Bygone News - Broughty Ferry

Kick Start Questions About Beautiful Dundee and Delightful Broughty Ferry

lynne.davidson — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:05:18 +0000

My memories of staying in the beautiful city and delightful Broughty Ferry now need a kick start....

Stayed at Tayview Guest House, believed to be in St Vincent Street just around the corner from the welcoming Sliding Tackle pub (our adopted local).

Worked in Main Road adjacent to the Timex factory upgrading electricity cables and jointing, at the time of Tay Bridge construction. A gang of seven, we made several friends, among them a crowd who claimed to be known as the "Dundee Bums".
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Nostalgic Memories of Dundee and Broughty Ferry

lynne.davidson — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 09:25:04 +0000

To rekindle nostalgic memories of Dundee and Broughty Ferry, I worked here in 1966, a 24 year old East London Sassenach but staying in St Vincent Street, Broughty Ferry. Loved the city, the people, the atmosphere. Used the Sliding Tackle pub, (Dear old Bobby Cox, the pub manager), John(?) the Locarno (?) ballroom) the Chalet along the seafront, and a hotel on a Sunday with a fab band, on the banks of the Tay river on Broughty Ferry Road. Weekday dinners at the Timex factory canteen, suggested by friendly locals. Happy days.

Broughty Ferry Beach

fiona.christison — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 09:35:49 +0000

I can remember going down to Broughty Ferry to the beach, getting burnt and being ill for a few days.

Holidays

lynne.davidson — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:46:52 +0000

Many happy childhood memories were going over to New Port in Fife. This was a big day out for me and my brothers. We also needed to get on the bus to Broughty Ferry from the stance at Slone Tie. This was also part of our holidays. It seemed miles away to us as we did not have a car.

When I was young I needed to go to the "berries" to earn some money to go to the pictures. In my teens, I frequently went to the dance halls: The Tonk; Robbies which was up the Hawkhill. These were good time.

Downfield Days

lynne.davidson — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:23:05 +0000

I read George MacDonald's story about his dad being a manager at Bonar Long. I worked in the office at Bonar Long and was office girl and then secretary for about 3 years to the works manager whose name was Roy MaCdonald, so I think it may have been his dad. I left in 1960 to go to another job but still have fond memories of my days at Bonar Long. As a teenager I remember going to Kidds dancing and to the Chalet at Broughty Ferry. I now live in rural Manitoba, Canada. I am 67 years old now but still have many happy memories of my time growing up in Dundee. Read more......

Memories of Dundee

lynne.davidson — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:16:30 +0000

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.

Ingram's

lynne.davidson — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:02:53 +0000

I remember shopping in Ingram's in Gray Street. My wedding cake was made there. The bakehouse at the back is now part of Jolly's Hotel.

Whitfield 1968

lynne.davidson — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:18:29 +0000

I remember moving in to Whitfield from Broughty Ferry in October 1968.

Tram Times

lynne.davidson — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:46:12 +0000

My first recollection of the trams in Dundee was when we live in Lochee and I would watch them from our window. During the General Strike in 1926 my mother took me downtown in a tram. She said it was driven by blackleg drivers (all the transport workers were on strike). I went to the front of the tram to see these 'blacklegs'. However the driver was in a civilian suit with a policeman sitting beside him. Read more......

Broughty Ferry Beach

lynne.davidson — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:21:00 +0000

I did not go to school in Perth until I was five and a half years old. I started at Northern District School. Of course I was rarin' to go so I thoroughly enjoyed the daily routine - A for Apple, B for Bottle, counting etc. We used a slate and chalk for writing practice. We had to carry a pad for cleaning our slates. Mine was royal blue velvet. I was very proud of it. Read more......