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iwriteaboutfeminism · 6 months

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#free palestine #ceasefire now #scotland #edinburgh #glasgow #dundee #forres #aberdeen

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scotianostra · 5 months

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December 3rd 1906 saw his Majesty’s Theatre in Aberdeen open soon becoming the city’s leading theatre.

His Majesty's Theatre, in Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen, was designed by the renowned Theatre Architect Frank Matcham at a cost of £35,000 and opened on the 3rd of December 1906 with a production of the pantomime 'Little Red Riding Hood.'.

The Theatre is situated above the Union Terrace Gardens and was built from Kemnay White Granite and has an imposing copper covered dome.The auditorium with its Roman Classical style plasterwork was built on four levels with three curved balconies, and proscenium boxes, it could accommodate an impressive 2,300 people when the Theatre opened, but in 2008 this is a more modest 1,400, still making the biggest theatre in the north east of Scotland.

In 1982 the Theatre had a £3 million refurbishment and was reopened on the 17th of September by Prince Charles, having been closed for the previous 23 months.

The Theatre was again closed on the 13th March 2004, this time for a redevelopment project costing nearly £8 million and funded by the Aberdeen City Council, The Scottish Arts Council Lottery Fund, and Scottish Enterprise Grampian.

The redevelopment included the refurbishment and modernisation of the front of house areas, the building of a new restaurant, coffee shop, and a corporate hospitality suite, a new Green Room and rehearsal room backstage, with improved dressing rooms. The auditorium was also refurbished and the seating re-upholstered.

I must admit I have never been in the theatre, while it might be impressive, to me the statue of William Wallace outside is an added bonus.

#scotland #scottish #edinburgh #entertainment #theatre #aberdeen

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lounesdarbois · 7 months

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When you're on junk you have only one worry: scoring. When you're off it you are suddenly obliged to worry about all sorts of other shite. Got no money: can't get pissed. Got money: drinking too much. Can't get a bird: no chance of a ride. Got a bird: too much hassle. You have to worry about bills, about food, about some football team that never fucking wins, about human relationships and all the things that really don't matter when you've got a sincere and truthful junk habit.

Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting

#Mark Renton #Trainspotting #Irvine Welsh #1995 #Danny Boyle #Hibernians #Edinburgh #Scotland #Hearts of Midlothian #Motherwell #Celui-ci #ewan mcgregor #kelly macdonald #Hibs #celtic fc #rangers fc #dundee united #Aberdeen soccer casuals #Dressers

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vox-anglosphere · 1 year

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The Forth Rail Bridge was an engineering marvel of the Victorian age

#Forth Rail Bridge #Queensferry #Edinburgh - Aberdeen #UK #British Rail #Firth of Forth #Scotland #cantilever #Victorian

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theamazingplaces · 7 months

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#travel #travel destinations #youtube #scotland #5 places to visit in scotland #edinburgh #glasgow #stirling #aberdeen #isle of skye #Youtube

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blackmarket-playlists · 14 days

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New Scottish Shoegaze 💥 Cover: PUPPY TEETH • Emerging and/ or unsigned artists • Current songs only • Updated regulary. Submissions welcome: www.blackmarketplaylists.de

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grandmaster-anne · 1 year

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September 1949 The Royal Family at the Braemar Games

#queen elizabeth ii #prince philip #duke of edinburgh #king george vi #queen mother #princess margaret #prince henry duke of gloucester #princess alice duchess of gloucester #marquess of aberdeen

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yuiyuuji · 9 months

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#Vacation #holydays #ireland #scotland #Dublin #Cork #Edinburgh #Aberdeen #travel #travelling

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1dklikesthings · 1 month

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shoutout to people who cosplay obscure characters at small cons btw

#this is about the stanley parable cosplayer at comic con scotland aberdeen today;#i was the only one who had recognised them up until that point; we had a nice lil chat! tho i didnt get a pic bc i was too scared to ask </3 #idk if youre on here but if you see this then i hope more people recognised you!!! :D #(also idk how big comic con scotland aberdeen is but like. its not glasgow or edinburgh so i assume its smaller)#comic con scotland aberdeen #the stanley parable #tsp #< tagging bc thats who this post is about #1dk rambles

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gale-dekarios · 1 month

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theres been a modern au set in glasgow bouncing about my brain for a solid four days now and im so tempted to write it, but idk if ppl would be interested in a bg3 fic set in ggow.

#the tomes #bg3 #why glasgow? bc i am scottish & not familiar with Edinburgh enough to set it there #and perth ness and aberdeen are. boring.

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scottishgames · 2 months

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Scotland's National Games Strategy - Get Involved

https://scottishgames.net/2024/02/01/government-backs-scotlands-national-games-strategy/

Studios, Colleges, Universities, Freelancers and ALL Games-Related Companies Welcome A series of workshops are being held across the country – and online – to ensure the whole games ecosystem has a chance to provide data and input to create Scotland’s National Games Strategy – and we need your help. Announced in February 2024, the strategy will aim to create a far greater understanding of and…

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#aberdeen #edinburgh #elgin #games #glasgow #scotland #stirling #strategy

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archaeolorhi · 11 months

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scotianostra · 6 months

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14th November 1844 saw the death in Edinburgh of John Abercrombie, physician, author, philosopher and philanthropist.

Abercrombie was born in Aberdeen on any one of three days, 10th, 11th or 12th of October 1780, depending on what source you read. Today looks like being a quiet one on the anniversary front, so today it is.

In many ways Abercrombie was a genuine product of the Scottish Enlightenment in that he was a “Lad o’Pairts” , which was an ideal encouraged by the Scottish educational system where a boy should strive to be an all-rounder, a pioneer, broad in knowledge and at the same time practical. John Buchan is often tagged as one.

Abercrombie was equally at home discussing moral philosophy and medicine – he made a significant contribution to progress in the latter science and is known to many as the father of neuropathology, the study of diseases of the nervous system.

Indeed he has the ultimate medical accolade of having a disease named after him, namely Abercrombie’s Degeneration, which he was the first to describe.

The son of a clergyman in Aberdeen, the Rev George Abercrombie of East Church, John was educated at the local grammar school and then at Marischal College in the city’s university, before moving to Edinburgh University – which was then the foremost medical education institute in the world.

He was just 22 when he gained his doctorate in medicine in 1803, and after a brief spell completing his studies in London he began to practise his profession in the Scottish capital.

It is standard practice now but back then Abercrombie quickly gained a reputation for listening to his patients at length and taking his time with a diagnosis – he was nicknamed the man of silence because of this habit.

Abercrombie soon became recognised as possibly the finest doctor in the city, and his practice proved very popular with the wealthy and well-to-do, but don’t knock him for that, remember there was no NHS back then, as well as his private practice, he spent a great deal of time working with the poor people of Edinburgh, becoming a senior medical officer at the Royal Public Dispensary, where he devised a system of having medical students assigned to different parts of the city so that they could gain first-hand knowledge of working with the sick while helping to treat them.

In 1808, Abercrombie married the wealthy daughter of a manufacturer and together they had seven daughters. His wives wealth gave him the chance to concentrate more on his practice rather than a part time teaching post. In 1815 the New Town Dispensary was opened in Thistle Street and Abercrombie was appointed senior surgeon, he went on to become the leading physician of his day in Edinburgh, establishing a name for himself and becoming the king’s physician in Scotland, he was medical advisor and close friend to Sir Walter Scott. The University of Oxford conferred on him the award of the honorary degree of MD.

In the last decade of his life the good doctor shifted his focus towards philosophical and religious topics rather than medical. Abercrombie wrote a number of essays which were compiled into a volume called Elements of Sacred Truth, which sold very well.

Abercrombie became known for the intellectual and moral nature of man. He gradually immersed himself into Bible study and in 1840 left the established church. Abercrombie donated widely to Edinburgh charities and societies. He was a regular member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and became vice-president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

John Abercrombie suffered from a stroke and died suddenly at his home on this day in 1844. After his death his family presented his library of over 900 books to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, while his extensive papers were donated to the library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

The Chambers Biographical Dictionary says of him that he was “recognised as the first consulting physician in Scotland”

Such was the regard he was held in, his funeral arrangements had to be extended to a considerable degree to allow for the opportunity of those wishing to pay their respects and attend the funeral service and burial upon the news of his death. He is buried at Saint Cuthbert's Churchyard at the west end of Princes Street Gardens.

In an Obituary The Scottish Herald wrote of the man; “In his character, we have a beautiful combination of intellectual talent and moral excellence – genius surrounded with the halo of Christian virtue.”

#scotland #scottish #history #edinburgh #Aberdeen #Medical history #Scottish enlightenment #Doctor

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channelping · 1 year

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stwur · 1 year

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Oh oh my Scottish trip plans are taking shapeeeeee <3

#its mostly a teip around the isle of skye #plus a lil bit of mainland scotland around the loch lomond #plus edinburgh and glasgow #i was thinking aboout inverness or aberdeen as well but have to leave them for another time #its gonna be excitingggg

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dubinskimusic · 1 year

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Stoked to be heading out on the road again at the end of this month.

#manchester #stockton #north shields #aberdeen #preston #grimsby #edinburgh #glasgow #tour #uk #england #scotland #indie

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