… and Tuesday

This afternoon, I had the pleasure of attending the AGM of the Sinderins and Pennycook Courts tenants’ association.   This took place in Pennycook Court (see right) and was very well attended by residents.  Guest speaker was Iain Flett, Dundee City Archivist, who gave a really entertaining and informative talk on the West End of old [...]

Retro Dundee Latest

Last month there were super updates on Retro Dundee with photos of shopping in Dundee in the 1980s! See : http://tinyurl.com/dundee1980s.  

Friends of Magdalen Green

All local residents are invited to the next Friends of Magdalen Green Public Meeting :   Date: Thursday 10th June Time: 7pm Venue: Dundee West Church Speaker: Iain Flett – Dundee City Archivist Topic: Magdalen Green 400 years of Parade and Pleasure Ground Refreshments The talk will be followed by the Friends’ Annual General Meeting.

More Photopolis of Perth Road

A fascinating photograph (above) looking west along Perth Road and with Roseangle to the south with what is now Dundee West Church prominent in the photo. The full Dundee City Council Photopolis collection is available at http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/photodb/main.htm.

Photopolis – Hunter Street

This photograph from Photopolis shows a Hunter Street of old, hugely different to today’s Hunter Street ‘link road’ between Old Hawkhill and the Hawkhill by-pass.

More West End History on Photopolis …

I recently mentioned the excellent Photopolis on-line collection of historical Dundee photographs. With thanks to the City Council’s Leisure & Communities Department, here’s another fascinating West End one – the old Harris Academy in Park Place, that opened in 1885 but was replaced by the current Perth Road building in the 1930s :

Photopolis – Living and Working in Dundee 1900–1925

Photopolis is a major photographic resource in Dundee City Council’s ownership that I have, with the permission of the Leisure & Communities Department, featured photographs from in the past. It consists of a significant selection of quality photographs from various collections in the Central Library and the City Archives that can be accessed via the [...]

Blogs worth following!

Here’s a couple of blogs I’ve been reading recently that are well worth a look!     Retro Dundee – http://retrodundee.blogspot.com – is a super look back at Dundee in the 1960s, 70s and 80s.   My LibDem colleague, Alistair Carmichael MP, has started his blog “Burning My Boats” at http://alistaircarmichael.wordpress.com/ and it is well [...]

Friends Of Dundee City Archives – Lunchtime Talks

The Friends of Dundee City Archives hold regular lunchtime talks in the Glasite Hall, St. Andrew’s Church, King Street, Dundee, usually on the first Thursday in the month. These are open to non-members and talks commence at 1pm (doors open from 12.30pm onwards when tea, coffee and biscuits are available at a cost of 50p). [...]