Bygone News - Brian Rogers

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.