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Exterior View Queens Cross
Exterior View Queens Cross with Conservatory
Exterior View Queens Cross
Exterior View Queens Cross

Exterior View Queens Cross with Conservatory

Photographer (Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland, 1823 - 1893)
Date1881
Object NamePhotograph
Mediumalbumen print
ClassificationsPhotographs
DimensionsOverall: Height: 21.6 cm
Whole Plate: Width: 16.7 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1987 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions, the National Art Collections Fund, the National Heritage Memorial Fund and with income from the Ramsay-Dyce Bequest.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS017747
About MeGeorge Washington Wilson's home at Queen's Cross was completed in 1865. Designed by architect J Russell Mackenzie with significant input from Wilson the house was a symbol and sign of the wealth and social status of the photographer. With plate glass windows and a central heating system the house was one of the most modern in the city.

The photographer moved from his more modest house on Crown Street to an area which housed Aberdeen's elite, well away from the sights, sounds and smells of industry and commerce.
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