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Evacuees
I attended school headed by Dominie Colvin and indeed ended up living there along with two other evacuees, having previously lived at East Crachie with the Ogilvie family. I learnt, among other things, to make snares and nets to catch rabbits. How to drive a tractor on the farm and other farm work. At the school we put on a school play, which was also put on in Forfar. At 10 years old it was a good war away from the city. In the winter our daily 1/3 pint of milk frequently got frozen, an early version of frozen lollies. We often walked to Forfar to go to the cinema and see Flash Gordon on Saturday, usually followed by chips in the High Street. I later worked for Dave Drummond at Backmuir farm Carmylie having taken a liking to the countryside. At that time the summers seemed endless and the weather fine. We often played in the stream/burn that runs in the hollow to the south below Crachie. The name... Read more
Strawberries
My family came from Wellbank and every summer we would go there from Durham to help my Uncle Jim at Buckleshead, to pick stawberries and raspberries ready to go from there in wooden barrels to the jam factory at Dundee. My memories are good ones from these days and I will visit again to have a look round and do a bit of family history. My father also played football for Dundee United. My grandfather I think used to haul jute in Dundee to the mills with horse/cart. Dave
When L First Moved to Wellbank
When I was two I moved out to Wellbank from Sheil Hill near Tealing. When my house was getting built I got my photo taken in the foundations. Mattocks Primary School's extension was just getting built at the time. Wellbank has many wells and so far I have found 3 but I can't tell you where they are because it's secret. That's why it is called Wellbank: Bank of wells. In the winter of 2001 it was really snowy so me and my dad made a snowman while my grandad was trying to dig himself out of his house. However in the winter of 2002 it was so bad there was a three feet high drift of snow so me and my grandad made a wall of snow with people on top. Thanks for reading.
The Laws, Kingennie
The Laws was a beautiful mansion-house in a perfect setting. The drive from the gardener's cottage (Mr Robb) up to the big house was a wonderful journey past mature trees, past the famous rock-gardens and lily pond, the "Roman" fort up on the hill, and up to the sweeping entrance. The woods near the house were a treasure-trove of scampering rabbits, pheasants, different types of flowers and trees. The gamekeeper ( Mr McCrindle) and his black labrador used to look after the pheasants there. There was even a small herd of deer which used to roam the area. The house used to overlook a peaceful green meadow where cows grazed and moles dug burrows. The rhodedendrons near the Lily Pond were quite outstanding, and we were told that the Rock Gardens had been visited by the King and Queen when they were Duke and Duchess of York. There was an attractive walled garden on the estate- kept locked - where there were fruit trees and vegetables grown. I was privileged to... Read more
Our Wedding
This photo will always be significant to me as we were married in the castle on 10th of June 2006. It is a lovely setting with beautiful gardens.
Happy Days
The castle is beautifully restored now but when my sister and i were wee it really looked like a haunted ruin. We used to scare ourselves silly running through the middle door to get to the playpark on the other side.
Dudhope Park by The Castle
My name then was Watson. I used to live in Dudhope Crescent Road, which was opposite a small grave yard by Bell St, sadly no longer there. My granny used to take to roll my easter egg down the hill near the swings. In those days the castle did'nt look like this, peacocks were in cages there. You got a lovely view of the DRI and across the Tay to Fife. Those were the days, unfortunately things have to change. The DRI has gone and Dundee is not the same anymore. I still come home every few months to savour the memories.
