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Reference NoAHB/9
TitleAberdeen Harbour Board: Block Plans
DescriptionThe Harbour Commissioners granted permission for construction work on the Harbour estate, with plans submitted to the Commissioners to approve (similar to the City building warrants in the BW collection).
The plans were arranged by the Harbour by block, which are geographical areas moving counter clockwise round the harbour from Pocra Quay to Torry. This arrangement has been retained.
1. Area between Pocra Quay and New Pier Road, Footdee
2. Building Yards south of York Street, near Clipper Quay
3. Block between Wellington Street, York Place and south of St Clement Street
4. Area between Wellington Street, Lime Street and Clarence Street and Waterloo Quay
5. Area between Church Street, Lime Street, Clarence Street and Waterloo Quay
6. Area between Church Street and Waterloo Quay
7. Area between Church Street, Lime Street, Clarence Street and St Clement Street
8. Area between Wellington Street, Lime Street and Clarence Street and St Clement Street
9. Harbour Office
10. Trinity Quay
11. Jameson's Quay
12. Area between Regent Road, Black's Lane and Blaikie's Quay
13. Area between Black's Lane, Blaikie's Quay and Dock Street West
14. Matthew's Quay
15. Commercial Quay
16. Area south of Pontoon Docks, between Market Street and Clyde Street
17. Area between Clyde Street, North Esplanade East, Midchingle Road and Albert Quay
18. Area between Midchingle Road, North Esplanade East, Albert Quay and Ferry Place
19. Point Law
20. North Esplanade East
21. Block between Market Street, Poynernook Road, Stell Road and North Esplanade West
22. Block between Stell Road, Poynernook Road, Raik Road and North Esplanade West
23. Block between Raik Road, Poynernook Road, Russel Road and North Esplanade West
24. Block between Russell Road, Poynernook Road, Old Ford Road and North Esplanade West
25. Triangle between Old Ford Road, Palmerston Road and Palmerston Place
26. Triangle between Palmerston place, the railway line, and North Esplanade West
27. Junction of South College Street/North Esplanade West
28. Triangle between Raik Road, Poynernook Road and Palmerston Road
29. Block between Stell Road, Poynernook Road, Raik Road and Palmerston Road
30. Block between Market Street, Poynernook Road, Stell Road and Palmerston Road
31. Between Palmerston Road and the railway good yards (now Union Square)
32. Market Street opposite Upper Quay
33. Area between the river and South Esplanade West, between Wellington and Victoria Bridges
34. Block between Victoria Bridge, South Esplanade East and the river
35. Area between South Esplanade East, Crombie Place and Sinclair Road
36. Area between Sinclair Road, Crombie Road, and Sinclair Place
Date1867-2014
Extent2497 sets of plans
​Open or Restricted AccessOpen
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