George Street, Aberdeen
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George Street is a street in the city of Aberdeen
, Scotland
.
At its northern end it meets the area of Kittybrewster
. Running south and slightly east, George Street heads towards the city centre. The northern end of the street is predominantly composed of tenement and other housing, with an increasing number of shops, bars, and a few restaurants as the street runs south.
The southern end of the street has been pedestrianised alongside where there was once an extensive collection of buildings owned by the Northern Co-operative Society
. These were demolished and replaced with the "Ziggurat" building, now occupied by the department store
John Lewis
.
Always a major shopping street, George Street once crossed, at its southern end, the city's Schoolhill, and thence led to the main thoroughfare of Union Street
. However, the late 20th Century development of the Bon Accord Centre covered over the end of the street immediately north of Schoolhill, and the St. Nicholas Centre sits where the roadway once continued (as St. Nicholas Street) to Union Street. The two shopping centres are now marketed as a single entity, St Nicholas & Bon Accord. As of 2008 they are expanding into the former University of Aberdeen
Students' Union
building on the corner of Upperkirkgate (which runs east from Schoolhill) and Broad Street.
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
At its northern end it meets the area of Kittybrewster
Kittybrewster
Kittybrewster is an area within Aberdeen, Scotland, north of the city centre and roughly south-west of Old Aberdeen.-Transport:Within the area the A9012 road joins the A978 road; there are also several railway tracks, one of which follows the route of the Aberdeenshire Canal...
. Running south and slightly east, George Street heads towards the city centre. The northern end of the street is predominantly composed of tenement and other housing, with an increasing number of shops, bars, and a few restaurants as the street runs south.
The southern end of the street has been pedestrianised alongside where there was once an extensive collection of buildings owned by the Northern Co-operative Society
Northern Co-operative Society
Northern Co-operative Society Limited , previously named Northern Co-operative Company Limited, was a local consumer co-operative trading in Aberdeen, Scotland, from 1861 to 1993....
. These were demolished and replaced with the "Ziggurat" building, now occupied by the department store
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
John Lewis
John Lewis (department store)
-Recent developments:In June 2004, John Lewis announced plans to open its first store in Northern Ireland at the Sprucefield Park development, the province's largest out of town shopping centre, located outside Lisburn and from Belfast. The application was approved in June 2005 and the opening of...
.
Always a major shopping street, George Street once crossed, at its southern end, the city's Schoolhill, and thence led to the main thoroughfare of Union Street
Union Street, Aberdeen
Union Street is a major street and shopping thoroughfare in Aberdeen, Scotland.It was built, along with the adjoining King Street, in the beginning of the 19th Century under plans suggested by Charles Abercrombie to provide an impressive entrance way into the city, and nearly bankrupted the city...
. However, the late 20th Century development of the Bon Accord Centre covered over the end of the street immediately north of Schoolhill, and the St. Nicholas Centre sits where the roadway once continued (as St. Nicholas Street) to Union Street. The two shopping centres are now marketed as a single entity, St Nicholas & Bon Accord. As of 2008 they are expanding into the former University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
Students' Union
Aberdeen University Students' Association
Aberdeen University Students' Association is the students' association of the University of Aberdeen, an ancient university in the city of Aberdeen in north east Scotland...
building on the corner of Upperkirkgate (which runs east from Schoolhill) and Broad Street.