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Perhaps best known for the treatment of decompression sickness, “the bends”, this unique facility provides a range of services to the subsea industry.

This Classical Revival church, together with the Arts Centre opposite, makes for an extremely grand entrance to Queen Street. It was originally known as the 'Fiddle Kirk' when, before the installation of the organ, it had its own orchestra.

This former school now provides accommodation for part of the City Archives and for the City Analyst. In the Archives search room there will be a display of material from the collection, mainly featuring Old Aberdeen.

This is a volunteer run community centre in Old Torry which organises varied activities for local people, and have a collection of artefacts, books, films and photos of Torry and its peoples over many years, so pop in to learn about the history of…

Remodelled and put to a variety of uses over the years, this historic building has been completely renovated and now acts as a “gateway to the University of Aberdeen” for prospective students. The old police cells on the ground floor…

The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals is a veterinary charity.?The PDSA has been in Aberdeen since the 1950s but has existed nationally since 1917.

A registered educational charity supported by Aberdeen City Council and the Scottish Arts Council, Peacocks has the widest range of visual arts production facilities openly available in Scotland.

It is the only purpose?built Quaker Meeting House still in use in Scotland. It features the plain simplicity of a typical QMH with the Elders' Bench. There are 2 full size photographs of two of the 79 Quaker Tapestries at Kendal on display, one…

Formerly known as the North Church of St Andrew, this classical revival church, together with the Arts Centre opposite; makes for an extremely grand entrance to Queen Street. It was originally referred to as the Fiddle Kirk when, before the…

Queen?s Cross Church is one of the best-loved public buildings in Aberdeen. The exterior displays many intricate and unique Victorian architectural features. The interior retains original structural and decorative features. Reconfigured ancillary…

Forming part of the Garthdee Campus, the building includes cutting edge teaching and learning facilities for Social Care and the advanced technology Human Performance Laboratory. The building contains some fairly dramatic internal spaces.

The latest addition to the remarkable collection of modern architecture at the Garthdee campus sits between the Business School and the Faculty of Health and Social Care (both of which have featured in previous Doors Open Days). The building provides…

Robert Gordon's College is a co-educational independent day school for children aged 3-18 years.

Rosemount Public School opened on 21 February 1887 and cost around ?8000. Today the building houses a variety of different activities and teams.?

Over its 100-year history The Rowett has played a key role in shaping the health of the UK. From showing the health benefits of providing free milk to school children to underpinning the rationing system, The Rowett has always been at the forefront…

Grampian Hospitals Art Trust is an arts organisation which exists to enhance the wellbeing and experience of all who spend time in hospital.

Opened in 1971, Rubislaw Church Centre is a multi-purpose building used extensively by community and church groups.

A 1875 sandstone church of fine Gothic design featuring intricate woodwork and pews of Canadian pitch pine. The church features an original Victorian toilet. The 1890 manual Father Henry Willis organ will be played at intervals throughout the day…

Described by Historic Scotland as "Early Provence-Auvergne Romanesque" this is a little piece of the mediterranean in Torry built by the Italian community. Very unusual stonework outside, the interior is dominated by the broad lantern crossing tower.…

Externally one of Aberdeen’s most prominent landmarks.

The Citadel is approaching its 140th anniversary and will be opening its refurbished Worship Hall and Caf? for the day.

Enter by the main Court entrance, 2 doors along from the Town House. Tour with an experienced member of court staff talking about the history of the Court building and what happens in the court room, with an opportunity to explore areas of court 1,…

The Sir Ian Wood building provides students and staff with state of the art teaching and learning facilities. It accommodates both formal and informal learning and social spaces including the library. This building is also home to the Scott…

The Society of Advocates in Aberdeen has been in existence for more than four hundred and fifty years. The Society's present building was sited to take advantage of proximity to the new Peddie and Kinnear Sheriff Court House. Unremarkable from the…

The church contains the national memorial to Samuel Seabury, consecrated first Bishop of America in Long Acre, Aberdeen, on 14th November 1784. Roof heraldry depicts the American States and the Jacobite supporters of the Episcopal Church

A near contemporary with the North Anderson Drive Mormon Church, St Clement's with its synthetic granite is clearly more home-grown but is not without architectural interest; and it retains its copper roof! The present building replaces an earlier St…

Cruciform in plan with tower. Timber wagon roof inside. Modern gallery added to accommodate an expanding congregation. Good Wadsworth organ of 1910.

Built as a more convenient alternative to Nigg Church as Torry became the main centre of population south of the Dee. The building was never completed.

Externally the stump of a tower was the result of the loss of a legacy when the congregation chose to move from the Church of England to the Scottish Episcopal Church. Fine stained glass inside.

Situated at St Johns Place (off Crown Terrace). The north aisle was added in 1898 with the tower being constructed in 1913.

Artec Eva scan of Walter Ydil, Canon of St Machar’s Cathedral. The inscription translated from Latin reads ‘Here lies the Honorable man Master Walter Idil, Canon of the Churches of Aberdeen and Brechin, Licentate in Decrees, who gave twenty shillings…

A feature of his windows and statues is that he often used family likenesses in the faces portrayed. Take your time to look around soaking up the atmosphere left by years of prayer in this place

Set inside an adapted series of granite buildings this school dates from 1846. Take this rare opportunity to tour the buildings and learn about the oldest continuously operating girl's school in Scotland.

Basically a parish kirk, given civic prominence by the addition of the giant Corinthian portico, and dome. Interesting stained glass and woodwork inside. Together with the Central Library and His Majesty's Theatre it forms part of the trio of…

St Mary?s Cathedral is a ?B? listed historic building set in the centre of Aberdeen. It was built in 1860 and houses many interesting features including several stained-glass windows, two large mural paintings on either side of the main sanctuary and…

The Chapel dates back to circa 1450 and features a stone vaulted ceiling, carved wood of 16th and 17th century, grave slabs, stained glass and other features. Wardens will be available to answer questions

Known locally as the Tartan Kirkie because of the polychromatic granite and sandstone masonry and the geometric patterns formed by the roofing slates.

St Ninian?s was opened in 1936 as a Mission church as outreach from St Andrew?s Cathedral in the growing community of Seaton. The building was refurbished in the mid-1980s. There is a welcoming entrance area and flexible worship space used for…

The church is hidden away off the Castlegate, from an elegant arched gateway incorporated into an 1843 tenement and a pend leads into the delightful Chapel Court. The façade onto the court dates from Harry Leith’s 1814 extension to the…

There has been a chapel to St Peter on this site since 12C. The 18C church was rectangular in plan and was extended and altered in 1873 and 1895. In 2000 the building became the home of the St Peter's Heritage Trust and houses photographs,…

Sue Ryder Dee View Court is a specialist neurological care centre in Kincorth, Aberdeen, caring for people aged 18 and over with life-changing conditions affecting the brain and nervous system. Visitors will receive behind the scenes tours of…

This striking. timber-clad building is designed to maximise natural daylight and ventilation, to reduce solar gain and provide a state-of-the-art teaching and learning facility at the heart of the Foresterhill health campus.

This is a traditional Synagogue serving the Grampian and North East region There is no permanent Rabbi, but the centre still hosts a series of social, cultural and religious events throughout the year. The Synagogue is the cornerstone of spiritual…

The site now houses two arts organisations - All In Ideas and Citymoves Dance Agency.? The building has been repurposed as a progressive multi art form, event and studio space, with a focus on experimentation and production. The day will offer an…

At 9 Dunbar Street this was the Coach House for the Powis Estate. The Building contained the livery stable and was also the accommodation for the Coachman until the 1930s when the city council took over the estate, since then has had many uses and in…

The Oil & Gas Technology Centre is opening its doors to showcase its state-of-the-art Innovation Hub and give an insight into how the organisation is helping transform the North Sea oil and gas industry. The Centre launched in February 2017 as…

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…

The Special Collections Centre and NHS Grampian Archives will have on display items from their rich and historic archive and printed book collections.

The Victorian fa?ade conceals a much older building behind. The Tolbooth was built as the Town?s prison, court house and toll collection point.This year celebrating its 400th anniversary there will be a series of events on throughout the day.?

Great opportunity to visit the new Community Hub in Tillydrone during the construction phase. The hub will include a range of local services to support the community and suitable space for activities for people of all ages.

Although not used as a theatre since 1963,?it's subsequent use as a bingo hall left Frank Matcham's 1909 remodelling of the?auditorium largely intact and the backstage completely untouched.

The church itself has a number of features, including the altar table, modelled exactly on that in the church they had previously occupied in Victoria Road.

The Town House was built to a competition-winning design by the Edinburgh architectural firm of Peddie & Kinnear. Its great tower was for decades the most prominent landmark in the City.

This is the third Trinity Hall to be occupied by the Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen. The current building (1967) re-uses the traceried windows of its predecessor but otherwise the architecture is very much of its period. The interior is very…

Located at the quayside, TS Scylla is a series of linked 1930s Nissen huts. The building was originally used by the barrage balloon unit during WW2 before becoming the home of Sea Cadets Aberdeen. The Sea Cadets will be providing short tours of the…

A little-altered example of 1930s modernist architecture and a familiar landmark to everybody arriving in Aberdeen by train from the south. The school displays many of the periods most advanced concepts in educational architecture with an emphasis on…

The building of Union Street was a considerable feat of engineering. Union Bridge over the Denburn valley is the largest and most visible of a series of arches that carried the street level above the then existing ground surface. Most of these arches…

Unitarian church - place of worship.

The Special Collections Centre is the home of the University's historic books and archives.

The University of Aberdeen?s Institute of Medical Sciences accommodates over 400 scientists and research staff.?Stands in the atrium will showcase hands-on science demonstrations and activities. Techfest will also be running family friendly…

The University was founded in 1495 and the chapel is the oldest surviving building. Inside are the finest surviving pre-Reformation choir stalls and screen in Scotland.

Established in 1995 to research and?promote the culture of the North East and North of Scotland, the Elphinstone Institute welcomes all to explore our archives, library, research, videos, recordings, publications and more.

By A Marshall Mackenzie and A G R Mackenzie 1923-5. Although everybody knows the quadrant colonnade and lion sculpture on the corner of the Art Gallery few have been into the great, austere War Memorial Court that lies beneath the dome.

Meet the scientists at the cutting edge of research and see where it all happens, in the University of Aberdeen's research and teaching labs.

The Zoology Museum is the only zoological museum in the region and boasts one of the largest collections in Scotland including animals of the world, from protozoa to whales.

Dating from around 1676, this old merchant�s house was once where multiple families shared lodgings. A stone spiral staircase takes you up 3 floors to explore, where much of the original decorations can still be seen on the timbers. Almost every room…

A magnificent category B Listed Georgian townhouse recently completed restrored by the North East Scotland Preservation Trust.

Number 4 Old Castlegate is part of a three-storey, category B Listed mid-18th century townhouse. It was abandoned by its former owners in 1988 and rapidly fell into disrepair, suffering massive de-stabilisation and structural damage. Eventually…

�This small 'But & Ben' house sat derelict and uninhabited for over half a century. A family outing to Inverallochy and to nearby Maggie's Hoosie so inspired the Thomas-Wright family that they set about a 10 year project to renovate this humble,…

Aberdeenshire Museums Service HQ (AMS) is the first publicly accessible store for the county?s museum service, and was built with a substantial grant from Heritage Lottery Fund. It is a purpose-built museum storage facility and visitor centre, as…

A wide range of heritage building materials for sale, including slates, pantiles, chimney pots, ridge tiles, gutters, granite lintels and blocks, sandstone, caithness slabs, lockblock, radiators, roof lights, granite setts, pews and much more!

Aboyne & Glen Tanar Memorial Hall, known as the ?Victory Hall?, is set in the heart of the village of Aboyne, Royal Deeside. It is a substantial granite building of character, both inside and out and is an unusually grand war memorial…

Visitors will get tour of station and shown round appliances and equipment. Community Safety stands, with various CS literature and merchandise. Recruitment information will also be available.www.grampianfrs.org.uk

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1859, Category B listed. The former church was built in 1859 in the Gothic style and its ecclesiastical use continued after the union of the Established and Free churches in 1929 until 1940 when it was used as a store during the Second World War.…

�Designed for George Coats, cotton thread manufacturer in Paisley, who became Baron of Glentanar, the church is a Category A listed building built in the Gothic style. The design is based on a 13th Century church in Leicestershire. The church is…

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Come along and visit us at the Hub at the West Church and Acorn Centre Inverurie on the first floor.The Category B listed Church building was altered by raising the floor level to create a caf? and meeting space, whilst retaining the upper gallery…

The Alford Heritage Centre is housed in the last of the original? Marts (or Auction) buildings to survive in the North East of Scotland. Marts used to exist in and around all centres of agricultural activity throughout the North East and served as…

The B listed church was designed by architect James Matthews in 1858 at the commission of Major Ramsay, Laird of Straloch. The building was originally built as both a church and as an estate school. A board school was later built in 1876, since…

The unfortunate eastern extension, and removal of original glazing bars, has damaged the proportions of this classical granite mansion. The diminutive pediment with roundheaded window poking through the cornice is underscaled for this key site. Good…

17th century, 5 acre walled garden on steep south facing slope, adjacent to Arbuthnott House.?.

A fine modern building meticulously placed within the Aberdeenshire landscape. Cut into the hill its simple earthen forms echo prehistoric structures and contrast with the spare modernity of the glass and concrete atrium. he centre was officially…

Come and visit the abandoned 18th-19th Century "ferm toun" (farm town) with it's restored cruck farmed cottage. Be prepared for the 2.5 mile (4 km) uphill walk to the site. The settlement of Auchtavan (Gaelic for the field of two kids) is located at…

The buildings owned by the North East Preservation Trust (NESPT) are situated to the east of the Burn of Durn, which flows into the Moray Firth at Links Bay. The site was originally developed to manufacture thread from flax. The area of…

Built by a cadet of Forbes of Corsindae, Balfluig was burnt by Montrose'e men after the battle of Alford in 1645. Farquharson of Haughton bought the estate in 1753. In the 1920s the estate was sold piecemeal, and in 1967 the present owner bought and…

Ballater fire station provides fire cover for the community of Ballater and the surrounding area. Ballater is a retained station and is crewed by local members of the community who are on 24 hour call and respond to a fire call as and when required.…

Category C Listed, the Lodge was purpose built in 1896 by local builders William Duguid and Son. Ballater Masonic Lodge is a distinctive building with its fine detail apparent in the unusual 2-stage tower. It proves an unusual aspect in the…

An opportunity to take a short walking tour of Ballogie Estates Home Farm and Ballogie House. The impressive Home Farm was constructed in a court-yard plan from pink coursed granite rubble with additions and alterations by Walker and Beattie in the…

Banchory Fire Station gave a chance for members of the public to see inside the station, view the equipment and meet station personnel who will be able to explain what the equipment is and what it is used for.

Bandodle House replaces a 200-year-old single storey croft hosue and is part of a larger scheme of managing 11.5 hectares of farmland to enhance biodiversity. The aim of the project ws to build a healthy, confortable home that left as low an…

This Georgian building by John Adam, was constructed on part of the site of the original medieval Castle, of which parts of two walls and a good length of the moat can be seen, north of the present building.Built for the Seafield family, it is a…

As it proclaims on its frontage, this was built as a "Wesleyan Methodist Chapel". Since 1932 it has simply been a Methodist Church. It is a stone-built structure in traditional style with a small spire. Unaltered externally, it has been developed…

Built in 1789, by Andrew Wilson architect and builder, with the tower added in 1849 by William Robertson. The chancel was added and interior altered in 1929. There is a small chapel at rear of church in 1994. The pulpit, font, communion table and…

This was built as the Commercial Bank, and banks had to look prosperous and built to last, to persuade people to put their money there, so this has all sorts of elaborate detail, bracketed architraves and a dentilled cornice. Some of the inside…

This was originally known as Wilson?s Academy, and combined the school with the predecessor of the present Banff Museum. This is a fine classical building, with horizontal lines. It is fronted by a wide pedimented portico of six Ionic columns. The…

This has a majestic classical Renaissance frontage, with Corinthian portico and balustraded viewing platform above, from which, till recently, proclamations were made.? The building has all the dignity of the law.? On this site was the house of Lady…

18th century U-plan town house, with distinctive 3-bay main frontage (facing west) with Venetian first floor window, and featuring a well-preserved, high ceilinged Drawing Room. The original house was built and occupied by George Robinson (1743 -…