Aberdeen, (from Super 8 film of late 1960's)

[@iantroup]

I remember the winter of 1963 - I came over from Uganda where I was born in 1961. I still have a lot of memories from the period. I'm 60 now - lovely video.

[@rob6roy]

Ian Troup

[@gruntlesnoot]

Thanks for your feedback,Ian

[@Granite-city1806]

Awesome you just made my 80 years old da well happy so cheers for posting that mate 👍

[@SPARKAROONEYBABY]

I could be one of those kids sledging there, that was what we kids in the area called the "rockies" we also used to sledge further up the road through the bridge at Jacks Brae.

[@2TwistedLemons]

Hit the deck in 78 , great to see what Aberdeen was like before then !

[@sailorgirlsmith]

We used to meet in the graveyard whenever we went out for a drink or go back when the pubs closed have a laugh and wait for the bus happy days.

[@craiginches]

Brought back many memories, thank you.

[@LarryBees]

well done. glad you got it saved.. I see the model lodging house I worked at in1970's

[@tweedy151]

great video, really enjoyed it. Filmed just before i was born.

[@torryloon]

I remember most of the sights shown in this film. The Green was one market place, the other one was possibly the Timmer Market off of Castlegate. Lots of those buildings are no longer there or have been redeveloped. The gas worrks has gone as has the Chemical Works next door, I was away up in Northfield and left school in 1969.

[@gruntlesnoot]

Thanks for your comments. The sledging hill was at the back of Woolmanhill, I seem to remember.The market was somewhere a wee bit on the south side of Union St. One of my friends mentioned the name of it to me the other day in an email. I'll look it up & get back to you. Cheers for now

[@billbord3205]

The place where the sledging is taking place is in rose mount it is called jacks brae ,market was off union st at a place called the green down a few flights of stairs..

[@AberdeenDecayNeglect]

Excellent footage, did you know there are plans to build a civic square on the site of Union Terrace ? The memories you have captured will be lost forever. Please consider sending a copy of your film to the Scottish Screen Archive.

[@Keltibarian]

Take a bow, man. That's some beautiful and interesting footage of the city where I grew up.

[@11ASCT]

great footage

[@mersey808]

Very enjoyable

[@gruntlesnoot]

@SairFechtFilms Thanks for your comments.Sounds like you must have been around in Aberdeen at the same time as myself. People don't seem to go in for directly putting up political slogans any more, do they? I suppose they post them here on youtube in video form or maybe on Facebook or Twitter? Anyway, I didn't have a lot of time to be involved in any direct action in Aberdeen in those days ,so I wouldn't have a clue who these sloganists were.

[@SairFechtFilms]

What a great piece of film capturing the old Aberdeen. Very familiar faces at the great flea market - the Castlegate and the Green. I think I know who whitewashed the political slogans - they were a familiar sight in Aberdeen during the 1960s. Great piece of history, thanks.

[@1ngram]

great film . I was a student in Aberdeen 1966-70. Can you tell us exactly what year the film was shot? I could also tell you who the anarchists were.

[@Kalkul8tor]

Hello there. I am a 3rd year medical student at the University of Aberdeen and I am doing a project on 1964 outbreak. I was wondering whether I could use some stills from your video in my presentation. I will, of course, be happy to give you credit for them. Thanks in advance for your time and assistance.

[@gruntlesnoot]

+Ananyo Bagchi Sorry, this reply has taken so long. I lost interest in my KZbin channel after it was taken over by Google. I was actually also a med student at Aberdeen & the epidemic happened just before I went up to Uni ! Feel free to use any stills you want though I fear this reply is probably coming too late for your project ! Good luck anyway , you have chosen a very demanding career!

[@gruntlesnoot]

Thank you so much for your comment (-but I'm a quinie, nae a loon! -you wirnie tae ken 'at though!)

[@fixesall1894]

Welcome to Aberdeen

[@ronwood7029]

Castle gate market my mum used to have a stall there

[@jordaaan96]

Hi, I'd love to use some of the clips in the snow from this in a music video i'm making. Do you have an email address I could contact you at and maybe we can work something out?

[@gruntlesnoot]

Yes, happy for you to make contact contact m by email but I would prefer if you could put your email address up here for me instead of vice versa . Sorry it has taken so long for a reply .I haven't been checking my channel a lot recently but will keep an eye out for your address now! Cheers.

[@dennisbeattie5332]

Not really, though I thought I recognised Bessie park in one of them.

[@dennisbeattie5332]

i just thought i might recognise some people who were around at the tjme.

[@gruntlesnoot]

Dennis beattie Did you recognise anybody?

[@chrisjames3267]

+gruntlesnoot the seagulls

[@dennisbeattie5332]

funny ha!. no i was trying to spot mum and dad going around at the time..

[@sparky10142]

Soon the 1960s kids hang out and lay on the ground at the graveyard ?

[@rob6roy]

sparky10142

[@DeeDon90]

Great film a the kids sledging och a jocks tamsins bairns nay care in world the present day the health & safety wid hay a field day oh the good old days

[@DeekT]

ace

[@gruntlesnoot]

@johnpheth Yi still bide in Aiberdeen an, John ? A bra plaice, bit ower caul fir the liks o me!