When was the overgate dundee built

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Sign in with Facebook. Sign in with Google. Keep me logged in. By the turn of the 16 th century, Argyllgait was almost beyond what we can imagine by looking at the area today.

A very good place to live, it boasted not only the majestic City Churches, but an array of well-built, stone houses, in which dwelled the rich and the noble. In fact, if anything, the heart of the town only beat harder. As more and more working class people moved into the Overgate, they set up shops, stalls and workshops in the free space around the buildings.

Some even built their own housing on the land, and by the 17 th century, the era of Argyllgait was well and truly over; nothing more than a passing memory making way for the ever-expanding Overgate. Throughout the ages, endless attacks by English armies forced us to fortify our walls and solidify our defences, to the point where we held the majority of the wealth of the Earls and nobility of Scotland within our confines. Flukergait, being the lower of the two, was renamed Nethergate.

Our Lady Warkstairs was a timber-fronted building, reported to have been built sometime in the 15 th century and connected to the Church of St Mary, perhaps as an almshouse. It was situated where Primark sits now, looking down Crichton Street. This property was famous for a few reasons. This was the house in which General Monck set up his Headquarters whilst in Dundee during the siege of which we touched upon earlier. Its stature, position in the centre, and a handy wee turret made it a very attractive property indeed — and it certainly saw more than its fair share of action.

Long queues formed in anticipation of the new look being unveiled — two upstairs and one downstairs — with people excited to see what discount goods they could grab.

In rejuvenation was well under way for the mall with the rebuild effectively bringing attention back to the Overgate. The new fully-enclosed centre was likely a welcome relief from the Scottish elements in comparison to its open-air predecessor.

And so the centre remains as it was in to this day, although the shops inside have changed many times over the years. The Wellgate Centre: The glory days of the iconic Dundee shopping mall. Home Past Times. Please try again.

John and Ann's building was fifteen buildings behind the picture taker and on the right side. The picture above right is also facing east but is taken further away from the city center with a view of the north side of the street. The Mayflower was a coffee tavern in s and was found at Overgate. Further down is a chemist at The buildings at the visible end of the street would have been roughly opposite Overstreet.

Note that the Aitchison building in the foreground was not from the s. Both of these shots show pictures of basically three story buildings with windows per living quarter floor. Certainly, living in these buildings would not be the same crowded experiences as the Hill Town. Bear in mind too that John would probably have been earning more than mill workers who were primarily women and children working at wages below those of tradesmen. Also, the family would have had the benefit of Elizabeth and Mary Ann's wages once they began to work which was probably quite young if the followed the pattern of other families.

The best picture I found of the section of Overgate where John and Ann lived is above.