HMS Discovery, Dundee Waterfront
On ground not many yards from the HMS Discovery, Dundee is to build a branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Mike Russell confirmed the Scottish Government's financial support for the project, a decision he described as a "no brainer", during a visit to Dundee yesterday.
Although he was unable to give an exact figure on how much the Scottish Government will be putting forward as costs and spending plans have yet to be finalised, Mr Russell said Dundee would be transformed by a development that is now almost certain to go ahead. Land between the Tay Road Bridge and Discovery Point has already been earmarked as the most likely site for the museum.
The proposals for the museum were first announced in 2007 but it was not until yesterday that the Scottish Government publicly committed itself to any financial support.
The V & A will not be contributing anything towards the capital costs of the museum but will be responsible for providing the content. V & A director Mark Jones said, "We were approached by Dundee University - they had the idea and we are interested in it because of Dundee's reputation."
For many years Dundee's waterfront has cried out for development other than hotels. I've never been too complimentary about the city planners designs for the area but at long last Dundee may be the proud owner of a building of importance.
Source: Courier
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This sounds like a truly exciting project SR. Congrats to Dundee, may they spend many happy hours wandering around their own V&A.
More good news for Dundee, following on from the waterfront regeneration scheme announced during the Labour party conference.
If the SNP keeps up the good work in the city, do you think your local paper could be persuaded to be a bit more positive towards the party?
P.S. I would like to see a few more manufacturing jobs in the city, but its still progress.
I'm certainly looking forward to it GV and I do hope they get moving. Time gets shorter the older you get!
Dubbie, it's about time Dundee waterfront was restructured to make it a place of architectural interest rather than awful hotels lining one of the best views from any city in Scotland. It's been a long time coming this restructure.
What other city do you know of has road bridge access which comes less than a quarter of a mile from a main shopping centre?
As for the Courier Dubbie, they'll never be supporters of independence. It's well known the Thomsons are tories through and through, although their reporting certainly isn't as biased as the Scotsman.
Manufacturing will never return to Dundee in the amounts it was in my childhood. Machines have taken over. Manufacturing is presently much cheaper overseas.
Once the waterfront is upgraded, then perhaps it's time for the industrial estates off the Kingsway to get facelifts.
This is a good news story for Dundee and the all parties concerned are to be congratulated. Meet you down there for coffee and a cultural experience on the opening day SubRosa?
To be fair to the Thomson press they have been much more open minded recently. Some of Campbell Gunn's features in The Sunday Post have been very pro-SNP.
It's a long way from the days when the journalists were told to correct bad grammar in a quote from Tory, but just to leave it if it was from a Labour man.
Mind, for all that the Courier and the Telegraph, not to mention the Sporting Post and Sunday Post were staunch Tory papers, it's a very long time since the city had a Tory council......
The power of the Press doesn't seem to have worked in Dundee.
That's a date Tris. I do hope they hurray up though!
I agree with you about Campbell Gunn and the fact the Thomsons are far less biased than the Scotsman.
Also their investigative articles are very good. Not enough of them though.
The Thomsons have enough sense to realise their 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s tory views are ignored here in the east, so they deserve some credit.
I'm sure the SNP still struggle to get press releases printed by them though. :)
Subrosa
Anywhere that you can see the Kingdom from must constitute a great view.
I am old enough to remember the Courier spats with George Galloway and him setting up Labours own newspaper. (cant remember what it was called) I think George was upset his photo was not in often enough.
I agree that the Courier is not as biased as The Scotsman, but that would not be hard. Would be nice if we could have just one pro SNP paper though.
Jings Dubbie, you must be nearly as old as me. :)
I wasn't around when George was spatting with D C Thomsons. I'm informed that all boys who went to the Harris were trouble makers, so it's not surprising. :)
Aye it would be good to have at least one paper which would show all sides.
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