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Step back in time: Girdleness Lighthouse

Step back in time: Girdleness Lighthouse © Supplied Sign up for our newsletter and let our nostalgia team take you on a trip back in time Thank you for signing up to our Nostalgia newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Girdleness Lighthouse is one of the most iconic landmarks on Aberdeen’s skyline, standing guard between sea and shore as a beacon of safety. Its history, though, is rooted in tragedy. In 1813, the whaling ship Oscar was dashed against the coast at Girdleness Bay in a brutal storm and sank with 42 sailors aboard. There were urgent calls for a lighthouse – made stronger by two subsequent tragedies at the same spot when the Caledonia and the Thames were lost on the same day in 1815.

Step back in time: Girdleness Lighthouse - Evening Express

Step back in time: Girdleness Lighthouse © Supplied Girdleness Lighthouse is one of the most iconic landmarks on Aberdeen’s skyline, standing guard between sea and shore as a beacon of safety. Its history, though, is rooted in tragedy. In 1813, the whaling ship Oscar was dashed against the coast at Girdleness Bay in a brutal storm and sank with 42 sailors aboard. There were urgent calls for a lighthouse – made stronger by two subsequent tragedies at the same spot when the Caledonia and the Thames were lost on the same day in 1815. Eventually Girdleness Lighthouse came into service on October 15 1833, designed by engineer Robert Stevenson – the grandfather of author Robert Louis Stevenson. It has been keeping shipping safe ever since. Join us as we shine a light on this historic building over the decades.

10 from 10 - A look back at photos from our news pages 10 years ago this week

By Louise Gowans and Amy Hall April 24, 2021, 12:00 pm © PRESS AND JOURNAL Sign up for our newsletter and let our nostalgia team take you on a trip back in time Thank you for signing up to our Nostalgia newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Our photo archives contain a goldmine of images recording events both great and small in Tayside, Fife and beyond. In our new weekly series, Louise Gowans and Amy Hall bring you 10 photos that were in the news exactly 10 years ago… Adopted Dundonian Lorraine Kelly was on hand to help officially open the new Wildlife Centre and Cafe at Camperdown Park. The visitors welcomed by Lorraine below are  Edith Anderson and her three-year-old granddaughter Freya Sturrock.

Suburban memories of life in the Granite City

Suburban memories of life in the Granite City © Supplied After Morten Harket was unveiled as Viking on The Masked Singer, here is a reminder of the frontman in action with A-Ha, wowing fans at the Capitol in 1986. Aberdeen is rightly proud of its sense of community and its rich history and cultural life. Join us as we take a look at some familiar faces and places over the decades, from Morten Harket – recently revealed on The Masked Singer – to ordinary folk at work and play. Doonies Farm Cove Primary pupils Karen Smith, Billy Kilgore and Sarah Booth were a bit wary of this inquisitive llama coming over to say hello at Doonies Farm, Nigg, in 1980.

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