Aberdeen Granite Supply Association's Yard with Derrick Cranes
Artist
John Kidd Maxton
(Perth, Scotland, 1878 - 1942)
AssociatedAssociated with
Granite Supply Association Limited
(1897 - 1990)
AssociatedAssociated with
John M. Henderson & Co. Ltd.
(Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1866)
Date1937-1938
Object NamePainting
Mediumwatercolour
ClassificationsGranite Industry
Dimensionsframe: 59 × 74.3 × 1.9cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2005.
CopyrightOut of copyright
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS075370
Keywords
Granite was bought in from different parts of the country and from abroad, for example Norway, South Africa and Sweden. Through the 1950s to 1970s there was a significant decline in the city's granite industry, and many yards closed or amalgamated. This tended to diminish the importance of the Supply Association.
In 1989 two of the remaining manufacturers in Aberdeen bid for control of the Association. The winner in this bidding war was John Fyfe and Co. The yard on Urquhart Road was closed and effectively the Supply Association ceased to exist.
The derrick cranes shown were probably manufactured by John M Henderson & Co. of Aberdeen.
Exhibitions
John A Sangster
mid 20th Century
