Bygone News - Magnus Walker http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/taxonomy/term/625/0 en Born during the hard winter of 1947 http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/reminiscences/born-during-hard-winter-1947 <p>Born during the hard winter of 1947. I lived in Park Avenue until I moved to Forfar 25 years later. My mother was a jute weaver at the CWS works in Morgan Street, most of my fathers working life was on the Tay Ferries (The Fife'es) in local dialetic.</p> <p>My Schooling was Glebelands and Stobswell Boys. Our playground was the surrounding traffic free streets then when older Baxter Park & Stobbie Ponds or even sneek into the TA grounds at Rodd Road where we could spend hours playing on an old rusting Brengun carrier.<span class="read-more"><a href="/reminiscences/born-during-hard-winter-1947"><strong>&nbsp;Read more......</strong></a></span></p> Albert Street Morgan Street Childhood Cinema / Theatre Entertainment Fifies (Tay Ferries) Playing / Games School Days Work / Working Life Magnus Walker Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:06:32 +0000 fiona.christison 1071 at http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk