Hi everyone,happy to be in this group. I left Dundee almost exactly 30 years ago to be part of the "Silicon Valley" community near San Francisco. Now live near...
Hello Scottie, Welcome to the group! Some of us still live in and around Dundee. I lived in various parts of Dundee before moving to Cheltenham in 1981, then...
... Yes, welcome. As an ex Morgan man (which I am not, though I grew up and still live close by) you will probably be glad to hear that the school is ...
... were ... There may be bits left but most went in or around the late 1980s. They were built in 1857 for J & A D Grimond Ltd and sat on a site on the corner...
The Bowbridge works main gate was in Caldrum Street at the jnction of Thistle Street . The buildings took up space in Mains Rd, Dens Rd, Islay St and Main St....
Dave Perks
banjo046@...
Jan 20, 2004 6:06 pm
1991
... of ... Islay St ... a weaver ... the Camel" Cheers, Jock.> >...
Sorry Jock Eh hivnae got a clue. It's nearly forty years since eh last saw it.. ... From: "Jock Laidlaw" <jocklaidlaw@...> To:...
Dave Perks
banjo046@...
Jan 21, 2004 11:58 pm
1993
Just wondering if anyone may remember the pub which was at 5 Wellgate in the 1960s. It's proprietor was William J. Whyte, who lived on Strathmartine Road just...
... The pub at 5 Wellgate was "The Masonic Arms". [quote] Well known as "Willie White's", this was a popular "Stower's Pub". It sold Bernard's Ales and the...
The reason it was called the Masonic Arms was probably because the members of the Forfar and Kincardine lodge ,which was in the Pend across the road, used to...
Dave Perks
banjo046@...
Jan 26, 2004 2:16 pm
1998
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PEGGYJAI2@...
Jan 27, 2004 2:23 am
1999
I wonder if any of our stalwart locals can recall this "Fine Art Dealer" who operated from the top end of Commercial St, getting on for Meadowside ?They seem...
Jimmie, Today in Comercial Street there is Fraser & Son who are fine art dealers. I'm not sure how long they have been there but Fraser & Son are listed at...
I remember Robertson and Bruce and Fraser and Son. I left Dundee in '69,so that puts them both in the sixties and before I'm sure. Contacting Fraser and Son...
Robertson & Bruce are in the 1954-55 directory but 1955-56 they have disappeared. John ... Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus...
John G Duffus
jackieduffus@...
Feb 1, 2004 11:08 pm
2003
Hello all, I need some help and would be grateful if anyone is able to offer any information. I'm writing an article for Tayport's Instrumental Band for the...
... Hi Grant, thanks for the tip about Fraser & Son - I do remember their shop from yonks ago ! I'll drop them a line. Thanks too to other good friends in our...
Caught something in the news this morning about actor Ben Affleck buying Affleck Castle, Monikie but didn't get the details. Did anyone else catch anything...
I heard that he , or someone else put out the same roumor in the States. The object was to boost prices in the area where he was supposed to be buying.-----...
dave perks
banjo046@...
Feb 13, 2004 12:35 am
2008
... I heard that his agent was seen in the Tayside Solicitors Property Centre last week, asking about flats in the city centre! 8=) * * * * * * * * * * * * * *...
105 Prince Street in Dundee. This is an address we have as our families(Archer) address in about 1894. I saw when doing a search that it still exists but what...
Ken, I take it you mean Princes Street. 105 is long gone. It is not even mentioned in my 1967 Directory, but was probably swallowed up by Menzies & Sons Ltd,...
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