Adelphi Court
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DescriptionKnown as 'The Adelphi' meaning brothers in Greek, the court was named after John and Robert Adam who designed the Adelphi off the Strand, London. The lane was laid out on the crest of St Katherine's Hill in the early 19th century.HistoryThis is named after the Adelphi in London, located off The Strand. This was a common practice and other Aberdeen streets named after London streets are: Whitehall; Spring Garden and Mile End. The London Adelphi was laid out by the brothers John and Robert Adam and the name commemorates this relationship: Adelphi is Greek for ‘brothers’. The street was laid out on the crest of St Katherine’s Hill in the early nineteenth century.
Location InfoOff Union Street
NotesImage Attribution: watty62, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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