http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/taxonomy/term/384/0 en http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/reminiscences/broughty-ferry-beach <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/bferry1.png" rel="lightbox[wysiwyg_imageupload_inline]" title=""><img src="http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/medium/wysiwyg_imageupload/9/bferry1.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 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.<span class="read-more"><a href="/reminiscences/broughty-ferry-beach"><strong>&nbsp;Read more......</strong></a></span></p> </div> Brook Street Dock Street Gray Street 1930's Childhood Holidays/Day Trips Picnics / Outings Railways / Trains School Days Isobel Broughty Ferry Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:21:00 +0000 lynne.davidson 677 at http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk