Gellyhill
Gellyhill maps (1 available)
Map of Banffshire
Beautifully hand-drawn and coloured, dating from around 1840
See this old map of Banffshire
Gellyhill photos (none available)
We have no photos of Gellyhill,although these nearby locations do:Gellyhill books (4 available)
Aberdeen - A History and Celebration
Hardback
Elgin - A History and Celebration
Hardback
So You Think You Know? Aberdeen
Hardback
Gellyhill memories
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Banffshire memories
The Queen
My maternal grandmother, Barbara Morison Diack and her sister Margaret Morison Howie used to meet at "The Queen" and go for afternoon tea at least once a month.
A memory of Aberdeen contributed by Colin Ovenston
Summer Holidays from 1949 onwards
Despite its northerly location The Broch was the Summer Holiday destination for our family from my birth in 1949. My mother had been born there in Grattan Place where the Scottish side of the family had originated. They were called Summers and were deeply connected to the Fishing Industry with my Grandfather managing the George Walker business for many years.
Fraserburgh was such a change from where we lived in Buckinghamshire that the holidays were just different. I well remember the distinct smell of the harbour - the gut factory - the tarred nets on The Links. The beach was and still is quite superb with the weather somehow always being warm and sunny in July and August. At that time ...read more here
A memory of Fraserburgh contributed by gerald rivett
The Quest
When my grandfather turned 16 he brought two fine horses onto a huge cruise boat and brought them to Canada to a buyer only to find out the buyer was not to be found and so he kept the two horses and sold them to another buyer and continued to stay in Canada through the rest of his life.
A memory of Aberdeen contributed by Joanne Maitland
The workforce
There was a large main house surrounded by four smaller houses - two on each side of the large house. My grandfather's father lived in one of the smaller houses and worked as a groundskeeper. He had a family of 3 children.
A memory of Aberdeen contributed by Joanne Maitland
Extracts From Gellyhill & Banffshire books
Reclamation started in the early 17th century, as shown on Parson Gordon’s beautiful city portrait of 1661. The small medieval city clusters around the Castlegate.
An extract from from"Aberdeen - A History and Celebration".
Here carved in granite on the Victorian Town House, these indicate the age and status of the city. Only Perth and Aberdeen have the Royal Tressure of Scotland on their arms.
An extract from from"Aberdeen - A History and Celebration".
This is where Aberdeen was to go. It would take seven centuries from the granting of the first written royal charter. The dark spire in the foreground is that of the Tollbooth, the old headquarters of the council, built about 1616. The Town House extends from there to the taller tower, built about 1870. The statue is of George, fifth and last Duke of Gordon, as the inscription on the plinth poignantly explains. This is one of the first, if not the first, statue to be carved in granite for over a thousand years.
An extract from from"Aberdeen - A History and Celebration".
Always aware of its status as a royal burgh, Aberdeen was determined to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in style. As well as concerts, sports displays and fireworks, there was a historical pageant of seven episodes from the city’s past.
An extract from from"Aberdeen - A History and Celebration".
The statue of Prince Albert had been unveiled by Queen Victoria in one of her first public appearances in widowhood. In the background is the New Trinity Hall, designed in 1846 by John Smith and his son, William. This earned John Smith the nickname Tudor Johnnie. It was the headquarters of the Incorporated Trades after they moved from the former property of the Trinity Friars. More powerful than the trades were the merchants, the burgesses of guild, who came to have the exclusive right to be town councillors and thus to control the local laws.
An extract from from"Aberdeen - A History and Celebration".