A postcard from Broughty Ferry in 1921

This postcard was sent to Winnie Barber in August 1921.The card shows a view of Panmure Street, Broughty Ferry, a seaside town near Dundee.

The message is quite difficult to read ; the writer has packed a lot in to the space available.

“10 Lewington Tce, Broughty Ferry
Right across the road from the foot of this street is the sea & the sands, you do get a blow
sometimes coming down this street,you can just see the corner of our Tce to the right. At
the top of this street are the trams so you see I have not far to walk. I go up to town every Friday
it makes a break in the week. I always see somebody I know. Hope you keep well , how is Aunt Annie?
E.C.”

The reference to Aunt Annie suggests that this was sent by one of Winnie’s cousins, probably on the Crerar side of the family.

I think this modern image from Google Street View shows the same location:

3 Panmure St Dundee, Scotland Google Street View 2020 Image capture July 2012

Postcard of the High Street, Dundee

This card appears to be the only one in the collection which was posted in 1911.  It was sent on 9th January 1911 to “Mrs George Barber” from Lizzie who was at 237 Thorn Place, Blackness Road, Dundee.

The message is brief:

“Dear Annie

I arrived safe at Tay Bridge Station at 9.30 this morning, weather here is much colder but dry

Lizzie”

 

Golden Sunset on the Tay

This rather dark card was sent from 2 Oakwood Terrace , West Park Road, Dundee, from  Lizzie Crerar in to George Barber in September 1909.

 

The message reads

Hope you are all well and that Winnie has quite recovered, hope she has not lost all her pretty curls.

Lizzie Crerar

Winnie Barber must have been quite unwell during 1909

A postcard from Tayport, Scotland

Postcard 2

Barber 2003
Scotscraig Lodge, Tayport
Barber 2 back005
The message is written upside down – perhaps to prevent the postman from reading it?

This is a  good coloured view of Scotscraig Lodge, Tayport, Scotland, sent to Mrs Barber on August 2nd 1907. “With Best Wishes” is embossed across the front of the card.

This view appears to show the East Lodge of the Scotscraig estate in Tayport. The estate was owned for many years  by Commander William Maitland Dougall, RN and was sold after his death in 1918.

At the moment I haven’t been able to find any definite information about the address from which the card was sent.

The message reads:

Scott’s Land

Queen’s Road

Tayport

Dear A & G  (Annie and George)

The stewardess said we had the roughest passage of the season It was lovely until we went to bed when we were off Yarmouth. Then every one was bad even the stewardess.

I was sick during the night but not the next day. Ely was bad all the way & even when we got to the house.

Love Kitty

Was Kitty one of  Annie’s sisters:  possibly Catherine M Crerar (born c1880).  If so, then “Ely” who suffered so badly from sea sickness could perhaps Ellen B Crerar (born c1883).

I’m intrigued to know from where they departed: had they travelled from London?