This rare video, with commentary by Chic Mitchell of Lochee gives a brilliant insight into the work of Dundee jute stowers. Believed to be the only colour video of it’s kind, the footage is about 10 minutes long and was filmed in the 1980’s. If you haven’t seen this before, you need to watch it.Read more ⟶
Author: DD Tours
DD Tours is run by Stewart and Louise, 2 local tour guides who love sharing the stories of Dundee's history on our walking tours.
The Mona Lifeboat Disaster
In the early hours of 8th December 1959, the Mona Lifeboat was launched to assist the North Carr Lightship, adrift in St Andrews Bay. Much like this week, the weather conditions were exceptionally severe with strong winds and the Mona was the only boat in the area able to launch. The last radio message from theRead more ⟶
On this day – Man sentenced after family feud ends in brother’s death
It is the party season, and while family gatherings can be joyous occasions, sometimes we don’t get on with our family. Things can quickly take a turn for the worse when alcohol is involved, and on this day in 1974 Daniel Flanagan was sentenced for the culpable homicide of his brother, and assault for stabbingRead more ⟶
Gone are the days…
Do you have memories of playing in the streets and fields with your friends as a child? Maybe you remember games of football in the street, playing kick the can, chickenelly, hopscotch? Seems like as children we were always playing outside – running, skipping, playing conkers, and generally sneaking into any area we shouldn’t haveRead more ⟶
On this day – Disaster strikes
Found this video online from The Courier’s YouTube channel of the moment the roof collapsed under the weight of the snow at RG Consort, a garage in Dundee, on this day in 2010. Disaster! It was also this day in 2010 when the snow caused my holiday to be cancelled before it had begun –Read more ⟶
We love a good montage of Dundee
Lots of great old Dundee videos can be found on YouTube, here’s one showing how the city centre of Dundee has changed over the last 60 years – we’re sure some of you are old enough to remember the scenes in these pictures! *** ***
On this day – Gordon Johnston murder trial
The Glasgow Herald ran this story on Nov 25th 1989, in the midst of the Gordon Johnston murder trial, where Ryan Monks and Paul Mill stood accused. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19891125&id=2DNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UFkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4317%2C2186038 News report mid-trial during the Gow gun shop murder. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19891125&id=2DNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UFkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4317%2C2186038
A town called Dundee
You probably know there are other towns called Dundee out there in the world, but do you know how many? The “City of Discovery” lives up to its nick-name with towns called Dundee in Australia (New South Wales), Canada (New Brunswick), South Africa (Natal), and USA (Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, NewRead more ⟶
Hanging and execution in Dundee
273 people were publicly hanged in Scotland between 1800 and 1868. Of these 273, 14 were women. Few of them actually took place in Dundee, with only six recorded hangings, five of them public, the final one private. The last man to be hung in Dundee, William Bury, was the infamous murderer who was suspectedRead more ⟶
On this day – Textile spinner appears in court
On this day in 1983, Dundee textile spinner James Townsley stood for the first time in the dock at Dundee Sheriff Court, charged with the murder of 26-year old, mother of two, June Weston. She was found dying from multiple stab wounds in her home in Kilbride Place, Whitfield, Dundee on the afternoon of Thursday 10th November. NoRead more ⟶