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Mark Stephen hears the stories of the North East's distinctive past, continuing with stories of living and working with the stone that gave Aberdeen its nickname, the Granite City.
What do the Forth Rail Bridge, the London Cenotaph, the Scottish Parliament and the fountains of Trafalgar Square have in common? All were constructed in part from granite, extracted from the many quarries in Aberdeenshire.
Today in "Our Story" Mark Stephen hears stories of living and working with the stone which gives much of the North East its distinctive appearance, and led to Aberdeen being nicknamed "The Granite City".
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Our Story: Granite
Duration: 02:58
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- Mon 8 Jul 2013 13:32大象传媒 Radio Scotland
- Tue 13 May 2014 05:02大象传媒 Radio Scotland