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Meet me on the corner…
Why are corners so important? Corner buildings are placed in an important location, where two streets meet. These intersections are the places where people are most likely …
Vanished Buildings – Fraserburgh’s Short-Lived University
Alexander Fraser, 8th Lord of Philorth founded and financed a University to help to bring the town into the mainstream of public life in Scotland, its charter granted in 1592 - but…
Anderson House
On the corner of Frithside Street and Broad Street is something really special. This was originally built as Lewis Chalmers’* town house and office and is thought to have been de…
Saving Lord Saltoun – Part 2
EB Stephens’ workmanship is of the finest – and the material chosen was of the same quality. The statue must have looked wonderful in 1873 when first he was unveiled – a fitt…
Saving Lord Saltoun – Part 1
That marble figure has been a fixture up there on the corner of the Square since the 1870's – but sculptures don’t make themselves. Who was the artist? What was his other wo…
The South Kirk
Fraserburgh South Church often appears in photographs as a background to Fraserburgh FC matches, because it overlooks Bellslea Park to the South of the town centre, but there's a…
The Broch’s Best Buildings
Hello! This blog is about buildings in the Conservation Area, what I like most about them, and why they deserve our attention and respect. One of the good thin…