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Provost Skene's House, Aberdeen - Pictures

Pictures of Provost Skene's House, Aberdeen.

The front (E side)

Provost Skene's House.
From p.133 of [Skene, 1887].
Showing the RHS ornate door, and the now vanished Duthie's Court.

Provost Skene's House, painting 1898.
Showing the RHS ornate door, and the vanished buildings of Duthie's Court.
From Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums collections. Used with permission.

Provost Skene's House.
Painting 1924 by William Bowie.
From Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums collections. Used with permission.

Provost Skene's House, c.1920s.
The buildings to the E have been cleared.
From Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums collections. Used with permission.

Provost Skene's House. Postcard, 1940s.
From here.

Provost Skene's House.
Postcard, c.1955 (after the house has been saved and restored).
Note no entrance gate.
From Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums collections. Used with permission.

Provost Skene's House, 1972.
Note entrance gate now erected here.
From Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums collections. Used with permission.

Provost Skene's House, 1972.
From Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums collections. Used with permission.

Provost Skene's House, 1981.
From Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums collections. Used with permission.

Provost Skene's House.
Photo 1992 by Colin Smith. From here. See terms of use.

Provost Skene's House, Aberdeen, 1998. See full size.

Provost Skene's House, 2001.
From here.

Provost Skene's House.
The front (E side).
Photo 2005. See full size.
From Daniel Robinson. See terms of use.

Provost Skene's House.
Photo 2008. See larger and full size.
See other shot and other shot.

Provost Skene's House at night.
Photo 2008 by Dale Walker. From here. See terms of use.
And similar shot from here.

The side (S) and rear (W)

Provost Skene's House (back).
Photo 2004 by Richard Slessor. From here. See terms of use.
The office block has since been demolished.

The entrance gate

This archway was not originally part of Provost Skene's House, but rather has been re-erected here.
A modern plaque on the inside says this archway was erected by Andrew Thomson in 1637 as a gateway to his house nearby. When this house was demolished in the 20th century the gateway was saved, and later moved here in 1970.
The older plaque on the outside (and other shot) says "A.T." and date 1673.

The entrance gate.
Photo 2008. See larger and full size.

The ornate door

Provost Skene's House.
Front RHS ornate door.
Photo 1930s.
And similar shot.
From Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums collections. Used with permission.

Provost Skene's House.
Door on front RHS. Photo 1982.
From Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums collections. Used with permission.

Front RHS ornate door.
Photo 2008. See larger and full size.
See wider shot.

The interior

360 view of painted ceiling.
Date 2022. From here.