Woodside, Aberdeen
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Woodside is a part of the city of Aberdeen
, Scotland
, United Kingdom
.
The area used to be separate from the city but was incorporated in 1891.
The River Don
runs through Woodside, and mills were built on the banks. There were small schools which struggled to cope with the influx of children. A new school was built in 1834; this is now the Burgh Hall.
building, with two turrets at the front. The head teacher is Mr Burr.
The first part of the school was built in 1890, and it was extended in 1902; these dates are on the building. The nursery is in a separate building and has its own garden. There is a large tar playground and a grass field.
In the assembly hall there are two Dux boards. These boards show the names of all the people to win the Sir John Anderson Dux Award.
There is also a war memorial board listing those who lost their lives.
The school has been working with SHMU (Station House Media Unit) community radio and has broadcast its own programmes. (See media in Aberdeen
.)
It used to be called Anderson library after Sir John Anderson, who was born and raised in Woodside. It is a large granite building styled like a church.
lies between Smithfield Road and Hilton Road. It is a large park with tennis
courts, a play area, golf
putting, playing fields, whale
bones and a fountain.
gave the people of Aberdeen the land around the city in thanks for helping him in 1313. This land was known as the Freedom Lands of Aberdeen, and the March Stones mark the boundary.
The March Stones start with Alpha and end with Omega. The route around them is approximately 26 miles long. Woodside March Stones are numbered 50, 51 and 52. Station House Media Unit is the 'guardian' of March Stone 50, and Woodside Primary School is the 'guardian' of stones 51 and 52.
In Woodside Parish Church today are youth clubs, the Boy's Brigade, Girl Guides and indoor bowling.
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, Scotland
Scotland
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
The area used to be separate from the city but was incorporated in 1891.
The River Don
River Don, Aberdeenshire
The River Don is a river in north-east Scotland. It rises in the Grampians and flows eastwards, through Aberdeenshire, to the North Sea at Aberdeen. The Don passes through Alford, Kemnay, Inverurie, Kintore, and Dyce...
runs through Woodside, and mills were built on the banks. There were small schools which struggled to cope with the influx of children. A new school was built in 1834; this is now the Burgh Hall.
Woodside School
Woodside School is on the corner of Clifton Road and Smithfield Road. It is a large graniteGranite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
building, with two turrets at the front. The head teacher is Mr Burr.
The first part of the school was built in 1890, and it was extended in 1902; these dates are on the building. The nursery is in a separate building and has its own garden. There is a large tar playground and a grass field.
In the assembly hall there are two Dux boards. These boards show the names of all the people to win the Sir John Anderson Dux Award.
There is also a war memorial board listing those who lost their lives.
The school has been working with SHMU (Station House Media Unit) community radio and has broadcast its own programmes. (See media in Aberdeen
Media in Aberdeen
Media in Aberdeen have long been published or broadcast. The city and surrounding area's main newspaper the Press and Journal has been made and printed in the city since 1748 making it Scotland's oldest newspaper....
.)
Woodside Library
The library was built in 1882.It used to be called Anderson library after Sir John Anderson, who was born and raised in Woodside. It is a large granite building styled like a church.
Stewart Park
Stewart ParkStewart Park, Aberdeen
Stewart Park is located in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is a site owned by Aberdeen City Council. It was bought funds bequeathed by the widow of Mr. John Taylor, a merchant in the city...
lies between Smithfield Road and Hilton Road. It is a large park with tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
courts, a play area, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
putting, playing fields, whale
Whale
Whale is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti . This suborder also includes the sperm whale, killer whale, pilot whale, and beluga...
bones and a fountain.
March Stones
There are 67 "March Stones" around Aberdeen. King Robert I ("Robert the Bruce")Robert I of Scotland
Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...
gave the people of Aberdeen the land around the city in thanks for helping him in 1313. This land was known as the Freedom Lands of Aberdeen, and the March Stones mark the boundary.
The March Stones start with Alpha and end with Omega. The route around them is approximately 26 miles long. Woodside March Stones are numbered 50, 51 and 52. Station House Media Unit is the 'guardian' of March Stone 50, and Woodside Primary School is the 'guardian' of stones 51 and 52.
The Church
There used to be two churches in Woodside, named the North and South Churches. The North Church is now a block of flats. Choirs, drama groups, dances, musical nights and concerts were held there.In Woodside Parish Church today are youth clubs, the Boy's Brigade, Girl Guides and indoor bowling.