Aberdeen through the years - in pictures

  • Aberdeen Town House clock tower in Union Street. For more than 50 years Aberdeen in Scotland has been the UK’s centre for oil. Now, the energy capital is seeking to swap its oil crown for one of renewables. Alamy
    Aberdeen Town House clock tower in Union Street. For more than 50 years Aberdeen in Scotland has been the UK’s centre for oil. Now, the energy capital is seeking to swap its oil crown for one of renewables. Alamy
  • A wind farm in the North Sea off the coast of Aberdeen. Alamy
    A wind farm in the North Sea off the coast of Aberdeen. Alamy
  • The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre in Aberdeen Bay in 2018. The site is Scotland's largest offshore wind test and demonstration facility and represents an investment of more than £300 million. Getty Images
    The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre in Aberdeen Bay in 2018. The site is Scotland's largest offshore wind test and demonstration facility and represents an investment of more than £300 million. Getty Images
  • Oil support vessels fill Aberdeen Harbour in 2016. Getty Images
    Oil support vessels fill Aberdeen Harbour in 2016. Getty Images
  • A view over allotments to Aberdeen Harbour. Getty Images
    A view over allotments to Aberdeen Harbour. Getty Images
  • The BP Eastern Trough Area Project oil platform in the North Sea in 2014, about 160 kilometres east of Aberdeen. Getty Images
    The BP Eastern Trough Area Project oil platform in the North Sea in 2014, about 160 kilometres east of Aberdeen. Getty Images
  • A fisherman attends to his nets beside oil storage containers on the coast at Aberdeen in 1975. Getty Images
    A fisherman attends to his nets beside oil storage containers on the coast at Aberdeen in 1975. Getty Images
  • Union Street, built with Aberdeen Granite, in the 1960s. Union Street is a major shopping thoroughfare in Aberdeen, named after the Acts of Union 1800. Getty Images
    Union Street, built with Aberdeen Granite, in the 1960s. Union Street is a major shopping thoroughfare in Aberdeen, named after the Acts of Union 1800. Getty Images
  • Fishing trawlers in Aberdeen Harbour in 1955. Getty Images
    Fishing trawlers in Aberdeen Harbour in 1955. Getty Images
  • Workers at Rubislaw quarry in Aberdeen in 1955 using a Blondin to reach the work surface of the open quarry, which is about 150 metres deep. The container, named after the French tightrope walker Charles Blondin, can hold five tonnes at a time and is usually used to carry the granite. Getty Images
    Workers at Rubislaw quarry in Aberdeen in 1955 using a Blondin to reach the work surface of the open quarry, which is about 150 metres deep. The container, named after the French tightrope walker Charles Blondin, can hold five tonnes at a time and is usually used to carry the granite. Getty Images
  • The fish quay at Aberdeen in 1938, with the last of the catches landed at the close of the Scottish herring season. Getty Images
    The fish quay at Aberdeen in 1938, with the last of the catches landed at the close of the Scottish herring season. Getty Images
  • Shoppers in the market at Castlegate, Aberdeen, in 1910. Getty Images
    Shoppers in the market at Castlegate, Aberdeen, in 1910. Getty Images
  • A view of Union Street towards the municipal buildings, Aberdeen, circa 1895. Getty Images
    A view of Union Street towards the municipal buildings, Aberdeen, circa 1895. Getty Images