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St Nicholas Church through the years The Aberdonian

The St Nicholas Church has been at the centre of the Aberdeen community for years, from sunbathers to trade workers.

In this week's Aberdonian, we've taken a look back at the church from 1952 to 1994.

St Nicholas Church viewed from the Kirkyard at night in September 1954
The keyboard for the bells in St Nicholas Church
Michael Howard, whose firm cast Aberdeen’s St Nicholas Bells, and Robert Leys, the carilloneur. The bells with two clappers can be rung either by hand or electrically
City centre workers make the most of the sunshine and summer flowers in June during their lunch hour on a warm day in St Nicholas churchyard
The earliest parts of Aberdeen yet discovered were found beneath the nave aisles of St Nicholas
The tombstone of an early provost of Aberdeen is examined during an excavation in St Nicholas Church
A woman poses by the pond, with its three fountains, part of refurbishment of the West Church of St Nicholas
Tradesmen carrying out major renovations inside the kirk uncovered relics
St Nicholas Church seen from above, with the city centre development
Some of the treasures of Aberdeen’s Mither Kirk, St Nicholas
Aberdeen lad Richard Rennie, 9, marvels at the bell tower