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Aberdeen City: 12 September 2009

Doors Open Days in Aberdeen is a great way to find out about the hidden heritage on your doorstep. This is your opportunity to see behind the scenes of everyday buildings as well as important landmarks. And all for free!

Paul

Programme is being added, check regularly for new additions.

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Aberdeen Arts Centre (former North Church)

12.09.09 (10.00-16.00)

33 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AA

Aberdeen Arts Centre (former North Church) - Image 1

The former church, designed by John Smith, was converted to an arts centre by the City Council in 1963. In 1998 the voluntary organisation, Aberdeen Arts Centre Association, formed a limited company, Castlegate Arts Ltd to take over the management of the Centre.
Architect: John Smith
Building Date: 1829-30

On Doors Open Day there will be tours of the building and an all day programme of live music.

Image (c) www.scran.ac.uk

Aberdeen Church of Christ

12.09.09 (10.00-16.00)

393 George Street, Aberdeen , AB25

Built as the Aberdeen Savings Bank. Many banks and many churches have been converted to new uses in the city. This may be the only bank converted to a church.
Architect: William Kelly
Building Date: 1905

Historical information will be available.

Aberdeen Maritime Museum

12.09.09 (10.00-12.00, 13.00-16.00)

Shiprow, Aberdeen, AB11 5BY

For Doors Open Day there is an opportunity to take part in guided tours of the Lloyds Library in Provost Ross's House. The collection of Lloyd's Registers dates back to 1768 and includes the top secret World War II volumes. There is also a photograph collection including rarely seem images from Aberdeen's past.
Architect: Aberdeen City Architects Department
Building Date: 1997

Tours every half hour (max 8 people per tour).

Image (c) www.scran.ac.uk

Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society

12.09.09 (10.00-16.00)

Foresterhill Hospital, Foresterhill Road/Cornhill Road, Aberdeen

The Society was founded in 1789, originally as the Aberdeen Medical Society. In its early years its members continuously pressed for a proper University Medical School. It was here in 1920 that Professor Matthew Hay set out his scheme for the co-ordination of Aberdeen Hospitals and clinical University Departments on a common site. This led to the modern hospital and medical school complex at Foresterhill.

On Doors Open Day the foyer, Council Chamber and lecture hall can be seen along with much material associated with the development of medicine in Aberdeen.

Access is from the road that runs through the hospital site from Foresterhill Road to Cornhill Road. Steps lead up to the entrance from the car park to the west of the building that bridges-over this road.

Aberdeen RNLI Lifeboats

12.09.09 (10.00-16.00)

Waterloo Quay, Aberdeen, AB11

The lifeboat station is entered from the eastern end of Waterloo Quay at the corner with York Place.

Doors Open Day provides an opportunity to visit the inshore lifeboat and the larger all-weather lifeboat and the ground floor of the inshore lifeboat shed.

Advocates Library

12.09.09 (10.00-16.00)

Concert Court, Off Broad Street - Between the Town House & Town H, Aberdeen, AB10 1BS

The Society of Advocates in Aberdeen has been in existence for more than 450 years.

The Society's present building was sited to take advantage of proximity to the new Peddie and Kinear Sheriff Court House. Unremarkable from the outside, it is the decoration of the interior that is of interest. Most of the ground floor is now used as an extension to the Sheriff Court.

Architect: James Matthews
Building Date: 1869

On the first floor there is one of the finest private law libraries in the country with the original decorative scheme by Arthur Clyne. Notice also the stained glass window on the staircase by Cottier & Co.

No wheelchair access.

BBC Broadcasting House

12.09.09 (Various)

Beechgrove Terrace, Aberdeen, AB15 5ZT

BBC Aberdeen was established in October 1923 as BBC Scotland's second centre. The original Beechgrove House was demolished in July 2000 to make way for the current building.

At Doors Open Day you will see the news studio, picture edit suite and radio studio as well as having the opportunity to watch a television camera demonstration.

Architect: Halliday Fraser Munro
Building Date: 2000

BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Bookings should be made online through doorsopenaberdeen@bbc.co.uk.

Tour times: 11.00, 11.30, 12.00, 12.30, 14.00, 14.30, and 15.00.

Carillon

12.09.09 (10.00-16.00)

Enter via St Nicholas' Church, Aberdeen, AB11 5BU

The Municipal Carillon of Aberdeen is in the tower of the mediaeval St Nicholas' Church and is the largest in the British Isles. There are 48 bells, making up four octaves, and all were cast by Gillet and Johnston of Croydon. The carillon is played every Sunday from 10.30-10.55.

On Doors Open Day there will be recitals at: 10.15, 11.30, 12.45, 14.00 and 15.15.

Image (c) www.scran.ac.uk

Carmelite

12.09.09 (10.00-16.00)

Stirling Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6JU

The former Imperial Hotel. The street in front of the hotel was paved with timber setts to deaden the noise from hooves and carriage wheels.
Architect: James Souttar, William Henderson
Building Date: 1869-81, 1885

Short guided tours through the hotel at 11.00, 13.30 and 15.30 will explain the history of the building and the area and will be followed by complimentary tea and shortbread.

Central Fire Station

12.09.09 (10.00-16.30)

Mounthooly Way, Aberdeen, AB24 3ER

There will be tours of the building, a display of modern and historic vehicles and other displays and demonstrations, including the spectacular chip pan fire demonstration!

Architect: Grampian Regional Council Architects
Building Date: 1997

Visitors are reminded that the fire station remains operational on Doors Open Day. Children must be accompanied by adults.

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