Ballater
The original layout of Ballater Station captured by the Ordnance Survey at the time of its construction. The 'iron gates' (below the letter 'w' in Railway) 'at the entrance to the goods station' were supplied by Harpers of Aberdeen who also designed the famous white suspension bridges across the Dee at Polhollick and Cambus o'May. The Richard Connon and Company's sawmill siding would probably have been sited behind the engine shed (pink building). The main timber-loading bank lay along the siding shown south of the Weighing Machine (Wg Machine). The Well was the only water supply for the Station and Engine Shed; it also supplied the sawmill when the groundwater supply allowed. A public water supply was installed for Ballater by Farquharson of Invercauld in 1873 along the route of the abandoned Tramway to Bridge of Gairn. See article.
Extract from the 25' map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland. see maps.nls.uk/copyright.html
Location: Ballater (former)
Original line: Aboyne and Braemar Railway
Photographer: Charlie Niven
Contact photographer: Charlie Niven
Date: 16/05/2021
Image number: 76736
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