page_title: Shiprow
hierarchical_section_title: Shiprow
caption_attribution_description: English: Provost Ross' House. One of the oldest houses in Aberdeen, this dates from 1593. It was in a sorry state by the 1950s and was threatened with demolition. Fortunately it was restored by the National Trust For Scotland in 1954. Sadly the view looking in the other direction, towards the Town House, that can be seen in Colin Smith's 1990 photograph has been ruined by the unwelcome addition of a grotesque eyesore of a cinema. This shabby building, constructed in 2000, now obscures much of the view of the splendid baronial town house. Español: La Casa del Alcalde Ross. Una de las casas más antiguas de Aberdeen, se construyó en 1593. Se encontró en un estado lamentable en la década 1950 y se veó enfrentada a la demolición. Afortunadamente se restauró por National Trust for Scotland en 1954. Desafortunadamente la vista en la otra dirección, hacia la Casa Adosada, que se puede ver en la foto de Colin Smith de 1990 se ha estropeado por la aumenta desagradable de una monstruosidad grotesca de un cine. Ese edificio desvencijado, construido en 2000, ya obscura mucha de la vista de la espléndida casa adosada baronial.
context_page_description: Shiprow is a historic street in the heart of Aberdeen, Scotland, near the harbour.
  Formerly the Shiprow sloped upward more gradually than it does now, and it crossed Union Street in a depression between St Catherine's Hill on the west and Castle Street, once high uneven ground, on the east. That the Shiprow has been made up several feet can be seen by a house at the end of Exchequer Row, and it crossed Union Street and entered Broad Street at a lower level than the present.
  The Shiprow was one of the most important streets in the city, since it led from the harbour into the Castlegate area - the heart of Aberdeen. It is first mentioned in documents in 1281. Over the years it became more and more rundown and, although it had many historic connections, nearly all of it was demolished in the 1950s and 60s.
  Exchequer Row known locally as Cheq'ra Wynd was a short congested lane connecting the Shiprow to the Castlegate, and on its right side, were a number of courts leading into an area crammed with insanitary dwellings which were later demolished. It was popularly supposed that the name Exchequer Row derived from the Aberdeen Mint which stood in the area.
context_section_description: Shiprow is a historic street in the heart of Aberdeen, Scotland, near the harbour.
  Formerly the Shiprow sloped upward more gradually than it does now, and it crossed Union Street in a depression between St Catherine's Hill on the west and Castle Street, once high uneven ground, on the east.  That the Shiprow has been made up several feet can be seen by a house at the end of Exchequer Row, and it crossed Union Street and entered Broad Street at a lower level than the present.  
  The Shiprow was one of the most important streets in the city, since it led from the harbour into the Castlegate area - the heart of Aberdeen. It is first mentioned in documents in 1281.  Over the years it became more and more rundown and, although it had many historic connections, nearly all of it was demolished in the 1950s and 60s.
  Exchequer Row known locally as Cheq'ra Wynd (first mentioned in 1350) was a short congested lane connecting the Shiprow to the Castlegate, and on its right side, were a number of courts leading into an area crammed with insanitary dwellings which were later demolished.  It was popularly supposed that the name Exchequer Row derived from the Aberdeen Mint which stood in the area. However, it comes from the name of the Royal Customs House - the Skakkarium, dating back to the 14th century.
  Provost Ross's house, dating from 1593 and the second oldest house in the city, is located here. Since 1981, it has housed part of the Aberdeen Maritime Museum.
  Shiprow has changed dramatically in the last few years and now houses, alongside the Maritime Museum, the City Wharf office development, Pure Gym, Hotel Ibis, Tiger Tiger bar and nightclub and Vue Cinema.
caption: Provost Ross's house in Shiprow, 2005
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