Haddo Place

“Creighton Boyd Architects have made an application for two new streets which are being developed on the site of the former Belvoir hospital. They have advised that the names they have proposed demonstrate a very strong link to the site and create the opportunity to introduce new names to an area that is seeking to also develop a new identity and future. Lady Ishbel Avenue has been proposed for the first choice for the main street leading into the development, the reason being that Lady Ishbel opened the former fever hospital on the site in 1906. The architect was reluctant to submit a second choice, the clear preference being Lady Ishbel Avenue. However, if the Council felt that the prefix “Lady” was totally unacceptable then the second preference would be Ishbel Avenue. Haddo Street was proposed by the applicant, as Lady Ishbel, also known as Lady Aberdeen, divided her time between London and her Scottish estate in Aberdeenshire due to her political obligations. They called their Scottish home Haddo House and it was there that Lady Aberdeen began her involvement with social reforms. Haddo Street is the first choice with Haddo Drive as the second choice. The third choice is Ishbel Drive”. (People and Communities Committee, minutes, 12th January, 2016).