http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/taxonomy/term/472/0 en http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/reminiscences/beechie <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/beechwood2.png" rel="lightbox[wysiwyg_imageupload_inline]" title=""><img src="http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/medium/wysiwyg_imageupload/9/beechwood2.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>16 Dronley Avenue, Beechie was the home of the Hunties. Beechie was the best of places with lots of very large families (Wilkies at 10 as were the Glancies). I know we are very selective with our memories but the 'return to school' street parties, the mums and dads playing in the street wi' the bairns. The McPhails at the bottom of the close with Bella running the tattie squads. All great memories. The 'People's Journal' once had a headline 'How can a place look so beautiful and harbour so many criminals'.<span class="read-more"><a href="/reminiscences/beechie"><strong>&nbsp;Read more......</strong></a></span></p> Dronley Avenue Childhood Family Games Playing / Games Billy Hunt Beechwood Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:20:38 +0000 lynne.davidson 585 at http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk