Since it was established by King David I of Scotland in 1136, the Port of Aberdeen has played a vital role in the city’s development and prosperity. The port is thought to be Britain’s oldest existing business. Staff at Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives have recently catalogued a staggering 80 linear metres of Harbour Records.
Now even more of the Port’s history can be explored, through items such as photographs, sailing and arrival ledgers, correspondence, building plans, salmon sale registers and logbooks.
Glass plate photographs taken in the 1900s by Harbour Engineer Robert Gordon Nicol (1858–1934) are one of the highlights of the collection. Nicol also took his camera on family holidays and on visits he undertook in his capacity as advising engineer to the Scottish Fishery Board.
Follow this link to find out more about the collection.
Exhibition supported by the Port of Aberdeen. Cataloguing project supported by the Port of Aberdeen and Archives Revealed. Archives Revealed is funded by The National Archives, The Pilgrim Trust and The Wolfson Foundation.
Image: Man next to anchor cable, possibly at Pocra Jetty, early 1900s (held on loan from the Port of Aberdeen by Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives)
