Aberdeen : its traditions and history with notices of some eminent Aberdonians
Robbie, William1893
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Aberdeen : D Wyllie, 1893.
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Illustrations: Castle Street in 1812 - Old Bridge of Don - St Machar Cathedral - King's College, 1822 - Town House and New Inn, 1822 - The Bridge of Dee, 1822 - Gordon's Hospital, 1739 - Union Bridge and Auld Bow Brig, 1822 - East and West Churches before 1835 - Marischal College, removed in 1837 - Gateway to Old Trades Hall - Old Grammar School, built around 1758 - Paterson's plan (of Aberdeen) of 1746.
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The witch maniaFounding of Marischal CollegeDid Shakespeare visit Aberdeen?Early manufacturersIndications of social progressThe Tollbooth rebuiltExpected visit of James VI in 1617Edward Raban the first printerKingly dictation in the election of magistratesCommencement of the Covenanting struggleVisit of Commissioners from "The Tables"Satisfaction of King Charles I at the failure of their missionMontrose's army enters the townSigning of the Covenant in Greyfriars KirkHuntly invited to Aberdeen and carried prisoner to EdinburghThe Gordons retaliateReturn of Montrose and defence of the Bridge of DeeRenewal of hostilities under General MonroMeeting of the General Assembly in Greyfriars KirkDestruction of carved work and crosses on the occupation of the town by Lord SinclairAbduction of the Provost and othersBattle of Justice MillsFinal attack on the town by HuntlyThe Protectorate and Restoration periodsPersecution of the QuakersGordon's plan of Aberdeen in 1661The Earl of Mar's raid on Cruive DykeThe market crossEminent menYears of scarcityWater brought from Carden's HaughThe Treaty of UnionThe "Fifteen"Fire in the BroadgateKidnappingThe "Forty-five"After Culloden -The "Aberdeen Journal"Robert Gordon's HospitalThe infirmary and lunatic asylumFeuing of the lands of GilcomstoneGilcomstone ChurchRebuilding of the West ChurchMarischal Street formedEarly harbour worksPrimeval aspect of the site of the townEpiscopalian disabilitiesFeuing of the LochlandsBuilding of the military barracksMeal mobsThe press gangBarbarous punishmentsEarly movement for reformPlans of the town at the periodEminent manThe early inhabitantsThe formation of Union Street and King StreetThe Aberdeen BankThe Ross and Cromarty RangersThe Aberdeenshire CanalLoss of the "Oscar"Later harbour improvementsThe town's financesProbable site of their hamletThe linen and cotton tradesMeans of locomotionThe London smacksThe County RoomsThe Gas-Light CompanyThe Town and County BankThe "Short Crap"Formation of city parishesThe North ChurchThe spate of 1829The ancient "Devana"First water supply from the DeeThe burning of the "Burkin' Hoose"The Reform BillAberdeen newspapersThe granite tradeThe North of Scotland BankRebuilding of the East KirkThe Chartist agitationThe corn lawsRebuilding of Marischal CollegeEtymology of the name "Aberdeen"The new marketBenevolent institutionsDissruption of the Church of ScotlandThe Trades HallThe Free Church CollegeQueen Victoria's first visitEminent men of the first half of the centuryEminent men of the first half of the century: Architect: Archibald Simpson -Learned menInauguration of the railway systemLocal influence on some early events in Scottish historyThe wreck of the SS "Duke of Sutherland"Union of King's and Marischal CollegesDisappearance of class privilegesPrince Albert's statueThe Queen's statueCounty and Municipal buildingsExtensions of the city boundariesPublic parksThe Education Act and public schoolsThe Education TrustFirst preachers of ChristianityThe ferry boat accidentBuilding of the Victoria BridgeArt Gallery and Gray's School of ArtStatue of General GordonAdoption of the Free Libraries ActErection of the new Public LibraryThe Rosemount ViaductThe Wallace statueThe Burns statueHenry Bain-SmithThe mission of St ColumbaProvostsUnion of the Picts under Kenneth MacalpinThe Norman ConquestFlemish settlersSt Machar and his ChurchProbable grants by David IPredatory visits by Norwegian piratesEarliest existing charter, time of William the LionThe hospital of St PeterCharter of Alexander IIThe Blackfriars MonasteryThe TemplarsThe Castle of AberdeenChapel on St Katherine's HillAberdeen under Alexander IIIProvost first namedAncient streetsRival claimants for the Scottish crownEdward I in AberdeenSigning of the "ragman roll"Sir William WallaceKing Robert Bruce in AberdeenEncounter at Barra"Bon-Accord"Important charter by BruceBuilding of Bridge of DonAberdeen sacked and burnt by the troops of Edward IIIThe Carmelite Monastery and ChurchThe Cathedral Church of St MacharThe Church of St NicholasImportant meeting of the Scottish Parliament in AberdeenThe Burgh RecordsPopulation at the end of the centuryJohn BarbourJohn FordunThe Battle of HarlawThe Grammar SchoolAffairs in time of James IThe town's ports and bowsSt Thomas' HospitalGreyfriars' Monastery and ChurchBond of man-rent with HuntlyLord Forbes in Aberdeen after "Sauchie Burn"Sir Andrew Wood's claim to the feudal superiority of AberdeenFounding of King's CollegeChurch of St Clement at FuttyAppearance of the streetsVisit of Margaret Tudor, Queen of James IVFlodden FieldBuilding of the Bridge of DeeLawless proceedings of the ForbesesBuilding of the Block-houseAlleged attempt on the life of James VAberdeen men at Solway Moss and PinkeyVisitation of the plagueThe leper houseThe GuildryTrade CorporationsPublic amusementsEminent men before the ReformationThe ReformationChurches and Chapels in Aberdeen at the periodVices of churchmenProgress of the New DoctrinesOutrages on ecclesiastical buildngsThe Reformed ChurchAdam Heriot first Protestant ministerDismissal of the Professors from King's CollegeJohn CraigThe Battle of CorrichieExecution of Sir John GordonSkirmish at CrabstoneExactions by the Regent MortonKing James VI and the Popish LordsTheir "conversion"Close system of municipal governmentDisputes between the Magistrates and the GuildsEcclesiastical discipline
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