Itemid=99 )

Aberdeen Salvation Army Citadel, built 1893-96 (architect James Souttar - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Souttar ), at the east end of the Castlegate.

Tribute on Aberdeen's Castlegate to Olympic gold medal winner in women's double sculls, Katherine Grainger. The arched windows behind it belong to the Criterion Bar. www.aberdeencity.gov.uk

Castlegate is a pedestriansed square in the centre of Aberdeen. The city's market cross stands in the middle of the square. It is a scheduled ancient monument. In the foreground is a Royal Mail post box, painted gold in honour of Katherine Grainger, an Olympic athlete from Aberdeenshire who won gold at the 2012 Olympic Games. The building in the background with the tall clock tower is Aberdeen's Town House, headquarters of Aberdeen City Council. The building is listed under category A

Distorted reflections of the Salvation Army Citadel and the Mercat Cross on a box of mirrors at the Castlegate.

Interior view in Aberdeen's Salvation Army Citadel of the magnificent modern stained glass windows. The sale of the Scottish Baronial tower for conversion to flats paid for the refurbishment of the church. www.aberdeencity.gov.uk

The Scots baronial 'Salvation Army Citadel', and the mediaeval 'Mercat Cross', seen from the A956.

Architectural spectacular at the east end of Union Street.