2019

NJ9304 : Duthie Park: Hygeia Monument

taken 6 years ago, near to Kincorth, Aberdeen, Scotland

Duthie Park: Hygeia Monument
Duthie Park: Hygeia Monument
The statue marks the opening of the park in 1883. It was designed by John Cassidy and sculpted by Arthur Taylor. The figure of Hygeia represents 'Hygieia was the goddess/personification of health, cleanliness and hygiene' (Wikipedia). The monument is separately listed category B (LB20057).
Duthie Park, Aberdeen

A 44 acre (18 hectare) park to the south of Aberdeen city centre and near the north bank of the river Dee. The park is named after Miss Duthie (sources variously give her first name as Charlotte or Elizabeth), who bought the land for a public park, and her brother and uncles to whose memory she dedicated it. Construction started in 1881 and it opened on 27 September 1883. After becoming somewhat neglected in the later 20th century, it was extensively restored in 2012.

Key features include the David Welch Winter Gardens, Gordon Highlanders Memorial, Hygeia statue, McGrigor Obelisk, bandstand, Iron Bridge, Pavilion, Temperance Fountain, and a cascade of lakes.

The park is listed by Historic Environment Scotland as a Designated Garden Landscape (GDL00166). Several individual features are separately listed.


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Geographical Context: Park and Public Gardens Date: 1883 other tags: Statue Category B Listed Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Listed Category [21] · Monument [12] · Hygeia [4] ·
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NJ9304, 410 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 2 July, 2019   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 11 June, 2020
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OSGB36: geotagged! NJ 9395 0449 [10m precision]
WGS84: 57:7.8771N 2:6.0946W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NJ 9394 0448
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