Dundee City Archives

Now here is a tricky #WhereisitWednesday. Where are these men and what they doing?

We will give you until next week to have a guess, as we have something exciting to reveal relating to this picture.

As always, answers in the comments...

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Postcard image of one of the Fifies, possibly the Forfarshire. No date, but I'm guessing c.1890, or maybe a bit later?

Ref: GD/X798

Workers at the Dundee Post Office. There is no date on this but is probably from the 1880s or 1890s

Ref: GD/X275

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View of North Lindsay Street and the Overgate Centre car park. The BT building is on the right.

Date: 1964

Ref: DCC-BW007-25

High Street showing Church Lane and Thorter Row "at Melville House". This is now Primark.

Ref: Sanitary Department Album 1 Photo 57

This photograph was taken from the Dallfield multis and show the Maxwelltown multis under construction.

Ref: DCC-SA1206

The answer is... Rankine Street!

Time, once again, for our weekly guessing game - #WhereisitWednesday.

Do you know where in Dundee this was taken? Put your answer in the comments.

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Here is a great image of a pontoon being towed to shore, that was used during the construction of the 2nd Tay Bridge. This was taken 2nd August 1886. It is image 47 in an album of photographs showing the construction of the bridge.

Ref: GD/X717/1

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A view of the Greenmarket (now the bottom on Crichton Street)

c. 1910

Looking North

Ref: TC/EH/Ph2/152

Dens Street

Date: March 1983

Ref: GD/X1384 Dundee Centre and North Tray 1

Castle Street Explore this photo album by Dundee City Archives on Flickr!

You can see more pictures of this street here: www.flickr.com/photo....

The street was blasted from the rock of Castle Hill in the 1790s as a way of better connecting the town centre to the docks. It took a while for buildings to appear on the street as the rock need to be dug out in order to lay foundations.

Its twas probably destroyed in the early years of the 14th century and was long gone by 1318. The site is now home to St Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral and the hill is still known as Castle Hill.

When William Wallace started making trouble, the English seized the castle. The Scots took back control under the leadership of Sir Alexander Scrymgeour, who was appointed as Constable of the Castle by William Wallace.

So, it was probably well established by this time. It is thought it was a simple motte and bailey castle, possibly with a surrounding ditch and drawbridge. Records show that 130 English knights were based here at that time.

Street of the Week: Castle Street

This street is so named because it lies to the west of Castle Hill. The exact date of when the Dundee Castle was built is unknown it appears in records from 1290 when a custodian was appointed by Edward I of England.

Nethergate, looking towards the City Churches.

Date: 1964

Ref: DCC-BW007-09

Kemback Street

Date: 1972

Ref: DCC-CL1010-04

Its the time of the week when we give you a little guessing game. Where in the city was this photograph taken?

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The LV Abertay was built for the Dundee Harbour Trust and cost £36,000. The Abertay was launched at the Caledon Shipyard on 18 April 1939 and delivered to the Harbour Trust on 10 July 1939. It was withdrawn from service in 1984.

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A view of the Wellgate

Date: c.1971

Ref: DCC-BW046-13

The Carnegie Libraries Dundee, like main towns and cities in the UK, and across the world, was the beneficiary of Andrew Carnegie’s scheme to build libraries. Read more about the 5 built here.

In today's #SundayReading post we look back at an article from 2022. Here you can read all about the origins of Dundee's 5 Carnegie Libraries. Can you name all five without looking at the article?

John Leng & Co had their offices on the other side of the street. Leng's published the Dundee Advertiser which merged with the Courier in 1926 to become the Courier and Advertiser.

The name came from Lord Kinnaird, who gave the plot of land to build it but that name didn't come until 1865. In 1919 it was converted to a cinema becoming the Kinnaird Picture House. It closed in 1962, becoming a bingo hall. A fire in 1966 led to it being demolished in 1969.

Street of the Week: Bank Street

Bank Street runs off Reform Street. It is so named because of the Bank of Scotland branch that sat at the entrance to the street. It was officially named by the Town Council on 3rd February 1842.

Kinnaird Hall, built in 1858 as the Corn Exchange.

This is the DP&L building at 5 Shore Terrace. This photograph was taken after July 1914 then Shore Terrace was being demolished to make way for the new City Hall, later known as the Caird Hall.

Date: 1914

Ref: GD/X275

Victoria Road

Image undated, but probably from the mid 1960s

Ref: DCC-SA0175

Time for another #WhereisitWednesday when we ask if you can figure out where our mystery pic was taken. If you know where this was taken put your answer in the comments. We will reveal the answer tomorrow.

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Robertson's Cycles and Repairs, 17 Strathmartine Road. Next door was MacVey's Radio, TV & Records, according to the directory.

Date: c.1965

Ref: BW151-18

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