FDCA - Dundee's lost coastline

The FDCA Lunchtime Talks take place in the Glasite Hall, Kingsgait Kirk, King Street, Dundee, usually on the first Thursday in the month.  Disabled access is available via the car park entrance.  The doors of the Glasite Hall open at 12:30pm, and tea, coffee and biscuits are available at a cost of £1.50.  Talks commence at 1pm and usually last around an hour.  These talks are open to non-members and, although free of charge, donations to the Friends are appreciated.

Places can be booked using the link - FCDA Tickettailor

Details can be viewed using the link  - FDCA Lunchtime Lectures

Thursday 1st May

Prof. Robert Duck will present -

Dundee's lost coastline: The Story of Will's Braes

The opening of the Dundee to Perth railway in 1847 brought great economic benefits. However, in Dundee it initiated unprecedented environmental devastation, severing the connection between the land and the Tay. The coastal ‘paradise’ between Invergowrie and Magdalen Green, much treasured by the town’s inhabitants, was destroyed with loss of botanical, geological and recreational amenity, together with the creation of pollutant-filled lagoons. This talk explores the changes that have taken place along this once natural ‘Riverside’ to the present day.