Past Times Ringing up memories: A tour of Aberdeen’s most iconic shops 1979 - Piles of textiles tower high at Bracken Fabrics’ Aberdeen branch on Union Street. By Giada La Vite April 17 2022, 6:00 am April 17 2022, 6:00 am Share Ringing up memories: A tour of Aberdeen’s most iconic shops Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-times/4167272/ringing-up-shop-memories/ Copy Link For this week’s edition of the Aberdonian, we collected old photos taken in and around some of Aberdeen’s most iconic shops. From glamorous department stores like Esslemont & Macintosh and Watt and Grant to family businesses, we have it all in this gallery. Get ready to be transported back in time to a Granite City free of chain stores and shopping malls. Do you recognise any familiar faces in the photos below? And have you ever been to any of these shops? 1981 – Rona Robertson, 24, has a go on lot 60 in the Watt and Grant auction. 1988 – Shoppers make their way along Schoolhill in their bid to find bargains. 1977 – Shoppers queue up for the latest styles at Frasers. 1993 – C&A sales assistants Hannah Noble, left, and Vi Grant sort through hangers for recycling. 1962 – The shopfront of the prestigious Esslemont & Macintosh store on Union Street. 1959 – A view of Aberdeen’s Union Street/Bridge Street junction with C&A on the corner. 1987 – A skier tries on the latest slopes fashion at Marshall’s on George Street. 1981 – The new-look cosmetics and perfumery counter at Frasers on Union Street. 1989 – Esslemont & Macintosh sales assistant Sandra Gray arranges hats prior to the mid-season sale. 1971 – A varied selection of shops lining Castlegate. 1986 – Sheila Tanner, daughter of Athol Benzie, who owned Arnotts until 1955, visits for the store’s closure. 1992 – Alex and Averill Chalmers, owners of Newmarket Tapes at Aberdeen Market. 1988 – Esslemont & Macintosh model Karin Swinney shows off some of the wares. 1993 – Clare Lewington, 18, with some dinosaur toys on sale at Occasions in Aberdeen’s Bon Accord Centre. 1974 – John Findlater, managing director of Findlaters, with shoes for sale.
