Aberdeen City HER - NJ90NW0088 - HUTCHEON STREET, ABERDEEN

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Primary ReferenceNJ90NW0088
NameHUTCHEON STREET, ABERDEEN
NRHE Card No.NJ90NW213
NRHE Numlink 20123
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HES LB No.
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details One of two cast iron ventilator shafts standing on the south side of Hutcheon Street, Aberdeen comprising a hollow cast-iron standard with an open crowned top. See also NJ90NW0645. They were manufactured by W MacFarlane and Sons of Glasgow around the year 1900. They are probably for ventilating the tunnel where trains sat below at the former Hutcheon Street station. The Denburn Line of the Great North Railway line from the Joint Station, Guild Street to Kittybrewster was opened on 4 November 1867, linking Aberdeen with Inverness. The line took longer to complete than expected. Part of the roof of the tunnel (which is 270 yards long) under these ventilators collapsed during the construction of this new line, causing added expense and a longer period of time for the development.
Last Update20/03/2018
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerACU
Date of Compilation13/09/2017

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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
SHAFTSVENTILATION A100
SHAFTSCAST-IRON B100