I was born and raised in the Nethergate in Dundee although I have been away for many years now.. Does anyone have a list of the names of the old closes there...
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Ken Anton
lomondfife
Sep 12, 2006 9:50 pm
Hello Linda, You may have known my mother, Margaret Anton, who was a physiotherapist there around that time? Ken ... From: dundee-history@yahoogroups.com...
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Linda Sayegh
linda_sayegh
Sep 13, 2006 6:32 am
Hi there I'm still trying to find the names of the "Closes" or "Closies" from Dundee. I was born at 43 Nethergate. We had to go up a Closie to get to our...
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tannadiceterrors2002
tannadiceter...
Sep 13, 2006 1:11 pm
... to ... would ... me. ... HI LINDA THERE WERE TWO CLOSIES CONNECTING YEAMAN SHORE TO THE NETHERGATE THE ONE NEAREST TO UNION ST. WAS CALLED MALTHOUSE CLOSE...
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Davina Knowles
knowlesdavina
Sep 14, 2006 9:52 am
Hello' just to join in, Iworked there on night dut 1963/64 from memory, at that time we called the geriatric unit East House. Ina Linda Sayegh...
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ANNE RENNIE
tome_raider2003
Sep 16, 2006 8:06 pm
Hi Linda, do you have any info re 43 Nethergate? My husband's great-grandparents used to live there until at least 1945 (James and Jessie CREE). Anne. ... ...
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ken.anton@...
lomondfife
Sep 18, 2006 8:26 pm
Hello, You might be able to find some photographs of it in the Photopolis, but I haven't had time to browse it myself to see if that address has a picture. The...
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Ruth Blackie
jutemill05
Sep 25, 2006 12:23 am
Hi. One of my relatives lived on what appears to by "Dyers" Close. While we're on the topic, what exactly is a "close" Thanks ... The best gets better. See why...
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Mike Pratt
mpratt
Sep 25, 2006 1:43 am
Hello, Was wondering if anyone on this list has any connection to my Pratt family that lived in Dundee from 1833 onwards? Robert Pratt and Isabella Robertson ...
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ken.anton@...
lomondfife
Sep 26, 2006 10:19 pm
Hello Ruth, A "close" is generally used in Scotland to describe the entrance hall of a tenement building: The entrance is normally open at the front, perhaps...
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Nora Weinberger
noraweinberger
Sep 26, 2006 11:11 pm
Ken, Just want to send along my thanks for such a wonderfully detailed explaination of what a 'close' is. This is information that I can use also. Your...
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donnadoop1
Sep 28, 2006 12:36 am
I hope Im not offending anyone by doing this, but there is now a general chat group, which is open to anyone in the Tayside area, to join and chat about...
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ibmpscott.co.uk
iainbs
Nov 20, 2006 8:11 pm
Good Evening I am seeking help in trying to locate the records of two partnerships or companies that were operating around the period 1860 to 1920. I have...
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Ken Anton
lomondfife
Nov 25, 2006 5:15 pm
Hello, A friend of mine has told me about a new book written by Ian McCraw and published by the Friends of Dundee City Archives, which may be of interest to...
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jutemill05
Dec 2, 2006 10:43 pm
Hello everyone. My relatives lived at 80 Blackness Road in Dundee for many years. I was wondering if anyone could tell me if that address still exists. If it...
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ibmpscott.co.uk
iainbs
Dec 2, 2006 11:56 pm
Ruth Can you view Google Earth? To some this may seem laborious but be patient, it works. If you can, search to 'Blackness Road, Dundee' and at the same time...
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John G Duffus
jackieduffus@...
Dec 3, 2006 1:11 pm
Hi Ruth, 80 Blackness Road was between Kincardine Street and Watsons Lane which to my knowledge is knocked down. regards John...
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Anne Ide
anne_ide2003
Dec 3, 2006 2:49 pm
At thet point, Blackness Road consisted of 3 or 4 storey stone-built tenements, dating from the 1800s. Some had inside toilets, others had shared facilities....
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parkneuk1940
Dec 3, 2006 3:46 pm
Hello Ruth, Check http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/photodb/index.html Page 50 shows some pictures of Old Hawkhill which ran parallel to Blackness Road, and page...
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Ruth Blackie
jutemill05
Dec 4, 2006 4:55 pm
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grant.buttars
Dec 9, 2006 6:11 am
Iain, Try Dundee University Archives http://www.dundee.ac.uk/archives/ Regards, Grant ... partnerships or ... luck. ... Works, 23 ... linen, ... paternal ... ...
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ibmpscott.co.uk
iainbs
Dec 10, 2006 10:18 pm
Grant Thank you for that. Hope to be in Dundee in the late spring and will pay them a visit, again. Regards Iain ... From: grant.buttars To:...
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John Lowden
jonnynojob
Jan 8, 2007 7:19 am
HUH????? im not really comprehending this at all,anyone else can explain what this means? please ... From: andy4@... To: dundee-history@yahoogroups.com ...
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Jim Robertson
jimrob_009
Jan 8, 2007 1:20 pm
... This message was judged to be quite inapropriate for our Dundee History Group - and the original message has been deleted from our Archive. It was a sales...
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ibmpscott.co.uk
iainbs
Jan 8, 2007 1:56 pm
Is this for real or is it spam? I Scott Return-Path: <sentto-1255938-1921-1168210513-iain=ibmpscott.co.uk@...> Delivered-To:...
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jimrob_009
Jan 9, 2007 5:24 am
... I fear that this is some unwelcome baggage which crept in to our system, despite Yahoos best efforts at recognising spam. I feel even more confidant at...
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John
jonnynojob
Jan 9, 2007 6:28 am
Hi All Happy new year to everyone. I have been searching for some time for a jute mill in dundee,with no much success, however i will keep searching but if...
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Michael Bolik
michaelbolik
Jan 9, 2007 9:56 am
Hi I don't think there was ever a jute mill by that name. The closest I can see are Barrack Street Mill, though this was demolished too early (1870s) and Bower...
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markhenderson5
Jan 10, 2007 11:30 am
Hi Michael I wondering if John is getting that mixed up with "Craigiebarns" which was in fact named after "Wallace Craigie" who owned mills. Failing that, what...
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John
jonnynojob
Jan 14, 2007 11:59 pm
Hi Michael,and all others that replied, i have found where i went wrong, apparently it was not a jute mill but some form of hesion or sack place that was...
