Broughty Ferry, Dundee - The Seafront - nice 'Hail Caledonia' postcard c.1970s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Broughty Ferry, Dundee - The Seafront - shows boats and beach
• Publisher:  Whiteholme (Publishers) Ltd., Dundee 'Hail Caledonia' series (No. 6275W)
• Postally used:  no - long message but not posted
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s): n/a
• Sent to:  n/a
• Notes / condition:  n/a

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Broughty Ferry (Scottish Gaelic: Bruach Tatha, Scots: Brochtie) is a suburb on the eastern side of Dundee, Scotland. It is located on the shore of the Firth of Tay. ""The Ferry"" was formerly an independent burgh from 1864 until it was annexed by the City of Dundee in 1913.

The name Broughty Ferry may derive from Bruach Tatha meaning ""Taybank"" in Scottish Gaelic. A piece of folk etymology holds that the name derives from the Lowland Scots broch, meaning some form of fortification, with the 'ty' being a shortening of the name of the River Tay, and Ferry being added later in recognition of the town's role as a ferry port. However, this is unlikely, as the word order would probably be ""Tay Broch"", rather than ""Broch Tay"".

Evidence exists of a human settlement in pre-historic times, later developing into a prosperous fishing and whaling village, before becoming home to 19th century jute barons who had their factories in Dundee. At this time it was known as the 'richest square mile in Europe'.^{[citation needed]}

In 1495 Broughty Castle was built and remained in use as a major defensive structure until 1932, playing a role in the Anglo-Scottish Wars and the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The castle stands on a shallow tip projecting into the Firth, alongside two beaches, one of sand, the other of pebbles.

The village has two Category A listed buildings, St Stephen’s Church (the parish church of the West Ferry) and St Luke’s Church built in the 19th century. St Stephen’s has exceptionally fine Victorian windows thought to be the best collection of Edward Burne-Jones stained glass in Scotland.

Prior to the construction of the first Tay Rail Bridge in 1878, a roll-on/roll-off railway ferry linked the Edinburgh to Aberdeen railway line between Tayport and Broughty Ferry, until the construction of the rail bridge made it redundant.

On 2 December 1943, a pigeon from Broughty Ferry called Winkie was awarded the Dickin Medal for ""delivering a message under exceptional difficulties and so contributing to the rescue of an Air Crew while serving with the RAF in February 1942"".

On 8 December 1959 the town's lifeboat, The Lifeboat Mona, was lost with all hands attempting to rescue a foundering lightship.

type=printed

city/ region=dundee

period=post-war (1945-present)

postage condition=unposted

number of items=single

size=continental/ modern (150x100 mm)