Museum Represents a museum WC No EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Aberdeen HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear No DisabledAccess No Activities <p>Please note the observation level is reached via 4 flights of steep stairs.</p> OpeningTime1 10:00 - 16:00 OpeningDate1 7/9/2019 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 10751 Refreshments No Street The street address Pocra Quay Postcode AB11 5DS Parking No DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Roundhouse Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived aberdeencity Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 145 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,55.86362,-4.261207; Description An account of the resource <p>The old Pilot House is a rare survivor of its type, notable for its octagonal shape and relatively early date. It only ceased to operate as the harbour's Navigational Control Centre with the opening of the new Marine Operations Centre at the North Pier in 2006.</p><p>This year is the 250th anniversay of the birth of the celebrated engineer Thomas Telford. Telford was involved in the design of two Aberdeen Bridges, the Bridge of Don and Union Bridge. He was also responsible for a scheme of improvements to the harbour, including an extension of the North Pier.</p> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1800 with later additions