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Victoria Road, ABERDEEN, AB11 9NR

The best preserved of the few squares of fishermen's cottages still remaining in Torry. Much of the old fishing village was torn down to make way for new port installations during the oil boom.

This is the main street in 'New Torry', the expansion of which began with the construction of the Victoria Bridge in 1881. Victoria Street and the adjacent streets are lined with silver-grey granite tenements and villas.

Mansfield Road visible in the foreground.

This is the main street in 'New Torry', the expansion of which began with the construction of the Victoria Bridge in 1881. Victoria Street and the adjacent streets are lined with silver-grey granite tenements and villas. The streetscape is not enhanced by parked cars, wheelie bins and satellite dishes.

Typical Aberdeen tenements.

Owned by James Cordiner & Son Ltd and situated at 100 Sinclair road, Aberdeen. Horizontal single cylinder drop valve engine by Marshall Sons & Co Ltd, Gainsborough. No. 48835 of 1908. Flywheel 12' diameter and driving by ropes (seen bottom left). About 150 horsepower. In use until 1975 and on standby until the late 1970s. Scrapped in 1983 or 4. The steam valves had trip gear controlled by the Proell governor and the exhaust valves were operated by cams with roller followers.

Owned by James Cordiner & Son Ltd and situated at 100 Sinclair road, Aberdeen. Horizontal single cylinder drop valve engine by Marshall Sons & Co Ltd, Gainsborough. No. 48835 of 1908. Flywheel 12' diameter and driving by ropes (seen bottom left). About 150 horsepower. In use until 1975 and on standby until the late 1970s. Scrapped in 1983 or 4. The steam valves had trip gear controlled by the Proell governor and the exhaust valves were operated by cams with roller followers.

It seems that flats are incorporated into the upper stories.

This is the former Episcopal church, designed by the partnership of John Kinross (1855-1931) and Harold Ogle ('Tarrybreeks') Tarbolton (1869-1947) and built in 1897-1898. It looks like red brick, but is in fact faced with pink granite blocks the size of bricks. It was converted to housing in 1985.

This is the former Episcopal church, designed by the partnership of John Kinross (1855-1931) and Harold Ogle ('Tarrybreeks') Tarbolton (1869-1947) and built in 1897-1898. It looks like red brick, but is in fact faced with pink granite blocks the size of bricks. It was converted to housing in 1985. I am surprised that the planners allowed the monstrously incongruous breezeblock box to intrude and obscure the west gable.