Five Minutes Before Opening Time Outside Rig-Worker's Pub, Aberdeen Photograph by Fay Godwin
Photographer
Fay Godwin
DateAugust 1975
Object NamePhotograph
Mediumpaper, chemicals
ClassificationsNorth Sea Oil and Gas Industries
DimensionsOverall: Length: 20.3 cm, Width: 15.2 cm
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS025379.2
Keywords
In 1975 the opening hours of pubs were much more restricted and wouldn't open untill 11am and would close at 10pm. This image shows a queue of oil workers who have finished their stint offshore waiting for the pub to open.
The Star and Garter was on Crown Street in Aberdeen, and was a favourite meeting place for oil workers.
Georges Capon
Walter Richard Sickert
Ruskin Spear
Laidlaw And Sons
