Bygone News - Douglas http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/taxonomy/term/274/0 en Hungry Chicken http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/reminiscences/hungry-chicken <p>I was born in Maryfield&nbsp; Hospital in 1950 and lived&nbsp; in Buchanan Street until&nbsp;we got moved to Douglas in 1953. I went to St Vincent school until age 7 when&nbsp;a new school St Pius was built opposite my house&nbsp; in Balmerino Road. I used&nbsp;to love going to the baths on Saturday morning one week and the Gaumont on&nbsp;another,&nbsp;I used to love going through the Arcade under the&nbsp; Caird Hall and see the&nbsp;roast chicken turning on the spit. It made me feel really hungry.</p> Balmerino Road 1950's Buildings/Structures Childhood Entertainment School Days Dave Carlin City Centre Douglas Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:10:50 +0000 lynne.davidson 1333 at http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk The Unknown Joiner http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/reminiscences/unknown-joiner <p>I remember one winter in Douglas when we had no coal for our fire, my Mum sent me over to Douglas School which was just being built (so I would have been about 6 or 7 years old) to collect some of the wood off cuts. A joiner was working late, (I remember that it was very dark) and took pity on me and filled a sack with logs and carried it over to my house for me. My Mum, my three siblings and my self (my Dad was not around) had a warm house and hot water for some nights after that and we will always be grateful to that unknown joiner.</p> Buildings/Structures Childhood Family Dave Carlin Douglas Tue, 17 Mar 2015 09:23:53 +0000 lynne.davidson 1307 at http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk Lost in Douglas http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/reminiscences/lost-douglas <p>I remember moving from Charles Street in the town to Balunie Avenue in Douglas at the age of five. My first day at Balerno Primary I about turned and ran out of the school. I was lost and running around Douglas as I didn't know how to get home. I always remember Miss McKinlay and her numerous big rings on her fingers. If you said something she didn't like she would clout you round the back of the head and I still remember trying to avoid eye contact with her. She would also lock the classroom door when she left the room. Ahhh, those were the days!</p> Balunie Avenue Charles Street Childhood School Days Wendy Flint Douglas Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:02:30 +0000 lynne.davidson 752 at http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk Coronation Day http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/reminiscences/coronation-day <p><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_right imgupl_styles_spacing_20_black_border\n\rBlack Border'><a href="http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/wysiwyg_imageupload_lightbox_preset/wysiwyg_imageupload/9/queen.png" rel="lightbox[wysiwyg_imageupload_inline]" title=""><img src="http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/medium/wysiwyg_imageupload/9/queen.png" alt="" title="" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_spacing_20_black_border\n\rBlack Border imagecache imagecache-medium" style="" width="230" height="165" /></a> <span class='image_meta'></span></span>One of my first memories as a child was the coronation of Queen Elizabeth 2nd not the 1st, I'm not that old. I lived in a 'single end' in Bernard Street and we had a great street party. My cousin Francis Harvey was dressed up to be the young Prince Charles. I was only 3 at that time, but I still think of it with fondness. Later that year we moved to a new house in what I thought was the countryside because it seemed so far away and there was a farmer by the name of Sherrit who lived up the road.<span class="read-more"><a href="/reminiscences/coronation-day"><strong>&nbsp;Read more......</strong></a></span></p> Bernard Street 1950's Coronation Family Royal Family Theresa Blacklaw Douglas Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:22:13 +0000 lynne.davidson 744 at http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk Working Hard http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/reminiscences/working-hard <p><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_right imgupl_styles_spacing_20_black_border\n\rBlack Border'><a href="http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/wysiwyg_imageupload_lightbox_preset/wysiwyg_imageupload/9/victoriast_0.png" rel="lightbox[wysiwyg_imageupload_inline]" title=""><img src="http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/medium/wysiwyg_imageupload/9/victoriast_0.png" alt="" title="" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_spacing_20_black_border\n\rBlack Border imagecache imagecache-medium" style="" width="230" height="165" /></a> <span class='image_meta'></span></span>My first job was in (?) in Ward Road. Then I went into the Calender in the sewing department. I worked in the Jamaica Works and then I worked in Victoria Road Works, then East Port, then several other works. When I got married I went part-time. Later I worked in Keiller's in the chocolate dipping and then in Maryfield in the bakery. Later I worked in Woolworths for a few years and then I landed up in the newsagents in Douglas.</p> Victoria Road Ward Road Work / Working Life Ruby Douglas Maryfield Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:51:27 +0000 lynne.davidson 727 at http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk Memories of Dundee http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/reminiscences/memories-dundee <p><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_right imgupl_styles_spacing_20_black_border\n\rBlack Border'><a href="http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/wysiwyg_imageupload_lightbox_preset/wysiwyg_imageupload/9/swannie3.png" rel="lightbox[wysiwyg_imageupload_inline]" title=""><img src="http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/medium/wysiwyg_imageupload/9/swannie3.png" alt="" title="" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_spacing_20_black_border\n\rBlack Border imagecache imagecache-medium" style="" width="230" height="165" /></a> <span class='image_meta'></span></span>My memories of Dundee are many happy ones, I am trying to write a book of them at the moment. The book will be called memories of Dundee. I fondly remember my childhood there on holidays from Edinburgh, my mother was from Dundee. I remember going on the bus to Broughty Ferry, the fare was one penny from Douglas, down to Swannie Pond we went with our fishing nets, excitedly running to see who could catch the first fish. My brother tripped over and went head first in net and all.</p> Childhood Holidays/Day Trips Kenneth J. Campbell Broughty Ferry Douglas Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:16:30 +0000 lynne.davidson 706 at http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk Streets Now Gone http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/reminiscences/streets-now-gone <div class="content clear-block"> <p><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_right imgupl_styles_spacing_20_black_border\n\rBlack Border'><a href="http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/wysiwyg_imageupload_lightbox_preset/wysiwyg_imageupload/9/scottfyffe.png" rel="lightbox[wysiwyg_imageupload_inline]" title=""><img src="http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/medium/wysiwyg_imageupload/9/scottfyffe.png" alt="" title="" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_spacing_20_black_border\n\rBlack Border imagecache imagecache-medium" style="" width="230" height="165" /></a> <span class='image_meta'></span></span>I was born in 1930, within a cottar-house on Milton of Craigie Farm, long gone, but B &amp; Q and ASDA are sited there. I think 1930 was the year of the darkest day in Dundee, when some people thought the end of the world had come.<span class="read-more"><a href="/reminiscences/streets-now-gone"><strong>&nbsp;Read more......</strong></a></span></p> </div> Albert Street Dura Street Forfar Road Mains Loan 1930's Childhood Family Food and Drink Housing School Days Street Life Jean Craigie / Craigiebank Douglas Maryfield Mid Craigie Stobswell Whitfield Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:40:56 +0000 lynne.davidson 693 at http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk Found Memories from Down Under http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/reminiscences/found-memories-down-under <div class="content clear-block"> <p><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_right imgupl_styles_spacing_20_black_border\n\rBlack Border'><a href="http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/wysiwyg_imageupload_lightbox_preset/wysiwyg_imageupload/9/swannie.png" rel="lightbox[wysiwyg_imageupload_inline]" title=""><img src="http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/medium/wysiwyg_imageupload/9/swannie.png" alt="" title="" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_spacing_20_black_border\n\rBlack Border imagecache imagecache-medium" style="" width="230" height="165" /></a> <span class='image_meta'></span></span>I was born in Maryfield Hospital in 1952 and stayed in Mid Craigie until I was 3 before moving to Douglas in 1955. I went to Balerno Primary School, then the Stobie.<span class="read-more"><a href="/reminiscences/found-memories-down-under"><strong>&nbsp;Read more......</strong></a></span></p> </div> 1950's Childhood Football Games Holidays/Day Trips Moving away from Dundee Parks Bert Hunt Douglas Maryfield Mid Craigie Stobswell Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:42:27 +0000 lynne.davidson 579 at http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk