Great info, I was born in Maryfield ,Ive been researching the hidden history and am well aware of mudflood buildings all around Dundee, Ive even lived in them!!! Do you have any knowledge of this that you could pass on.
As a child of the mid 50's and born in Maryfield I recall being taken to the Nelson St clinic, now the Guru Nanak Gurdwara, probably for an injection, in the late 50's. Also recall my mum having to go to the red brick clinic in Macalpine Road opposite Staffa Place. Believe it was because of the smallpox epidemic in Aberdeen at the time (1964?) She had diphtheria as a child and for some reason was called in for special screening. I do remember the building in Kings Road which had been the original DRI. I knew it as a school so your vid confirmed my thoughts. My great Uncle Chic worked at Strathmartine Hospital, and as a child I was told that he taught boys how to tie their shoe laces, which was ironic as he had lost a leg as a 16 year old in WW1.
Interesting! That's not something I'd heard of, but before the new water supply to Dundee was set up from Lintrathen in the 1870s, they must have got their water from somewhere more local. I'm not sure where though!
@@UoDMuseums Thanks for replying, During the DRI resedential development it was then, the lake was discovered by builders, when I was in Dundee a few years ago I asked family and friends about this but no one remembered. I'm 99.9% sure I am right about this but after looking for information on the lake I have that slight doubt, there doesn't seem to be any references to it.
