aberdeen granite
Cast Iron Wire-Straining Post, By Torphins
A product of Harpers of Aberdeen; this iron-ware business evolved from a single firm in the 1850s to become two distinct companies with brothers John and Hugh in charge. From wire manufacture Hugh's went on to specialise in garden-horticultural products while his brother embarked on general engineering and the building of suspension bridges. By the end of the 19th century John's son Louise, a qualified Civil Engineer, had taken on and expanded the bridge-building business. This straining post is a remnant of the Great North of Scotland Railway which ran the line from Aberdeen to just beyond Ballater on Deeside.
Cast Iron Wire-Straining Post, By Torphins
A product of Harpers of Aberdeen; this iron-ware business evolved from a single firm in the 1850s to become two distinct companies with brothers John and Hugh in charge. From wire manufacture Hugh's went on to specialise in garden-horticultural products while his brother embarked on general engineering and the building of suspension bridges. By the end of the 19th century John's son Louise, a qualified Civil Engineer, had taken on and expanded the bridge-building business. This straining post is a remnant of the Great North of Scotland Railway which ran the line from Aberdeen to just beyond Ballater on Deeside.