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Gallery: New Pitsligo through the decades

By Reporter
1980: Lace Queen of New Pitsligo, Dora Rettie, right, and Helen Mackie, who helped her teach a lacemaking class in the village
1980: Lace Queen of New Pitsligo, Dora Rettie, right, and Helen Mackie, who helped her teach a lacemaking class in the village

This week we’ve searched our archives for some of our favourite images of how New Pitsligo has changed over the past few decades.

1979: An aerial view of New Pitsligo showing the then new housing at Clinton Crescent and Clinton Place
1987: Among the stars of the village hall show was this cycle and sidecar, which dated back to the beginning of the century
1973: The bakery of John Smith and Sons, which was established at the start of the 20th Century
Some fine examples of the art of New Pitsligo lace.
Used EE 06.11.1976.
1980: Lace Queen of New Pitsligo, Dora Rettie, right, and Helen Mackie, who helped her teach a lacemaking class in the village
New Pitsligo 1960-09-26 Lace (C)AJL
Aberdeen Journals Archive.
1960: St John’s Church at New Pitsligo, which was entirely the handiwork of masons from the village
1983: Nancy Birnie demonstrates New Pitsligo lacemaking to a young audience at Provost Skene’s House
1983: Looking down the High Street – which carries the A950 – at the junction with Church Street as seen in 1983
1973: The view of New Pitsligo when you enter the village from the north along the High Street
1980: Ethel Begg lace-making during slack moments in her shoe shop
1985: Primary 5 pupils and teacher Pauline Mair were charting the temperature each day

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