G1 Town House Key to Entries G14 Masonic Temple G22 Central Fire Station Castle Street. Peddie and Kinnear. 1867-73. a Wheelchair Access T Toilets 85 Crown Street. Jenkins & Marr, 1910 Mounthooly Way. Grampian Regional Council Architects. 1997 The main staircase and the magnificent civic rooms will be included One of the finest, if not actually the finest, purpose-built building There will be tours of the building, a display of modern and historic No Wheelchair Access R Refreshments Available again this year. In addition, high in the tower, the Charter Room, a devoted entirely to Freemasonry within the Scottish Constitution. A vehicles and other displays and demonstrations (including the containing the City’s most important archives will be open. M Musical Entertainment H Historical/Other information series of magnificent, richly ornamented interior spaces ensures this spectacular chip pan fire demonstration). Visitors are reminded that the a(except Charter Room) Hs10am-4pm G Guided tours s Children’s leaflet building remains a Doors Open Day favourite. Conducted tours will be fire station remains operational on Doors Open Day. Children must be E Exhibition 7 Limited Opening Hours organised as well as opportunities to wander freely in the company of accompanied by adults.Tours every 20 minutes. G2 Town House Extension 1st DOORS OPEN DAY members in attendance. aTGRE10am-4pm Broad Street. City Architect. 1977. a(ground floor only) HTRG 10am-4pm Access from Broad St (steps) or Queen St (level). For the first time, G8 St Peter’s Church G23 Museum of Education: the Victorian Classroom the principal space within the modern extension to the Town House, the Justice Street. James Massie 1804. G15 Quaker Meeting House Skene Square School Annexe, Skene Square. Enter from Rosemount Council Chamber, is included in Doors Open Day. The church is hidden away off the Castlegate: from an elegant arched 98 Crown Street. William Kelly 1903 Place or Skene Square. aET 10am-4pm gateway incorporated into a tenement a pend leads into the delightful little The Meeting House is the only building in Scotland built as a Quaker The Victorian classroom is housed in the building to the rear of Skene Chapel Court. The façade onto the court dates from Harry Leith’s 1817 Meeting House and still used for this purpose today. It features the Square School. The current buildings show evidence of school design G3 extension to the church. The walled garden at the rear of the priest’s plain simplicity of a typical Quaker Meeting House with an elders’ at the end of that century including, for example, separate entrances Broad Street. Archibald Simpson 1837-44. Marshall Mackenzie 1893- house will be open if building works permit (no wheelchair access). bench. It houses full-scale photos of two of the panels of the 1970’s for boys and girls. Within the Museum of Education a room has been 1906. Holmes Partnership 2011 aHETR 10am-4pm Quaker Tapestry relating to Quaker history in the North East of reconstructed and equipped in the style of a classroom in as This stunning landmark building has now been converted for use as Scotland. it would have been in Victorian times. This style existed in certain Aberdeen City Council’s new corporate headquarters. For Doors Open G9 Salvation Army Citadel aHTER 10am-4pm schools well into the 20th century. Day the public reception areas and the quad will be open. Castlegate. James Souttar 1893-96. aEs 10am-2pm 1 Limited Opening Hours aHT 10am-4pm Externally one of Aberdeen’s most prominent landmarks. Tours of the G16 Crown Terrace Baptist Church remodelled interior are available on Doors Open Day. Crown Terrace. James Souttar 1870 G24 Aberdeen Asset Management 1st DOORS OPEN DAY G4 Society of Advocates in Aberdeen aGTRH 10am-2pm 1 Limited Opening Hours The church has a small Italian gothic tower and a very large window 10 Queen’s Terrace. Mackenzie and McMillan 1877-79. Concert Court. (Off Broad Street between the Town House and the with 16th century type Scots tracery under which a new more Enter from Prince Arthur Street. The well preserved principal rooms Town House extension) James Matthews. 1869 G10 Carmelite convenient entrance has been formed. Musical performances show just how grand a nineteenth century Aberdeen residential terrace The Society of Advocates in Aberdeen has been in existence for more Stirling Street. James Souttar 1869 and 1881, William Henderson 1885 (recorders and singing) at 11-11.30am, 2-2.30pm and 3-3.30pm could be. than four hundred and fifty years. The Society’s present building was The former Imperial Hotel. In the 19th century the guests included aTHM 10am-4pm TOURS EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR BETWEEN 10AM AND 3PM. sited to take advantage of proximity to the new Peddie and Kinnear foreign royalty and many other titled persons en route to Balmoral. aGT 10am-4pm Sheriff Court House. Unremarkable from the outside, it is the Talks on the archaeology of the Green and short tours of the hotel G17 The Church of St John the Evangelist decoration of the interior that is of interest. Most of the ground floor is at 10am and 11.30am St John’s Place (off Crown Terrace). Thomas Mackenzie 1849-51. G25 CLAN Cancer Support 1st DOORS OPEN DAY now used as an extension to the Sheriff Court. On the first floor there is aTREHG 10am-1pm 1 Limited Opening Hours Of particular interest inside the church are the great east window, the CLAN House, 120 Westburn Road. Portico Design 2011 one of the finest private law libraries in the country with the original Comper reredos and the 16th century font. Also open are the cloister The former CLAN Centre in the converted Rosemount Church was decorative scheme by Arthur Clyne. Notice also the stained glass G11 Kirk of St Nicholas and refurbished Church Centre. On Doors Open Day the adjoining opened for Doors Open Day on several occasions. This year there is window on the staircase by Cottier & Co. Union Street. 12th century onwards. Mosque also opens its doors to visitors. the opportunity to see its recently completed, purpose-built successor. a 10am-4pm Known as the “Mither Kirk” it was founded around 1150 and was one of a(no disabled toilet) THGER 10am-4pm aETRG 10am-4pm the largest medieval Burgh Kirks in Scotland. The late 12th century G5 The Tolbooth transept, known as Collison’s Aisle, still survives and since 1990 has G18 Trinity Hall G26 Aberdeen Music Centre 1st DOORS OPEN DAY Castle Street. 17th century. contained a chapel, created in thanksgiving for 25 years of the oil Holburn Street. Mackie Ramsay and Taylor 1964. Northfield Academy, Granitehill Place. The Victorian façade conceals a much older building behind. The Tolbooth industry and as a memorial to those who have lost their lives. This is the third Trinity Hall to be occupied by the Seven Incorporated The Music Centre gives Aberdeen’s school children the opportunity to was built as the Town’s prison, court house and toll collection point. For many years St Nicholas has consisted of two churches: Trades of Aberdeen. The original was created from the former perform together in larger groups and ensembles. The Senior Concert For doors Open Day this year the re-enactment involves 19th Trinitarian Friary (hence the name) when this was acquired in 1631.The Band has excelled at the last two Scottish Concert Band Festivals, century bodysnatching. In December 1831 a riot led to a crowd West St Nicholas is the work of James Gibbs, an Aberdonian and the first purpose-built Trinity Hall dates from 1847 and the building, on winning Gold Plus Awards and The Outstanding Soloist Award each breaking into and setting fire to the Anatomical Theatre on St architect of such buildings as St Martin in the Fields, London. West St Union Street, now incorporates one of the entrances to the Trinity year. Doors Open Day is a chance to see and hear the various bands Andrews St after a dog dug up fragments of human bone in the Nicholas was built between 1752-5, after his death, and retains its Shopping Centre. The current building re-uses the traceried windows of rehearsing. theatre’s grounds. Join the magistrates as they try to get to the original interior. its predecessor but otherwise the architecture is very much of its a(to Assembly Hall and coffee area only) TRE 9:30am-2.30pm 1 bottom of what was going on. Re-enactments at 1pm, 2pm & 3pm. period. The interior is very dramatic and contains many furnishings and Limited Opening Hours aH 10am-4pm East St Nicholas was built by Archibald Simpson in 1835-7. It was artefacts that have been used in all three Halls. gutted by fire and rebuilt in 1875-7 by William Smith who also built the aGHT 10am-4pm G27 International School of Aberdeen G6 Grampian Police Headquarters current central tower and spire. The East Kirk is currently closed Pitfodels House, North Deeside Road, Cults. Haliday Fraser Munro 2010 Queen Street following an archaeological excavation, the first phase of the G19 Aberdeen RNLI Lifeboats The new school is built within the grounds of Pitfodels House and The building occupies a site which has a long association with policing in remodelling of the interior. Display material will illustrate the proposals. Waterloo Quay. incorporates the listed building. Impressive range of facilities and the City, as it is partially located on ground where Victorian Police buildings The tower will be open and there will be recitals on the carillon The lifeboat station is entered from the eastern end of Waterloo Quay internal spaces. stood. The current Headquarters building was first occupied in 1972 by the throughout the day. Times will be posted within the church. at the corner with York Place. Doors Open Day provides an opportunity aGTRE 10am-4pm former Aberdeen City Police and on local government reorganisation in There will also be a recital of organ music in the church at 2pm. to visit the inshore lifeboat and shed, the larger all-weather lifeboat and 1975 the newly created Grampian Police assumed occupancy. a(but no disabled toilet due to work in progress.) HTRs 10am-4pm crew room. G28 Aberdeen Sports Village On Doors Open Day there is the opportunity to see the Chief a(not to boat) EHGTR 10am-4pm Linksfield Road. Reiach and Hall. 2009 Constable’s office, the CCTV suite and artifacts from the Force G12 Robert Gordon’s College The North East’s state of the art indoor sports centre with a museum. Schoolhill. William Adam 1732 G20 T.S. Scylla huge range of facilities all under one roof. Have you ever seen TO VIEW THE BUILDING ON DOORS OPEN DAY IT IS ESSENTIAL The Auld Hoose,the oldest part of the college founded in 1729 by Pocra Quay a full size indoor football pitch? One of the 2010 Royal Institute of TO BOOK IN ADVANCE ON 0845 600 5700. THE BOOKING LINE IS Robert Gordon (1668-1732) a prosperous merchant of Aberdeen The headquarters of the Aberdeen Sea Cadets since 1954, this group British Architects’ Award Winners. OPEN FROM 10AM ON WEDNESDAY 22 AUGUST UNTIL FRIDAY 7 and Danzig. Over the door is a statue of Robert Gordon by John of Nissen huts dates from about 1932 when it was built and used by aRTs 10am-4pm SEPTEMBER. TOURS AT 10AM, 10.20AM, 10.40AM AND EVERY 20 Cheere of London. Although there have been many internal alterations, the Army. During World War II it was used for storing barrage balloons. MINUTES UNTIL THE LAST TOUR AT 3.20PM. the central stone staircase remains as does the first floor Governors’ The inter-connected huts provide a surprisingly spacious interior where G29 King’s College Chapel aGET 10am-4pm room with its fine panelled walls. Also included in Doors Open Day is ship models and all manner of nautical artefacts may be viewed. High Street, Old Aberdeen. 1500 the junior school and the MacRobert Hall, on the west side of the quad. aGHETR 10am-4pm The University was founded in 1500 and chapel is the oldest G7 St Andrew’s Cathedral Tours every hour on the hour. Visit our Science in the Quad event as surviving building. Inside are the finest surviving pre-Reformation King Street, Archibald Simpson 1816 part of the British Science Festival. G21 Inverdee House choir stalls and screen in Scotland. There are conducted tours at 1pm The church, Archibald Simpson’s first civic commission, was created There will be performances by the school pipe band in the quad. Baxter Street, Torry. Keppie Design 2010. and 2.30pm. ACCESS IS ONLY POSSIBLE AS PART OF A the cathedral of the United Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney in 1914. aHTGEM 10am-4pm The recently completed Aberdeen headquarters of the Scottish CONDUCTED TOUR The building, considerably altered and enhanced by Sir Ninian Comper Environmental Protection Agency is a striking addition to the Torry aG 1 Limited Opening Hours during the years 1939-45, contains the national memorial to Samuel G13 St Mark’s Church Waterfront, incorporating many energy saving and sustainable Seabury, consecrated first Bishop of America in Long Acre, Aberdeen Rosemount Viaduct. A Marshall Mackenzie 1892. technologies which will be explained during tours of the building on G30 1st DOORS OPEN DAY on 14th November 1784. Interesting roof heraldry depicts the American Basically a parish kirk, given civic prominence by the addition of the giant Doors Open Day. Regent Walk, Old Aberdeen. A.Marshall Mackenzie and Son 1927 States and the Jacobite supporters of the Episcopal Church. Corinthian portico, and dome. Interesting stained glass and woodwork TOURS EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR FROM 10AM TO 3PM The Elphinstone Hall is next to King’s College Chapel, set back There will be a musical recital between 12 and 12:30. Doors Open inside. Together with the Central Library and His Majesty’s Theatre it aGT 10am-4pm from the High St on the far side of King’s Lawn. During Doors Day visitors are invited to attend but are asked to remain seated forms part of the trio of three city landmarks known as Education, Open Day it will be housing the café and exhibitions area for during the recital. Salvation and Damnation. Refreshments available 10am to 1pm. the British Science Festival (see details at back of leaflet). aHMRs 10am-12noon and 12:30-4pm a(approach building from rear, door at side) HETR 10am-4pm aETR 10am-4pm G31 King’s Museum BRITISH SCIENCE FESTIVAL Doors Open Days, with Scottish Archaeology Month, form 17, High Street, Old Aberdeen.c1800. Converted 2011 September 2012 marks the return of Scotland’s contribution to European Heritage Days, a joint The ’s new museum that opened last year. The Europe’s biggest science festival to initiative of the Council of Europe and the European Union. Over museum hosts temporary exhibitions drawn from the University collections. Aberdeen from Tue 4th to Sun 9th. Hosted 20 million people now go to European Heritage Days. Each year aEHT 10am-4pm by the University of Aberdeen in events offer the opportunity to explore monuments and sites, partnership with TechFest-SetPoint, there many of which are not normally accessible to the public. G32 Aberdeen University Library 1st DOORS OPEN DAY will be a fantastic range of shows, famous Bedford Road. Schmidt Hammer Lassen 2011 faces, exhibitions and tours happening In Aberdeen the event is organised by the Aberdeen Doors Open Entrance from University Square. The competition-winning around the city and beyond – check the Festival Day Committee comprising representatives from Aberdeen City building is a stunning landmark for Old Aberdeen. The interior is website for details. We’re delighted to be part of Doors Open Council, Aberdeen Civic Society and the Architectural Heritage even more dramatic. Day and look forward to welcoming visitors to a host of Society of Scotland. This year, thanks to the generosity of our aERTs 10am-4pm special science-themed buildings. Look out for the specially sponsors, Aberdeen City Heritage Trust, 38 venues will be taking badged British Science Festival events. part; 7 of them for the first time. Where there are special events G33 Cruickshank Botanic Garden 1st DOORS Come & www.britishsciencefestival.org taking place at venues e.g. musical recitals or historical The Chanonry. 1898 OPEN DAY join the fun re-enactments, these are highlighted in the leaflet. There have been gardens and parkland on the at venues site since at least the late 17th century. The 33 and 34. G36 Institute of Medical Sciences For details of other Doors Open Days across Scotland please Botanic Garden, founded with a bequest from A great University of Aberdeen contact the Scottish Civic Trust 0141 221 1466 or Miss Anne Cruickshank, is an educational selection of Ashgrove Road West. David Murray Associates 1996. www.doorsopendays.org.uk resource and a beautiful and secluded amenity for special tours, The University of Aberdeen’s Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) university staff and students and the general public. hands-on accommodates over 400 scientists and research staff working on Visitors entering buildings do so at their own risk as neither the a 10am-4pm workshops cutting edge molecular and cell biology research. The building was the organisers nor the owners of the building are responsible for any and family- winning design in a competition. The central atrium, the dramatically accidents or damage which may occur. G34 Zoology Museum and Natural History Centre friendly located conference room and a selection of laboratories can be viewed Zoology Building. Corner of St Machar Drive / Tillydrone activities during two guided tours. www.aberdeencity.gov.uk Ave. Mackie Ramsay and Taylor 1969 throughout a(except level 7) GEHTR Tours at 11.30am and 1.30pm The Zoology Museum is the only zoological the day to PLEASE NOTE ACCESS IS ONLY POSSIBLE AS PART OF A www.aberdeenheritage.org.uk museum in the region and boasts one of the celebrate GUIDED TOUR. 1 Limited Opening Hours largest collections in Scotland, covering the British animals of the world, including whales. Science G37 The Suttie Centre for Teaching & Learning in Healthcare Festival. aT 10am-4pm Hospital. Bennetts Associates. 2009 The building is located immediately south of the car park in G35 St Machar’s Cathedral front of the entrance to the Institute of Medical sciences. The Chanonry. From 1370. This striking, timber-clad building is designed to maximise natural There has been a church on this site beside the Don since the sixth daylight and ventilation, to reduce solar gain and provide a state-of-the-art century, when, as legend has it, St Machar was commanded to find a teaching and learning facility at the heart of the Foresterhill health campus. spot where the river curved in the shape of a shepherd’s crook. Inside Generally self-guided tours but also guided tours at noon and 1pm. there is a notable heraldic oak ceiling with the coats of arms of European aTRE 10am-2pm 1 Limited Opening Hours monarchs and Scottish nobles and bishops. The Charter Room and bell CHILDREN’S LEAFLETS tower, not normally open to the public are open on Doors Open Day. G38 Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society There will be bell ringing demonstrations with the opportunity for Foresterhill Hospital. Access is from the road that runs through the hospital At certain venues children will have the members of the public to have a go. site from Foresterhill Road to Cornhill Road. Steps lead up to the entrance chance to draw a feature of the interior which a(except bell tower and charter room) HERGTMs 10am-4pm from the car park to the west of the building that bridges-over this road. they find of particular interest. A record sheet The Society was founded in 1789, originally as the Aberdeen Medical and pencils will be made available as well as s Society. In its early years it members continuously pressed for a proper encouragement from those hosting visits. University Medical School. It was here in 1920 that Professor Matthew Hay Venues taking part will have a poster giving information.

“GET OOT AND ABOOT” set out his scheme for the co-ordination of Aberdeen Hospitals and clinical Cruickshank Botanic Garden University Departments on a common site. This led to the the modern Simply leave completed drawings at the venue, making

sure that your contact details are available. The best 33 As part of the 10th Anniversary 50+ Festival There is an “Inter- hospital and medical school complex at Foresterhill. On Doors Open Day G drawings will be put on a blog, (weedod), with the very generational Day” outdoor event in Duthie Park on 8th September. the foyer, Council Chamber and lecture hall can be seen along with much best awarded a small, but useful prize. The programme includes dancing to the Red Hot Chilli Pipers in material associated with the development of medicine in Aberdeen. the marquee, tours of the park restoration, free pony and carriage aGTHE 10am-2pm 1 Limited Opening Hours Cover: rides, and more. www.aberdeencity.gov.uk ABERDEEN

FREE DOORS OPEN DAY BUS G1 Town House G16 Crown Terrace Baptist G28 Aberdeen Sports Village Church This year the bus will leave from Broad G2 Town House Extension G29 King’s College Chapel Street, outside Marischal College every 17 The Church of St John 3 G 30 hour, on the hour from 10am to 3pm. G Marischal College the Evangelist G Elphinstone Hall The bus will follow a circular route 4 31 G Society of Advocates 18 Trinity Hall G King’s Museum taking in RNLI lifeboats > TS Scylla > in Aberdeen G 32 Aberdeen University Aberdeen Sports Village > Old 19 Aberdeen RNLI Lifeboats G G5 The Tolbooth G Library Aberdeen venues > Foresterhill G20 T.S. Scylla venues > Central Fire Station. G6 Grampian Police HQ G33 Cruickshank Botanic 21 Inverdee House Garden G7 St Andrew’s Cathedral G 22 Central Fire Station 34 Zoology Museum and 8 G G SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY G St Peter’s Church Natural History Centre 23 Museum of Education: MONTH 9 G G Salvation Army Citadel the Victorian Classroom 35 St Machar’s Cathedral September is also Scottish G 10 Carmelite Archaeology Month 2012. For G G24 Aberdeen Asset G36 Institute of Medical Information about events in G11 Kirk of St Nicholas Management Sciences Aberdeen, visit www.scottish G12 Robert Gordon’s College G25 CLAN Cancer Support G37 The Suttie Centre for archaeologymonth.org.uk or Teaching and Learning 13 26 Aberdeen Music Centre www.aagm.co.uk or phone the City G St Mark’s Church G in Healthcare 27 32 Council on 01224 337706. G14 Masonic Temple G International School of 38 Aberdeen Medico- Aberdeen G 15 Quaker Meeting House Chirurgical Society © Crown Copyright – Aberdeen City Council Licence No. 100023401 (2012) Marketing & Design, Aberdeen City Council AG G