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Sunday, July 14, 2019
The #RusselHead on the corner of #ProvostSkenesHouse in #Aberdeen. This can be seen attached to the south-east corner of Provost Skene's House #GeorgeRussell (1810-1899) carved this stone effigy of himself. Russell owned a building at 35 Ragg's Lane, in which he ran a bakery. The Town Council closed the bakery as it was near a sewer. Believing his neighbour had complained to the council, Russell carved this effigy and fixed it to his premises so that Stephen, his neighbour, would always see the #gargoyle pulling a face. - #culture #history #art #sculpture #face #IgersAberdeen #VisitAberdeen #IgersAberdeenshire #VisitAberdeenshire #Aberdeenshire #Scotland #IgersScotland #VisitScotland #travel #tourism #tourist #leisure #life
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