24/06/2026
Edwin Law's depiction of Dock Street, as it looked around 1890. The East Station is just visible in the background and the side of the Royal Arch is on the right
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24/06/2026
Edwin Law's depiction of Dock Street, as it looked around 1890. The East Station is just visible in the background and the side of the Royal Arch is on the right
19/06/2026
Interview in University of student newspaper Annasach from May 1974 with manager Dave White with topics including looking ahead to Scotland's chances at the and 's chances in Scottish Cp final
19/06/2026
Part of 's west end from the air in the 1940s including Magdalen Green and the Sinderins. Quite a few mills can be seen
18/06/2026
The demolition of Tayside House was well in progress in 2013 as part of 's waterfront regeneration
17/06/2026
Nice feature online in the Courier featuring some of our photographs of the Fifies https://buff.ly/C9U4euL
The Fifies sail again - archive photos of Tay Ferries link between Dundee and Fife Loved by generations, these University of Dundee Archives pictures capture the magic of those Tay Ferry crossings.
17/06/2026
Town House (aka "The Pillars") as seen from the end of the Overgate c 1930. The 200 year old William Adam building was one of Dundee's most iconic buildings, but was demolished in 1932
09/06/2026
The West Port as it looked in the 1960s captured by Hugh Pincott
06/06/2026
The cardboard replica of 's Royal Arch which was erected by volunteers as part of an art project in 2016 in Slessor Gardens, close to the site of the original
05/06/2026
's famous Royal Arch photographed by Denis Bethell not long before its demolition in 1964. A lorry working on the Tay Road Bridge project (which led to the Arch's removal) can be seen passing it
04/06/2026
We are taking part in the Dundee Play Festival, running 11-14 June and led by ScrapAntics and the Dundee Play Forum. Join us and Museum Collections, University of Dundee at ScrapAntics Community Hub in the Wellgate Shopping Centre, level 2. Drop in any time 12.30-2.30pm for this free event. Pull up a chair and have fun sharing memories of Dundee. All ages welcome. See you there!