Monuments and buildings in Aberdeen's city centre are to be restored as £500,000 conservation work gets under way.

A traditional shopfront has been reinstated at 148 Union Street, while roofing repairs have started above the Tourist Office, window repairs are underway at Dee Street, with a further Union Street repair scheme currently being finalised.

The Hamilton Monument in St Nicholas Kirkyard on Union Street will benefit from £15,000 of repair work, which will start at the end of April.

The granite memorial was built in 1833 in memory of Dr Robert Hamilton in honour of his work to to improve Aberdeen's water supplies and campaigning for the abolition of slavery.

Supported by the Aberdeen City Heritage Trust, the work aligns with the City Centre Masterplan's goal of conserving and enhancing heritage.

Lord provost Barney Crockett said: "Though Aberdeen as a city has changed enormously in recent decades, Union Street has continued to be its beating heart.

"That's why it was given centre stage in the City Centre Masterplan.

"The restoration of the Hamilton Memorial will showcase not just Aberdeen's architecture wealth but its rich social and scientific history."

Future work to improve historic buildings on Union Street will be supported through the Union Street Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme, which was launched in November last year and runs until 2022.