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Aberdeen, 54-60 Frederick Street, Warehouse

Community Centre (Modern), Warehouse (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Aberdeen, 54-60 Frederick Street, Warehouse

Classification Community Centre (Modern), Warehouse (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Seed Warehouses; Shuttle Lane; Whitespace; The Granary

Canmore ID 218830

Site Number NJ90NW 1802

NGR NJ 94550 06575

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Aberdeen, City Of
  • Parish Aberdeen
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District City Of Aberdeen
  • Former County Aberdeenshire

Activities

Watching Brief (15 November 2011 - 1 May 2012)

A watching brief was carried out from 15 November 2011- 1 May 2012 on trenches excavated for the City Centre Heating Phase 1 (Aberdeen City Council Planning references P110789, P111251 and change of route P120455). The trench for laying the pipes starts at The Beach Ballroom, Links Road (AB24 5NR), runs SW along Links Road, along Constitution Street, around Constitution Court, along Wales Street, across Park Street, along Frederick Street, north along King Street, Mealmarket Street, West North Street to Mitchell Hall (AB24 5AS) and also SW along Longacre and Queen Street to Grampian Police HQ and Aberdeen City Council Town House (AB10 1BS).

Information from Oasis (camerona1-125584) 24 July 2012

NJ 95273 07178 (Beach Ballroom) – NJ 94325 06603 (West North Street) – NJ 94325 06405 A watching brief was maintained, 17 November 2011 – 1 May 2012, during the excavation of trenches for new heating pipes. The trenches running from The Town House, Broad Street to Aberdeen Leisure Centre, Beach Boulevard were 1.5m wide and 1.2m deep. The foundations of 19th-century tenements were recorded in Broad Street and garden soils in Mealmarket Street.

Archive: RCAHMS

Funder: Aberdeen Heat and Power

Alison Cameron (Cameron Archaeology) July 2012

Standing Building Recording (23 March 2012 - 3 April 2012)

In March and April 2012, standing building surveys were carried out at 54-60 Frederick Street, Aberdeen, a former warehouse most recently used by Aberdeen City Council as Whitespace a community arts facility, Art Gallery store and Archaeology Unit offices.

A Level 1 survey was carried out on the one storey extensions on the east and west sides of the former granary warehouse, 60 Frederick Street and a Level 2 survey was carried out on the warehouse building itself. The survey took place between 23 March and 3 April 2012.

Alison Cameron Cameron Archaeology, 7 April 2012

OASIS ID: camerona1-125734

NJ 9455 0657 A series of Level 1 and Level 2 standing building surveys were carried out, 23 March – 3 April 2012, at 54–60 Frederick Street. This former warehouse was most recently used by Aberdeen City Council as Whitespace, a community arts facility, art gallery store and archaeology unit offices.

Archive: RCAHMS

Funder: Miller Construction (UK) Ltd

Alison Cameron (Cameron Archaeology) 2012 (DES)

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