Blackscroft St Dundee

[bluemale38]

Can anyone help me please trying to find a 40 Blackscroft st in dundee, was in area few weeks ago and stopped at the roundabout just after seagate my ancesters lived in the house and am wondering if i missed it or is it still standing- am also looking for 124 seagate would this be a tenement building and would it still be standing any one in dundee would be a help regards jim

[atom12]

Hi Jim

I can't think of anyone living in housing in Blackscroft.  I used to have a friend who lived there but her family had a 'tied' house belonging to Halley's mill - which is still standing.  There are still some old buildings in the vicinity but what they are used for I have no idea.  The old library  at the beginning of Blackscroft as you leave the Seagate roundabout is now known as the Reading Rooms disco. My husband's grannie lived in St Roques's Lane in the area of Blackscroft, but a lot of the people living there were rehoused into better housing conditions.  For instance 'granny' and family were rehoused in the Fleming Trust houses at Fleming Gardens, Dundee.  I think most of the Seagate is still there.

[bluemale38]

Thanks very much for that i was up in area looking into things a few weeks ago, i went looking for Blackscroft but stooped at the roundabout just after seagate, as i couldnt see any houses uo blackscroft street, wonder if you would be able to help me as you have local knowledge of dundee i have a few address and am unable to find them on a map, alot of who am searching for on my family tree lived in dundee, but as am not from the area, if i sent you a few address would you be able to tell me if they are still standing etc.

many regards jim

[bervonian]

Hi Jim,
I don't know if this will be of much help, but here is some information from the Postal Address Book of 1998/99.

Blackscroft
Odds 57  DD4 6AT
    "   125  DD4 6AS
Evens  114  DD4 6AS

Seagate
Odds  1-7   DD1 2EG
    "    63-81  DD1 2EH
    "    95-101  DD1 ER
    "     131  1 2HW
Evens
20-26  DD1 2EQ
30-34  DD1 2EQ
64-66  DD1 2ER
70-116  DD1 2ET
124-132  DD1 2HB
134-138  DD1 2HF
140  DD1 2HF

[atom12]

Hi Jim

Yes I'll gladly help if I can. You can post them or send them by pm if that is more suitable.
Had a look at Blackscroft today and there appears to be zilch housing there as it has all changed drastically over the years.  In recent years a new road system has cut through it.  The Seagate roundabout never used to be there.  I am going to post a photo taken this morning of what the area of  124 Seagate looks like today.  You must have passed it when you were here.

Anne

[atom12]

Will try and post the photo of the area where your relations from 124 Seagate would have lived.

Number 124, would be roughly in the middle of the dark wall.

[bluemale38]

Thanks i will be glad to see the photo, if your not from the area you dont know the place i must have stopped close to these places the other weekend when i was in dundee,

just to give you some information about why am into dundee area, my ancesters where fish merchants etc in dundee and newport areas. seems 40 blackscroft street was one place the stayed and 124 seagate and a few in the 130s as well so i would suspect this may have been a tenement or something.
 i also have a other few address in the same area that i wonder if you know

13 arbroath road st andrew dundee
12 dudcotes place dundee
nelson street -ferry port on craig
49 gillathy street st clement dundee
54 pudheper street dundee
137 seagate dundee
125 or 25 lormier street dundee
12 woddusburn place dundee (some spellings maybe wrong, records hard to read)

these addresses are where my family lived in dundee, i have been trying for ages to see if i can get some info on these places as when i was also there i went to see if i could find a grave for my great great grandfather, on death cert says he died 1885 in liff bevie and invergowie, denhead of gray, found invergowie but no graveyard except for a tiny one , and well denhead of grey was just a few wee cottages.
Have been trying to find folk in your area with a connection to the names

Hinksman
Hutchison
Brown
Flynn
Ness
Fairlay
Brand
Ryind
Todd

Many Thanks Jim

[bluemale38]

Wonderful photo i think i walked past that building is it near some sort of bus station,, in the next few weeks am hopiung to bring up a relative to that area from canada who is part of my family his great great grandfaher was from dundee thank you so helpful .
regards jim

[atom12]

Jim

The building on the photo  I think went up in the 1960s.  The dark walled area was a public house for good number of years.  The building continuing along from the dark walled part is mostly used as local government offices.

At the corner where the building is recessed (and situated above the dark wall) is a nightclub, formerly a Casino.  I  think it was the first Casino to come to town.

Here's the map pointing to No 124 Seagate