GROWING UP IN ABERDEEN/ THOSE WERE THE DAYS/ by mike sheran

[@tundefazekasova189]

I’m surprised how many people was taking sunbath in the beach. I spend 10 years in Aberdeen from 2011-2021 and I never saw this much people on the beach. Even the weather changed. Anyway I miss the city I loved to live here.

[@hilo6755]

Climate change X

[@TheJenrichichi]

I grew up in Aberdeen, now in the US. Thanks for the memories, great days!

[@bunkree]

A lovely video, lots of great memories of when life was simple, buses ran on time & the drivers were friendly! Also prices were realistic ... most of all, people were friendly & there were communities.

[@leonardbenzies6374]

I was born 1939 and lived next to the Salvation Army on Glenbervie Road. Great movie and saw the old Morris Minor car. Great.

[@stanleywilson9978]

1951 Aberdonian here, lived in Whitehouse Street and Faulds Gate, left to Glasgow in around 1959, often went back to visit relatives. Childhood was exciting there ! Still get nostalgic when I think of the Swimming Pool and Cinema near the top of Union Street. All us kids taking the bus to the pictures Saturday morning. The beach at Balmede ! The hills and the winter snow.

[@bettyrobb8219]

I remember those days well! Loved the beach, beach ballroom, walk-in’ the mat!! Married my Gordon Highlander. Wish he was sill here 70 yrs later! Miss my Bonnie Aberdeen, his ashes are there, at the Brig. O Don and Dee! My ❤️ will always be in Aberdeen. ( Torry) Bless You All. Love from an Aberdonian in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦❤️🥂

[@rayw3294]

I was born in 1963 Aberdeen (Fonthill Road). Brilliant video and thank you.

[@lanefraz3152]

I used to visit a couple in Fonthill road in 1980"s. Wow.

[@scotslassjen_YurtleTurtle]

I was born in 1978 and lived in Aberdeen all my life until 2013. It may be memories of 60s and 70s kids-but even as a 78 kid i remember so much. Thankyou to all who have put a smile back on my face at this moment in time when needed most. Thankyou for my fond memories. xx

[@stuartrobertson4714]

Aberdeen used to be buzzing back in the 60 70 to the 80s

[@Gazzabhoy]

Apart fae Sundays 😂

[@two4wheels]

Grew up there, left early 2000's and I've been back a few times since, sadly, it seems to get more dilapidated, each time I visit - such a shame.

[@suzycat2026]

🎵 The music selection got me ❤ as well as these old films. 🙂 A tear for Aberdeen as it used to be , & all the great characters now passed on. 🙏🏻😥🐱♏☯️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ianinnes8063]

My mums family the browns came from cummings park road brings back many memories of visiting aberdeen over the years to visit grandma and granda broon bought my first motorbike fae shirlaws mind bein young goin to the green shopping with mum and freddies toy bazzar brilliant shop . Long gone now thanks for posting

[@maysiehardingham1051]

I worked at the toy bazaar in my school days......best job ever!!!!

[@leasofchathamnewyork.4644]

Telemech...... bought a Bang And Olufsen music center there, 35+years ago, still got it and now living in New York.

[@HomerSparkle]

Born and bred in Aberdeen, but had to leave as it changed too much. One by one all my childhood memories were taken away, until there was nothing left, so no point in staying. At least there's still hope that the Bon Accord Baths might eventually reopen.

[@storkabz0416]

Great memories of my childhood days, then growing up my 20s and now into my 60s. Can remember it all as though it was yesterday. Fantastic footage, well done Mike Sheran

[@spicethecat6207]

When I was a kid and the grown ups went on about how things were better in their….now that I am 60 I feel that way watching this and seeing how it is now. Aberdeen is slowly dying a sad fact.

[@verafindlay8999]

Fantastic so many memories

[@hailhail6763]

Lots of memories thanks for sharing

[@triciabuchan3846]

Duncans Bakery with their donut machine in the window. Went there all the time, fine! Great video Mike

[@suzycat2026]

Oh, the hypnotic Duncans donut machine 🤩 I stood there many a time , just hypnotised by that fab. machine! 🐱♏☯️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@leonardbenzies6374]

Liked their Butteries.

[@lanefraz3152]

I was born in 1962 and went to Mile End Primary School. Love ❤️

[@bettyrobb8219]

I went to Powis School. Lived in Bedford Ave. Aberdeen. Miss the North Sea, and the beautiful Granite Buildings. Cheers.👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦🙋‍♀️

[@lanefraz3152]

Yes , lovely memories. How can l get in touch with my primary pupils . 1967, 1969...Mile End School?. We lost touch. Would be lovely to get in touch.

[@suzycat2026]

🙋‍♀️Greetings @@lanefraz3152 I must've been the year after > Mile End School, Miss Scorgie was my main teacher & Mrs Dora for sewing up in the attic , Miss Mavor ran the choir I was in it, sweetest of memories. The half pint bottle of lukewarm milk in the mornings! 🙂 I don't think I'm in touch with anyone from there now. Sad the school was changed into flats. Best wishes 😻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@lanefraz3152]

My teacher was Miss Simms. Only black girl in the class. Have nothing but good memories. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lanefraz3152]

​@@suzycat2026 I left in 1969. Infact, l think l was the only black girl in the School. Can't remember.... I had a great time . ❤❤❤

[@BaysviewPg]

I was studied in Aberdeen university in 1986 and lived in Dunbar Hall. I met a very nice Scottish guy by the name John. I had lost touched with him since I left Aberdeen. Wish he read this and could still remember me. There is one shop called "JUST IN CASE", they only sell case, nothing else, wonder it is still there? I love Aberdeen !

[@robertbest4398]

Swai swai from Thailand love Aberdeen lindisfarne

[@Gazzabhoy]

Is that the same Bob that used to bide in Mastrick?

[@katyhanara]

Absolutely love this vid!!!!

[@lanefraz3152]

Video is awesome ❤

[@rayw3294]

Hi Mike, Cheers Mate. Loads of history from Aberdeen back 5 years mate. Personally we should have challenge to open the Denburn. Scientists think Aberdeen was named after the Den. Aberden. Open it up anyway, our history. Thousands of years walking or.

[@kathleenallan3335]

Great to see this again ☺️👍

[@suzanneanderson7112]

Great more history we should all hold onto library stile.

[@robbiethepict2783]

The Baird lounge (above the Lorne bar) where my family met every Friday afternoon.

[@GaryCheyne-b1s]

I grew in Torry from 1970 to present

[@michaelinkster4977]

Excerpt from a BBC Report from 1964: “Sheena Blackhall was a 16-year-old schoolgirl when Aberdeen was brought to its knees by the largest typhoid outbreak in recent British history 50 years ago. Sheena Blackhall The men in the white coats were there - that was the doctors. But I, still delirious, thought I was being attacked by giant seagulls Sheena Blackhall More than 500 people of all ages had to be quarantined in hospital. The infection was eventually traced back to a single tin of Argentinean corned beef sold in a supermarket. It happened in the summer of 1964, and led to speculation across the country of many deaths In reality, it was contained and ... “ there were none! Strange and difficult times again with the Coronavirus pandemic!

[@drybokes7055]

Was the beef not from Willie Lows ? My faither telt me that was why there was never a WM Lows in Aberdeen, when i was growing up in the 70's and 80's. Their name was tarnished, after what happened.

[@suzycat2026]

@@drybokes7055 It was definitely a tin of corned beef from Argentina. My partner remembers it & all the washing hands! It maybe was Lowes butcher, it must've been sold from one. Aberdeen did well to keep it isolated 👍🏻🐱♏☯️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@moragfraser2417]

@@drybokes7055 it was a tin of corned beef from Willie Low's supermarket in Aberdeen. There was a Low's in Banff (now Tesco) but you're right about the name being tarnished in Aberdeen

[@robertlaverty8021]

I remember my late grama tell me all about that. RIP GRAMA.

[@michaelinkster4977]

TheGooners11 Not 1984 and definitely not a scamdemic.

[@nigelbranthwaite8471]

Nice to see a Aberdeen Corporation AEC Regent MKV in action.

[@rayw3294]

Mr Wood is trying to preserve things.

[@rayw3294]

A great aberdonian.

[@joshimitsu96]

John Wheeler friendly aye right, I do love me a right laugh!!

[@godswilllaks1530]

Just wow!

[@gavb9816]

Robert Rae! wasn't the sign black and yellow most of the time

[@bettyrobb8219]

Does anyone remember Cassie end school? There was a bakery( Bendalow’s) had a window in the playground we could buy a hot pie.

[@larainshepherd7059]

My Grandma and Aunt stayed at 94 Cassie-end. Remember Bendalows . :)

[@bettyrobb8219]

@@larainshepherd7059 🙋‍♀️You just brought me back to ( Cassie-end school) and Bendalow’s pies! I am 921/2yrs old, wish I could see it again!🥲memories will have to do! 🥂Cheers. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦

[@joannaw.1406]

Awhat excellent footage Mike Did you film it all yourself, or were there a few video photographers?

[@garethjones3251]

does any one tremember when a police car chaced a flying saucer at tree top height in aberdeen circa 1967

[@MartinMontgomerySmith]

Usec to spend a lot of time at the ice rink.

[@lizdingwall]

Dose anyone remember the Torry picture house.

[@bettyrobb8219]

Aye, we used to get in with jam jars, that was during the war.👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦

[@leonardbenzies6374]

Yes, saw 'The Joksin Story' six times.

[@GaryCheyne-b1s]

But as a Torry loon I'm now hated/rejected by females in Torry/Aberdeen

[@andresaristizabal7187]

Hi Mike! great footage, does it belong to you?

[@mikesheran2859]

YES ANDRES

[@TheGra325]

Fit fine at wiz

[@stepheneurosailor1623]

Not a spade in sight

[@Facialburn]

Spades??

[@cosmicmaniac1886]

From witch's hat to church steeple, what headgear shall we aspire to wear ? Shall we put on our latest spire and go round with a church on our heads ? Shall we build suit and tie statues inside our skulls ? See the people on their daily errands with their daily intentions and routine eyes, as unfazed about where they are as fish in an ocean of infinite uniformity. See them squirm under the irony of the indifferent edifices. The tall and straight ones don't worry about time like us. OK they are concerned about space to some degree. Yet buildings don't have to jostle for zebra crossing priority, or bus seat superiority or try and get to work on time. Or please and impress their economic masters. They have no ritual bosses to psych them into psychosis. They ignore all threats just as the rain spits on them all day but cannot make them change their minds. Stubborn buildings. Unmalleable statis machines that have no false needs to make them rabbit run all their lives in rabid submission.

[@phineus8397]

Depressing

[@SeanScot36]

Aberdeen is not a nice place.

[@127cmore]

Sorry, the place and people are dismal. Stuck out into the North sea. Neither Highland nor Lowland. ....🤔🤣

[@charlestaylor8566]

It’s no more stuck out in the North Sea than any other coastal town from Peterhead to Dundee , we are more lowland than highland , but definitely not dismal ,unless it’s raining .

[@gordonsellar2560]

Your missing the point Aberdeen has its own identity even its own dialect although watered down now.your typical Aberdonian is has great pride in where they come from still to this day full of hard working decent people.l was born and bread in the city and have many great memories.

[@bettyrobb8219]

@@gordonsellar2560 I agree with you 100%. The granite city, will always be ‘Hame’ tae me.Wish I could see it again.👍🏻🙋‍♀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦

[@CherryBoyReloaded]

Aberdeen was definitely the flying Highlands when I was there during the early 80s oil boom - when pub crawls were only a block because there were so many bars...

[@bettyrobb8219]

@@CherryBoyReloaded I also had a great time when I went home years ago, I wonder if Mother Cameron’s bar is still there? Cheers from Canada🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦❤️