Aberdeen Urban Studies Trust

24/07/2016

Hidden Aberdeen's first tour of the week is LOST CINEMAS - did you know that Aberdeen had a total of 42 picture houses, some operating from the earliest days of the silent screen? Find out more about some of Union Street's finest on Tuesday night at 7.30pm, meeting outside the Nuffield Health Club, Justice Mill Lane, which was once the Odeon. Book in advance: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/EGKLKF
Or pay on the night - Adults £10/ Concessions £8

Tickets are now available for "ABERDEEN'S LOST CINEMAS" at Nuffield Health Club Aberdeen, Aberdeen on Tuesday 26 July 2016 at 7:30PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

10/07/2016

FOUR tours this week from Hidden Aberdeen www.ticketsource.co.uk/hiddenaberdeentours

Tuesday - Old Kings Highway (Brig o Dee to Windmill Brae) 7.30pm

Thursday - Historic Castlegate (Circular tour) 7.30pm

Friday - Blood & Granite: The Murder History Tour 9pm

Saturday - Old Aberdeen's Architectural Secrets 2pm

Book below!

Buy tickets for Hidden Aberdeen Tours's forthcoming events. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

04/07/2016

Hidden Aberdeen Tours are the only company in the city to offer a combination of drama and storytelling in our ghost tours, creating a window onto the past with our history walks AND the only tour company to have three local history books published by founder, Dr Fiona-Jane Brown. Take a look at our page and join us for a trip into Aberdeen lang syne!
https://m.facebook.com/HiddenAbdnTours/

Hidden Aberdeen: focusing on the forgotten, hidden, isolated and lost, bringing history to life

02/07/2016

Calling all teachers now on holiday - NOW you have time to come on one of Hidden Aberdeen's tours - learn the city's history the fun way, especially with the weekly ghost tours, where mixing street theatre and storytelling results in a fascinating and thrilling event for all - visit their page - www.facebook.com/HiddenAbdnTours

14/05/2016

Trailer for a very special Hidden Aberdeen Tours' outdoor theatre event - as part of the city's newest festival of "live art", DaDeeAt, we present "Houdini's Handcuff Escape": https://youtu.be/a7PZ2A3XQ0I
Come and see "Houdini" on Saturday 21st!!! Performances between 12 and 2pm

Trailer for our performance in the DaDeeAt Festival 2016 - Harry Houdini, American escapologist carried out a daring stunt at our own civic beach during his ...

02/05/2016

The urban scape

26/02/2016

Teachers - library exhibition on Scottish Traveller culture coming to Aberdeenshire

We have created a display to publicise Traveller culture and heritage. It's due to move around all libraries in Aberdeenshire until the end of June.

Written in the words of Scottish travellers themselves. All books on display offer the settled community a window into a unique world and vibrant world 😊

05/12/2015

a bit of folklore worth knowing!

We may think that as a society we have outgrown beliefs in evil spirits and lucky amulets, but in fact most of us are still practising some of the superstitions of our medieval ancestors, without even

28/11/2015

Secondary Teachers/Parents - an opportunity to hear extracts from Dr Fiona-Jane Brown's newest book "Hidden Aberdeenshire: the Land" - lots of short articles on local history, perfect for secondary school pupils!

My forthcoming signing events includes Banchory Library/Museum and Kellockbank Country Store

12/10/2015

Possibly one of the best programmes about Aberdeen's architectural heritage EVER

Until early last year, I didn't really know anything about Jonathan Meades. I kind of recognised him in his dark sunglasses from documentaries in the mid 90's that I didn't pay attention to. I came...