Scotland > Deeside Towns and Villages > Ballater Station bnm9356jhp
Photos of the main towns and villages along the River Dee from Banchory westwards to Braemar with villages bordering the north and south sides of the river such as Torphins and Tarland to Strachan on the south.
© Jim Henderson
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| Photographer: | Jim Henderson | |||
| Collection: | Deeside Towns and Villages | |||
| Filename: | Ballater Station bnm9356jhp |
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| Upload Date: | 2017-08-31 09:17:50 | |||
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| Caption: | Ballater Station Fire reconstruction restoration hoardings Royal Deeside Scottish Aberdeenshiretown which is some 40 miles west of Aberdeen in Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland. These photos show the reconstruction is well underway following the disastrous fire during the week of 10th May 2015 which all but destroyed the wooden building as can be seen in this photograph, including the Waiting Room Museum, the restaurant area, some small businesses although a replica railway carriage as used by Queen Victoria was saved. The original station was opened in 1866 and closed 100 years later in 1966 following the Beeching Cuts. The Station was as far as the Deeside Railway extended from Aberdeen and allowed Queen Victoria easier access to Balmoral Castle than previously travelling overland from Edzell. It was later used by HM Queen Elizabeth on her annual holidays at the Castle until the Station was closed when the railway line was disbanded in 1966. Happily the new station will once more be a central part of the tourist experience in the town. Ballater lies to the north of the River Dee it is a popular tourist centre for visitors travelling the length of this beautiful valley going southwards to Perth, visiting Balmoral Castle or Crathie Kirk or as a stopover before venturing northwards over the Lecht to Inverness. |
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