In honour of the fiftieth anniversary of the Civic Trust in 2023, our annual journal ‘City Scene’ was renamed ‘CivicDundee’.
Over the years it has evolved from being a simple members’ newsletter to an informative, high-quality publication. Members receive a free copy. While stocks last, the current and previous year’s editions are also available to buy (details on the individual pages below). Copies can also be viewed at the Local History Centre, Dundee Central Library.
You can also read and download complete back issues where indicated below. Click on Read More, then on the link at the bottom of the page.
Or why not JOIN US and receive your free copy each year?
CivicDundee 2025
2025 issue (in stock) Contact us for a copy (price £5.00 including postage) Contents From the Chairman Winter talk summary 2024-2025 The Cemeteries of Dundee – Part 1 The Castles of Dundee Dundee’s Community Growing Network Look up Dundee – what to see by turning your eyes upwards The story of the West Station Thomas Justice […]
CivicDundee 2024
2024 issue (in stock) Contact us for a copy (price £5.00 including postage) Contents From the Chairman Dundee Civic Trust Student Award 2024 Stobswell: a lively village of industry in Dundee The Big Back Garden at Baxter Park 250 years of Dundee’s Trades Kirk The Wellgate Project: finding stories of a street Celebrate our Cassies…they’re […]
CivicDundee 2023
Contents From the Chairman Dundee Civic Trust Awards 1976-2019 Dundee’s South Asian Heritage Michelin Dundee: the Road and the Miles Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc – Scotland’s home for Sustainable Mobility Dundee Sailors’ Home Ireland and MacLaren Architects 1873-1885 The Sailors’ Home mariners: who were these men? Abertay cyberQuarter Dundee Regional Performance Centre – what is […]
City Scene 2022
2022 issue Contents Comment – from the Chairman Student Awards 2022 Emergence and transition: 50 years of innovation at Dundee’s Botanic Garden “Two bagfuls of monkeys” – the history of the D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum Build it and they will come – the case for cycling in Dundee The Early History of Camperdown Park Exploring […]
City Scene 2020-21
Contents Comment – from the Chairman COVID – a Year in Pictures Dundee: Vision for 2040 – the Trust’s aspirations for the City The 20-Minute Neighbourhood – the possible merits of this sustainable policy Dundee Port – Adapting to the Future The Case for Wider Boundaries – a view on expansion of the City’s administrative […]
City Scene 2019
Theme – Dundee: City by Design Contents Water is Life – the history of Dundee’s water supply The High Street – the beating heart of the City Dundee Takes the Cake – a gasometer becomes a birthday cake for the 1991 Octocentenary The Kingsway – the revolutionary bypass of the 1920s Pioneers of Civil Aviation […]
City Scene 2018
Theme – Dundee: City of Design Contents The Old Lady – a history of the Old Steeple Councillors & Criminals, Commerce & Community – The Pillars, Dundee’s favourite building HMS Discovery, RRS Discovery and HMS Unicorn Room for Improvement – the Improvement Acts of the 19th century Done by Design – the tale of James […]
City Scene 2017
Theme – Dundee: A City at Play Contents Leisure and Culture in Dundee Playing the Beautiful Game – a short piece about the two senior football clubs Dundee on Ice – the story of ice sports in the city The Festival of Britain in Dundee The Highland Shows at Dundee – 1843 to 1957 Fort […]
City Scene 2016
Theme – Dundee: 1945-1975 Contents The Way We Were 1945 The Best Laid Schemes – post-war housing changes …in a Nutshell – the story of a remarkable miniature caravan Planning the Future – the formation of a new planning system Planning: My Part in its Downfall – one amusing personal account The Prefab Years – […]
City Scene 2015
Theme – On the Waterfront Contents The Growth of Dundee Harbour The Town on the Wrong Side of the Tracks – the effects of railway development on the waterfront Keeping it Light – the development of artificial lighting technology Glassworks Power to the People – electricity generation in the city The Road and the Miles […]