Walking Tour
Hidden Aberdeen presents
TALES OF OLD TORRY
6 JUNE – FRIDAY
Torry began life as a tiny medieval fishing hamlet at the Dee estuary from as early as the 12th century and had their own provosts and grew into a Victorian town which latterly became a suburb of Aberdeen in 1891, much to many Torryites' displeasure. The original village is all but gone, and this tour attempts to redress the balance by recalling the stories of 'Old' Torry including:
THE WRECK OF THE OSCAR
THE DIVERTING OF THE DEE
DEEFERRY DISASTER
MENZIES OF PITFODELS - LAIRDS OF TORRY
THE BALNAGASK MOTTE
ST. FITTICK'S KIRK
TORRY'S VICTORIAN STREETS
SCHOOLING FROM ABBEY ROAD TO VICTORIA ROAD
CHURCHES
TORRY LIBRARY
THE VICTORIA BRIDGE
Start time: 7.30pm
Start point: Junction of Baxter St/ Sinclair Rd. (Old Torry Bar)
End point: Victoria Bridge
Duration: 2.25 hrs