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Timeline of history in Dundee, Scotland
The timeline of Dundee history shows the significant events in the history of
Dundee , Scotland.
1801 –
The Courier established as the Dundee, Perth and Cupar Advertiser .
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1819 – Dundee Infirmary granted royal charter and renamed "Dundee Royal Infirmary and Asylum".
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1820
Dundee Asylum formally established as a separate entity from
Dundee Royal Infirmary and opened in premises in Albert Street.
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1825 –
Walter Scott writes
Bonnie Dundee a poem and song in honour of
John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee .
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1831 –
Dundee and Newtyle Railway opens.
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1835 – First jute cargos arrive in Dundee beginning the city's
jute trade .
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1836 –
St Andrew's Cathedral completed.
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1838 –
Dundee and Arbroath Railway opens.
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1847 -
Dundee and Perth Railway opens.
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1849 - The construction of
Camperdown Works begins.
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1851 –
St Mary, Our Lady of Victories Church opens.
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1853 –
Royal Arch , built to celebrate a visit by
Queen Victoria , is completed.
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1855 - New
Dundee Royal Infirmary opened in Barrack Road, replacing King Street building.
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1855 –
St Paul's Cathedral completed.
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1860 - Dundee Convalescent Hospital opened in Union Place.
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1863 –
Baxter Park opens.
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1867 –
The McManus Art Gallery and Museum opens as the Albert Institute.
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1870 –
Balgay Hill and Victoria Park were acquired by the City as public parks.
1871 – Legislation for slum clearing was established with the City Improvement Act.
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1878 – First
Tay Rail Bridge opens.
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1879 - Foundation stone laid for new home of
Dundee Royal Asylum at
Liff . The institution will completely transfer there from the site in Albert Street by October 1882.
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1879 –
Tay Bridge Disaster : The Tay Rail Bridge collapses killing around 75 people.
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1881 –
University of Dundee established as University College, Dundee by deed of endowment.
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1887 – Second
Tay Rail Bridge opens.
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1888 –
Abertay University established as Dundee Institute of Technology.
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1889
1891 – Population of Dundee estimated to be 153,587.
1893 – The East Poorhouse Hospital, which will later become
Maryfield Hospital , opens as a hospital for the poor.
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1897 –
Dundee Women's Hospital opens.
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1899 –
Royal Victoria Hospital opens as the Victoria Hospital for Incurables.
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"Remains of long-lost Dundee Castle unearthed in basement of city restaurant" . The Courier . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Historic Dundee castle - one of the city's oldest buildings - to be sold off by city council" . The Courier . Retrieved 3 July 2022 .
^ Lynch 2001, p. 182
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"Siege and Sacking of Dundee from The Gazetteer for Scotland" . www.scottish-places.info . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Dundee Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland" . www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Collection THB 1 - Dundee Royal Infirmary" . University of Dundee Archive Catalogues . University of Dundee. Retrieved 21 June 2023 .
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"Hospital Records | Dundee Royal Infirmary" . www.nationalarchives.gov.uk . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Collection THB 7 - Royal Dundee Liff Hospital" . Archive Services Catalogue . University of Dundee. Retrieved 21 June 2023 .
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"John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland" . www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk . Retrieved 3 July 2022 .
^ Alcott, Louisa May (28 August 2014).
Louisa May Alcott: Work, Eight Cousins, Rose in Bloom, Stories & Other Writings (LOA #256) . Library of America. p. 1157.
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The Historical Geography of Scotland Since 1707: Geographical Aspects of Modernisation . Cambridge University Press. p. 136.
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"Dundee, 150 Nethergate, St Andrew's Roman Catholic Cathedral And War Memorial Sanctuary | Canmore" . canmore.org.uk . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"The Opening of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway, 1838 | Art UK" . artuk.org . Retrieved 3 July 2022 .
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"Sub-fonds MS 105/3 - Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Railway Junction Company" . University of Dundee Archive Catalogue . University of Dundee. Retrieved 2 August 2023 .
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"Collection MS 6 - Cox Brothers Ltd, Jute Spinners and Manufacturers, and Cox Family Papers" . Archive Services Catalogue . University of Dundee. Retrieved 22 June 2023 .
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"Dundee, 34-36 Forebank Road, St Mary, Our Lady Of Victories Roman Catholic Church | Canmore" . canmore.org.uk . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Dundee, Dock Street, Victoria Royal Arch | Canmore" . canmore.org.uk . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"St Paul's Cathedral: Dundee's rock of ages" . The Courier . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Collection THB 13 - Dundee Convalescent Hospital" . University of Dundee Archive Catalogue . University of Dundee. Retrieved 2 August 2023 .
^ Lynch 2001, p. 184
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"Head to the McManus today to celebrate 150 years of the museum" . Evening Telegraph . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
^ Peberdy, Robert; Waller, Philip (2 December 2020).
A Dictionary of British and Irish History . John Wiley & Sons. p. 527.
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"The architect of Scotland's Tay Bridge disaster" . The Independent . 28 December 2019.
Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Dundee | History, Facts, & Points of Interest" . Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
^ Kenneth Baxter (2018). "University College, Dundee and the Great War". In Kenefick, William; Patrick, Derek (eds.). Tayside at War . Dundee: Abertay Historical Society. p. 83 (footnote 1).
ISBN
978-0-900019-65-4 .
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"Dundee, Tay Bridge | Canmore" . canmore.org.uk . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Undiscovered Scotland: Universities: Abertay University" . www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"The University of Dundee's archives show an interesting history of healthcare in the city" . Evening Telegraph . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Collection THB 22 - King's Cross Hospital" . University of Dundee Archive Catalogue . University of Dundee. Retrieved 2 August 2023 .
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"Scotfax: City Status in Scotland on Undiscovered Scotland" . www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk . Retrieved 10 January 2022 .
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"Oh baby: The changes in maternity services in Tayside and Fife through the decades" . The Courier . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Collection THB 14 - Maryfield Hospital" . University of Dundee Archive Catalogue . University of Dundee. Retrieved 2 August 2023 .
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"Hospital Records | Dundee Women's Hospital and Nursing Home" . www.nationalarchives.gov.uk . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Collection THB 3 - Royal Victoria Hospital" . University of Dundee Archive Catalogue . University of Dundee. Retrieved 2 August 2023 .
^ Ritchie, Gayle.
"Scorched Scotch on the streets: Remembering one of the most famous fires in Scottish history" . The Courier . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"FEATURE: From Dundee Hibernian to Dundee United - 110th anniversary of 'rags to riches' tale marked at Tannadice" . The Courier . Retrieved 3 July 2022 .
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"Dundee Dental Hospital - 'transforming lives' for a century" . The Courier . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"THB 4 - Dundee Women's Hospital and Nursing Home" . University of Dundee Archive Catalogue . University of Dundee. Retrieved 9 August 2023 .
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"The Battle of Loos: How Dundee marks its 'black day' " . BBC News . BBC. 25 September 1915. Retrieved 9 August 2023 .
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"Collection MS 84 - Association of Jute Spinners and Manufacturers" . Archive Services Catalogue . University of Dundee. Retrieved 30 October 2023 .
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"Collection MS 66 - Sidlaw Industries, Dundee" . Archive Services Catalogue . University of Dundee. Retrieved 30 October 2023 .
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"Caird Hall from The Gazetteer for Scotland" . www.scottish-places.info . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
^ Ogston, Graeme (26 October 2023).
"From The Beatles to Dalai Lama: 100 years of Caird Hall" . BBC News . BBC. Retrieved 2 December 2023 .
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"Dundee Law -Beacon" . Imperial War Museums . Retrieved 3 July 2022 .
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"City Chambers - Dictionary of Scottish Architects" . www.scottisharchitects.org.uk . Retrieved 3 July 2022 .
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"Out of this world: How Mills Observatory was nearly built on Dundee Law" . The Courier . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Collection MS 316 - Dundee Repertory Theatre" . Archive Services Catalogue . University of Dundee. Retrieved 7 May 2024 .
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"Camperdown Park from The Gazetteer for Scotland" . www.scottish-places.info . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Dundee Airport from The Gazetteer for Scotland" . www.scottish-places.info . Retrieved 3 July 2022 .
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"On this day in 1966: Tay Road Bridge opens" . Evening Telegraph . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Celebrating 40 years of Ninewells Hospital" . www.nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Dundee synagogue approved for demolition" . Evening Telegraph . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
^ Roache, Ian.
"Dundee United triumphed but so did city itself when 1980 'Friendly Final' restored faith in Scottish football" . The Courier . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
^ Brown, Kate.
"How Sir Billy Connolly helped Dundee Rep Theatre reopen its doors 40 years ago" . The Courier . Retrieved 3 July 2022 .
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"Remembering the Timex factory dispute" . www.scotsman.com . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Verdant Works Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland" . www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
^ Strachan, Graeme.
"The shipment which brought the end of Dundee's jute era" . The Courier . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
^ Alex, Michael.
"20 years on, why Dundee Contemporary Arts remains 'local in intention and international in ambition' " . The Courier . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Dundee in 50 Buildings by Brian King: Undiscovered Scotland Book Review" . www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Dundee Science Centre expansion hits £1m funding mark" . BBC News . 7 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Dundee International Book Prize 2017 cancelled" . BBC News . 10 October 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Scottish Challenge Cup (Sky Sports)" . Sky Sports . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Dundee International Submarine Memorial from The Gazetteer for Scotland" . www.scottish-places.info . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Dundee Museum of Transport, Dundee – Museums" . www.visitscotland.com . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"Dundee, 50 North Lindsay Street, Dundee House | Canmore" . canmore.org.uk . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"ANNOUNCEMENT: Date for the first ever Dundee Pride" . Evening Telegraph . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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"V&A Dundee review – a flawed treasure house on the Tay" . The Guardian . 15 September 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
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