Fraserburgh
Fraserburgh maps (1 available)
Map of Aberdeenshire
Beautifully hand-drawn and coloured, dating from around 1840
See this old map of Aberdeenshire
Fraserburgh books (4 available)
Aberdeen - A History and Celebration
Hardback
Elgin - A History and Celebration
Hardback
So You Think You Know? Aberdeen
Hardback
- 2 photos on Fraserburgh appear in 3 Frith books - View photos of Fraserburgh
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Fraserburgh memories
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Summer Holidays from 1949 onwards
Despite its northerly location The Broch was the Summer Holiday destination for our family from my birth in 1949. My mother had been born there in Grattan Place where the Scottish side of the family had originated. They were called Summers and were deeply connected to the Fishing Industry with my Grandfather managing the George Walker business for many years.
Fraserburgh was such a change from where we lived in Buckinghamshire that the holidays were just different. I well remember the distinct smell of the harbour - the gut factory - the tarred nets on The Links. The beach was and still is quite superb with the weather somehow always being warm and sunny in July and August. At that time ...read more here
Contributed by gerald rivett
Aberdeenshire memories
Summer Holidays from 1949 onwards
Despite its northerly location The Broch was the Summer Holiday destination for our family from my birth in 1949. My mother had been born there in Grattan Place where the Scottish side of the family had originated. They were called Summers and were deeply connected to the Fishing Industry with my Grandfather managing the George Walker business for many years.
Fraserburgh was such a change from where we lived in Buckinghamshire that the holidays were just different. I well remember the distinct smell of the harbour - the gut factory - the tarred nets on The Links. The beach was and still is quite superb with the weather somehow always being warm and sunny in July and August. At that time ...read more here
A memory of Fraserburgh contributed by gerald rivett
Searching
I knew my grandfather and grandmother came from the area and we past through onto the town where they lived last - Strichen which was not too far away from New Pitsligo. I treasured the stillness and history of the area. Happy memories. Still searching for family from here Watt and Willox.
Dubhglas, Australia
A memory of New Pitsligo contributed by First Name Last Name
Playhillocks Cottage
My sister and I were born in Playhillocks Cottage, Longhaven - me in 1937 and my sister in 1936. When I was about 3 or 4 we moved to a council house in Cruden Bay, Serald Street, where my brother was born. In 1950 we migrated to Australia and sadly by the time I could afford a trip back to Scotland the cottage had gone. I believe that the cottage might have been part of the estate of Longhaven House which was built by Rev Murdoch from Hatton. Coincidently, I now live about 15 mins away by bus from the estate of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch (Rupert's mother) and her place is called Cruden Farm. I really regret that I do not ...read more here
A memory of Longhaven contributed by Maureen Walmsley
Extracts From Fraserburgh & Aberdeenshire books
Fraserburgh was founded in the 16th century in a charter granted to the 7th Laird of Philorth. In 1595, a university was founded, but it lasted only a decade or so - its principal was arrested on the orders of James VI. The university never recovered and faded into obscurity. Fishing was an important local industry: in 1914 there were more than 200 boats registered here.
An extract from from"Scotland Photographic Memories".
The zulu is considered to have been one of the finest fore- and mizzen-
rigged lugger designs of the late 19th century. The craft was a hybrid,
incorporating features of the scaffie and fifie, and ranging in size from 60ft
to 80ft in length, though a number of 120-footers were eventually built.
Zulus carried a large amount of canvas, and the bigger boats had holds
capable of taking 70 to 80 tons of herring. The subject of our picture
mounts a double flywheel hand capstan.
An extract from from"Victorian and Edwardian Maritime Album".
There are several stories as to how the zulu got its name, but the first of the type does appear to have been built
around 1879 at the time of the Zulu War. It was as a direct result of changing to carvel building that the overall length
of zulus increased. The masts had no standing rigging, being supported by the sail halyard and burton stay tackle.
Note the mast on PF114: at deck level it appears to be at least two feet thick. The zulu beam to length ratio was in
the order of 1:4. In later variants the tiller was replaced by steering wheels; steam capstans, which were used to work
both rigging and the trawl, came as standard.
An extract from from"Victorian and Edwardian Maritime Album".
Fishing was a vital local industry in this remote north-eastern port, and in 1914 there were still more than 200 boats registered here. The Zulu vessel shown in the photograph is considered to be one of the finest fore- and mizzen-rigged luggers ever designed for the North Atlantic waters. Zulus ranged in size from 60ft to 120ft, and carried a huge amount of canvas. The bigger boats had holds capable of carrying 80 tons of herring.
An extract from from"Scotland".
The Water House was designed by John Smith (1830). The top storey was a cistern, supplying water to the city, all of which was below it at this time. No longer required in the more sophisticated days at the end of the century, it became what it had always appeared to be, a rather superior tenement.
An extract from from"Aberdeen - A History and Celebration".