The Invergordon Archive

Looking at the reclaimed ground I suddenly realise how much the coastline or should say shore line along Shore Road has changed. Where did they get all the earth etc to fill in such a large area?

The infill was dredged from the Moray Firth seabed.

Doug, you raise an interesting point. Some of the earliest pictures of the harbour area in this Archive show that the coastline followed a line which is now covered by Shore Road. This of course followed the line previously followed by the railway serving the dockyard, up to a point since the railway didn’t extend beyond the sheds at the foot of the Admiralty Pier.
It is quite apparent from this aerial photo the straight shore-line created before the Admiralty Pier was built, the pier being erected by the Navy to provide fuel oil from the tank farms to ships of the fleet.

I think a lot of the old brick cladding from several of the tanks were also used as infill.

Nothing stays the same, it is called progress.

I find myself quite disorientated when I visit Invergordon nowadays. Elements of the town are so changed it doesn't seem like my birthplace anymore.

I agree with Bill's remark. I finally "left" Inverg when I found that the house where I was born was no longer there, it was a car park. For some reason I felt incredibly cross about it (and they hadn't even put up a Blue Plaque!!!).

No doubt you must feel "Marooned" in Aberdeenshire John !!!!

John may feel a bit blue but never marooned.

Right on cue Jock - just knew that one was coming!
All the best to you both.

Old maritime aviators may be a tad uncertain as to where they are, but never marooned, especially in that "Riviera of the North", Morayshire. I really do dislike this time of year - cold, wet, windy, short days. Roll on a couple of weeks in the sun at the end of the month. (I can just hear my mother saying "Don't you be wishing your life away, now!")

Graham/Jock,
As can be seen from the last entry from another John Fraser, you had the wrong one. However, I remain a fervent "blue-nose" travelling to all home games and as many away matches as I can get tickets for. I will be depending on guys like you when County face Rangers at Victoria Park next season in the SPL. How the years are flying-in. Another 2.5 years and I will be thinking about retiring - how about you guys? Graham you said you were going to give me a shout some time you are down visiting in Inverurie. It would be great to see you. Suppose the same onus is on me when I make my infrequent trips up North, mostly for funerals nowadays. Jock same for you. Are you still coming down to Aberdeen now and again. It would be good to meet-up with you.

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