Old Aberdeen History in Photos & Film

This is my promise to Aberdeen in 2026. I promise to keep sharing the hidden history, the stories we’ve walked past for years without realising they were there. The people who shaped this city, not just the famous names, but the everyday ones too. I promise to keep shining a light on the community projects that keep Aberdeen alive, the creatives, organisers, and local initiatives quietly making things better. I promise to keep celebrating our local cafés, restaurants, and bars, because using the

I actively look for hidden history in Aberdeen… and I still missed this. These cobbles are part of Huxter Row, a long-lost Aberdeen street that existed here before Union Street was even built. First recorded in 1440, Huxter Row began life as Boothraw a street of rented trading booths and later became a busy hub of everyday city life. Tailors, printers, shoemakers, grocers and taverns once lined this street. It sat close to the old Town House and was part of a lively, working Aberdeen, full of pe