I have a very strong recollection that this photograph was taken right next to a slaughter house, the single storey concrete building on the Aberdeen Main Road at the near left of my photograph taken in 1958. I recall seeing a dead pig hanging from a hook and it struck me that it was odd to have a slaughter house right in the centre of the town.
Aberdeen Tony and sweets, by Andrew Suddaby
This building, the single storey concrete building with the dark roof also appears just above centre right on the aerial photograph in the Ken Sly gallery (again within the 367 Association gallery). It was all a long time ago so my memory might not be right, but somebody else might be able to confirm this location or offer another one. Andrew
Thanks David. Unless the PWD gives a specific location, my suggestion from memory is that the pin should be a bit further to the South on the West side of the main (brown) road where the longer of the two buildings is shown on the 1952 map, i.e. just above the Aberdeen Main Road pin. Andrew
Nice to have another photo location confirmed, espeically your own! In the background, the gradual rising land and next steeper rise look similar to the contour lines in the 1952 map. The few shophouses came later; and when boat population was added, they decided to build it - my guess. I wonder if the pin should be on the third black block counting from the water on the 1952 map; its frontage is by the main road. Regards, Peter
Greetings whitto. Until the experts insert a map link, you can (a): select a "Place" under "What's new"; they usually start with a map. Select your map choice from overlay shown on its top right corner. (b): In some "Image" pages, they have links to maps in "Connections". Regards, Peter
I realise that whitto's request was for information about the whereabouts of the abbatoir in the 1920s and 30s but here is another photograph that I took in 1981 (see my 1981 gallery). Then, I was convinced that the photograph of the men sorting out the innards of the pigs was taken in more or less the same place as my photograph showing Tony handing out sweets in 1957/8. I suspect that the site of the abbatoir remained the same as in the 1930s - even though the actual building had probably been re-modelled or rebuilt. Andrew
Nice meeting you here Andrew! Squatting down to work must be stressful not just for hands and eyes but also knees and heels.
I think the building is gone after searching for it in Google maps. There appears to be something that still stands today. On the photo showing Tony handing out sweets, directly beyond his position is a 4 (or about) level building, and next to it a tall facade in white. If correct, the building is on the south side of Old Main Street now 7-Eleven, and the church is on the north side. Regards, Peter
Absolutely, Peter! I was not tempted to help them unravel all those intestines. The smell was rather overpowering and I was reminded of a visit to an abbatoir when I was about six. Then, our parents' butcher friend walked us across a yard covered in slippery cows' bowels. I think he did it on purpose to show us where our meat came from. Not the sort of thing to forget or be nostalgic about! Moving on to pleasanter things - I have 'roamed' up and down the Aberdeen main street on Google Street View and see the white building that you refer to towards the far end of the street. There is indeed some similarity to the one above Tony's head. On the left of his head there is what looks very much like an open air market. It is quite possible that my memory is once again at fault! If the market and slaughter house were still together and in the same place in 1958, then Tony was standing further to the South next to the longer dark coloured building shown on the 1952 map. Perhaps the 1981 one of the pavement butchers was taken next to the market that is just visible on the Tony photograph. Contrary to my earlier comment, David's pin is probably in the right place but I'd move it slightly to the right and put it just on the West side of the Aberdeen Road.
Aberdeen slaughter house
I have a very strong recollection that this photograph was taken right next to a slaughter house, the single storey concrete building on the Aberdeen Main Road at the near left of my photograph taken in 1958. I recall seeing a dead pig hanging from a hook and it struck me that it was odd to have a slaughter house right in the centre of the town.
This building, the single storey concrete building with the dark roof also appears just above centre right on the aerial photograph in the Ken Sly gallery (again within the 367 Association gallery). It was all a long time ago so my memory might not be right, but somebody else might be able to confirm this location or offer another one. Andrew
re: Aberdeen Buildings in the 1920s and 1930s
I found a mention of the slaughter house in the PWD's annual reports and have made a Place for it at https://gwulo.com/node/49538.
Aberdeen Slaughter House
Thanks David. Unless the PWD gives a specific location, my suggestion from memory is that the pin should be a bit further to the South on the West side of the main (brown) road where the longer of the two buildings is shown on the 1952 map, i.e. just above the Aberdeen Main Road pin. Andrew
Aberdeen Slaughter House
Nice to have another photo location confirmed, espeically your own! In the background, the gradual rising land and next steeper rise look similar to the contour lines in the 1952 map. The few shophouses came later; and when boat population was added, they decided to build it - my guess. I wonder if the pin should be on the third black block counting from the water on the 1952 map; its frontage is by the main road. Regards, Peter
1952 Map
Please advise where I can view the 1952 map referred to.
Thanks
1952 maps
Greetings whitto. Until the experts insert a map link, you can (a): select a "Place" under "What's new"; they usually start with a map. Select your map choice from overlay shown on its top right corner. (b): In some "Image" pages, they have links to maps in "Connections". Regards, Peter
Aberdeen Abbatoir
Hi Peter, whitto and David
I realise that whitto's request was for information about the whereabouts of the abbatoir in the 1920s and 30s but here is another photograph that I took in 1981 (see my 1981 gallery). Then, I was convinced that the photograph of the men sorting out the innards of the pigs was taken in more or less the same place as my photograph showing Tony handing out sweets in 1957/8. I suspect that the site of the abbatoir remained the same as in the 1930s - even though the actual building had probably been re-modelled or rebuilt. Andrew
Aberdeen Abattoir
Nice meeting you here Andrew! Squatting down to work must be stressful not just for hands and eyes but also knees and heels.
I think the building is gone after searching for it in Google maps. There appears to be something that still stands today. On the photo showing Tony handing out sweets, directly beyond his position is a 4 (or about) level building, and next to it a tall facade in white. If correct, the building is on the south side of Old Main Street now 7-Eleven, and the church is on the north side. Regards, Peter
Absolutely, Peter! I was not
Absolutely, Peter! I was not tempted to help them unravel all those intestines. The smell was rather overpowering and I was reminded of a visit to an abbatoir when I was about six. Then, our parents' butcher friend walked us across a yard covered in slippery cows' bowels. I think he did it on purpose to show us where our meat came from. Not the sort of thing to forget or be nostalgic about! Moving on to pleasanter things - I have 'roamed' up and down the Aberdeen main street on Google Street View and see the white building that you refer to towards the far end of the street. There is indeed some similarity to the one above Tony's head. On the left of his head there is what looks very much like an open air market. It is quite possible that my memory is once again at fault! If the market and slaughter house were still together and in the same place in 1958, then Tony was standing further to the South next to the longer dark coloured building shown on the 1952 map. Perhaps the 1981 one of the pavement butchers was taken next to the market that is just visible on the Tony photograph. Contrary to my earlier comment, David's pin is probably in the right place but I'd move it slightly to the right and put it just on the West side of the Aberdeen Road.