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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 14h

The Scouringburn (now Brook Street) looking east from near Urquhart Street Date: 1877 Ref: TC/PCA/45

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Corner of Mains Road and Mid Road Date: c.1965 Ref: BW151-04

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Photograph from the Electricity Department's album. Shows the laying of the mains cable to Victoria Hospital in 1904 Ref: GD/HEB/25/3

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If you donate £100 to our Save Dundee’s Mercat Cross Unicorn crowdfunder you can claim a selection of five books on local history published by the Abertay Historical Society, as well as a year's free membership of the AHS www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-dunde...

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Save Dundee’s Mercat Cross Unicorn

Help us restore Dundee's mercat cross unicorn

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The First Overgate Centre Date: 14 September 1989 Ref: IN046-087 BW281

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Street of the Week: Ambrose Street Ambrose Street is named after the developer who built up the area. Thomas Ambrose bought the land and built houses which would later become the street that would bear his name.

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thanks to Roger Illsley for sharing this lovely image of James Wright Jr’s depiction of #Dundee's Mercat Cross with a very lively looking unicorn. If you can, please support our crowdfunding campaign to Save Dundee’s Mercat Cross unicorn www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-dunde...

Image of a coin with a structure with a pole with a unicorn at the top. It says cross taken down 1777

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hannah Boyd will be speaking at the TAFAC 2026 conference on Saturday 7 November. She’ll be sharing insights into the Forth Valley & Fife and North East Scotland Archaeological Research Frameworks. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recent-arc...

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Recent Archaeological work in Tayside and Fife 2026

Join us in person or online to hear the latest news of some of the amazing archaeology going on in Perth & Kinross, Angus and Fife

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Polepark Day Nursery, on Fleuchar Street Date: c.1970 Ref: DCC-BW102-10

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Our 2026-2027 session opens on Wednesday with an evening lecture by Matthew Jarron, entitled Labor Vincit – The Work and Influence of Scott Sutherland RSA. More details can be found at tinyurl.com/AHSSept26

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Labor Vincit – The Work and Influence of Scott Sutherland RSA

A talk by Matthew Jarron for RSA 200 hosted by the Abertay Historical Society

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

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Labor Vincit – The Work and Influence of Scott Sutherland RSA

A talk by Matthew Jarron for RSA 200 hosted by the Abertay Historical Society

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Springfield, just off Perth Road. Date: 1950s Ref: DCC-BW491-18

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Abertay Historical Society is running a campaign to replace the Unicorn on top of the Mercat Cross in the Nethergate. Read more about the campaign and the Unicorn on the fundraising page: www.crowdfunder.co.u.... This image shows the Unicorn in 1913. Ref: GD/MUS230/2/13/3

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Whilst the Law has been part of the Dundee's backdrop since time immemorial, the road to the top is a relatively new feature. Find out when and why it was built in our latest blog post. dundeecityarchives.w... #Dundee #Archives

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The Law Road

Inspired by some photographs from our Engineers Negatives collection, one of our volunteers looks into the construction of the road up to the top of the Law.

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Our 2026-2027 session opens on Wednesday 9th September with an evening lecture by our Secretary, Matthew Jarron, entitled Labor Vincit – The Work and Influence of Scott Sutherland RSA. More info at tinyurl.com/AHSSept26

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Labor Vincit – The Work and Influence of Scott Sutherland RSA

A talk by Matthew Jarron for RSA 200 hosted by the Abertay Historical Society

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

View of the early stages of construction of the Logie Housing Scheme in September 1919. You can read more about Logie, which was the first Council House scheme in Scotland, in our series of blog posts: dundeecityarchives.w... Date: 01/09/1919 Reference: GD/MUS230/1/8/11/3

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Looking down Annfield Road, possibly from the junction with Annfield Row Date: Jun 1991 Ref: DCC-CL0604-22

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This week we launched our crowdfunder to save #Dundee's historic Mercat Cross unicorn. To support this important project please go to www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-dunde... (Photo credit: Alan Richardson)

Colour photograph of a group of people holding a poster in front of a column with a unicorn at the top. A church is behind it.

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Street of the Week: Campbell Street This street was built in the mid 1870s on what was then part of the Dudhope Estate. At the time the estate was owned by William MacBean Rankine, who inherited the estate from a distant relative, Richard Gardner in 1862.

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Abertay Historical Society, in collaboration with Dundee City Council and the University of Dundee, has launched a fundraising effort to restore Dundee's famous Mercat Cross unicorn - more info on the project and how to donate here www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-dunde...

Colour photograph of a pink unicorn toy sitting on a stone structure with a plaque below saying town cross and giving details of it

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Can you help us save #Dundee’s Mercat Cross unicorn? The Abertay Historical Society is today launching a Crowdfunder page at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-dunde... We’re also going to be gathering at the Mercat Cross at 1pm today to spread the word. Please come along to join us if you can

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Save Dundee’s Mercat Cross Unicorn

Help us restore Dundee's mercat cross unicorn

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

We'll be at #Dundee's Mercat Cross on Wednesday at 1pm for a special event - more details soon!

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Looking along High Street towards Nethergate and Overgate. Whytock and Sons, Goldsmiths, High Street and Great American 6d Bazaar Date: c.1910 Collection: Engineers Negatives Collection (GD/Mus230) Reference: GD/MUS230/4/4/3

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Time for another #WhereisitWednesday. Where in Dundee do you think this was taken? Put your answers in the comments. #Dundee #Archives

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Dens Brae Looking North Date: c.1930s Ref: Sanitary Department Album 4 Photo 8

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Archaeology Scotland are holding 2 guided walks of Balgay Park on Sun 21 June as part of Scottish Refugee Festival. These are being led by New Scots who have been researching the history & archaeology of the park. More details & booking at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/refugee-fe...

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Refugee Festival 2026

Join us for a special guided walk through Balgay Park as part of Refugee Festival Scotland 2026!

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Street of the Week: Lilybank Road Part of this road still exists, running north from Broughty Ferry Road. It then used to bank east and then north to connect to Arbroath Road on the west side of Glebelands Primary School.

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

We are delighted to say that our 2025 publication "A Beacon of Curiosity, Essays on Social and Industrial History in Honour of Enid Gauldie" has won the Alan Ball Award for Best Small Publication or Journal 2025. Copies can still be purchased via our website abertay.org.uk/product/a-be...

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The painters of D Morrisons, 69 Perth Road who had just completed a paint job at Ancrum Road Primary School. This was probably taken c. 1909 Ref: GD/X1509

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

On Tuesday (17 March) at 6.30pm at the University of Dundee, we have special event which will see Bruce Tocher will give a talk on The Story of Operation Freshman. Book your free place here tinyurl.com/AHS17March26

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The Story of Operation Freshman - talk by Bruce Tocher

An illustrated talk hosted by the Abertay Historical Society

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Vivienne Dunstan @vivdunstan.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Art in Sight - The Dundee Public Art Programme, 1988 youtu.be/7dbkf2lQUyQ

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Art in Sight - The Dundee Public Art Programme, 1988

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Our next evening lecture will take place on Wednesday (11 March) when Derek Hall will be giving a talk entitled Rediscovering ‘The Church by the water’: Monastic Archaeology Field School excavations in 2024 and 2025 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rediscover...

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Rediscovering ‘The Church by the Water’ - Excavations at Lindores Abbey

A talk by Derek Hall hosted by the Abertay Historical Society

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

A reminder that our February evening lecture on Gaelic in Dundee by Nicky MacCrimmon takes place at the University of #Dundee tomorrow evening - More details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gaelic-in-...

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Gaelic in Dundee

A talk by Nicky MacCrimmon hosted by the Abertay Historical Society

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Here is another tricky #WhereisitWednesday for you. We think we know where this was taken, but wanted to see if anyone else thinks the same. Put your thoughts in the comments.

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Our final evening lecture of 2025 takes place this evening The Souterrains of Angus: An Enigma within a Mystery by John Reid - more info at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-souter...

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The Souterrains of Angus: An Enigma within a Mystery

A talk by John Reid hosted by the Abertay Historical Society

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Hope to see many of you at our book launch this evening

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

A reminder that all our welcome to the launch of our new publication "A Beacon of Curiosity: essays on social and industrial history in honour of Enid Gauldie" which takes place at the University of #Dundee on Friday evening

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

The Abertay Historical Society invites you to attend the launch of our latest publication A Beacon of Curiosity: essays on social and industrial history in honour of Enid Gauldie on Friday 5 December at 6pm, Lecture Theatre 4, Dalhousie Building, University of #Dundee

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

In our new TAFAJ 31, we're pleaased to bring you the long awaited 'Excavations at Cullykhan, Castle Point, Troup, Aberdeenshire’ by Moira Greig, Laurie Maclagan-Wedderburn and Gordon Noble www.tafac.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Our next evening lecture takes place tomorrow evening with Dr Bess Rhodes giving a talk entitled "Middle Ground: The Interface of Town & Country in the Tay Valley 1400-1800". More details can be found at tinyurl.com/AHSNov25

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Middle Ground: The Interface of Town & Country in the Tay Valley 1400-1800

A talk by Dr Bess Rhodes hosted by the Abertay Historical Society

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Our latest evening lecture takes place on Wednesday 12 November with Dr Bess Rhodes giving a talk entitled "Middle Ground: The Interface of Town & Country in the Tay Valley 1400-1800". More details at tinyurl.com/AHSNov25

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Middle Ground: The Interface of Town & Country in the Tay Valley 1400-1800

A talk by Dr Bess Rhodes hosted by the Abertay Historical Society

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Street of the Week: Blackscroft The area around this street was feued to a Mr Paton Black in 1540. By 1581 the area was known as Blackscroft. Paton Black was a wright, and did work on St Mary’s Parish Church in the 1550s.

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

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Middle Ground: The Interface of Town & Country in the Tay Valley 1400-1800

A talk by Dr Bess Rhodes hosted by the Abertay Historical Society

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Our first 3 talks of our 2025-26 can now be viewed on YouTube. Our September talk The #Dundee Clowns Cricket Match of 1879 - talk by Richard Miller can be found at www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVhA...

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The Dundee Clowns Cricket Match of 1879 - talk by Richard Miller

YouTube video by Abertay Historical Society

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

A reminder that we have an extra event tomorrow as part of #BlackHistoryMonth when Matthew Jarron will give a talk entitled "Black Performances on the #Dundee Stage c.1840s-1940s." tinyurl.com/AHSBHM25

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Black Performances on the Dundee Stage c.1840s-1940s

An illustrated talk by Matthew Jarron.

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

On Wednesday (15th) at 6.30 we have a special event for #BlackHistoryMonth as part of our Woven Together Dundee project & which will be hosted by Lifelong Learning Dundee. Our own Matthew Jarron will give a talk entitled "Black Performances on the #Dundee Stage c.1840s-1940s." tinyurl.com/AHSBHM25

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Black Performances on the Dundee Stage c.1840s-1940s

An illustrated talk by Matthew Jarron.

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