Bygone News - Lochee

78, Lochee Road

lynne.davidson — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 10:50:40 +0000

I lived above Andrew Woodcock in mentioned 78, Lochee Road. I live near Aberdeen now, but last time I drove down Lochee road, the old tenement had been demolished. Andrew's brother Stuart was my pal during that time and my brother Andrew B was Andrew W's pal. All the "noisy" families lived over one another. Read more......

Tipperary

lynne.davidson — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:01:06 +0000

Born in 1945 in Clement Park, I lived at 50 Marshall Street, Lochee (overlooking Tipperary) with my mother Mary and my grandparents Andy and Lizzie Wilbourne. I remember the trains chuffing past our 'back green', Ancrum Road school, being sent to the shops for 'a lippy 'o tatties' and a globe for the gas light, pushing an old pram full of laundry to the wash hose in St Mary's Lane..so many memories..

Ancrum Road Activity Centre

lynne.davidson — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:02:40 +0000

Can anyone tell me what the activity centre in Ancrum Road was originally called. I think it might have been a school?

Memories of Dundee

fiona.christison — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 09:19:47 +0000

I was born in 1947 in Blackshade - a great place to grow up. Prefabs like little bungalows with front and back gardens! Open grassed areas for endless football and woods for countless adventures! Hatties was the first newsagent (hat never left his head) it was at the top of Iona Street. The only other shop to start with was Sandies at the St Mary's brae roundabout. Read more......

The Days Oâ The Nine-ees

lynne.davidson — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:45:26 +0000

Gie me the days oâ the Nine-ees
Frae Lochee at brakâ oâ day
Stridinâ the length oâ Riverside
Takinâ sicht oâ Gowrie Bay
Steppinâ oot in Sunday best
Reachinâ oor destination
Doon the steps oâ the railway brig
Withoot hint oâ hesitation

Bile-up cans, pots anâ pans
Rattlinâ on oor backs
Sets oâ auld claes â tichtly packed
In canvas haversacks
Chasinâ a crannie tae change in
In the rocks alang the shore
Syne, gaitherinâ driftwood for kindlinâ
For a biley-up at four Read more......

Bed in the West Port, St David's Lane, also in Lochee

fiona.christison — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:54:11 +0000

Loved going fishing at Balmarino, overnight stays, also the fish and chips from Tony's doon the Overgate about 1962 ish, all gone now eh? My wee pals and I played on the building sight where the New Overgate/ Angus hotel was being built, we found lots of bones/ skulls all buried in a mass grave by Monks army when he sacked Dundee, the Auld Steeple was our play house then!! The Sat morning movies at the Guament, the sweeming baths, those old one, it were great the shivery bites!! The Sasperellas from the Italian shops yum yum! Read more......

Last Tramcar Dundee to Lochee

fiona.christison — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:40:14 +0000

I think my grandad drove the last tramcar his name was Peter Malone. He lived at 13 Tofthill Place, across from Cox's stack. He originally came from Lochee. He was a second generation Irish immigrant. His wife was Isabel Malone. I'm his grandson kevin Malone. I now live in Minniesota, USA.

Twa Tram's

lynne.davidson — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:21:07 +0000

I read with interest the reminiscence made by Derek M with regard to the old Dundee tram which was transported to the City Road allotments and was used as a greenhouse. There was not one but two trams on this site, the other was transported by my Father. I was there to assist in them being slid down from Pentland Avenue using batons and rollers. Derek's Grandfather was also our neighbour living in Kincardine Street at that time, and those trams were a great success and provided an extension to the gardening skills as the allotments were the means of providing much need vegetables during the war. Read more......

Youngest Tram Driver in Dundee

lynne.davidson — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:42:25 +0000

I may have been the youngest tram driver in Dundee when they went off in 1956. I was just 22 years old when I was approached by the Corporation Union chap while working as a conductor on the Lochee Road. Read more......

Carmen Miranda

lynne.davidson — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:12:13 +0000

I am Lochee born and bred and used the Lochee trams regularly. The trams were the deluxe models compared with the trams on all the other routes, they had upholstered seating which made for a very comfortable ride. During the war the Conductors were replaced by Conductresses, one of them resembled the film star Carmen Miranda being small in stature and she wore her hair piled high just like the film star. Read more......