tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post5368082440021710681..comments2024-03-27T15:27:52.731-07:00Comments on RETRO DUNDEE: LAW TUNNEL LARKS - 70'SRETRO DUNDEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07746839418666784001noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-41102368801465344382024-01-02T06:40:08.635-08:002024-01-02T06:40:08.635-08:00Reckon I got a doppelganger out there - this JD al...Reckon I got a doppelganger out there - this JD also dabbled with the tunnel and tennis court area in about 1973 - none of the (other) names rings a bell, tho'.. Took photos/sketches of t/ct and tunnel area at the time. Said items buried somewhere in bedroom/study/dump ... but am getting there. Will pub on Dundee site asap, just don't wait up ...John Davidson 2ndnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-47653104157089333632021-07-07T12:08:58.981-07:002021-07-07T12:08:58.981-07:00Born in Kinghorne Road in 1949. Went through the t...Born in Kinghorne Road in 1949. Went through the the tunnel a couple of times 1960/61 via the tennis court entrance. Exit was by a squeeze through a small hole in a field on Byron Street. Only similar experience was walking through Rock of Gibraltar in 1969.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-27105695845461395292015-11-09T12:53:19.850-08:002015-11-09T12:53:19.850-08:00Does anyone have any photos inside the tunnel of t...Does anyone have any photos inside the tunnel of the ghost etcmichelle Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15328351072030111064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-56090723329237202282013-08-20T15:56:58.807-07:002013-08-20T15:56:58.807-07:00Do you know where he is now?Do you know where he is now?jacq walshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-79132867870931026542011-03-11T09:42:48.545-08:002011-03-11T09:42:48.545-08:00Ghost was a wee bit in , went " BOO!" :)...Ghost was a wee bit in , went " BOO!" :) dreepin' water , echoes , yip, was there too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-59085940182523380972011-03-06T15:01:44.030-08:002011-03-06T15:01:44.030-08:00Tunnel is still there, filled at both ends but sti...Tunnel is still there, filled at both ends but still accessed from manhole to check condition, which is not much worse than when this pic was taken.<br /> You'd need your canary these days though, zero ventilation !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-3643880078771129412011-03-05T05:08:48.623-08:002011-03-05T05:08:48.623-08:00inside the war memorial there is a staircase that ...inside the war memorial there is a staircase that takes you down, to where ?<br />the bear <br />ps thats defo hendo on the right he used to live in mains st a short walk away and always wore a bri nylon shirt, and the tash is chaplins : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-62151090942664202362011-03-05T04:15:29.703-08:002011-03-05T04:15:29.703-08:00Now this brings back tons o memories,getting the b...Now this brings back tons o memories,getting the bus fae across the road fae the auld folks home at the bottom o douglasfield park. The MacGregors,Gaffneys, Taylors,Boab Maich,John Davidson and co loaded to the hilt wee candles in jars,torches,bluebell matches...<br />I remember that we had to climb over a wall fae the road, and there was tennis courts for sure.<br />The entrance o the tunnel was boarded up wee a few sheets o corregated iron which was no problem for 11 year olds fae Balmedie. ha ha<br />I only remember one painted ghost was at start ? the tunnel was straight and had divider walls every 25 ft or so running 90% to the track, thats where you got scared stiff ( what was on the otherside o the wall ? )and at the end it was filled up rocks,bricks planks o wood etc. 1971 great childhood memories..<br />RETRO DUNDEE cheers,Derek N.Z.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-22298455649229239112011-03-02T15:44:50.097-08:002011-03-02T15:44:50.097-08:00Cheers RussellCheers RussellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-71268550546558273912011-03-02T01:59:43.388-08:002011-03-02T01:59:43.388-08:00Tennis courts. The site was filled in and landscap...Tennis courts. The site was filled in and landscaped in 1982. http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2006/04/19/images/RAILWAYL.jpegRussellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-77201892367233799232011-03-01T15:19:24.756-08:002011-03-01T15:19:24.756-08:00Maybe a bowling club Hisrorian? I think the tennis...Maybe a bowling club Hisrorian? I think the tennis courts were further down, (maybe not tho ) did have a few trips inside the tunnel , ghosts painted on the walls , bats over your head , a proper fleggy night oot, :) luved it. then doon ti "aipil alley" for some "plundereeze", tar and broken gless on tap oh the waz, never stopped wi tho, wha needed an X Box ????? :)Fat Boabnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-41477197072990600212011-03-01T12:41:23.623-08:002011-03-01T12:41:23.623-08:00They've built houses at this site now. Pretty ...They've built houses at this site now. Pretty sure this used to be next to a Tennis court. Wonder if the tunnel is still there or was it filled in?The Historiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-72662800397138275792011-03-01T00:43:53.293-08:002011-03-01T00:43:53.293-08:00Seems to have a wee Hitler moustach too.Seems to have a wee Hitler moustach too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-31063352645833388952011-02-28T11:51:23.956-08:002011-02-28T11:51:23.956-08:00Thats ally hendrickx on the right hand side, so it...Thats ally hendrickx on the right hand side, so it isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com