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Old Aberdeen History in Photos & Film

Things I never noticed in Aberdeen… until this year. I’ve lived here my whole life, walked these streets countless times and yet this year Aberdeen completely caught me out. The more I slowed down and started really looking, the more I realised how much history, symbolism and quiet detail is hiding in plain sight. From the hanging stones at the top of Marischal Street, to the Langstane on Langstane Place and the Langstane of Hilton, reminders of old boundaries and forgotten markers. From the tra

He was blamed for the Titanic... and buried right here in Aberdeen. When I say this city hides unbelievable history, I mean it. In Trinity Cemetery, you'll find the memorial to Robert Hichens, the quartermaster at the wheel when the Titanic hit the iceberg in 1912. More than 1,500 people died that night, over 700 survived... and the man steering the ship ended up spending his final days working on a cargo vessel off the coast of Aberdeen. After the disaster, his life fell apart, labelled "jinxed