Provost Ross

The building here was home to Provost Ross from 1702, however the house is the second oldest in Aberdeen having been built in 1593. Who was Provost Ross, well he is famous mainly for having lived in the house. He was a merchant, and this house overlooks the harbour, so no doubt he could keep an eye on his ships without even having to leave his house.

The glass building on the left is the Aberdeen Maritime Museum. After having had breakfast at Dobbies I went into the centre and had a wander round. Finding myself at the Maritime Museum I went in primarily for a coffee but also for a browse around the museum. Not the best place for a coffee I discovered, but it is several years since I last visited the museum. Unsurprisingly the museum focusses to a large extent on North Sea oil, with a model of the Murchison platform extending up five floors through the museum.

At this point the harbour comes right into the city centre, separated from the main roads by only a few feet. The road shown here is Shiprow, and leads from the harbour up to Union Street, though now it is more or less pedestrianised. So part of the Aberdeen tourist trail, and despite the season there did seem to be a few tourists in the museum.